Whats the best beer you've had & why?

[Labcanary]

Yeah, I don't get it.

From what I remember, there was a bit of friendly rivalry between Brew Dog and another brewery over who could brew the most alcoholic beer.
Brew being the operative word. It's easy to boost ABV by adding a neutral spirit, but these guys used freeze distillation. A time consuming process which results in a very concentrated beer.
I find the methodology interesting, but beyond that, I wouldn't bother!

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

It's also crazy expensive

 

[Labcanary]

It's also crazy expensive

Stupidly so, but likely indicative of the amount of time they spent faffing about freezing and removing the ice!

 

[indica]

Certainly not the best but good entry point for @HamboCairns - mildy bitter, well fruity.

 

[HamboCairns]

Certainly not the best but good entry point for @HamboCairns - mildy bitter, well fruity.

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This is on the list for the Atherton 8 hour in August!

 

[hifiandmtb]

Ok - cracked the Batch Milk Stout - not a bad drop:

Elsie is made by combining unfermentable lactose with an incredibly complex malt bill. The result is a beer that’s sweet and smooth, dark and roasty, with gentle touches of chocolate, coffee & cream. Served on nitrogen to bring an incredibly soft mouthfeel to this sweet stout.

Would I buy more? Probably not, but I didn't "pour it with a purpose". I'll glug the next one out.

 

[dirtdad]

Hope Brewery - Salted Caramel Hazy IIIPA

Yep, that's 3 I's, and equates to a lazy 3.3 std drinks per can. Terrible photo quality was not caused by consumption of drinks prior. Just poor photographer.

Honestly, it's a 'dessert beer'. Like your sherry or a sticky botrytis. Crazy cloyingly sweet caramel flavour. A bit artificial tasting. Best shared with a couple of people I'd say. But only as an experiment. Not sure what to do with the other 3 cans from the 4-pack...

For a much better dessert beer - my fav ever - try to find a 3 Ravens 'The Druid'. https://www.boozebud.com/p/3ravens/thedruid2018 That thing is the bomb, a quad belgian style, but I think was a limited release. Perfect to warm a cold winter's night.

 

[tobbogonist]

At the other end of the scale, bought a cheap 10 dollar six pack saturday called 'blonde' to match up with homemade pizza night. There are still five left.

 

[Rorschach]

Really gone off the wanky beers. Gone back to hoppy West Coast IPAs and Stouts. Running With Thieves are putting out some decent basic stuff, and Otherside have a top stout out.

 

[ausdb]

From what I remember, there was a bit of friendly rivalry between Brew Dog and another brewery over who could brew the most alcoholic beer.
Brew being the operative word. It's easy to boost ABV by adding a neutral spirit, but these guys used freeze distillation. A time consuming process which results in a very concentrated beer.
I find the methodology interesting, but beyond that, I wouldn't bother!

It was a German brewery Schorschbrau, hence the appropriate name for the brew.

 

[johnny]

Water, malted barley, hops, yeast. That will do*, thanks.

*Happy to accept some minor additions to dark beers, such as lactose, coffee and vanilla bean.

 

[indica]

Water, malted barley, hops, yeast. That will do*, thanks.

*Happy to accept some minor additions to dark beers, such as lactose, coffee and vanilla bean.

Big fan of fruit in beeers such as sours and I like the cherry stout I make.Serious dislike for lactose

 

[link1896]

Kroftmans Lager

Not my ideal larger. Just doesn’t tickle my pickle


No1 still weihenstephaner Crystal Clear.

No 2 becks

 

[shiny]

Not sure where Monteiths sits in the beer world but always enjoyed them when I grab a six pack. Their Dark Ale is a go to for me in winter. No crazy flavours just a solid malty dark ale.

 

[Hools]

Stout weather

 

[Rorschach]

Is it ever

 

[Scotty T]

My dark beer season has gone well so far...

