I am a german beer expert from bavaria and i am fueding with
2 wankers who have recently visited your part of the
world,one says VB is the best but the swine has never been
to NZ ,i say Steinlager or Monteiths are far superior, what
do you think?.Thank you Klaus
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I,m no expert (I'm English) but the Mac gold beer which is brewed in Nelson was pretty good. It was so good I had to try it 12 times!
Get yourself down to the brewery in Nelson (and bring me some back please!)
Cheers Dave
castlemain xxxx!!!!!
Mac Gold, Steinlager, Lion Red, anything remotely kiwi has gotta be the best!
VB is crap. The only good breweries in Australia to my
knowledge are Tooheys, Cascade and Coopers. I don't know
why Carlton beers are so big in oz. They're all crap.
English beer shits on any lager crap anyway.
Everyone has different tastes in beer. I think people mostly
only like other beers that taste similar to the one they
normally drink. Anyway, it's not fair to judge a beer from a
can or a bottle especially if its been on the shelf for a
while. Give me beer on tap every day:)
For me it's either Tooheys New (on tap) Tooheys Old (or
Black)in the Hunter Valley on tap is a nice change now and
then.
In a "stubbie"....Carlton Crown Lager is a good drop while
my staple fluid of the moment is Toohey's Red
Bitter.....mainly because it's cheaper in price and a
welcome change from the others.
Variety is the spice of life...drink up :)
For my taste the best beer anywhere comes from Tasmania, try
J. Boags or Cascade Premium Beer if there are hard to find
well you may settle for Coopers or draft Vic Beer.
Since I retourned 2 years ago from OZ I haved tried local
beer (Chile)
Andy
I have travelled practicaly all parts of the world where
good beer is sold and I have always returned to Steinlager
from New Zealand. No beer in the world can beat it.Period
New Zealand beer is as shity as New Zealand people.Period
Hey Klaus
Tell the joker that loves VB that it's other names in
Australia are Very Bad & Venereal Bitter !
Cascade is really nice, as too Coopers Pale & Sparkling.
To say that anything down under is better than VB is like
saying that Hitler is a saint to this world; it simply ain't
true!!!
Must agree...VB is SHITE...coopers is not bad...for good
beer come to British Columbia, Canada and have a Okanagan
Spring!
Typical of the Germans and the Poms and the New Zealanders to be so obsessed with bloody BEER!
It just confirms how boring your countries and countrymen all are.Try some nice (low kilojoule) lime cordial with a dainty slice of lemon ....the little umbrella is optional. Heaven!
Klaus, Cascade Premium from Tasmania gets my vote, proper
fresh hops, real barley and pure water make this beer a true
taste of heaven! Coopers ale is good too.
Myke
ok..the best beer JUST HAS TO BE
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COOPERS
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and don't let anyone tell u otherwise ok?
coming from an aussie girl..pale and sparkling is the only
beer we drink..
AND CROWN LAGER..kicks shit over any other beer besides
cooper.
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Oh, and i'm not feral
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Just a girl from Adelaide- a place that has the best
weather, the best women and the best BEER!
It is so sad that all of you are expressing such ignorance
about the world's most perfect ale, Speight's. Brewed in
Dunedin it is the world's most glorious example of brewing
perfection. I was utterly distraught to return to Canada
and find that only that sludge, Steinlager was available
here. A close second to Speight's is Calgary's own Big Rock
Breweries.
Ms Adelaide is spot on, Adelaide has the best weather, beer
and women in the world. After Coopers, Melbourne Bitter is
a pretty fair drop, as is Tooheys New and Dry. I must admit
that the Guiness in Dublin was outstanding and probobly
pips the Cooper's Stout, but only just. Adelaide's three
attractions mentioned above all tie in beautifully too, the
heat there is a fantastic dry heat, different to anywhere
else in Australia, that is extremely conducive to the
sucking down of a few wet ones, and a Coopers Ale, in the
middle of an Adelaide Summer, in the company of an Adelaide
woman is the next best thing to Paradise.
Cascade and Coopers all the way!
The Adelaide chick is spot on, Coopers is right up there with Crown Lager
Beer is for pussies!
EMU BITTER!!!!
Macs is Fantastic, Coopers (aussie) great, Steinlager
ahhhhhhh heaven, VB is a fairly average beer for the masses
but I like it.
MAcs gold rules.
and train spotters!
