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Post by tazman67 »

Hi
Anyone tried the Boags Classic Blonde
I think its better than the Carlton..got a bit more hops profile...can taste it but cant pick it out....
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Haven't tried it yet, but I have no doubt Boags is better than Carlton...
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Post by Iron-Haggis »

Heard that this was coming out, I think it's suppose to hit the mainland in a few months or so.

Does anyone else think that these low carbohydrate beers are a fruad. They have at best 66% the calories of a standard beer. Plus I very much doubt they have all the proteins and minerals that you find in your standard beer.
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Post by Turner »

re: lo-carb beers

I haven't tried the cascade or boags, but I've tried pure blonde and super dry. super dry tastes like absolute garbage but pure blonde is drinkable. gives a really bad hangover if you're not careful though. Besides, when it's $40-odd a carton, you might just as well get coopers anyway.
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Post by corks »

Turner wrote:you might just as well get coopers anyway.
i think that applies to most commercial offerings.
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Turner wrote:... I've tried pure blonde and super dry. super dry tastes like absolute garbage but pure blonde is drinkable. gives a really bad hangover if you're not careful though.
Here's a clue to the hangover factor: In an article about Cooper's Brewery the other day, one of the Mr Coopers said they had no plans to brew a "lo-carb" beer, due in part to the fact that you need, and I quote, "industrial enzyme" to brew it. Yum :D

No doubt it is also due to the fact that Cooper's is the majority shareholder in Premium Beverages, which distributes Michelob Ultra, which is imported from the US.

Cheers,

Oliver
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