jimbo_d

Used to be a place in St Kilda when I was there 3 years ago that served $2 VB pints on tuesdays and thursdays, think it was called Traffic, just off Fitzroy st

Grayling

Who, in their right minds, would want to drink VB, Carltons or Tooheys at all

Never mind pints of the stuff

bcworld

I think Carlton Draught is probably the worst beer I've ever tasted...I can actually smell it now just thinking about it. Nasty.

asprilla

I'm in the uk at the moment...

4 pack of greene king IPA = £3.18 / AUD$5.75
750ml bottle of leffe blonde or brun, on sale in asda = £2 / AUD $3.62



In general, eating and drinking out here is incredibly good value at the moment...

Stu Ward

I didn't say it was premium quality beer, just the prices that they charge.

FYI i quite like em !!!

It would be boring if we all liked the same

iamthecreaturefromuranus

I wouldn't go near the lager in the pub in the UK, yet I now drink Carlton all the time.... and I quite like it. Go figure.

JackTheLad

Thirsty people who don't have their heads up their arse?

Its $4.50 for a pint of XXXX gold in Gilhooleys in happy hour. Which is handy because

a) I'm thirsty
b) I have to go back to work, preferably not pissed
c) XXXX gold tastes just fine to my uncultured palate.

By all means pay $10 for your premium imported triple strength brewers droop kind of beer.

I've worked for a year in Germany and Belgium, even lived in a Belgian micro-brewery for 3 months (where they made Gouden Carolus rocket fuel, otherwise called beer). I've tried them all, I'm just not a ponce about these things. They're nice but ridiculously strong (13%)

XXXX is fine, so's Carlton. Hahn quite nice. They all do the job. I hate beer snobs. Almost as much as Guiness snobs. IT TASTES OF PEAT!

JTL

kporte

Have to agree. I'll drink any old crap. I love my wine but am quite happy to drink cleanskins a lot of the time.

bobbyftm

If ya need a tipple AFTER work try around the corner at Union Jacks mate Only open thurs fri and sat but cheapest drinks in Brizzy i reckon during 5:30 -7:30 happy hour

livinginreality

Our local:Pint of Lager (we don't drink it)£1.50,JD & coke £1.39,pint of ale from £1.39-£2.For those in Oz?Look on the bright side,you'll never have drink related health problems!

JackTheLad

I used to. Then they stopped opening at lunchtimes. The barmaid told me it was a food thing. If they opened at lunchtime, they had to provide food, which tripled their costs. So now they only open in the evenings which is f'all use to me.

It was a nice place, and I occasionally got a few free beers from the owner. He seemed to think I was a regular (I went in there maybe once a month max). Still, yes, free beer is definitely the cheapest in Brisbane!

JTL

Grayling

You would have to be dying of thirst to drink that shite.

....but you are right.....you won't ever go back to work pissed....it isn't humanly possible to drink enough of that stuff without throwing up.

Grayling

Brisbane will suit you well then.

You can buy any old crap in most pubs.

It is decent stuff which is impossible to find.

JackTheLad

Well come on then. Define 'decent stuff'?

Bearing in mind I've drunk the finest Weis beer straight from the Mannheim brewery. Lots of micro brewery beers from Mechelen, Bornem and Brussels in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and France.

I lived and worked in Dublin for 6 years, and still hate Guinness. Might as well just chew turf.

So come on, tell me what I'm missing, when I really enjoy a cold pint of XXXX Gold on a warm day?

JTL

Stu Ward

I reckon he's gonna say Fosters