Directors, John Smiths, Old Peculiar, 6X, Theakstones,
Guiness, Murphy's, Boddingtons. Just to name a few of the
best beers.
PS. stay off the weak lager piss, it's the only drink in the
world that comes out the same (if not better) than when it
goes in.
Let me buy you a beer, my friend. There is a few cheeky
Cornish beers worth a mention - Hicks (HSD), Tinners,
Wreckers. All worth trying several times of a evening.
From the oz line up, of which there is many, my preference
is for Toohey's Old aka Hunter Old, Toohey extra Dry is a
nice drop too. Hahn Blue Ice is a good light beer, crisp &
tasty.
I'm not keen on any of the CUB/Foster line (VB, Cartlon,
Melb Bitter, Foster Light, Foster Full Strength) execpt for
Crown Lager, The rest are horse piss (that why they sponsor
the Melbourne Cup!!)
Coopers have a good range. A Coopers by the Cooper Ck at
Innaminka goes down well. It's brewed in the bottle too.
NT Draught is crap as is Cairns Draught.
I've just enjoyed a Cascade Premium Lager this evening.
West End, XXXX, Swan, Southwark(?), Boags (Boag's bog in the
no-frills can) are drinkable.
NZ beers. Speights is like an ugly child, only it mother
likes it. Red Lion is just drinkable, DB, a bit better,
Steinlager is probably the best from the land of the long
white cloud.
Tusker from Vanuatu is alright after the 1st one.
Bintang is the choice in Indonesia.
Best of all, see the list of "25 reasons why a beer is
better than a woman", but I love women too. It good for a
laugh though.
Our lager,
Which art in barrels
hallowed be thy drink
Thy will be drunk (I will be drunk)
At home at it is in the pub
Give us this day our foamy head
And forgive us our spillage's
As we forgive those who spill against us
And lead us not to incarceration
But deliver us from hangovers
For thine is the beer, the bitter and the lager
For ever and ever
BARMEN
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Beer is kinda like a religion dont u think?
(well, here in oz maybe..)
There is no argument. Cooper's make the best beer in
Australia. I really like two thirds Sparkling Ale with one
third Stout, but I grew up in Newcastle and just love
Toohey's Old (Black). But absolutely the best way to drink
Cooper's is to brew your own. 35c per bottle is heaps
better than $4. Home brewing is the best way to drink
beer, then more beer, and then even more beer.
Our Father
Who art in South Australia ....
Hey there
VB is very boring beer and it is known amongst many people I
travelled with in OZ as VB stands for Very Bad.
I am a Member of the Capaign for Real Ale in the Uk and have
beentrying local beer all over OZ and NZ. The best
mainstream beer in OZ is Coopers. Lots of types and lots of
flavour (and upset stomachs like VB will give you).
In NZ mainstream Monteith's been to the brewery and it was
excellent.
The best in NZ in Emerson's. They do 6 types of beer
inclcuing a Pilsner and 2 Weiss beers. THE BEST WEISS BEER I
HAVE EVER TASTED OUTSIDE GERMANY AND BELGIAN.
I try to go to all the local brew pubs and breweries. Been
to alot of places and my next stop is USA and Canada. Do not
tell me there is no good beer ther as I have been there
sampled a few but while surfing on the web for info on the
Gerat American Beer Festival I managed to find info on 483
breweries who presented beer at the festival. And there alot
moer.
So stop arguing about mainstream beer and get looking for
some decent beer and spread the news.
Cheers Andrea
PS If VB is the best you have ever had you have not lived!
For my money, the best Kiwi beers are Distinction Ale,
Monteiths Red, Steinlager and Macs gold. On a hot day I'll
go for Tui or DB Drought. Guiness on tap in NZ is also
pretty good and I was told by an Irishman that it's as close
as you can get to a Guiness in Dublin. Best Ausi beers I've
tasted are Saddlers, XXXX from the wood, Coopers stout and
Carbine stout. This is difficult comming from a Kiwi, but I
have to admit to Cascade Pale Ale as being the best beer you
can find down under.
Id rather fire down a few West End Draughts anyday.
Coming a close second would be that Perth brew Swan.
Cooper's Dark in Aus and Waikato (swamp water) in NZ!
I'm a Victorian and I hate to admit it but the CUB beers are
pretty damn ordinary. Coopers is excellent, Toohey's Old is
decent and Cascade Premium is very drinkable. But the best
beer in Oz just has to be Redback ... very wheaty and just
slides down the throat with the greatest of ease.
