The beer drinking man has long faced a conundrum.
The best mass produced beer in Australia is, as any fule kno, Coopers Pale.
On the other hand the cheapest beer is from Aldi.
Until today, oh joyous day, when I found Coopers Pale going in Aldi for $42 a case.
Tonight’s going to be a good night.
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What’s Your opinion?
Coopers Pale at Aldi! Oh Happy Day!
Mess said :
Not to mention the occasional bottles of Bulmers Cider now and then. Apple heaven, I swear.
Nice spot. Out of the Aussie beers, Coopers Pale is in my top 5. Little Creatures is a bit better I reckon. If you’re going to go international – Newcastle Brown Ale. OMG taste, and OMFG price.
johnboy said :
Pays for itself after about 387 or so beers. Which if you’re anything like me, is not very long at all.
Also much more environmentally conscious, just refilling your schooner glass, rather than having all that packaging and beer miles.
In summary, homebrewing in kegs is something you can’t afford not to do.
Alid have some great beer from time to time. Their Aldi brand stuff is not great, however they get specials in all the time. Got a case of Singha there a couple of weeks back for $40. Mothy, they have Rekorderlig from time to time as well, usually about $5 per bottle. BWS is only slightly more at 3 for $18.
switch said :
Been there, done that, still a better use of my time to buy the case IMHO. Your mileage may vary.
johnboy said :
The secret is to always rinse the bottle out straight after emptying it. This gets rid of the yeast residue while it’s still runny and then they take very little cleaning next time you make a brew.
Duffbowl said :
Teh moneys.
I need more of you buggers to take out a premium subscription.
johnboy said :
What’s holding you back, JB?
switch said :
Yes and when I want to spend my Sundays washing bottles I’ll do just that again.
Hopefully in 2013 I’ll get a keg rig running.
Or brew your own, using Coopers kits, for less than 50c per longneck bottle…
Mothy said :
blurgh
Who cares? Not me!
Is the Rekorderlig cheap there?
We reviewed the vintage not that long ago.
Certainly excellent, but pricy and of uncertain availability.
Mass produced for mine means available on tap in most bars and on the shelf in most grog shops.
JB, does Coopers Vintage Ale fall under your “massed produced” definition, given that it’s not made all year round? I bought a slab of it for an outrageous price a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been slowly savoring it. It’s the best commercially brewed beer I’ve ever run across, superior to Little Creatures, and almost as good as some of Christoph Zierholz’s masterpieces.
And an outstanding 7.5% alcohol as well, IIRC. 🙂
The Aldi beer may be cheap, but there’s a reason for that. I’ve never tried one that I liked. An alternative source of cheap beer is Costco, where you can generally find Stella, Boags, Becks and a few others at good prices.
You da man!