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I have recently become interested in the types of wines and other intoxicating beverages which can be obtained and what kinds are in general better than others. Beers are 'meh', but admissible. :D

I don't have much experience with alcohol, and part of the reason I'm asking is because a friend of mine is having his birthday next week and I want to pick him out something good (yes, I'm over 21, it's just that I've never been interested in it).

I tend to like white wines better than reds (bitter-ugh), but feel free to post anything that you enjoy. My price range is sadly limited, so try to keep it below $25-30 USD (the lower the better, as long as it's not nasty). Any other type of drink is allowed too (mixed, etc).

Japanese plum wine is cool. That's probably not the official name for it, but I don't feel like looking it up.

Rum.


Goes excellent with coke. $20 for solid rum, and then a few bucks for some coke.


Mmmm....

I have recently become interested in the types of wines and other intoxicating beverages which can be obtained and what kinds are in general better than others. Beers are 'meh', but admissible. :D

I don't have much experience with alcohol, and part of the reason I'm asking is because a friend of mine is having his birthday next week and I want to pick him out something good (yes, I'm over 21, it's just that I've never been interested in it).

I tend to like white wines better than reds (bitter-ugh), but feel free to post anything that you enjoy. My price range is sadly limited, so try to keep it below $25-30 USD (the lower the better, as long as it's not nasty). Any other type of drink is allowed too (mixed, etc).

By Heaven! Try Absinthe!! All hail the Green Fairy!! I think you can get it in Canada. Please, correct me if I´m wrong, Canadians of the forum. It is also possible to get it in St. Maarten, French-Dutch Virgin Islands. The prices range from $15-35 USD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

Guinness is pretty intersting flavor wise. It's not for everybody though.

I am also a fan of white wines. I can't help you. I'm no conniseur by any means. I just drink what's there.

I never really explored wines. I regret that, because I look at the half to 2/3rds of the liquor store dedicated to wine and I have absolutely no idea where to start.

I have always stuck to beers and spirits. I'd like to explore wines if I could figure them out.

As for beer, I have expensive taste. Best beer I have decent access to in this part of the US is Dogfish Head IPA(60 or 90 minute). Excellent beer. Best beer I've ever had was called Bells Expedition Stout. If you see it, try it.

As far as mixed drinks, I've always been partial to Mudslides(figures, right?) and Margaritas(not frozen). I've tried the Mojito recently and liked it(I like rum), but I tend to shy away from them because that seems to be the Hot Thing right now. Rum is my favorite at home mixer for it's versatility. *nod*

Guinness is pretty intersting flavor wise. It's not for everybody though.

Tell me about it. I ordered a pint of Guinness while in Ireland 2 years ago and after the first gulp, I knew I´d committed a mistake. Lets just say Guinness is an acquired taste.:p

Tell me about it. I ordered a pint of Guinness while in Ireland 2 years ago and after the first gulp, I knew I´d committed a mistake. Lets just say Guinness is an acquired taste.:p

Yeah. Burnt toast for the win. But hey, I like espresso too, so maybe I'm just really weird.

Yeah. Burnt toast for the win. But hey, I like espresso too, so maybe I'm just really weird.

Yeah, and an aftertaste of something greasy. I swear. I´m not much of a beer drinker but hey, I was in Ireland. I had to, right?

A good whiskey would be Jameson. Not as harsh as Jack and is awesome on the rocks.

I have recently become interested in the types of wines and other intoxicating beverages which can be obtained and what kinds are in general better than others. Beers are 'meh', but admissible. :D

I don't have much experience with alcohol, and part of the reason I'm asking is because a friend of mine is having his birthday next week and I want to pick him out something good (yes, I'm over 21, it's just that I've never been interested in it).

I tend to like white wines better than reds (bitter-ugh), but feel free to post anything that you enjoy. My price range is sadly limited, so try to keep it below $25-30 USD (the lower the better, as long as it's not nasty). Any other type of drink is allowed too (mixed, etc).

Anchor Steam or Anchor Porter are good beers. So are Sierra Nevada (most famous for their Pale Ale), Old Rasputin, Belhaven Wee Heavy, Murphy's Stout (somewhat like Guinness) and Pyramid Apricot. My taste in beer, like LG's, runs somewhat expensive.

