Best of the Week in Aus

Discussion in 'Australia' started by heygeebee, Nov 4, 2012.

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  1. heygeebee

    heygeebee Pooh-Bah (2,101) Aug 6, 2010 Australia
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    Yuk - just had a Red Hill Temptation. Flat as... bad bottle ... sheeesh......
     
  2. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    Is that the normal or Barreled version?
     
  3. heygeebee

    heygeebee Pooh-Bah (2,101) Aug 6, 2010 Australia
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    I hesitate to use the word 'normal' as it was anything but :grimacing: - but certainly the 'original'.....
     
  4. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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    Redoak have a new, well as far as i'm aware, sour on the menu. Chateau Sour - $12 for a 330ml bottle...on-premise only. One of the more deliberately sour Aussie beers i've had, bit of plum and cherry happening...with the sourness it took a while to drink, almost as long as it took to get served.
     
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  5. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    worth trying?
     
  6. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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    Yeah, even worth it just to hear the bar girl pronounce Chateau back at you after ordering one.
     
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  7. heygeebee

    heygeebee Pooh-Bah (2,101) Aug 6, 2010 Australia
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    so was the visit to Redoak for old times sake, or you took the wrong turn looking for the Baxter Inn?
     
  8. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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    Was going to Pack & Send next door to pick up a shipper for the BIF and saw they had the Chateau Sour on the menu.
     
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  9. BillRoth

    BillRoth Pooh-Bah (2,601) Nov 7, 2005 Maryland
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    I'm one of the ones who went to Red Oak a few weeks ago when I was looking for Baxter. Glad I did. Had wanted to hit Red Oak...just didn't realize that they were right across road from each other.Like above... found service just ok/slow until struck up conversation with manager and a few guys behind bar...then had a great time. Drank a few drafts then aimed for the Chateau Sour. I drink a fairly enormous amount of American and Belgian sours and I thought the Chateau Sour was top notch/ definitely one of the stand out Australian Beers during my visit. Didn't have time for Barleywine unfortunately...which was also on my list. Had to hit Baxter, and...wow. But that's another story.
    Kudos guys...between Melbourne and Sydney I was able to try a lot of very good Australian beer (... and Tasmanian whisky). Had not heard that coming over...but I'm singing your praises now.
     
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  10. sinkas

    sinkas Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2008 Australia

    Is there a BIF happeneing?
     
  11. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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    If you are in, I'm in. Happy to organise this one, but if someone else wants to, by all means. Any other takers?
     
  12. spicelab

    spicelab Savant (1,223) Nov 6, 2009 Australia

    Count me in.

    The local scenes have matured enough to make this a really worthwhile exercise this time round.

    There's now loads of stuff from WA, SA, VIC, TAS, QLD and NSW that doesn't get any distribution outside of the State.
     
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  13. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    I'd be up for it...Might need a new thread for it though
     
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  14. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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  15. sinkas

    sinkas Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2008 Australia

    I cant access new thread
     
  16. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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    You need to agree to the beer trading terms & conditions. I think that ought to be somewhere in the beer trading section. I can't seem to find it, I presume because I have already agreed to it.
     
  17. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
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  18. Boozecamel

    Boozecamel Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2011 Canada (BC)

    Went to the Redoak a couple of years back and drank 3/4 of a bottle of something before the bar staff whisked it away and replaced. Was happy to get a new beer because apparently it was bad. Bar staff had no idea what a pellicle was.
     
  19. Boozecamel

    Boozecamel Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2011 Canada (BC)

    Hopefully I get back some time this year. Missing home, but a beer refugee
     
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