December 2006 Archives

I am repeating this photos as a submission for the latest Photo Friday challenge, which is 'Best of 2006'.

The photo above was taken from the Hostellerie Bon Rivage on the shores of Lake Geneve in June 2006.

This will be my last post on Bier Adventures from Australia. I look forward to sharing the worlds beers with you from my new home in Germany.

The above photo is of an ad for my fav' mas-produced Aussie Beer. Coopers Pale Ale.

See you all soon.

I visited the Lowenbaru on the weekend with some close mates. We indulged in some Franziskaner Weissbier.

## UPDATE 18 May 2007 ##
I have also used this photo for the latest Photo Friday challenge, "Large" challenge.

1 Litre biers are good!

If you are visiting from Photo Friday, be sure to check out my two sites here:
Bier Adventures
&
Urban Atrophy

I picked up a couple of this seasonal brew the other day. Apparently Coopers creates this beer every year in September. It has a similar alcohol texture and taste to a bock, but still enjoys that rich Coopers ale flavour.

I really enjoyed this beer. It would be great to sip over dinner rather than to drink at the pub.

On a side note, I am leaving Sydney & for that matter Australia at the end of December. I am moving to Frankfurt, Germany to take up a new job there.

The site will continue to function and will mainly contain information about biers from Germany & Europe. And maybe a few Aussie beers when I can :-)

The above shot shows what should happen to poorly made beer. In this case a Toheeys New has been shown the exit.

I do have to say that of the main stream Australian beers I am a huge fan of the South Australian made Coopers Pale Ale. I think it has something to do with the fact that there are no preservatives in the beer.

I spent Monday night at the Bavarian Bier Café indulging in a fantastic evening of bier tasting and coaching on the fine art of bier drinking during the December sesssion of Bier Akademie.

If you are interested in learning more about the finer biers from Germany, check out the Akademie.

I visited the Heritage Restaurant, part of the Belgian Beer Cafe group of bars the other evening. Not only do they have a great food menu, but their beer menu is one of the most expansive in Sydney.

I had one of my favourite Belgian beers, an amber called Kwak.