Johnnie Walker Red Label Blended Scotch Whisky (http://www.scotchwhisky.net/blended/johnnie_red.htm) with Ginger Ale and a squeeze of Lemon on the rocks

or

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey (http://www.jackdaniels.com/recipes/cocktails.aspx) with Coke.

For my money, Ketel One is the best moderate-to-expensive vodka out there, and you can definitely get a medium-sized bottle in your price range. I'm not a big fan of white wines, but I like a nice viognier, so you might look for a bottle of that in the $20-$25 range.

I agree with LG on margaritas over the rocks. Pomegranate ones are way too trendy right now (frigging pomegranate itself is too trendy), but they're absolutely delicious. I don't know about absinthe though, Nanatsu, I've heard it smells like cat urine!

Water.

Johnnie Walker Red Label Blended Scotch Whisky (http://www.scotchwhisky.net/blended/johnnie_red.htm) with Ginger Ale and a squeeze of Lemon on the rocks

or

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey (http://www.jackdaniels.com/recipes/cocktails.aspx) with Coke.

JD gives me the hibbly jibblies for some reason! But I kind of like Jim and coke, go figure. Knob Creek makes a decent whiskey too.

JD gives me the hibbly jibblies for some reason! But I kind of like Jim and coke, go figure. Knob Creek makes a decent whiskey too.

Jim is quality whiskey as well, as is Crown Royal. I'm not a big Wild Turkey guy.

I am primarily a Whisky/Whiskey and Beer fan

My personnel recommendations are as follows


Scotch:
-Highland-
Balvenie Doublewood (http://www.thebalvenie.com/shop/double12yo.html) a great 12 year, price is good and is a nice warm enjoyable scotch

Glemmorangie (http://www.internetwines.com/pa46134.html) a great 10 year scotch great on a cold day (they have a wonderful 18 year old too)

-Islay-
laphroaig (http://www.scotchwhisky.net/malt/laphroaig.htm)a heavy 10 year old Islay, takes a bit to get used to with its heavy flavor and sort of oily taste, but surprisingly something good to come back to

-Lowland-
Auchentoshan (http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-257.aspx) surprisingly light tipple distilled scotch ... great

Bourbon
Jack Daniels Gold Medal (http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1130.aspx) Surprisingly good bourbon even though it is not a top specialty of mine (pretty low brow taste when it comes to bourbon)

Irish
Jameson 18 year old (http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-2868.aspx) Great and classic Irish, I happen to be more of a fan then of Bush Mills

Ill get some Canadian recommendations in a bit but all in all these are some that I enjoyed but I am happy with a 13 dollar bottle of Mcmasters and a coke too :)

Caning the Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka now...

Labatt Blue. Anything else is uncivilized:sniper:

Hmm, thanks guys. I'll have to try a few of these before next week... it will tough, but doable. :D

Perhaps a taste of the Dogfish will change my mind on beers; my previous experience with them is the cheap kinds easily available here.

Pomogranite margaritas sound interesting too...

I've heard about absinthe but what I've heard is that it has (really) toxic chemicals in it, or were in it, or something. I believe it was from wormwood or whatever they use to make it. After reading the article you posted, though, I suppose that was a bunch of crap. :D

The OP did say his price range was 25-30 USD, and I seem a lot of people have put down Whiskey Bourbon and Scotch, and if they are that price in the US damn I hate my governments who chuck excise taxes on our alcohol.

Anyway perhaps you could get a bottle of Apple Schnapps or some other kind. Mirrabella (I think that is how you spell it, it's from France) is good and has a bit of kick in it don't know if it is your price range or not.

I've heard about absinthe but what I've heard is that it has (really) toxic chemicals in it, or were in it, or something. I believe it was from wormwood or whatever they use to make it. After reading the article you posted, though, I suppose that was a bunch of crap. :D

Well, one thing I can vouch for absinthe is, it´s not for the faint of heart. I like it, but never in excess. One drawback is that you seem to live in the US and, absinthe, if I´m not mistaken, is illegal over there. Bringing it into the country could get you in trouble and could put you in jail. But try it if you have the opportunity.