These three were very nice, I love sweet dark beers:

Timothy Tamothy Slamothy - Moon Dog Brewery

moondogbrewing.com.au

Zoooom choc-pecan mudcake stout is back! — Sauce Brewing Co

We’ve teamed up wiht Bucket Boys again to pay homage to the world’s most prolific...

sauce.beer

EXTRA SHOT PORTER | Hope Estate

We’ve bought together everyones favourite beginning and end of day beverages to create this exciting blend for coffee and beer lovers alike. This extra shot porter offers authentic coffee and hazelnut syrup flavours and a tempered, bittersweet taste. 6.0% ABV | 30 IBU | 100+ EBC Members Price4...

www.hopeestate.com.au

Also tried Ben and Jerry's nitro beer from 4 Pines, in my experience nitro never works without a widget, poured it hard and got a good head, but it was underhwhelming in flavour and quite flat.

Below was spruiked as being sensational, it was quite good but not as much as the dude at the shop hyped it to be:

One Drop & Pohjala Pime Suvi Imperial Stout 440ml Can

Pime Suvi [Dark Summer] - a celebration of the darkest of beers brewed in the sunniest of places: a collaboration of beer & friendship with our pals over at Põhjala Brewery in Estonia.Starting by taking a beloved recipe of theirs and making an Australian version drawing inspiration from the...

www.purvisbeer.com.au

This was a pretty awesome RIS, I thought the barrel funk was pretty well balanced:

Descent 21 Has Descended For Our Birthday !

We are celebrating 7 years of success of our Braddon BrewPub and production canning facility and brewery in Mitchell. For anyone that hasn’t heard the story, BentSpoke Brewing Co. is the brainchild of Champion Australian brewer Richard Watkins and Tracy Margrain. The pair traveled the world...

www.bentspokebrewing.com.au

 

[nzhumpy]

I got stuck into a few of these yesterday, was not expecting great things but was pleasantly surprised, not the best beer I've had but definitely nice enough to have another session on.

 

[johnny]

My dark beer season has gone well so far...

These three were very nice, I love sweet dark beers:

Timothy Tamothy Slamothy - Moon Dog Brewery

moondogbrewing.com.au

Zoooom choc-pecan mudcake stout is back! — Sauce Brewing Co

We’ve teamed up wiht Bucket Boys again to pay homage to the world’s most prolific...

sauce.beer

EXTRA SHOT PORTER | Hope Estate

We’ve bought together everyones favourite beginning and end of day beverages to create this exciting blend for coffee and beer lovers alike. This extra shot porter offers authentic coffee and hazelnut syrup flavours and a tempered, bittersweet taste. 6.0% ABV | 30 IBU | 100+ EBC Members Price4...

www.hopeestate.com.au

Also tried Ben and Jerry's nitro beer from 4 Pines, in my experience nitro never works without a widget, poured it hard and got a good head, but it was underhwhelming in flavour and quite flat.

Below was spruiked as being sensational, it was quite good but not as much as the dude at the shop hyped it to be:

One Drop & Pohjala Pime Suvi Imperial Stout 440ml Can

Pime Suvi [Dark Summer] - a celebration of the darkest of beers brewed in the sunniest of places: a collaboration of beer & friendship with our pals over at Põhjala Brewery in Estonia.Starting by taking a beloved recipe of theirs and making an Australian version drawing inspiration from the...

www.purvisbeer.com.au

This was a pretty awesome RIS, I thought the barrel funk was pretty well balanced:

Descent 21 Has Descended For Our Birthday !

We are celebrating 7 years of success of our Braddon BrewPub and production canning facility and brewery in Mitchell. For anyone that hasn’t heard the story, BentSpoke Brewing Co. is the brainchild of Champion Australian brewer Richard Watkins and Tracy Margrain. The pair traveled the world...

www.bentspokebrewing.com.au

Ever hard one of these?

I've not been able to find a better simple stout in the 3 years since I first tried one.

 

[Asininedrivel]

Is it ever

If you're into that kind of thing you should give this a go: https://www.colonialbrewingco.com.a...ing_wp_cron=1624874325.2490549087524414062500

Definitely one of my favourite stouts. Just don't drink if you need to drive or operate anything cognitively or move etc.