In NZ Lion Brown can't be beaten.
Anyone for Sapporo Black Star from Hokkaido, Japan ?
I was a barman in Melbourne. Try Cascade Premium Lager from
Tazmania, James Boag's is good also. All the Aussie's drink
VB's in Victoria, XXX in Queensland, Red Lion in the
Outback(cheap piss) and well try them all, they're also
about 5-6% alcohol vs. American beers, yes I'm American, and
I don't drink too, go figure....
Coopers beer is only good if it is treated right!! One
needs to gently grasp the beer and turn in upside down
(slowly). Leave it upside down for a good 20sec then turn
slowly the right side up. You can now have the privelage of
opening it!! (this stops the sediment in the bottom form
ruining the end of a good drink!) The change in flavour of
a good sparkling or pale is amazing!! (try Southwark
Premium in South Australia, another wonderful beer, kick VB
etc,)
Thanks Klaus for mentioning Monteiths-I live a couple of
streets from the famous Monteiths Brewery.This number one
world famous brew has been made here in Greymouth since the
1850's.I'll admit VB and many other beers are great but the
antient Gods originally called Monteiths Nectar of the
Gods.Would a Kiwi lie about something like this???
VB - Very Best! I rest my case.
Australian VB is the best tasting beer there is, you posh
poof's that drink your shit beers than give it a bad name,
well fark you's
Then why would VB be the biggest selling single beer on the market in Australia????
And CUB be the largest brewery in the world (or close to after there acquisition of China brewerys
OK...now, how many times did I read that COOPERS was the
best and VB the worst...hmmmm couldn't count them
all....maybe because I was just on my 8th bottle of COOPERS.
COOPERS beats all aussie BEERS, ADELAIDE beats all AUSSIE
cities and Ms Adelaide beats all AUSSIE GIRLS....Go the
CROWS!
As for foreign beers, well GUINNESS is fine and SAN MIGUEL
is good too.....
CiaoCiao!
go the power buddy!
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I was at a very well known pub here in ADelaide the other
week and i discovered an absolutely amazing beer.
YES...of course it's coopers but..i had never tasted a dark
ale before!
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OHMIGOD...I was in heaven.
Coopers Dark Ale. Yummmmm.
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Vanuatu has some really nice beers too, actually there all
practically new zealand beers.
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Gilbert, you are the man.
ADELAIDE is the best of everything..wouldn'tya say?!
I took part in an unwitting double blind test some while ago. I don't happen to like VB, tastes like runny water to me, and I'm quite a fan of the full bodied lites that came out in the early 90's.
At a bushdance once, with a lot of friends, we ordered a jug of VB and a jug of Toohey's Blue (a full bodied lite beer). They were all VB lovers, I was the only stick in the mud.
The jugs arrived, unmarked hardly surprisingly, and everyone went for the Blue (Blue is darker than VB and the prevailing prejudice seems to believe that lite beers should be light in colour). They all agreed it was good, but when I told them that was Blue, and the VB was still standing there a great argument ensued.
Down to a man they insisted the dark beer was VB and the lite one was Blue, and furthermore that the dark one tasted a lot better than the light one ...
So we called the barman over. Sure enough the dark beer was Blue and the lite was VB and they all ate their words in that way only proud Aussie males can and to this day they continue to drink VB (a testament to the intelligence of your average VB drinker :-).
How it is that someone can argue adamantly that Blue is better than VB (without the labels of course) then go back to regular VB drinking is one of those mysteries of human psychology that remains beyond my grasp.
The motto of the story by the way, is that when beer swillers talk about which beer is better, image plays a much greater role than quality or flavour. I feel sure that's been repeatedly demonstrated in marketing studies worldwide, and has nothing to do with beer.
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In the end, beer is beer, and a good swill, is a good swill, and I'm not one to take any of this "Beer form here is better than beer from there" shit from image burdened nutters, but I will tell you Tooheys Blue is better beer than VB and you can drink more of them before driving home or falling flat on the floor (whichever your goal for the night is).
Another great quality of VB of course is that it is (or was -- I confess a somewhat dated experience) one of the cheapest beers you could buy anywhere in the country. That is of course always a virtue ... :-). Even if it does taste like runny water (and when you work out what that is let me know :-).