Well, one thing I can vouch for absinthe is, it´s not for the faint of heart. I like it, but never in excess. One drawback is that you seem to live in the US and, absinthe, if I´m not mistaken, is illegal over there. Bringing it into the country could get you in trouble and could put you in jail. But try it if you have the opportunity.Yeah, the 'real' absinthe is illegal to import. From the article there seems to be some reasonable facsimiles of the real thing, made with another plant of the same family, so perhaps I'll try that. And yes, I have no intention of guzzling down whatever I do get, so hopefully I won't have any problems with the stronger stuff... hopefully. :D

Perhaps a taste of the Dogfish will change my mind on beers; my previous experience with them is the cheap kinds easily available here.

Dogfish Head's IPAs are fantastic, but they're not something I'd necessarily recommend to a starting beer drinker. It's hard to know what someone's going to like if they've only had the cheap macrobrews, but a few of the beers that first got me into beer are the Leffe Blonde, Chimay Bleue, and New Belgium Fat Tire (which is less expensive and more common than the first two, but not nearly as good).

Also you could get him whisky or whiskey. There are good suggestions in this thread.

By Heaven! Try Absinthe!! All hail the Green Fairy!! I think you can get it in Canada. Please, correct me if I´m wrong, Canadians of the forum. It is also possible to get it in St. Maarten, French-Dutch Virgin Islands. The prices range from $15-35 USD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

When I think of Absinthe, I think of this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTdzO9W9_8A

Any number of good beers (Guinness, McEwan's, Belhaven, Newcastle, Boddington's, Stella Artois, real Heineken, etc.), quality Tequila, and real Russian vodka.

And I'm talking about the stuff they simply don't export. My brother-in-law managed to smuggle a bottle of the good stuff on his trip back from Moscow during one of his two-week stays in Russia (he works for NASA). We compared it side-by-side with Smirnoff and Absolut, and several others which I've since forgotten. None of the knockoffs (and they are knockoffs) came close to the real thing. Smooth, smokey, and very drinkable. It's damn good on its own, but mix it with a flavored beverage and you've got a real champ.

It's a shame I can't remember the name on the bottle, but I couldn't read it anyway, as it was in Russian. Damn Cyrillic alphabet.

If you like wine, you might like some mead.

However, how much are you planning to drink at this party? You guys planning to get buzzed, drunk, or wasted? (do the last one!)

If it is option 2 or 3, I'd get some whiskey or vodka, start out with a mixed drink or two, then take shots.

Buckfast. It's got a pretty unique* taste that'll stay with you for days..

*By unique I of course mean horrendous.

Hawaiian Punch and Absolute.

Hawaiian Punch and Absolute.

Try your best to get some of the real Russian vodka. You'll call Absolut and Smirnoff and any other knockoff absolute shit once you try it.

Had another thought:

Get some moonshine!

Just know who you are getting it from...you don't want to die or go blind...

If you like wine, you might like some mead.

However, how much are you planning to drink at this party? You guys planning to get buzzed, drunk, or wasted? (do the last one!)

If it is option 2 or 3, I'd get some whiskey or vodka, start out with a mixed drink or two, then take shots.Maybe 2. I'm not wanting to get wasted, just have some fun.

Dogfish Head's IPAs are fantastic, but they're not something I'd necessarily recommend to a starting beer drinker. It's hard to know what someone's going to like if they've only had the cheap macrobrews, but a few of the beers that first got me into beer are the Leffe Blonde, Chimay Bleue, and New Belgium Fat Tire (which is less expensive and more common than the first two, but not nearly as good).

Also you could get him whisky or whiskey. There are good suggestions in this thread.Probably a good idea; about how much do those beers you've suggested run for, anyway? I'll have to go check out the selections at some stores tomorrow.


Real Russian Vodka: ok, I'll keep that in mind. :D

Belhaven

Hell yes. Their St. Andrews Ale is a recent discovery of mine, and it's excellent.

Try your best to get some of the real Russian vodka. You'll call Absolut and Smirnoff and any other knockoff absolute shit once you try it.

