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Got to hang out with one of my best mate’s Grant Balfour when the Tampa Bay Rays came to town. I could lie and write that we sat around ate vegemite, drank Foster’s and tossed the boomerang but sorry it didn’t happen! Believe it or not Aussies don’t drink Fosters ! Lets get that straight! We eat vegemite though! Gotta know how to spread it!

He will neither confirm nor deny any possible boomerang tossing.

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by JY on Apr 30, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions

He is correct about Foster's though.

And thank god, because that is not good beer.

by Matthew on Apr 30, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

The Bitters is at least tolerable and it costs $4 an oil can at the Funhouse.

This is the only time I will ever drink it.

by Aaron Campeau on Apr 30, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think Fosters is particularly foul or anything, especially compared to our macro lagers.

It’s just not good. And Oz actually has some quality beers.

by Matthew on Apr 30, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I adore Sheaf Stout but have no exposure to any other Australian beer.

by Aaron Campeau on Apr 30, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions

My time spent in Australia is kind of hazy, but I can recommend stuff from Cooper's or Murray's nationwide and Redoak if you're in Sydney.

stay away from Toohey’s and from anything with Absinthe mixed in.

by Matthew on Apr 30, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

At Big Star on 105th off Aurora

They sell Cooper’s, Toohey’s, and VB, among a few others. I lived off Cooper’s Red when we were there a few years ago; that and Bulmer’s (Magners, in the US) cider.

the offseason sucks

by section331 on May 1, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

They sell VB in the US now? Holy crap....

the Canadian aussie rules team used to bring some back from Australia and sell it at a huge mark-up as a fundraiser. Bottleworks always had everything BUT VB.

Am I the only one who thinks Toohey’s is straight-up nasty?

by marc w on May 1, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions

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by Matthew on May 1, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I’m not a fan of Toohey’s or VB – they both taste like Rolling Rock to me. Even Cooper’s Green was too ale-y for my personal taste. Cooper’s Red was my favorite. There was a darker beer that I had somewhere there (we were in 4 different cities, it might have been Brisbane) that I enjoyed, but I could only find it once, so I can’t remember. Anyway, yeah – Big Star is the place to go for beer – they have more selection than Bottleworks, I think, and their focus is more international, whereas Bottleworks seems to focus mainly on Germanic countries. I think Big Star has just about every kind of Baltika known to man, too…

the offseason sucks

by section331 on May 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Big Star is great for random international beers

but they can’t touch Bottleworks or Pike Street Beer and Wine for American micros or Belgians.

by Aaron Campeau on May 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, Bottleworks does have a lot of Belgian beer

I went there with a friend once, and three of us pooled enough money together to walk away with about 15 bottles – we held our own tasting at home. Unfortunately, Belgian beer gives me a hangover like none other, and I paid dearly for my lack of forethought. We used to live right up the street from the Stumbling Monk, too; that place will mess you UP.

the offseason sucks

by section331 on May 2, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions