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Re: The beer thread

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Got this for Xmas:

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Very nice!
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Do tell us which are drinkworthy.
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I tasted the first of my Xmas beers tonight: The "Campus". Belgium beer 7% alcohol. Ingredients: Water, Barley Malt, Hops and Yeast.

Quite a bit darker than the beer I'm used to:

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Drinkable but to dark and "yeasty". The stella artois I had afterwards was way better.
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Here are some beers of New Zealand which I "sampled" during my visit during Sept 2011:

Mac's Gold All Malt Lager, didn't like it:
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Tui Blond lager, not too bad at all:
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Export 33, one of the best I had in NZ:
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Steinlager (Steinie), a lot like Castle:
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XXX (from Australia), was one of the best (and cheapest):
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Monteith's Golden Lager (locally brewed in Dunedin), not too bad at all:
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Well this is the ones I have pictures off. Quite a few more were "sampled". You would be quite safe sticking to "blonde lagers" or "golden lagers". The other local beers are too dark.
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Today I tried the "Erdinger". Brewed in Erding, Germany. 5.3% alcohol. Ingredients: Water, Wheat Malt, Barley Malt, Hops and Yeast.

Must better than the "Campus":

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Thanks - that is useful. Keen to see if I can get that Export 33 here
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Tribble wrote:Thanks - that is useful. Keen to see if I can get that Export 33 here
Cool - Let me know if you do. 8)
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I shall do. But it is bubbly for the next day or so. And wine. My female friends are not that keen on beer. I get headaches from wine.

Ah but I did buy myself a bottle of Johnny Walker Red. Not very expensive but it came with two glasses. Now that is a treat I am saving for tomorrow. Would have preferred the green or blue but not keen on spending that much on something that ends up in the underground system :lol:
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Revival time.


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What kind of sorcery is this!? :o
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Yes - I want

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As far as I know, to get anything close to that in Uitenhage ..... I shall have to either import or brew it myself.
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That is sad
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I had an amazing craft beer last night @ Unity in Durban called "1806"
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A friend of mine who was volunteering at the concert last night (surprisingly, I actually do have "friends") informed me that all of the cooldrink was sold out before he got on stage. Plenty of beer available, though.
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Ron2K wrote:
A friend of mine who was volunteering at the concert last night (surprisingly, I actually do have "friends") informed me that all of the cooldrink was sold out before he got on stage. Plenty of beer available, though.
That's no surprise - you're actually quite amicable IRL.

What does worry me is why anyone would volunteer at the concert. And why they'd need volunteers to do anything.
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doo_much wrote:And why they'd need volunteers to do anything.
Controlling thousands of raging beliebers would not require volunteers?
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Stuart wrote:
doo_much wrote:And why they'd need volunteers to do anything.
Controlling thousands of raging beliebers would not require volunteers?
I was referring to the volunteer vs paid help thing.

But then again if I was 30 years younger I might also have volunteered to go herd a bunch of screaming teen girls.


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Back to beer.

Had occassion to pass through Parys the other day and chanced upon 'The Pickled Pig'.

Quaint little place that sells a variety of craft beers. I will definitely revisit!

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Oh wow. Looks nice
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Speaking of- there's this place in Cullinan that I'd like to visit. We went the other day, only to find out one needs a reservation... at what is essentially a brewery... :?
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@Doo: have you been to the Nottingham Road Brewery?
very nice and you can go on the tour on how they make those beers...
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KatrynKat wrote:the Nottingham Road Brewery?
In the Midlands Meander? They do have a nice brew there.
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