I hear the Russian stuff is gettin' scarce due to the demand of ethonal. It must be expensive.

Absinthe would be a great idea though, as said, it's illegal in the USA - I do think you're allowed to import for personal use though, try Sebor on Google, it's Czech, pretty much the real thing and it always adds something to a party, just not sure you have the time to have it delivered.

Ketel 1, Grey Goose and the like are good as presents but a bit of a waste to chug at a party.

Any other vodka is a little boring and one of the multitudes of Vodka likely bought along - there is an Absolut Peppar that might be a little different.

That goes for rum and whiskey as well, either it's lost in the crowd or it's too nice to chug, same with wine to be honest.

I'd say Tequila has always succeeded in making a party, everyone likes Tequila Guy.

I would, myself, bring a reasonable bottle of champagne, it's always good as a gift and they're fairly reasonably priced these days and you can get away with chugging them.

Probably a good idea; about how much do those beers you've suggested run for, anyway? I'll have to go check out the selections at some stores tomorrow.

I get Leffe Blonde at $11 for a six-pack, but it's a drive to the nearest liquor store that carries it around here. Chimay's a good bit more expensive, $13 for a single 750-ml bottle at the same store, or I can buy it for maybe a buck more somewhere closer to home. Fat Tire is cheaper, about $9 for a six-pack. My favorite American beer, Abita Turbodog, should be around the same price.

I don't know if you or your friend is a Guinness fan, but if so, consider getting a better stout. Old Rasputin was mentioned, and I'll second it.

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Seriously, though, I'd say a White Zinfandel if you want a sweet(ish) white wine. I'm no wine connoisseur, though.

If it's beer you want, find a good dark ale. I don't care for lager beers, but ales are tolerable. And there's always Mike's Hard Lemonade.

I get Leffe Blonde at $11 for a six-pack, but it's a drive to the nearest liquor store that carries it around here. Chimay's a good bit more expensive, $13 for a single 750-ml bottle at the same store, or I can buy it for maybe a buck more somewhere closer to home. Fat Tire is cheaper, about $9 for a six-pack. My favorite American beer, Abita Turbodog, should be around the same price.

I don't know if you or your friend is a Guinness fan, but if so, consider getting a better stout. Old Rasputin was mentioned, and I'll second it.

Those are some expensive 6 packs.

The poor guy is on a limited budget. I reccomend quantity. Get enough beer so you can make a beer-a-mid! (a pyramid made out of beer cans)

The op said he is on a budget of...30 bucks?

I need some more info.

How many people are going to the party?

Is the OP the only person bringing booze? If not, how much other booze will be there?

IF, and I stress IF, there is a going to be some more alcohol there, the OP should buy some of the nicer stuff.

However. If the OP is the only one bringing booze, bring lots of it.

Get some Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (the best of the cheap stuff!). Its about 7 bucks a twelve pack.

So get 2 of those. Then get a 10-20 dollar bottle of whiskey. Have someone else bring some coke to mix the whiskey with. If you have any more money, buy another twelve pack of pabst.

That should ensure that there is plenty of booze for a small group of people. (probably enough to get a fair amount of people at least buzzed!)

I've tried the Mojito recently and liked it

I've always wanted to try one of those.

I got the impression that this was more of an "everyone brings something" situation than one where the OP would be expected to provide the entire party. If the latter's the case, I'll simply point out that if you're trying to budget a party under $30, you can't go wrong with the award-winning Two-Buck Chuck. :p

Everybody likes margaritas. You can't really go wrong with them. (Plus, you can add all sorts of yummy fruits to them. Raspberry margaritas, blackberry margaritas, mango margaritas....) :)

I get Leffe Blonde at $11 for a six-pack, but it's a drive to the nearest liquor store that carries it around here. Chimay's a good bit more expensive, $13 for a single 750-ml bottle at the same store, or I can buy it for maybe a buck more somewhere closer to home. Fat Tire is cheaper, about $9 for a six-pack. My favorite American beer, Abita Turbodog, should be around the same price.

Where the hell are you guys getting your beer from?

It must be nice not have the government taxing your alcohol, hell we have a beer excise that goes up every six months in accordance with the CPI.

