Food & Drink The Hangar Beer Thread

[Doss]

It's a fantastic beer. They used to sell it by the stubbie at Football Park, it was definitely my beer of choice when I went there.

I've been drinking a decent amount of Coopers Lager lately. 1st Choice keep having it at $45 a carton so I keep buying it. Good drop.

Packs a big punch too, the stout. 7.4%!

Coopers Lager is a good session beer.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Is beautiful. Hard to find here, whenever I do happen to see it I always get one.

The big Dan's in Alphington has it apparently.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

After finding and enjoying this I ended up buying a crate - how can you say no to 10L for $60?

After 10L I was a bit over it.

What that meant was it took me a full year to venture back and discover they have this one too now. Very pleasant.

 

[Beerfish]

After finding and enjoying this I ended up buying a crate - how can you say no to 10L for $60?

After 10L I was a bit over it.


What that meant was it took me a full year to venture back and discover they have this one too now. Very pleasant.

2 Classic 2 Hefe 2 Stout Was my Friday night fare for a while there.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

I can't do wheatbeer. Just too... banana.

 

[Doss]

Went to Watts River Brewery on the weekend. Really rated their Pilsner, red ale and stout.

 

[Beerfish]

I can't do wheatbeer. Just too... banana.

Banana? Like banana banana or is that a pejorative?

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Banana banana. Wheatbeer tastes like banana.

 

[Beerfish]

Banana banana. Wheatbeer tastes like banana.

I hope you haven't just ruined wheat beer for me.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Some people like banana.

 

[Beerfish]

Some people like banana.

I don't. If all I taste is banana now that's it.

 

[Doss]

Not all wheat beers do. The darker ones especially not.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

They all do, to varying degrees. That's just the flavour of wheatbeer.

 

[Beerfish]

Can't say I'd ever noticed.

 

[Doss]

Don’t let him ruin it for you Beery!

Wheat beer isn’t something I have too often but it has its place.

 

[jmoo wan]

They all do, to varying degrees. That's just the flavour of wheatbeer.

I concur! I do love banana though, so its all good

 

[Arctic fox]

When we were in Hobart the other year, went to Cascade Brewery and thought I'd give their wheatbeer a go. Man I couldn't stop drinking it. Twas a warm day and it just tasted right. Lucky we'd bussed it there and back. No banana for me.

 

[Beerfish]

When we were in Hobart the other year, went to Cascade Brewery and thought I'd give their wheatbeer a go. Man I couldn't stop drinking it. Twas a warm day and it just tasted right. Lucky we'd bussed it there and back. No banana for me.

Went there too a while ago now and had a similar experience with the pale ale

 

[Doss]

Cascade Pale is a proper pale, from before the time where the term 'pale ale' became associated with overly fruit-laden garbage.

You can smash the Cascade Pales all day.

 

[Beerfish]

You can smash the Cascade Pales all day.

Can confirm. It's the only pale I've had that I like as much as Coopers. Not very common in perf though.

 

[Pweter]

I'm alone in the office this afternoon for a go live, so in the interest of research, today I bought a 4 pack of Hoegaarden Witbier on the way in.

I'd never thought of associating wheat beer with bananas before and I can see where the comparison comes from.

I hate bananas, but like banana paddlepops and banana lollies. I can confirm that I still like wheat beer too.

 

[Doss]

I reckon Hoegaarden was the first non VB/Draught/Boags beer I ever tried, when I was 17. A relative gave me two four packs mistakenly thinking that my 17th birthday was actually my 18th; or so she claimed!

I thought it was delicious then and still have a soft spot now.

 

[yodellinhank]

Always reminds me of the Falstaff hotel in Brussels on our honeymoon. My wife ordered hoegaarden and the bartender asked what size. She said "a big one" and he kept a totally straight face (though i suspected a giggle as he turned his back) and returned with a giant tumbler shaped glass bucket she had to clasp with both her small hands to drink.

 

[Doss]

Yes the giant Hoegaardens are great to witness.

On a hot day they are also incredibly dangerous!

 

[Pweter]

I reckon Hoegaarden was the first non VB/Draught/Boags beer I ever tried, when I was 17. A relative gave me two four packs mistakenly thinking that my 17th birthday was actually my 18th; or so she claimed!

I thought it was delicious then and still have a soft spot now.

Good way to become someone's favourite relative