Warm Flat Beer
 

Honestly - I really don't mind drinking a schooner of ice cold Toohey's New on a hot summer's day but please could anyone tell me if there's anywhere in the Sydney area that serves a decent pint of traditional British Ale ?

A nice pint of Brains SA would be perfect.

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There are a couple of pubs in the Rocks area that sell Real Ales brewed locally.

I think one was called the Admiral Rodney or Nelson?? Last time I was there the beer was not as good as previous times.

There is also a pub selling German/Czech real beers.

In my experience they won't be warm or flat but they are the nearest you are going to get.

Failing that Coopers is as close as you will get.

G

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Just checked.

It is the Lord Nelson:

http://www.sydneypubguide.net/conten...rd_Nelson.aspx

G

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Nice one Grayling - I'll be checking that out as soon as we get over there.

Coopers eh ? May have to look that one up too.

Cheers !

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Grayling can always be trusted for the best of advice! Well done G :)

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best beer in Aust IMHO ....http://www.coopers.com.au/
enjoy........................ :beer: :beer: mm

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The LN is a good pub, I know the landlord, German fella who enjoys his beer.
Near by is another favourite of mine, The Australian. Still no real ale that you're looking for - that's my holy grail too! The Australian is behind the rocks, up the hill towards the bridge. Same street as the bridge climb place.
They sell decent brews from all over Oz and in pint glasses! They do an Australian tour, where you work your way round the ma trying different beers from all over! :beer: I was sat there at the weekend enjoying a couple pints of Squires Amber in the sunshine.

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Or if the wife is shopping in the CBD, sneak off to the http://www.redoak.com.au/ on Clarence Street. :beer: :beer:

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Hmmmm, Coopers Sparkling Ale! the world's second best beer after Sussex Brewery's Harvey's Bitter

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The murky cloudy colour puts me off, and I have tasted better. I did notice when I had it on tap though that the sediment and cloudiness didn't show up and it was a lot better drink.

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Is it avaible in oz ??......... :beer: mm

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I'd say the Nelson is pretty good (and they only sell pints and half's, no schooners in sight) or the James Squire on King Street Wharf. But beer is always cold so you just have to line them up and wait for them to warm up

We've also found the Coopers sparkling to be pretty good but have taken to brewing our own. Batch number 1 was a bit dodgy but since then they have been getting better and better (I'm enjoying one as I type). Home brew is quite common over here and you can easily get kits then you buy the recipe book from a home brew shop and it goes through easy steps to make copies of many beers. Once we've moved into our own place we're going to set up a beer fridge with kegs and a tap on the outside so we don't run out of home brew plus its easier than bottling 60 little beer bottles with each brew.

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Harvey's? No. It's a "real ale" from the cask, it wouldn't travel well although Sussex Brewery do bottled beers, not seen them over here.

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Bottled not ideal I know, but this bunch get some good imported beers.

http://www.internationalbeershop.com.au/

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Where have you been hiding for the last 3 years.

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I'm a member, it's on my way home from work! :D

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Kind of lost interest for a while. Didn’t seem to be enough Expats on the board for interesting non-migration type discussions. Surprised my account hasn't expired!

I pop in every so often to check on any dodgy activities though.

Swannies off to a poor start this season. Mind you, the bombers aren’t doing much better :D

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Pick me up some Deuchars IPA please :D

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I went to the first game of the season & thought Ohhh exceexcellentbeat the reigning premiers should be in for a good season.
Now everyones beating Sydney & we haven't won another game. ;)


Good to see you again though Gordon. :beer:

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Have you tried Sticklers Best Bitter yet? from Matilda Bay its part of their Brewers Reserve Range
Only available in the Queens in Highgate or the Brass Monkey, they are running it through two different systems to see what the prefered is,
At the Queens its through a hand drawn pump and isnt chilled on the way to the bar :) , at the Brass its poured through a normal tap... :(
The Queens version is way better but apparantly the cost involved in the hand pumps is way higher...

I think there onto a winner with it.

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If you are in Sydney try this palce in Leichardt www.amatos.com.au

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Yes, tell me about it. It's a long time since September 2000...

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I'm pleased to let you know that there is now a fair dinkum competitor, with as big a range if not better. Still a bit expensive though.

How long before the big breweries come in and buy out Coopers dammit, apparently there have been a few enquries, and things never seem the same after a takeover.

Give one of the following a burl...

Gippsland gold and Moonshine worth Mentioning.


http://www.grand-ridge.com.au/grand_ridge.asp

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You trying to cause a Civil war. :beer: :D .............mm