Foster's at it again ...

anti-fsck · Post by **anti-fsck** » Monday Dec 12, 2005 1:57 pm

Ad campaign for Redback here

Tyberious Funk · Post by **Tyberious Funk** » Monday Dec 12, 2005 2:15 pm

Welcome to the DWW website - the home of the 110% TOTALLY COMMITTED and PASSIONATE AUSTRALIANS dedicated to the promotion of THE ONE TRUE WHEAT BEER - REDBACK

There should be laws against this sort of crap. Redback, the one true wheat beer?

undercover1 · Post by **undercover1** » Monday Dec 12, 2005 2:19 pm

Think this has been around for a while...in newspapers you can turn the page once you spot the little "advertising feature" headings, no such luck on the web.

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Tuesday Dec 13, 2005 3:28 am

How much do you figure a years supply is? .................6 or 12

Dogger

dab123 · Post by **dab123** » Tuesday Dec 13, 2005 10:46 pm

200 pints imperial . ( give or take 50 or so )

P.S I dont understand the question , what was it again ?

Wimmig · Post by **Wimmig** » Wednesday Dec 14, 2005 11:27 pm

I served up 3 kegs of redback with tequila shots through each serving and it rocked the night like no other.

I'm a big fan of redback, keep it up Matt!

Tyberious Funk · Thursday Dec 15, 2005 12:53 pm

Wimmig wrote:I served up 3 kegs of redback with tequila shots through each serving and it rocked the night like no other.

I'm a big fan of redback, keep it up Matt!

I would describe Redback as an acceptable but not spectacular beer. But calling it the "One True Wheat Beer" should be a breach of advertising ethics.

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Thursday Dec 15, 2005 12:54 pm

after doing a small amount of travelling in Germany I discovered that Australia does not do wheat beers... full stop

kurtz · Post by **kurtz** » Thursday Dec 15, 2005 7:25 pm

MHD...
thats pretty much correct !!
There are excellent examples of Weissbeir available (in bottles) in Australia, I have a bit of a soft spot for Erdinger, though Weihenstephan make an excellent brew and of course the old standby Schofferhoffer..
Quite different are the Belgian Wit beers of which Hoegarten is about the only one around.. we are of course talking white beers here.
Redback is a fine beer of course but may I suggest the following tasting session (with a few of your mates)

Redback
Hoegaarten
Erdinger (or other) Krystalweizen..this is optional I do not like Krystalweizen)
Erdinger (or other) weissbrau ..mit heffe of course.oh please do not do the trendy shake the bottle thing..
Redback ..again ...as a control beer
Weihenstephan Dunkleweizen
Erdinger "Pikantus" Dunkleweizenbock.

mmmm...Pikantus....mmmm

You will find that your observation about Australian and German wheat beers is entirely correct

kurtz...

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Thursday Dec 15, 2005 8:31 pm

being a local I assume you make the occsasional sojourn north to Debarcle?

Hoegaarten, not suprisingly is one of my favourite, readily available wbs I have had since...

I really wish I would have remembered (or recorderd) the names of brews I had there... but many of them were particular to towns I visited... Sone of the ones I had in the north (around Greifswald, near the very northern tip) were spicy, not hot, just very spicy, the aroma was quite something else....

the word Dunkleweizen rings a bell.... what exactly soes it mean

kurtz · Post by **kurtz** » Thursday Dec 15, 2005 8:57 pm

Dunkleweizen simply means dark wheat
There are many "darkened" versions of wheat malt produced, chocolate wheat,caramel wheat, dark wheat and so on and all are avilable here in the antipodes...I find that a bit of choc wheat does well in a porter actually....

Kurtz

Tyberious Funk · Post by **Tyberious Funk** » Monday Dec 19, 2005 8:49 am

kurtz wrote: Redback is a fine beer of course but may I suggest the following tasting session (with a few of your mates)

Redback
Hoegaarten
Erdinger (or other) Krystalweizen..this is optional I do not like Krystalweizen)
Erdinger (or other) weissbrau ..mit heffe of course.oh please do not do the trendy shake the bottle thing..
Redback ..again ...as a control beer
Weihenstephan Dunkleweizen
Erdinger "Pikantus" Dunkleweizenbock.

I'd add Schofferhofer Hefeweizen to that list. Just personal preference of course.

grabman · Post by **grabman** » Monday Dec 19, 2005 9:35 am

if you are in Perth an want to try these brews with a good meal I'd suggest the "Alpine Restaurant" in Carlisle! The food is excellent and at $7.50 a beer, 500ml, the prices are very reasonable.

Had lunch there yesterday with my parents, introduce the old man to the joys of Weihenstephan and Erdinger beers. Needless to say I wasn't driving home!!

Lebowski · Post by **Lebowski** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 7:46 pm

grabman wrote:if you are in Perth an want to try these brews with a good meal I'd suggest the "Alpine Restaurant" in Carlisle! The food is excellent and at $7.50 a beer, 500ml, the prices are very reasonable.

Had lunch there yesterday with my parents, introduce the old man to the joys of Weihenstephan and Erdinger beers. Needless to say I wasn't driving home!!

What are the food prices like?

grabman · Post by **grabman** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 11:08 pm

Pretty good!! The old man paid so I didn't see final bill. Set menu for $32, was entree, main and desert. I think mains were around the $20-25 mark, but servings are quite big!!!

I'll be going back!!!

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 11:32 pm

as a beer lover you should try http://www.kingludwigs.com.au/ been there 4 page BEER list.Foods good too.

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Wednesday Dec 21, 2005 7:31 am

looks a nice place.

wouldn't mind a go at that 8% Doppelbock.

yard

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Friday Dec 23, 2005 9:05 am

Had a crystalwizen one time that was just brillent!