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Originally Posted by Bracko

Went to the wheatsheaf in Adelaide last night, fuck me, such a good pub. Had a schooner (a real one, not an Adelaide one) of juipar ipl and sat on juipar all night. Great beer.

I was there at 1600 in time for the tapping of the Thornbridge Jaipur IPA and the Kipling Nelson Sauvin Pale ... was getting pretty busy around 1745 when I left to go have dinner at the Apocethary ...

I have a feeling we could have hi5'd eachother on the way through. I arrived about then.

Keen to go back. Looked like a good crowd and not one I've seen enough of in Adelaide. Beer was delicious ad expected.

http://www.holgatebrewhouse.com/gruit_expectations.html

had a couple last night at the Union in Newtown. Hard to be definitive about it. Even during one schooner the verdict oscillated between 'too sweet/ sickly" to "delicious and filling". I couldn't imagine a session on the stuff and the lasting impression was of a fruity drop with a syrupy finish.

^ I had that the other night at slowbeer - its a weird one, but on a cold melbourne night with some cured meats to accompany it, I rated it.

Thanks for the tip re: eating with beer, something I often overlook, lol

International IPA day today

drink one

http://blog.untappd.com/post/2843331...-flying-saucer

dammit, wasn't planning on drinking today but now i have to!

i dont have any ipa on hand, so i just checked into the last one i had for the badge lol

picked up bear republic racer 5 ipa as it's one of my faves

also baird imperial ipa as i haven't tried it before


got the badge and am also up to level 7 "i believe in ipa"

what's your untappd id?

(I'm level 9, I think)

same as itm i think, i added you

Sipping on the ace of spades stout from brew boys... Quite bitter but I like.

its great to see James Squires beers becoming far more mainstream now. Pub on friday had golden and porter on tap.

Little creatures and coopers also way more common than previously. Now we need some more micro brews on tap.

Mojo Records bar on york st has a good range of bottled beers (no tap beer as yet)

harts isn't too far away from York st, and they have a great range of micro brews on tap

Yep - Harts rocks! Mojo Records bar has a great range of craft beers in bottles. Bavarian bier cafe directly opposite too.

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...610-204h6.html

http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/bar...ojo-record-bar

Check the photos in the second article

https://littlecreatures.com.au/beers#singlebatch

The Day of the Long Shadow, tremendous...

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Originally Posted by weekender

Thanks for the tip re: eating with beer, something I often overlook, lol

I would actually kill someone right now if it meant that I could teleport to slowbeer.

Ale stars next Wednesday at the darlo tap house. Japanese taps. Sydney peeps should go ( I'm going , tickets from try booking )

When you in Sydney from? I'm there on Monday

Tuesday night, staying at the kirketon in darlinghurst

Drinking a bootleg oatmeal stout from the margaret river at the moment. Great beer. Huge coffee aroma, and a bittersweet roasted malt flavour. I'll definitely be picking up a few more in the future.

I wish Bootleg was more widespread. It's even hard to find in the rest of WA, Perth included.

their black ipa is pretty tasty

carlisle cellarbrations and mane liquor on great eastern hwy usually stock the whole bootleg range

Wow. I didn't even know the entire range was available outside of Margaret River. Learn something new every day. I'll check it out if/when I get the craving.

I have a friend who lives in Busso that sends me the occasional six pack of bootleg brews.

marcusus - from time to time carlisle cellarbrations will have kegs of bootleg for growler fills also

What's a 'growler fill', if you'll pardon my n00bness?

something like this.

a refillable bottle, but you can only get it refilled from the vendor you bought it from

Ahh. A 'big fuck off beer'. Makes sense.

Camperdown Cellars are starting up the Growler soon

Beer Cartel in Artarmon also supply these growlers you speak of.

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Originally Posted by marcusus

Ahh. A 'big fuck off beer'. Makes sense.

yah and it's filled from a keg, so generally tastes better than normal bottled beer

Goes without saying

If a growler is filled from a keg, you need to drink it within a couple of days or it will go flat / bad.

http://growler-station.com/growler/craftap/

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Standard filling equipment delivers a growler of beer that loses its integrity from the moment it's poured, only to erode completely within 2-3 days.

Some places (Lobethal Beirhaus in the Adelaide Hills as an example) fill and seal the growler in such a way it lasts for months.

slowbeer purge the headspace with co2 so it keeps well for a week or so if you don't open it.

Although, most growlers are lucky to last a day when you get them home. The best part about them is being able to get 'take aways' of limited keg only releases.

I would have thought that, you're using the carbonation pressure to keep the beer under pressure and carbonated.... which doesn't work well.

The bierhaus growlers will last months unopened, and maybe a week once opened. The only ones I know of in Aus that are bottled this way.

here is a vid of one after 40 days from carlisle cellarbrations: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=3671942669858

From the Armkeggon thread on AHB:

BACCHUS 'WAR & PEAT' - 10.7% - Russian Imperial Stout Aged In Single Malt Islay Whiskey Barrels

Oh lawd, so much want.

http://beertographer.com/2012/08/28/...at-voss-farms/ - I gotta stop torturing myself.

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Originally Posted by Astro-Boy

http://beertographer.com/2012/08/28/...at-voss-farms/ - I gotta stop torturing myself.

Hop porn.

I've got 3 days in Portland and 3 days in Seattle early next month, with no plans except catching a Portland TImbers game, doing a tour of the Boeing factory and drinking a lot of beer...

TAP 1: Red Duck Hoppy Amber

Purchased and drunk in growler format from the Beer Cartel chaps last weekend. Relatively low carbonation and remarkably British in taste and appearance. Highly recommended.

Official blurb: Hoppy Amber by name, nature and style. You could call this an American style amber ale, or a hoppy ESB, but lets keep it simple. This “triple hopped” ale is another tribute to some of the amazing brews coming out of US craft breweries. Fresh hop aromas lift readily, slightly bitter at the start and with a moderately bitter finish. Hop heads will love it, and will probably even consider this a session beer.

Woo Fucking Hoo

All my persistence badgering them and tweeting them has finally paid off.

Sixpoint will be available in Australia from December. Thank me very much!!!!

One of my top 5 breweries in the world. Awesome awesome beer.

In nanokegs.

http://sixpoint.com/

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Originally Posted by dbb618

I have a friend who lives in Busso that sends me the occasional six pack of bootleg brews.

http://www.bootlegbrewery.com.au/bottleshop.aspx

Has anyone tried the mountain goat rare breed 'before the dawn' black ipa?

i am not aware of that one but would love to get my hands on it... black ipa is one of my absolute favourite styles

yep, I've had it in bottle, big eddie has drunk it at the source.

It's good, not aggressively hopped like some black IPAs (ie. our dark secret) and the malt backbone is great.

Had these recently:



and



Thank God for those wonderful wonderful Trappist Monks ay.

went to Archive Beer Boutique while in brisbane... I wasn't buying so not sure what we were drinking but it was damn good. great bottled selection.