Bernd Wechner
The Suite's Roving
Hitch-Hiking
Editor
Steinlager,DB,Monteiths etc. are among the best in the
world- with the Germans of course. Aussie beers are crude,
shitty lumps of sludge oil. Anyone whot thinks differently
sux goats cocks. Aussies are all homos
SPEIGHT'S SPEIGHT'S SPEIGHT'S SPEIGHT'S SPEIGHT'S
I can't believe that only one of the above wankers has even mentioned this nectar of the Gods.
Drink SPEIGHT'S or loose your mates!!
There is nothing more satisfying than a cold SPEIGHT'S on the terrace at Carisbrook, pure bliss, and that's coming from a Welshy!
If it wasn't good they'd export it, as the case is you'd be hard stuck to find some even in Auckland.
As for Steinlager, what planet are you on?
Whilst sampling New Zealand beers I also suggest you try the close runner up, TUI (not Toohey's) from Manawatu.
Forget N.Z & Oz Beer,
Go for Corona or heinikien ( Think that's how you spell it)
For a good, light lager ... can't go wrong with Moosehead
(Canadian).
bbbbbbbb
The best Oz beers are -
1) James Boags Premium
2) Coopers Clear
3) Cascade Premium
personally I would say the best beer is the Kiwi beer Speights, definitley followed by the friendly finnish golden brew called LAPIN KULTA (lapland gold)
Prove me wrong..have you tasted it??>
... its a pub brewed beer which you can find at the Lord
Nelson, Rocks, Sydney ... mmmmmm...
No question, no doubt!
Another perspective (from a Sydney person)
My favourite Australian beers (in order):
- James Boag's Premium
- Cooper's Sparkling Ale (red label)
- Redback (though it's not the 'original' 5.3% any more)
- Cascade Premium
- Hahn Premium (yeah, the premiums are doing ok with me)
- Cooper's Dark (brown label)
- Toohey's Old
Generic Draught When At The Pub:
- Toohey's New (if served right, not by cheating pubs who
water down their beer)
- VB (generic, acceptable)
and then the rest of them...
Has anyone tried "Supershine"?? It's 11% alcohol, brewed in
Victoria by Grand Ridge Brewing. It's not like a normal
beer, it's more like a "desert" beer, that you would drink
from a port glass (it's different anyway)
Also, what about "Cane Toad Beer", brewed on Hope Is, Qld???
It's fairly strong at 7.0% Is it still being brewed?
Southwark Premium? I have only tried it a few times - it's
so expensive. Why so expensive? It doesn't taste all *that*
special.
_______________________________________
My favourite New Zealand Beers (in order):
- Mac's Gold (totally agree with Dave message #1)
- Monteith's Original Ale
- Speight's Gold Medal Ale
- Black Mac
- Speight's Dark
- Steinlager
- Tui East India Pale Ale
- DB
- Waikato Draught (at a pinch)
and the rest... (Lion Ice: no thanks)
Why is all NZ beer only 4.0%? There must be a good reason.
- sheldon
1. James Boag's Premium
2. Cascade Pale Ale
3. Redback
4. Cooper's Sparkling Ale
5. Boags Classic Bitter
emersons from dunedin is the best (the owners are cool to)
then coopers sparkling from adelaide, but the best beer in
the world is brakespears old from henley on thames in good
old blighty
Klaus,
Don't even try VB. VB is just parsturised goats urine
brewed from stale hops and 15 year old wheat. It would have
the worst beer ever brewed except the beer in the NT. Only
drink Coopers. Coopers Pale, Draught, Stout and any others
you can find.
hallo Klaus! ich war dort und SPEIGHT'S war mit Abstand das
beste Bier!
SPEIGHT'S rules! i'm from germany and have traveled NZ,this
beer is great.
Anybody remember the limited edition cas of "Duff"
Please, please don't remind me... I was in Dunedin, NZ last
month and made up for being in the USA for 4 years.
Speight's Gold and Speight's Old Dark are better than any
beer I've tasted here in the USA.
Lowenbrau Dark in the USA is about the best I can find to
supplicate my poor tastebuds...
Gary
Well,
After reading all the different versions of the Good, the
Bad and the Ugly of the world's beers, I made my mind up to
join the masses who have written in to this site and put in
my 10 cents worth. Personally, I'm a big fan of Speights,
seeing as I'm living here in Otago. Someone made the point
that it was enjoyed best on the famous terraces of
Carisbrook, but I think it's better anytime, anywhere.
Monteiths also has a fine selection of beers as does Macs.
