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Cadence · Aug 26, 2022

It's pumpkin beer season again over here (they've started to roll out at the local stores) and I picked up a few I hadn't had before.

Of the twenty different pumpkin ones that I've tried over the last two years or so, there were three that I classified as good beers, as opposed to just good pumpkin beers (or worse):

Gordo by Clown Shoes
Warlock by Southern Tier
King Don's Pumpkin Ale by Catawba

Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

Mr Boring strikes again. Panhead hazy APA. Not bad just prefer Good George or Emersons version. Should have got.

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And so I'm staring with the only one of those three they had in stock in order to orient my palette - The Warlock Imperial Stout.

As smooth as I remember, but not too sweet, with not much alcohol taste (8.6% ABV). It had a bit more bitterness than flavor to the spice than I remembered when I started it cold. I'm not sure if it's being warmer now that makes that less, or being used to it. I might get another later in the season to see if it deserves it's place in the top group. (I downgraded it's Southern Tier sibling Pumking last year from the top group).

Zardnaar · Aug 26, 2022

Pumpkins not so big over here. It's available not sure in beer though.

Went to a supermarket I rarely visit. Had Krombacher dark and wheat beer and a few interesting ones. Might pas on beer this week as I bought extras last week.

Figured I would try and find the cheapest beer for poiscand giggles. Saw an 18 pack of nasties for around $16 usd, the cheapest I would consider buying was $12 usd a dozen for NZ pure lager, 4.7% wannabe Heineken. No idea if it was good or not. I don't mind cheap beer as such but there are some decent ones.

Cider, beer and wine at supermarkets for spirits you have to go to bottlestore.

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

Australian lolly water.ost of a case of wine left from a year or so ago.

Going by what the whanau have brought along might be a rough night.

Not used to these "civilized" glasses. Sister in law is making cosmopolitan. Messy night I suspect.

Glass appears to be bottomless. If I start eating kale, driving a Prius or buy an iPhone shoot me.

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

And she added this. Cousins man brought along the radler beers as well. Got one of them booked. Also trying French 75 whatever that is. Bad sister in law.

Mixing cocktails, wine and beer is fine if you drink faster right?

Gin and Tonic she makes a nice mix. We demolished a bottle of Canadian Club once upon a time mixed with like juice and ginger ale.

More Aussie lolly (candy) water. Wife's a bit muntered.

Cooling a beer in the fridge.

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

French 75

Gin, lemon juice, Suger syrup and champagne. Butt fruity for me but a 7.5 for the booze content. Think the radlers up next weeeee. If I drink a Prius, drive an iphone or buy a French 75 shoot me.

Gin not to shabby.

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

Beer after cocktails and wine. What can go wrong.

Monteith's Radler 4.2%

Scrounged if the fella behind the bottle. Had this 20 odd years ago. Didn't like it back then it's still meh now. Cousin in law said it was disgusting.

German radler us a mix of beer and lemonade apparently. Pointless drink we call that a shandy brings back memories of the 80's.

Pointless drink then nor enjoying it now. Probably gonna have to force myself to finish it. The Aussie lolly water at least was drinkable.

Unless it's a Mexican lager citrus doesn't belong in beer imho.

4/10. Now I remember why I don't buy this since 2002. Fails as ab additive to the alcohol stream don't want to accidentally get blood in it!!!

66 on BA

Monteith's Radler | Monteith's Brewing Co.

Monteith's Radler is a Fruit and Field Beer style beer brewed by Monteith's Brewing Co. in Greymouth, New Zealand. Score: 66 with 38 ratings and reviews. Last update: 06-22-2023.

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It's a lie it's a typical NZ crap lager. Avoid, abort, run!!!! Buy a German lager and drop some lemonade in it!!!

Even Bud is better

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

The Champagne was a bit to French for the taste buds.

Normally to seey but French 75 subbing Australian lolly water 8/10.

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

+1 G&T best SIL ever.

You yanks have this flavour of chips?

Zardnaar · Aug 27, 2022

Throw some cider on top of everything else.

It's sweet, it's syrupy and I've pawned it off ony 23 yo cousin. She'll drink anything if it's free. It's passion fruit flavoured but running low on better Beer, wine, vodka and gin exhausted.

5/10 it's a bit crap but it's better than the radler beer. Only 4% afaik our cider is more British than USA. Even at free price point....

Still not great 5.5. Better than previous effort. Scapegoat 4.5%

It's cider meh.

Cadence · Aug 27, 2022

Zardnaar said:
Throw some cider on top of everything else.

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It's sweet, it's syrupy and I've pawned it off ony 23 yo cousin. She'll drink anything if it's free. It's passion fruit flavoured but running low on better Beer, wine, vodka and gin exhausted.

5/10 it's a bit crap but it's better than the radler beer. Only 4% afaik our cider is more British than USA. Even at free price point....

Still not great 5.5. Better than previous effort. Scapegoat 4.5%
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It's cider meh.

I'm having flashbacks to a party in college where I had a bunch of drinks of different types ... Hoping you're doing better now than I was the next two days!

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