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Does anyone know why or when Pirate Life stopped brewing this beer - the one in the Dark blue can? Website has shifted their OG pale to a "classic can" and isnt in the "core range".

I get that they've sold out to CUB but this was what made them famous!

Hi guys being a bit of a tight arse atm with cost of living etc. I’m just wondering what the cheapest case of beer is in Aus I can get my lips around this weekend. Cheers 🍻

And the results are in, congrats to Mountain Culture on the 3peat and Philter XPA on making the Top 10 for the first time

https://craftypint.com/news/3679/gabs-hottest-100-aussie-craft-beers-of-2024-the-results

Is this beer available in Australia anymore to purchase?

I've been looking at different Doppelbocks to try (like Ayinger Celebrator and Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel) but everywhere I look they are sold out. Where should I look to find dark Doppelbocks in Brisbane?

Me and my work mates hit the pub after work and I usually have to pots of great northern super crisp my mates tell me I can get a schooner but I dono if it would put me over the limit I'm on a full licence cheers

Ok this one is slightly different, NOT what is your favourite brewery, BUT what are the best breweries to visit.

BACKGROUND: bucketlist try 1,000 different beers, so when I visit a brewery I want it to really help with my total.

WHAT I LOOK FOR ▪️Tasting paddles ▪️Not just the stuff you can get in (good bottle shops) ▪️IPA, XPA, Pales and their friends preferred ▪️Multiple breweries featured is a bonus ▪️Sydney and surrounding areas only

Thanks everyone for your advice 🍻

Can anyone explain why pretty much all of the commonly available aussie lagers I've tried taste horrible when they're not icy cold? Most of them go alright on a hot day when they're super cold. But after like 15 minutes out of the fridge there is a noticeable dirty flavour that comes out

Have a planned little vacation of just over two weeks. I figure this gives me plenty of time to explore my hobby and properly sample some pints while I’m out and about.

Travelled up last year for a short working vacation and was fortunate to try Hemingways, so will definitely head back there again.

I’d also happily take any beer bar recommendations. I will do unhinged things for a nice creamy Oat IPA on a hot day, and we’re away starting from the day before St Valentine’s Day, so the criteria seems set to require as many as possible!

Will be staying in Palm Cove at the Oasis for most of the trip (sibling works for the Heartist Group and snagged free suites, so I couldn’t really say no). Nice and centrally located, but I’m happy to travel out a bit and explore for a good shout.

Travelling with my partner and my best friend. Neither are beer fanatics (partner enjoys but isn’t invested in the Craft scene, and friend is a recovering stoic beer hater that I’ve recently fixed with some Milkshake Pastry Sours). Any other selling points/info for the venues would be appreciated, as I’m gonna need to drag them away from that swim-up adults bar with promise of something other than my utter delight.

ADDIT: Will also be getting out to Kuranda for an anniversary surprise I’m not supposed to know about… So any recommendations in that area would be amazing. Birds and beers sounds like an absolute recipe!

I've noticed these have all just vanished from shops lately. I know some like Blue Moon and Leffe sadly stopped importing here but now others are vanishing too. La Trappe Blonde seems to be a rarity now when you could easily buy it at Dan's before and even local blonde ales like White Rabbit are all listed as unavailable.

Anyone know why these are all vanishing? Are there any decent substitutes people know of?

I just want to see what everyone's favourites are

I'm new to drinking, and this doesn't make sense to me.

I had some $5 moscato that tasted like heaven, along with a $22 6-pack of great northern which tasted similarly good.

That's $5 for 4 standard drinks against $22 for 6 standard drinks. I'm trying to justify not just drinking wine cause of the price diff

Never had beer before any recommendations

Recently moved back to Sydney after a few years abroad, saddened to see staves over at Glebe are no more. Is there a story here or govt tax / post covid downturn?

As the title says, I'm a Northern or Carl dry drinker. Moved off of Carl draught cause it was to bloating, and find normal Furphys to be as bad in that regard.

The bottleo had the slabs of Furphys crisp for a crisp $25, so I've taken the chance but am waiting for them to chill in the fridge, wondering how they are gonna go.

Are they comparable to what I drink or are they gonna be a challenge?

I drink Furphy and I'm looking for a mid strength alternative. (NSW)

Is there anywhere I can buy boags St George in Melbourne? Just moved from Tassie, missing my favourite beer. Cheers

Hi. I am in the United States and trying to get some Reschs for my sister for a gift. She loves an Australian podcast called Spooko with these guys Peach and Shag who reference the beer (mainly Peach) every episode. It’s not sold in the US. What would be a good way to get some? Thanks for any help.

Hey guys I can't seem to find anywhere that sells or imports Pacifico in aus and was curious if someone may know somewhere preferably in Sydney but if not that's okay, that's able to help me get my hands on it? Thanks heaps in advance.

There's a handful of craft beer advent-type packages available this year and I'm interested in hearing about people's opinions on the overall quality and value of these. Not so much a review of each and every beer but what they think of the package overall.

Is it just me or have I been not paying attention at how many smaller brewers are now only doing 16 can cartons???

The two local dans have no stock… it was listed as clearance I think, which means it’s likely done…

Any recommendations for an alternative??

Would like 375ml tinnies…

So sick of these smaller cans that don’t fit my yeti cooler…

Hi All,

My partner likes Carlton Draught and is living here in Canada with me now.

She don't like any Canadian or craft beers here, only Stella is a moderate beer she can drink that is a staple.

Do you have any recommendations?

I know everyone has their opinions on beer, but I've tried a bunch and she isn't receptive to anything else I find... And you simply cannot get it or import it here.

Thanks for any input!

Wife gave the go ahead to buy them before checking her calendar and figuring out she couldn't go. Happy to knock a few bucks off them and sell them for an even ($300). Edit: I'm a doofus. double-checked the price, and they were $145, not $155. I'll make it $280.

Capital brewing has put out some bangas but they have been seasonal. Is there a great all year round tropical sour beer?