I also read on this page that Speights was like an ugly
child or something. Well, if we're to follow this idiot's
example, it applies to all beers. BUT, this simply isn't
true.
Heinekin, Stella Artois and Grolsch are fine international
beers, with each of them having their own unique flavours.
Steinlager will always be New Zealand's best
internationally acclaimed beer, but their are alot of
other's that more than hold their own against the 'steinie'
Ahhh, well. You get that, I suppose...
P.S: Do you know their's a DUFFS Brewery down here in
Dunedin, New Zealand? I haven't had a chance to try it yet,
but there's plenty of time for that. I'll just enjoy my
Speights in the meantime...
To all you big girl's blouses out there that cant handel VB
I say good, more for us. You have probably never done a
hard days work in your life, let alone to sit in a nice
country Aussie pub and down a few cool, sweet VB's. So
bugger of it your crappy, poofy Canadian and New Zealand
clubs and drink your brown wine...but real men drink VB and
we love it.
All you faggots who hate VB can go to hell!!! Half of you have probably never even tried this liquid gold! You ignorant bastards! Go and get a fucken life!!!!!!!
Essential in any Diet! My brother is absolutely spot on. I was never a fan of VB because it was never 'fashionable' enough, but once you become a real beer drinker, you scrap the 'fashionable' beers and drink VB!!! Everyone who has written on this page (except the Coopers drinkers) are wankers! Coopers is also a pretty good beer, but I would love to recommend VB to these people. To anyone who doesn't drink VB- Suck shit because your missing out on a sensational beer!!!!
I would certainly agree with young Ebbsy and that Trev bloke
to say to all the NON VB drinkers a BIG FUCK YOU! I mean
where do u get off thinking other beers are different. HAHA.
Anyway, if I have extra money or someone is shouting Corona
also kicks ass, although a little poofy it still kicks ass.
MMMMMMM surfing Safari and VB & Corona ahahahahahaha. Anyway
thought I'd add my $50 worth. Go the crows and to all the
power fans I hope u rot in hell cos the Power root each
others wifes up the ass
And the best cold Beer is Gina, Gina Breen!
I know many of you fellow beer lovers have no idea what I am
talking about but I would have to say that VB is the best
cold beer going around at the moment! Sure the odd Coopers
Sparkling, Pale and especially Dark are "nice" beers, but I
discovered, like Nebbsy, Trevitt and Mazza, that if you want
to go beyond a "nice" beer once you've aquired a taste for
them, you should try the "real" VB extravganza. I can assure
all you beer loving Aussies, that VB is not meant to be a
"nice" beer, rather, it is a beer you aquire a taste for and
once you've found that taste for VB, well you've truely
become a true beer drinker and found who you really are!
Only an Aussie or foreigners who have a "True" Taste for
beer will know what I'm talking about! And as for you Kiwis,
you can go brew your sheep!
Here in Canada we drink soft, warm beers because our mummys
wont let us have a cold one cause we might get a chill. VB
is yucky, and i cant handel. My friend Nigel likes one of
those New Zealand beers, because they are warm and flat and
wont make him sick...So go away all you VB bullies.
Coopers from Sth Oz is the best Oz beer. VB is marginally
better than Fosters which is weasel piss. That would make
it......... kangaroo piss??
Aussie (mostly 2nd/3rd generation Germans) make the best
red wine, also in Sth Oz.
New Zealand beer is better than Oz beer (even though NZ
owns half of the Oz beer companies) and the best NZ beer is
S outhern
P iss
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SPEIGHTS Old Dark.
Best alcohol is Bushmills Irish Whisky....to be sure!!
The best beer in the world is the FIRST cold lager you drink
after working in the sun all day!!
Never mind the brand.... Taste the moment.!!!
All other times, depending on the occassion and the crowd,
the best beer can be VB (staple diet) but I am also partial
to Cascade, Coopers, Becks, Grolch, Heineken and any beer
which is free --- with the exception of American, Canadian
and Mexican beers (cat's piss bottled and sold as beer).
eg. CORONA - needs more than a bloody lemon to make it
drinkable!
Beer is thy enemy
LOVE THY ENEMY!
VB, Coopers, Crown Lager, Steinlager, Pale Ale, Dark Ale,
Redback, THROWEMBACK
There all fucken GOOD - so get stuck into em
Make it dark Make it cold and give it to me
Emersons London Porter (Dunedin)
Monteiths
Black Mac
and if your looking for something 'interesting' go into the
Dux D Lux in Christchurch and order a 'Black Shag' (they
really do have it)
...why is all NZ beer 4.0%???
