Scharers Lager

shamus2 · Post by **shamus2** » Tuesday May 01, 2007 10:42 am

Is it really worth $66 a carton + delivery?
http://www.scharers.com.au/buy_scharers.php

rwh · Post by **rwh** » Tuesday May 01, 2007 10:53 am

I've never had it, but if the descriptions on that site are anything to go by, I'd say yes. Especially the bock.

MOFO · Post by **MOFO** » Tuesday May 01, 2007 1:48 pm

I had it pretty much exclusively the whole of Anzac day. I enjoyed it, I probably drank in excess of 4 jugs of it. I found it to be quite a sweet beer with a touch of honey nose, but strangely I was reminded of a sweet, raspberry-jam type aftertaste to it after a while.
Where do you live? It's available on tap right throughout Sydney.. worth having a try on tap first I reckon. I would be pretty sure it is one of those beers that is much better out of a keg into a pint glass than from a bottle (what good beer isnt?).

Chunk · Post by **Chunk** » Tuesday May 01, 2007 6:08 pm

I had a couple of glasses at the Australian on the weekend. I like it but I recommend trying it before you buy, although it I can't see why you wouldn't enjoy it. I think they were selling it for $15 per sixpack at the pub in Picton. I regret not buying one or two last time I was there.

Tim... · Post by **Tim...** » Tuesday May 01, 2007 10:25 pm

That bock sounds (and looks) soooo nice. If anyone finds 6 packs being sold anywhere in Melbourne, please post. I'd love to buy some of this.

chris. · Post by **chris.** » Thursday May 03, 2007 7:33 pm

Tim... wrote:That bock sounds (and looks) soooo nice. If anyone finds 6 packs being sold anywhere in Melbourne, please post. I'd love to buy some of this.

To my knowledge the Bock is only available in 750ml Champers bottles.

& it does sound good (I'm gonna cop a flaming for this one I suspect) But it's one of the worst beers (let alone Bocks) I've ever had. I've had it on 3 occasions & all 3 times it was estery & vegemitey. Save your money IMO.

rwh · Post by **rwh** » Friday May 04, 2007 10:43 am

Wow, just goes to show you can do everything right and still produce shit beer!

chris. · Post by **chris.** » Friday May 04, 2007 1:40 pm

rwh wrote:Wow, just goes to show you can do everything right and still produce shit beer!

I take it that you haven't seen 'the pub with one beer' show then?

rwh · Post by **rwh** » Friday May 04, 2007 1:44 pm

Haha no I haven't, but reading about it online is certainly an eye opener. Perhaps I should have said:

just goes to show you can write sales copy that makes it sounds like you do everything right and still produce shit beer!