Brauhaus Fritz Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Not a bad IPA. Nicely balanced, not too hoppy. I would buy it again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Uhtred Of Beddanburg said: Totally agree if anything crown lager is just a crappy beer in a fancy stubby. Way to sweet tasting and not a proper balance of bitterness. I reckon if gave the old chap a vb in a glass and didn't tell him he would love it and woul not even know what it was. Yeah I agree. I had a Crown lager about 6 months ago and the taste to me was sweet, not a well balanced lager at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I think that the crappy Crown lager, and a lot of other beers in Australia are due to the duopoly of Asahi and Kirin taking over most of the commercial breweries, with the exception of Coopers who have structured their shareholding to avoid takeover. Kirin and Asahi have tried to homogenize all beer in Australia to suit their efficiencies in production and distribution, and therefor to maximize their profits. As a business model that works very well, but for us consumers it means we get very mediocre beers from the 2 giants. The 2 giants then employ very clever marketing to convince beer drinkers that they are buying a great product, when in fact they are buying shitty beer that is nearly all the same. The 2 giants spend far more on marketing, getting a product that is cheap to produce than they ever spend on good brewing processes. That really shows in the beers that they produce, but with marketing they convince people that it is a good product. Case in point is Crown lager, which to me is just a sweet crappy lager, but it is marketed as a premium beer and many people then believe that marketing from the 2 giants. Despite many independent craft brewers producing great beers, but at a very premium price, it is no wonder that the craft beer market has expanded exponentially. I guess that shows that there are still some discerning beer drinkers left. I am happy that I can produce premium beer at home and not to be so more dependent on the 2 giants. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 @kmar92 well said for most of it. Although there are still far to many craft breweries doing it on the cheap also. A hoppy beer but for the abv thin as crap and no head retention as they use a dry enzyme to.save money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Beer production is expensive, especially excise. So breweries have to model their production where it is affordable for the consumer, so then they take short cuts. Blame the Government for that as they control the rate of excise. Some more enlightened countries have zero excise on beer. I think that the EU excise rate is just minuscule. https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/global/beer-taxes-in-europe-2023/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I think that the current excise rate in Australia is c.45c/l. So you can see why beer is expensive and where the money is going, to money hungry Governments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 @kmar92 totally agree it's because of government tax. Buy I also think we need to treat the craft brewers in the same light as the big commercial when it comes to quality. There is no point being a craft brewer and using dry enzymes to a beer so it's just a thin hoppy beer. Defeats the purpose of being craft. As well as hop flavour it needs body which not many I have tried have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Like I said, I bought it on special, so it doesn't mean I will be buying it again. Most Victorian beer is crap anyway. This should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Like I said, I bought it on special, so it doesn't mean I will be buying it again. Most Victorian beer is crap anyway. This should work. You said it was an old favourite and would not last long. Don't down play it now because of our opinions on it. I still find it strange u can drink and enjoy this crap but bag a beer you have not tried in 30 years. But just my opinion so don't go changing you're mind or down playing anything for me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 I am waiting for brews to ferment, so I had to buy a carton of the good stuff, on special too! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 The last of the Jervis Bay Brewing Company. Of the 8 beers I tried 5 where very good to exceptional and I would get them again. The Lager was boring and insignificant. The Power Sour Boysenberry (sorry, no photo) was, even for my sour loving wife horrible. I was just sour and tasted like the metal can, yuk. The Black Betty Session Stout had some nice flavors, but one fundamental problem. It's a Nitro stout, no bubbles, it always reminds me of a flat beer. Its just not my thing, no satisfaction value. I rather have my k&k homebrew. But for sure I will drop into their Brew pub next time I am in Jervis Bay and sample more of their other outstanding brews 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Mountain Goat Steam Ale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 15 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I had to buy a carton of the good stuff, It is pale in that photo, just like the name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, jennyss said: It is pale in that photo, just like the name. It certainly is, one of the originals & greatest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 I had a friend to drop in, so I thought what a good chance to get rid of the 2 Great Northern Stubbys in the fridge left by a neighbour. It is such a boring, tasteless beer & now I need a Coopers Pale Ale to get the taste out of my mouth. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 I just scored 6 x 500ml cans for $15.00 on special, that's only $2.50 a can, pretty good deal! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 got some unexpected tips today at work, and I thought to invest it into the gooood stuff. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Just now, Brauhaus Fritz said: got some unexpected tips today at work, and I thought to invest it into the gooood stuff. It is good very stuff, but you need a few shillings in the bank to drink it every week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Classic Brewing Co said: It is good very stuff, but you need a few shillings in the bank to drink it every week. you're right, but it was "free money" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz said: got some unexpected tips today at work, and I thought to invest it into the gooood stuff. You can still get Vintage 2022? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, Kegory said: You can still get Vintage 2022? I walked into a drive-through bottle-o a month ago and asked if he had the new Coopers Vintage Ale. He said yes, and my hopes rose, until he pointed at a 6 pack of Coopers Vintage 2021. I said yeah, nar, thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Kegory said: You can still get Vintage 2022? Ha,ha, didn't even realize that I've got the'22. That's why it was so good. They had two cases at Cut price liquor. They must have found them in the back of their storage as they are rearranging their whole set up. My luck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Consuming a classic in preparation to harvest the yeast for the 2023 Coopers Vintage Ale in a couple of weeks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Collaboration brew - Behemoth Brewing & Dainton Beer Ten Hop NEIPA It has every hoppy beer aroma you could imagine. Each sniff seems to reveal something different. Mainly tropical, citrus, pineapple and melon. Juicy flavour, but more beer-like than fruit juice. No hint of alcohol for its 10% ABV (although my tongue started to tingle half way through . Plus by the time I got to the end, I knew I had just consumed 3 standard drinks) Lots and lots of body and mouthfeel common with these brews. So dangerously drinkable. I also noticed a hint of mint in the aftertaste of this one. Maybe some Sabro or Zappa in this one. 10/10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 9 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Ten Hop NEIPA Where did you buy that beer Shamus? Any hope Dan Murphy's might have it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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