My favourite beer is ROOT BEER, which is annoying as you cant get it it the UK
(If anyone knows you can please let me know)
Ta
if u want a beer with similar alcey content as your german
beers go for a coopers sparkling ale and u cant go wrong.
I spent 12 months driving around OZ and tried as many
different beers as I could. EMU was good for thurst
quenching. On my return to the UK I was glad to find
Coopers. It's such a shame they serve that VB muck at The
Church
In NZ Waikato Bitter was far better than the Red Lion.
Looking forward to some Mad Dog In Auckland and Some
Gisbourne Larger for Y2000.
1. Coopers Sparkling Ale
2. EMU
3. Waikato
Schooner of Reschs and a shot of sambucca!
Rock ON
I'm in love with both. I could (and do) spend many an
evening pondering which is better. Usually, I can't
remember what answer I come up with (let alone the question)
The best beer I ever had is SPEIGHT's from Dunedin.
The best beer of Switzerland is 'Baarer Bⁿgelspez'......
Proscht (means cheers)
Probably the best beer in the world is the Salmbraeu from
Salesianerkloster in Vienna!
There are a lot of Australians posting to this site and
they've all forgot OUR best beer!
Crown Larger.... Not probably, but THE best beer in the
world!!
Oh... How many ears has Spock got?
3
Left ear, right ear and "The final front ear!!"
Speights is the best beer in the world. For all you
uneducated people it stands for the following things:
Some People Enjoy It God Hates The Shit
Special Product Enjoyed In Great Hotels Throughout South
Superior Piss Enjoyed In Great Hotels Throughout South
If it does the job, who cares?
All aussie beers taste the same after a half dozen anyways.
PS Steinlager? I'd rather drink my own piss.
Well,
ater 18 months of working in a pub in Sydney,
I can't believe why VB is so popular. It would have to be
one of the worst Beers out there. If it didn't have
alcohol in it do you really believe those guys would
sit down to glass of that piss ? I don't think so....
My vote is for Cascade Pale Ale...
Melbourne Bitter is the drink,
as for anything made by Tooheys,forget it.
(there must be a reason why it is always the last left)
say no more.
You gotta' love the amount of interest generated by a question about beer. Cheers.
As a Melbourne girl, can't go past VB. Toohey's is okay, as
is Coopers but XXXX tastes like dishwater! Emu is equally
as crap. Carlton Crown isn't bad and as for o.s. beers,
nothing beats Carlsberg Elephant Beer - sublime!
Nicko is right!
As a former South Australian, and now resident Tasmanian, I
have to demonstrate a degree of bias.Big D's Top 10
1.Cascade Pale Ale
2.Boag's Premium(recently voted the Best lager in the world)
3.Cascade Premium
4.Southwark Bitter(nostalgic reasons only)
5.Cooper's Sparkling Pale Ale
6.Cooper's ome Brew Ale(all of them)
7.Carlton Cold(I know its a chemical beer, but it's OK cold)
8.Redback
9.Southwark Premium
10.Emu Bitter
Enjoy them all, just make sure your mouth is as dry as a
dead dingo's donger before imbibing and ALL beers will taste
good.
Well as a Dane I'd have to say Tuborg or Carlsberg!!
I also quite enjoy Corona and VB is okay, Carlton so so.
Last but not least the Tusker beer from Kenya is really
excellent too, how many of you have tasted that one?
While sitting on a sunny Sunday in Brastagi, North Sumatra,
disabusing an ignorant Aussie of the sad misguided notion
that Fosters is somehow better than shark piss in a can
compared to the bit of heaven that's a fine Canadian brew,
we were shamed from our harranguing by a wise (imagine!)
German with the following words of wisdom: "The best beer in
the world is the cold one in your hand."
MMMmmmmmmm Beer.....!!
From a womans perspective, I think nothing beats a Sunday
arvo at the Left Bank in Freo, havin a couple of Corona's
with lemon shoved down it's neck. Second runner would be
havin a Redback at the Norlfok in Freo or a Guiness at the
Bogg in Northbridge or a Cascade at the Newport in Freo.
Well gotta go, gettin thirsty.
As far as Aussie or NZ beers, I'd say Lion Red anyday!
