shirl

Hi all.

Not being a regular drinker of beer since coming here I am wondering if any of you hearty beer drinkers out there can tell me what is the nearest thing to either Boddingtons or St Austell Ales. I am not sure what I am looking for, most of the time OH buys Lager but I like the odd glass of what I call real Ale. Any suggestions, I used to love the creamy taste of a boddies in summer back home.

garfield250

From memory New World do a selection of real ales including Old Speckled Hen, Youngs, Black Sheep, and a couple of others.
You may be able to find them in the chiller cabinets near to the wine aisles!

TeamEmbo

Mark gets Kilkenny Shirl as a rare treat.

Justcol

John Smiths extra smooth. foodtown, new world or the "english corner shop" online.

shirl

Thanks folks. Will try a couple and see which one I like best mmmmm!!

Jan n Neil

You can get boddies from the big liquor sav thingies BUT it,s $16.90 for 4 cans

dave77

Now that is exactly what I wanted to hear!!

dave77

Hey! I personally liked Speights Distinction, thats pretty close to a St Austell ale and local of course... well worth a try

Stormer999

Not liking the "cream" flow type beer Speights will do me nicely thank you!

lapsed kiwi

I'd agree - Speights Dist is a bt fizzier than a real ale but it has a good flavour.
Monteiths Original is quite a good drink too.
Nothing quite like a local good real ale here though

RobClubley

The nearest to real beer that you actually get on tap in pubs, IMHO, is the Kilkenny.

crap coffee

me too! love it. The taste has been changed since this year though - not as good as before.

A bar guy (a nz beer expert) said to me on Monday night at the hotel bristol, lion brown is a completly natural and superb quality (wellington) Real Ale too. but most of young kiwi generation think/it is recognized as crap, naff and old fashioned something etc which is NOT true. so I had lion brown on that night...........cos that guy.... yeah. I can drink it but not fancy.

I too like Speights but I've heard they use chemical quite a bit. Speights old dark is decent dark ale though..........

don't actually know what is the nearest thing to your british standard.............sorry about that. Well. I do not particulary crave imported British ales/or any kind of bottled beer here - don't like them much as I do always much prefer fresh tap one to bottled one.

kiwi_child

It's actually $17.90 AUD at my local outlet. Don't buy it much but it's so nice to drink though. We also get Tetley's, which surprised me as I thought they only made tea

Wooly_Cow

You're kidding right???????? Although are products of 'God's own county' the beer started in 1822 in Leeds bewery by Joshua (due to shut in 18 months grrrrr), the tea was started also in 1822 but by Joseph and Edward Tetley - they have been bought out by Tata Group in 2000.

I don't think they were related directly....though being Yorkshiremen we are are all related through blood!

Other fine beers from the real Gods Own...Black Sheep (used to be Theakstons), Old Parculiar, John Smiths, Sam Smiths, (both from Tadcaster as well as Magnet Ale - ugh!) ....

Barpolo

I've seen Boddies, Tetleys, London Pride, Greene King, Belhaven and a whole heap of other imports at Fresh Choice Supemarket. They do some great local micro-brewery beers too.

They've even got Magners Cider which makes me feel right at home.....especially in Summer over ice.

mmmmm.....nice!