Beer is now cheaper than gas!

[kassonica]

Beer good oil bad.

[monkey man]

Beer bonza for belly.

Oil brilliant for Beamer and Benzy.

[AlMacMeister]

...Stay away from Tooheys, XXXX (yes a beer called four X Don't ask) The southern States beers are the best, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

IMHO.

The few times I was in Australia I did my best to get to know as many dark Aussie beers as possible. I found Toohey's Old to be quite nice. Sheaf Stout was good too. Although they won't replace Guinness for me though!

I've noticed that bugs will go for a light crisp lager everytime, but won't go near a Guinness. I prefer to interpret that as "only bugs will drink light beers". Whereas others prefer to tell me that "even bugs are smart enough not to drink Guinness"

[kassonica]

...Stay away from Tooheys, XXXX (yes a beer called four X Don't ask) The southern States beers are the best, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

IMHO.

The few times I was in Australia I did my best to get to know as many dark Aussie beers as possible. I found Toohey's Old to be quite nice. Sheaf Stout was good too. Although they won't replace Guinness for me though!

I've noticed that bugs will go for a light crisp lager everytime, but won't go near a Guinness. I prefer to interpret that as "only bugs will drink light beers". Whereas others prefer to tell me that "even bugs are smart enough not to drink Guinness"

You have fine taste my man, Tooheys old is the one for tooheys and sheaf reminds me of my childhood and is a gooden.
Also Coopers make a stout as well which is a darn fine dark drop as well. Next time your down here you'll have to seek this drop of goodness

[AlMacMeister]

hmmm...Coopers make a stout you say eh? I'll add it to the to-do list!

[davedempsey]

hmmm...Coopers make a stout you say eh? I'll add it to the to-do list!

...and once you get overly used to that, try half and half with Cooper's Stout and Sparkling Ale...

[davedempsey]

... then there's the old Christmas special .. half Cooper's Stout and half champagne..

[monkey man]

That'd be dark shandies year 'round, with chandies at Chrissie, eh Davo?

[davedempsey]

You know Nicky,
I hope there'll come a day when I get off a plane in Melbourne and come to visit you - I know you can't have a beer, but is a banana daiquiri out of the question?

[davedempsey]

"Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle
and Hume was fond of a dram,
Rene Descarte was a drunken fart,
I drink, therefore I am."

[monkey man]

LOL! Too funny man.

Dave, I'm touched man; seems everything about you is big, including your heart.

Banana daiquiri? It's likely I'd be so overwhelmed by the visit all rules would be thrown out of the window.
FWIW, this year's been the worst so far - only one visitor... in February!

My advice to all is that if you fall ill, be sure to heal up quickly lest you end up like the Monkster.

[davedempsey]

Ok,
it's a date, or a fig, or some other kind of dried fruit... or whatever

The deal is: as soon as I can get a day or two I'll jump a plane and ruin your health with the influence of my chidish, self destructive habits... or you can just watch... or whatever. Just promise you won't tell anyone just how disgusting i am, OK?

[monkey man]

I won't tell if you please, and you'll not tell of my fleas.

It's a sultana, Davo.

[davedempsey]

I won't tell if you please, and you'll not tell of my fleas.

It's a sultana, Davo.

oh... Sultanas... that's what happens to grapes if you don't make wine, no?

[monkey man]

Yup, and porridge and breakfast cereal is what happens to grains if we don't make beer or vodka.