Brauhaus Fritz Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, stquinto said: Had a Schultheiss recently in Berlin. Don’t go for the syrup one though, reminds me lager and black (currant). I think I never had one, when I left Berlin I didn't drink 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusterCluck Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 2/12/2022 at 7:19 AM, Classic Brewing Co said: I came across this book in an Op shop years ago for about 2 bucks, printed in 1994 showcasing the beers around that era & beyond, it is a mixture of history, facts & jokes ( some a bit crass, funny, unfunny etc ) but it is still a step back into time, most of the Beers & Breweries all over Australia get a mention & it is really quite interesting. The ratings are a bit harsh & questionably not by a qualified person however it is still within the boundaries of this topic. Cheers. Thread bump. I got the Coopers email this morning announcing their Coopers Lager launch (deja vu, all over again?). It got me thinking, now it's torturing me..... It was the mid 80s and I was living in Melbourne at the time (Adelaide now). A licensed grocer in nearby Laverton stocked a Coopers 375ml stubby branded "Adelaide <something>'. It was a crisp, bright beer in the style of a pils/helles. It's taste wasn't a million miles removed from Steinlager Classic (whatever happened to that?). I loved it, but as with many Coopers brands, it came and went - around the late 80s IIRC. It was never available in tallies, stubbies only, and was quite hard to find. A bit of a niche dweller, really, and probably didn't appeal much to the palates of those times. Can anyone name the culprit and put me out of my misery? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, FusterCluck said: I think I know the one you mean but I can't seem to find it but here's a few old ones. There were of course a few beers with the name 'Adelaide by the (now closed) SA Brewing. Edited August 4, 2023 by Classic Brewing Co 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 2/12/2022 at 11:35 AM, Malter White said: Born in regional Victoria, I remember as a toddler in the late 60s a lot of Foster's Lager long necks and steel cans being drank by my dad and uncles. The cans had to be opened with one of the pictured openers. No ring pulls in those days. Then we moved to Adelaide in 1973 and Southwark Bitter was all the rage. By the time I started drinking in the 80s I think my go-to beer was West End Export. I remember those, make a big notch in the pouring side and a small notch on the opposite side to help with the flow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, Kegory said: I remember those, make a big notch in the pouring side and a small notch on the opposite side to help with the flow. I have several in my collection, mainly Fosters, VB, West End etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) It was CUB, mainly longnecks but I do remember the white, steel Carlton Draught Cans. My uncle was big on Fosters, and I recall my great uncle drinking Abbotsford Invalid Stout, maybe in a black & tan. He used to work as a delivery driver for CUB. My cousin was telling some stories a few years ago about how the occasional full keg would go "missing." Edited August 4, 2023 by Kegory Word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Anybody remember these, they were 500ml & called 'Tubes', quite a few brands were available. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Anybody remember these, they were 500ml & called 'Tubes', quite a few brands were available. No. What era? I do remember when the 250ml bottles came out, known colloquially as hand grenades, in the late 80's/early 90's. They were good in Summer, the beer didn't warm up so much. It was before the neoprene stubby holders really took off. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Bitter#/media/File:Victoria-bitter.jpg Edited August 4, 2023 by Kegory talkative 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Kegory said: No. What era? It was in the early eighties when I first saw them. They also had to be pierced with the appropriate opener. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: here's a few old ones Fantastic collection of labels @Classic Brewing Co1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, jennyss said: Fantastic collection of labels @Classic Brewing Co1 They are not mine Jenny, just of the Internet, I have got enough stuff here without collecting beer labels. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I think I know the one you mean but I can't seem to find it but here's a few old ones. There were of course a few beers with the name 'Adelaide by the (now closed) SA Brewing. Gotta love those old beer labels. That's what I like about Coopers labels they haven't strayed too far away from old school. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 hours ago, FusterCluck said: Thread bump. The fountain of beer memory is overflowing once again; but no-one has been able to answer @FusterCluck's question about the mystery Coopers beer from the mid 80's which he remembers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I have several in my collection, mainly Fosters, VB, West End etc. This opener which I picked up in Manila about 15 years ago has that fitting plus another one for, I assume, cutting the whole lid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusterCluck Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 12:46 PM, Classic Brewing Co said: Anybody remember these, they were 500ml & called 'Tubes', quite a few brands were available. Yeah, remember them well. Also came in the Abbot's and Carlton Draught 'styles', lol. IIRC, they were the early adopters of aluminium, as opposed to the heavier 'tin'. Those were (among) the early innovations following the abolition of minimum pricing for for beer in Victoria, ~circa early 80s? Immediately following abolition, there was a retail bottle shop in High St, Windsor flogging 12/750ml longnecks of VB for about $15. Dan's in Prahran dropped their price too, and it was game on. Some people would argue that a carton of VB is still only worth about that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusterCluck Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 3:22 PM, jennyss said: The fountain of beer memory is overflowing once again; but no-one has been able to answer @FusterCluck's question about the mystery Coopers beer from the mid 80's which he remembers! Sadly, so it seems. But I know this much: somebody, somewhere, knows the precise answer (probably someone @Coopers). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Late 80s to early 90s remember a lot of West End Draught and Export. Old man moved onto VB, Carlton etc. A lot of Adelaideans get nostalgic about West End but TBH it's pretty bad. Had my share of red tins when they were cheap but looking back they're av. Plenty of beers to choose from at same price nowdays. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 11:28 AM, FusterCluck said: Is this it? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 17 hours ago, FusterCluck said: Some people would argue that a carton of VB is still only worth about that! Don't ask me what it is worth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusterCluck Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/6/2023 at 2:02 PM, Malter White said: Is this it? Yep, that's the one. I remember the label. Isn't human pattern recognition magic? Many thanks for that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, FusterCluck said: Yep, that's the one. I remember the label. Isn't human pattern recognition magic? Many thanks for that. Onya Malter, you must be older than me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 13 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Onya Malter, you must be older than me Hardly mate. I was born after electricity was invented. I simply did a Google search. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Malter White said: Hardly mate. I was born after electricity was invented. I simply did a Google search. Are you calling me an old ba***** Malter, I am deeply hurt 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froghunter Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Pretty sure Dad was Melbourne Bitter. He did home brew for a while and then several years of Fosters (who knows what happened there). In the end it was whatever was on special. I started on Bourbon, never beer. I hated it. Went to WA and was convinced to try Emu Export. Loved it. Even took a carton back to Vic. Been a beer drinker since then. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Of One Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 My Dad was always a Crown Larger guy in the day. In my youth it was Carlton Cold season, such a big brand for about 5 minutes. My mates like Vitamin B (Vic Bitter) I was never big on it. There was a pub brewery in my home town called the Rifle brigade and they did great home brews in the 90s. a nice stout, a pilsner and one called Bullion that was a full flavour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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