1 beer for 6 months

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  1. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    I think a few of you know I am working remote in the Kimberley. Very remote as am closer to Timor than to Perth. Good times. The beer has not suffered though. Work with a bunch of Hahn 3.5 drinkers and can understand why they drink it.

    Anyway I am looking for suggestions on what to drink for the next 6 months. There are rules to this.
    1. Max $ value of case is $100
    2. No cubes. 24 only. 16 bottles only get you so far up here and weight is an issue.
    3. No mix and match. One beer at a max value of $100 that is available in a case.


    Just to be clear and give examples. first month up here I had a case of Coopers Stout.
    Second month a case of Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye. Thanks for the help.
     
    #1 mulder1010, Apr 20, 2013
  2. dgilks

    dgilks Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2008 Australia

    Ruthless Rye was a pretty good pick. Maybe Bigfoot if you can still find any. Ace of Spades or Seeing Double would be a nice way to mix it up too.
     
    #2 dgilks, Apr 21, 2013
  3. gulden

    gulden Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 Australia

    With it being hot up there I would recommend Stone and Wood Pacific Ale - a lighter style of beer than Coopers Stout and well under the price range.

    Other than that - anything of the Sierra Nevada range would go well I think.

    Hope the Kimberley is good regardless!
     
    #3 gulden, Apr 21, 2013
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  4. Lukie

    Lukie Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2007 Australia

    just get a couple of cases of corona mate; throw some lemon into it
     
    #4 Lukie, Apr 21, 2013
  5. CarlisleWineBin

    CarlisleWineBin Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2008 Australia

    Maybe I can bust a nut and get some Riverside your way...
     
    #5 CarlisleWineBin, Apr 21, 2013
  6. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    Have 12 cases of it here. Can not give it away. Corona is better when it is expired
     
    #6 mulder1010, Apr 21, 2013
  7. dgilks

    dgilks Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2008 Australia

    But we are talking about Pat here. Bourbon Barrel RIS runs through his veins so one suspects that irrespective of the weather, Pacific Ale isn't going to cut it.
     
    #7 dgilks, Apr 21, 2013
  8. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    Considering it was 38 today I would consider it. Issue is getting it to kununurra.

    Been on a hop binge of late. A good suggestion
     
    #8 mulder1010, Apr 21, 2013
  9. dgilks

    dgilks Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2008 Australia

    So unpredictable Pat.
     
    #9 dgilks, Apr 21, 2013
  10. hawthorne00

    hawthorne00 Devotee (331) Nov 23, 2010 Australia

    Can't find a slab price, but sure I've had Harviestoun Old Engine Oil for under $100. Only medium bodied, works with a moderate chill.
     
    #10 hawthorne00, Apr 22, 2013
  11. DarwinRay

    DarwinRay Initiate (0) May 17, 2009 Australia

    Old Engine Oil is incredibly priced in Australia. My last carton was $57
     
    #11 DarwinRay, Apr 22, 2013
  12. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    When are we getting the Imperial version?
     
    #12 danieelol, Apr 22, 2013
  13. CarlisleWineBin

    CarlisleWineBin Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2008 Australia

    Punk IPA cans?
     
    #13 CarlisleWineBin, Apr 23, 2013
  14. sirob

    sirob Initiate (0) May 30, 2007 Australia

    It'd be pacific ale hands down for me.

    Dont know what the space issue is with cubes though. If space is an issue a cube and a half is the same space and volume of beer as a reg case
     
    #14 sirob, Apr 23, 2013
  15. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    You could have suggested that :slight_smile:
     
    #15 mulder1010, Apr 23, 2013
  16. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    It is not so much a space issue but a drinking issue. Can really get one delivery a month so cubes are a bit of a nuisance. One beer a day gives you 16 beers where 24 gets 24 where I am at.

    Anyway, got a case of torpedo IPA for this month. Appreciate the suggestions and will go with stone and wood or Old engine oil for next month. Good suggestions.
     
    #16 mulder1010, Apr 23, 2013
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  17. sinkas

    sinkas Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2008 Australia

    What are you doing up there?
     
    #17 sinkas, Apr 24, 2013
  18. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    F&B manager at a resort in the Kimberley.
     
    #18 mulder1010, Apr 24, 2013
  19. mungus

    mungus Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2010 Australia

    4pines pale?
     
    #19 mungus, Apr 25, 2013
  20. heygeebee

    heygeebee Pooh-Bah (2,125) Aug 6, 2010 Australia
    Pooh-Bah

    Been thinking about this one for a while.. a few considerations. Interesting you tend to be appreciating lighter styles given temp/humidity
    • Drink lighter styles now, as winter comes and evenings chill, go a little heavier
    • Buying cases is risky, if you get 24 bad/stale/accidentally expired beers, that's a crying shame given location, so by that reckoning you need to steer away from those smaller brewers, who just occasionally might have, ah-hem, consistency issues.
    • Also - given a 24 purchase, I would not go for anything too extreme tase-wise, get fed up with the overall drinkability.
    So, good suggestions all round, but I would add in the Ballast Point IPA from Dannos. LCPA if fresh, of course, fits. Southwark stout. Weihenstephaner Hefe probably just outside price point.... Duvel more so.

    Interesting concept - I don't buy too many 24 cases..... made me think.
     
    #20 heygeebee, May 2, 2013
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