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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Spargo » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:05 am

woodublieve12 wrote:Does anyone else find Furphy's overrated???


I don’t mind it but it’s certainly the “in” beer ATM.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:06 am

Spargo wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Does anyone else find Furphy's overrated???


I don’t mind it but it’s certainly the “in” beer ATM.

Might have to buy the missus a 6 pack then.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Dutchy » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:07 am

Spargo wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Does anyone else find Furphy's overrated???


I don’t mind it but it’s certainly the “in” beer ATM.


Seemed the beer of choice at the Cricketer Arms
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby amber_fluid » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:12 am

woodublieve12 wrote:Does anyone else find Furphy's overrated???


Had better, had worse.

Definitely overrated though.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby MW » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:16 am

Anyone been into Steamrail Amber Ale? Had my first box of it recently and like it
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Booney » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:19 am

MW wrote:Anyone been into Steamrail Amber Ale? Had my first box of it recently and like it


Yep, all the Steamrail brews are quality. The Summer, in summer, the pick for mine.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Pseudo » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:25 am

Spargo wrote:
woodublieve12 wrote:Does anyone else find Furphy's overrated???


I don’t mind it but it’s certainly the “in” beer ATM.


Only 'coz it's being promoted as such. Lion Nathan has pulled out all stops to grab a chunk of market. They were giving 'em out free at the Marion a few weeks back ferchrissakes.

Don't mind it at all myself, but would buy other beers in preference.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby amber_fluid » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:28 am

Booney wrote:
MW wrote:Anyone been into Steamrail Amber Ale? Had my first box of it recently and like it


Yep, all the Steamrail brews are quality. The Summer, in summer, the pick for mine.


Good value for money beer.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Booney » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:35 am

On crafty beers, heard a little story about Pirate Life.

They were brought out by Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, owners of 500 global brands like Budweiser, Corona, Becks and Carlton & United Breweries here in Australia, well, one of their original owners Jack Cameron is good mates with Nat Fyfe.

Reportedly Fyfe chucked in around $100k to get it up and running and took out around $1m (+/-) when the brewery was sold.

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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:55 am

Booney wrote:On crafty beers, heard a little story about Pirate Life.

They were brought out by Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, owners of 500 global brands like Budweiser, Corona, Becks and Carlton & United Breweries here in Australia, well, one of their original owners Jack Cameron is good mates with Nat Fyfe.

Reportedly Fyfe chucked in around $100k to get it up and running and took out around $1m (+/-) when the brewery was sold.

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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby MW » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:56 am

amber_fluid wrote:
Booney wrote:
MW wrote:Anyone been into Steamrail Amber Ale? Had my first box of it recently and like it


Yep, all the Steamrail brews are quality. The Summer, in summer, the pick for mine.


Good value for money beer.


Sometimes. Found it for $42 and $52 at times
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Dutchy » Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:32 pm

Booney wrote:On crafty beers, heard a little story about Pirate Life.

They were brought out by Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, owners of 500 global brands like Budweiser, Corona, Becks and Carlton & United Breweries here in Australia, well, one of their original owners Jack Cameron is good mates with Nat Fyfe.

Reportedly Fyfe chucked in around $100k to get it up and running and took out around $1m (+/-) when the brewery was sold.

Nice little earner.


Correct, a lot of these craft brewers end game is to get bought out by the big boys
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Booney » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:02 pm

Dutchy wrote:
Booney wrote:On crafty beers, heard a little story about Pirate Life.

They were brought out by Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, owners of 500 global brands like Budweiser, Corona, Becks and Carlton & United Breweries here in Australia, well, one of their original owners Jack Cameron is good mates with Nat Fyfe.

Reportedly Fyfe chucked in around $100k to get it up and running and took out around $1m (+/-) when the brewery was sold.

Nice little earner.


Correct, a lot of these craft brewers end game is to get bought out by the big boys


Maintaining their ability to stay crafty but have the backing of multinationals, perfect.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby amber_fluid » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:29 pm

What is the definition of a craft beer though?
Craft generally means made by hand and I doubt these beer once owned by the big boys is made that way.

Mass produced so no longer a craft beer.

Or does craft have a different meaning here?
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Booney » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:33 pm

I think "craft", for me, refers to being made by small breweries which, given their $15m investment in the Port, Pirate Life may struggle to lay claim to anymore.

I also see "craft" beers as being more experimental, more bang for their buck type beers, more flavor than the traditional lagers of the bigger corporate's.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby heater31 » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:34 pm

amber_fluid wrote:What is the definition of a craft beer though?
Craft generally means made by hand and I doubt these beer once owned by the big boys is made that way.

Mass produced so no longer a craft beer.

Or does craft have a different meaning here?
A microbrewery or craft brewery is a brewery that produces small amounts of beer, typically much smaller than large-scale corporate breweries, and is independently owned. Such breweries are generally characterized by their emphasis on quality, flavor and brewing technique.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby amber_fluid » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:40 pm

heater31 wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:What is the definition of a craft beer though?
Craft generally means made by hand and I doubt these beer once owned by the big boys is made that way.

Mass produced so no longer a craft beer.

Or does craft have a different meaning here?
A microbrewery or craft brewery is a brewery that produces small amounts of beer, typically much smaller than large-scale corporate breweries, and is independently owned. Such breweries are generally characterized by their emphasis on quality, flavor and brewing technique.


Yep and when they sell out they are no longer any of this unfortunately.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby amber_fluid » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:41 pm

Booney wrote:I think "craft", for me, refers to being made by small breweries which, given their $15m investment in the Port, Pirate Life may struggle to lay claim to anymore.

I also see "craft" beers as being more experimental, more bang for their buck type beers, more flavor than the traditional lagers of the bigger corporate's.


Pirate life has joined the big boys now and isn't a craft beer by definition anymore.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby heater31 » Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:08 pm

amber_fluid wrote:
Booney wrote:I think "craft", for me, refers to being made by small breweries which, given their $15m investment in the Port, Pirate Life may struggle to lay claim to anymore.

I also see "craft" beers as being more experimental, more bang for their buck type beers, more flavor than the traditional lagers of the bigger corporate's.


Pirate life has joined the big boys now and isn't a craft beer by definition anymore.
Would depend on production volumes. If they are about the same as before the buy out then yes craft brewer. But if they have the same volume of Pale Ale not a chance.
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Re: Your poison of choice?

Postby Dutchy » Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:25 pm

Over the years these big companies have also started buying up some of the most popular craft beers.

Lion now owns James Squire, Byron Bay Brewing Co, Little Creatures and White Rabbit, while Carlton makes Yak Ales, Cascade, 4 Pines Brewery and Pirate Life Brewing, among others.

Smaller players include Wesfarmers (the owner of Coles), CocaCola, Woolworths and Asahi, which between them own brands like Yenda, Feral Brewing, Steamrail, John Boston, Mountain Goat and Cricketers Arms.
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