As a biased Tasmanian (although I used to hate beer) Cascade
and Boags are the best. The irony is that those on the big
island of Australia used to think our beer was a joke but
all of a sudden it's winning awards and all the mainland
yuppies are drinking it because it's 'cool'. Suckers!
Have you ever tried a crownie? That's kind of like the
more stylish of Aussie beers compared to VB which is an
everyday beer. As far as NZ beers go, if it doesn't come
from a sheep than it can't be better than the mainland.
Guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
Australia brews some of the best beers in the world.
Feel proud, what ever you preference is.
At least we're not responsible for that crap that they pass
off as beer in the US.
How many times do you have to ask this bloody question????
Can't you remember the answers people gave, the last six
months that you have posted this!
Lesley, I caught you again you twit. It only took you two
minutes to jump from topic to topic to give your dull
advice. Again, look up top Klaus, entered this in April,
LPs been keeping this going. Idiot.
By far XXXX is the best beer down this way,best taste and
alcohol content.
no contest. coopers on australia, mac gold in NZ, unless
you want a stout, then vita stout in NZ.
look no further!!
Are you related to Sodmoy Swine of Sydney?????
This is how VB is brewed:
First the camel drinks the XXXX,
Because it is so hot he drinks some
more.
Then he has a piss and out comes
the VB.
So the Victorians adopt the VB anything would beat
Fosters,perhaps one day they will be able to drink some of
god's beer XXXX.
At last someone else out there appreciates CASCADE PALE
ALE. I'm worried about the rest of you.
You all should know that Pedigree is by far the best beer
in the world - so there!
Available in marrowbone and jellymeat varieties.
XXXX or Steinlager - love both :-)
Tuborg, Carlsberg, Macs Gold.......
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Klaus you dipshit, you must have sheeps blood in you.
The Best Beer in the world is FREE Beer!
well, it's not from "down under," but the best beer in the
world is BOONT AMBER, an amber ale brewed in Boonville,
Mendocino County, northern California!
Speights is the finest beer in the world. Irish beer cannot
hope to compete. But the murphys...
Hey Lorinda, you have disclosed the secret recipie for VB - you swine!
Aussie beers
1: Redback
2: Cascade Premium
3: Tooheys New (Can't get it in Victoria - bummer!)
4: Coopers Sparkling
5: Boags (any type)
6: Coopers Pale Ale
7: Cascade Pale Ale
8: Tooheys Old
9: Tooheys Gold (good mid-strength beer)
10: Carlton Draught straight from the tap in a frosty pot
on a stinking hot day
International
1: Heinekken
2: Grolsch
3: Boddingtons
4: Caffreys
5: Lauwenbrau
6: Kronenbourg
7: Sleman's Honey Brown (Canadian)
i realy appreciate the german brews but the most tasty
refreshingly fresh bubbely deep yellow juice on the planet
is Budvar , Budweiser from the czech republic (please don't
confuse it with the american bullshit laundry water)
nazdravie.
Based on my experience of American, Canadian, Mexican, and
European (this includes Irish, Scottish, Belgian,
Hungarian, Czech, French, German, Italian, Swiss, and
Dutch) beer, I would have to say, personally, that
Kilkenny, if properly served, at the proper temperature and
if it's fresh enough, is the best damn beer you could ask
for. I lean towards darker beer though. As for warmer
climate beer, Sol. Yes, it's commercial, but nothing beats
it when lying on the beach in Puerto Angel.
Beer is for dribbling old farts. If your a tough rat you'd
be drinking a fine drop of grouppa.
that my fav is Mac's Gold (I am biased though because I do
live in Nelson) Speights comes a close second.
I'm very desapointed, nobody speaks about Belgian beers and
their 700 (seven hundred) different kind of beers! Stella is
the worse one we've got. Shame it is the most exported. If
you really want to try a VERY good one, try the "Leffe
Blonde", that i found in a bottle shop of Sydney(In front of
the Woolworth in Darling st. Balmain)
If you can find my favorite one, the Blanche of Hogaerden,
Just send me one..Rhaa glub...!The Chimay bleue is very
popular among tourist in Belgium, also the Duvel! Very
strong, take care! So just try, and let me know!
I am amazed at just how personally miffed some of your
respondent's reactions were to the open forum postings
for "best beer".
This really is a subjective matter to say the least and
certainly not worth feeling afronted by someone else's
personal tastes. Just remember, if respondent X raves
about a brew you find undrinkable, that leaves just that
much more of your favourite on hand for yourself!
