Is there anyone here who likes Australian beer? Or, am I perhaps the only one? I can understand why you may compare Tooheys and VBs with shite and piss, but doing the same with Hahn Premium, Crown Lager or Cascade Premium will just be stretching it a bit too much.

all equally nasty

I like Blue Tongue at the minute.

Is that from drinking Australian beer?

Tooheys Dark Ale not bad,but yes mostly shite,especially West End!

It's the measurements that annoy me.

Even though I turned eighteen while living in Australia - so my alcoholic introduction was here - I simply cannot bring myself to order a 'schooner' or a 'middy'.

James Squire - Golden Ale is your friend.

Cascade Premium is lager, not beer - and as long as you drink the real stuff and not the light version its probably the best lager you'll get in Aus.

Aussie beer is fine...

Believe me the worst beer I have ever drank in oz (VB = heartburn) is a damn sight better than anything I ever drank in the UK from a tap.

Coopers Pale is just nectar.

You don't need to....they do know what Pints and half-pints are, you know....

....and most of the bar tenders are British anyway

I think most Aussie larger/beer is good.

I love Beez Neez...

You can really taste the honey in it (if you don't drink it that often that is)

I also like Pure Blonde

Regardless of what country you're in, if you're drinking beer from a large brewer owned by one of the conglomerates ('Fosters-Carlton and United' in Australia who owns most of the known Aussie brands) or multi-nationals (e.g. Anheuser-InBev, SABMiller, MolsonCoors, Diageo etc.), who care more about market share or "easy drinking lager" than they do about brewing, than the beer is probably going to be crap.

There are some great craft/micro-breweries (or as they say in Australia and NZ, "boutique breweries") and brewpubs in many countries - if you stick to only drinking beer from them no matter what country you're in, it will be superior to most of the no-taste beer that the major brands spits out.

Please Explain ??

This is a subject close to my heart What you on about halves and pints

Dougie

Got to say I agree that I thought it was good too - even paid over the top the other Xmas on getting some VB and Tooheys New in! Compared to the tosh here, I think its good...

Then again, had some Granville Island Honey Lager in Vanouver in August - Oh man, now thats what I'm talking about