That being said, I will now post my own personal
favourites which are (in order of my own personal
preference):
Cascade, Boag's, Crown Lager, Redback. It truly is a
pity that someone doesn't import these brands to the USA
as they would likely ba quite popular over here.
For you beer snobs, yes, I even enjoy a cold VB when I
can get my hands on one!!
I must admit however that our domestic American beers
SUCK!!! There isn't one in the entire lot that I could
recommend.
perhaps you can come to Australia and decide for yourself.
I run beer tours in Melbourne (home of VB & fosters larger)
I take people on pub tours around Melbourne, trying heaps
of different beers. contact me on citypubwalks@hotmail.com
for more information. regards Peter (Owner/operator)
When in Australia, don't go for the Fosters or VB or XXXX,
try the local brews, such as Carlton Cold, Hahn Ice. Also,
the Tasmanian beers: Boags and Cascades - they are still the
best (not that I am biased or anything!).
Tim from Taz.
When in Australia, don't go for the Fosters or VB or XXXX,
try the local brews, such as Carlton Cold, Hahn Ice. Also,
the Tasmanian beers: Boags and Cascades - they are still the
best (not that I am biased or anything!). Oh, by the way,
Swedish beer really sucks (not only does it taste
disguisting, but it costs a fortune!)
Tim from Taz.
Now that I have caught your eye I cant believe it took until Not Fussy to come up with the best beer of all and that must be FREE BEER. I must admit that if I do have to pay my personal preference is the good old Melbourne Bitter closely followed by any Coopers variety. I believe that the location for swilling pays a very important part in the whole scheme of things along with the vessel being consumed from. There is nothing better than that first pint on a friday night. How well does that go over the lips and down the throat.
I am a bit disappointed to see all you supposed beer
experts argueing over the "best" beer. The main point of
beer is to quench your thirst and of course to have a good
time with your mate(s). Of course everyone has their
favourite, but I say the best beer is one which a mate
pours for you - don't matter what is on the label eh? As
long as you have enough of the stuff to conclusively decide
whether or not it is good enough to become your new
favourite. My current one is STEINLAGER
Be good to each other....
KIWI LAD
Isn't Australia in New Zealand anyway?
I agree, Coopers or Crown Lager..
or even Tooheys..
VB is piss but it is still better than Steinlager..
im not biased, Im a yank, for chrissakes..
Go through this lot and count how many times Coopers (in
Adelaide) is mentioned. I think you have your answer, I
know I have. Come to Adelaide and spend a while testing
for yourselves.
While VB is afine beer, it is not the best.
What is? I'll tell you:
Jever Pilsener
A fine brew from Germany, it tastes a lot like VB but
doesn't taste like chemicals as VB does after a while
Why donÆt you girls just get together and fight it out at a
beer festival? The last person standing get the say on what
the best beer is!
MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD
MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD
MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD
MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD
MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD
MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD MAC'S GOLD
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I wont be a prat and copy that line a ka-trillion times but
Mac's Gold is the best in my opinion.
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whatever help would be great.
VB is God's brew, as far as I'm concerned. Whoever said
Lapin Kulta way above me wasn't far off, either and I saw a
Carlsberg Elephant fan as well.
XXXX would have to be one of the biggest pieces of shite to
ever come out of QLD (and that's saying a lot). Melbourne
Bitter is straight from the toilet too!
Caffreys is the only brew that can tantalize my senses.
It's creamy, sweet, and delicious.
I can't get it here in LA - I'm deprived.
By shear conincidence the above post echos my thoughts
exactly. I've travelled the world and drunken every
alcoholic concotion known to man - and Caffrey's is the
best. There's a few pubs in Sydney that do it on tap but its
not quite the same as it only takes a minute to settle
(should take about three). But its close enough, if I was
desperate for a lager/pilsner I would go for Reschs cos'
"Reschs refreshes"...
"Piss de Chameau" - or loosely interpreted as Camels Piss -
a speciality of Mauritania, or..taking the piss..have it
either way.
Best beer would undoubtedly REDBACK BEER. Best in the west
and best in the world. Try it, you'll like it.
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
As a person who loves some beer with alcohol (and natural
flavour)
I say
1) Coopers Sparkling Ale
2) Coopers Pale Ale
3) Cascade Pale Ale
VB is a weak beer with a chemical taste. I found NZ beers to
be also very weak.
But as has been said before, if you have been working for
it, any beer goes down very well. just make sure it is a
coopers.