Leffe Blonde or any Leffe for that matter is shit. Chimay is good.

But if it is Belgium beers you are going for get Hoegarrden, Kwak or Duvel (but you will need the right glass for that last one). Of course go for some some German Beer not the everday cheap everday shit like Becks, Bitburger and Lowenbrau. Also go for Pilsner Urquell that is a good beer.

I got the impression that this was more of an "everyone brings something" situation than one where the OP would be expected to provide the entire party. If the latter's the case, I'll simply point out that if you're trying to budget a party under $30, you can't go wrong with the award-winning Two-Buck Chuck. :p

lol yeah get a few goon bags u can't go wrong, for a party under $30

Where the hell are you guys getting your beer from?

It must be nice not have the government taxing your alcohol, hell we have a beer excise that goes up every six months in accordance with the CPI.

Honestly, I'm quoting the rack prices off the store's Web site... it's been a while since I bought any of these (been trying new things lately), so my memory's hazy on what I actually paid. Add your own sales tax and liquor tax where applicable. :)

I have recently become interested in the types of wines and other intoxicating beverages which can be obtained and what kinds are in general better than others. Beers are 'meh', but admissible. :D

I don't have much experience with alcohol, and part of the reason I'm asking is because a friend of mine is having his birthday next week and I want to pick him out something good (yes, I'm over 21, it's just that I've never been interested in it).

I tend to like white wines better than reds (bitter-ugh), but feel free to post anything that you enjoy. My price range is sadly limited, so try to keep it below $25-30 USD (the lower the better, as long as it's not nasty). Any other type of drink is allowed too (mixed, etc).

Meads are good, and contrary to popular opinion can be dry as well as sweet. However commercial ones can be a bit iffy depending on the brand and lean towards the overly sweet in some cases (although one brand - I believe it was Chaucer - was aged in oak barrels and I personally found it overly tanic).
If you can find a bottle (usually stores that carry it will stock it with dessert wines) it will normally run anywhere from $12-20 a bottle.

It's to late now but my advice if you want to give him something cool next year is to learn how to make your own. It's one of the less complicated beverages to learn how to brew and once you have the equipment you can get a 10-gallon batch for under $25-30 dollars worth of ingredients. You can also add herbs, fruit, or spices to vary the flavor.

By Heaven! Try Absinthe!! All hail the Green Fairy!! I think you can get it in Canada. Please, correct me if I´m wrong, Canadians of the forum. It is also possible to get it in St. Maarten, French-Dutch Virgin Islands. The prices range from $15-35 USD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

You can get it in the US as well. There's a version made with a cousin of wormwood that isn't as high in that chemical - the name of which I'm to lazy to look up.

You can get it in the US as well. There's a version made with a cousin of wormwood that isn't as high in that chemical - the name of which I'm to lazy to look up.

Thujone?

Caning the Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka now...

Oh dear lord. First thing I ever got stupid drunk off of, and I couldn't smell anything vanilla-scented for weeks.

Well, one thing I can vouch for absinthe is, it´s not for the faint of heart. I like it, but never in excess. One drawback is that you seem to live in the US and, absinthe, if I´m not mistaken, is illegal over there. Bringing it into the country could get you in trouble and could put you in jail. But try it if you have the opportunity.

Actually, I think they just repealed the ban very recently?

Hawaiian Punch and Absolute.

QFT. Ditto sparking cran-apple cider and Ketel One.

Try your best to get some of the real Russian vodka. You'll call Absolut and Smirnoff and any other knockoff absolute shit once you try it.

I think it's a little more a matter of preference than that. Plenty of people have tried expensive wines and champagnes and prefer the more commercial stuff. But there is quite a difference between the real potato-based vods and others, though you can find labels that produce potato vodka in more and more countries now, even in the U.S.

Thujone?

Probably. I had four shots of the legal version, my vision got really sharp for about thirty seconds then I fell over giggling.

I'll second rum.

If you have an incredible sweet tooth and are bent on wine, and depending on where you are, ice wine can be reasonably priced and quite tasty.

Probably. I had four shots of the legal version, my vision got really sharp for about thirty seconds then I fell over giggling.

Yeah. From what I understand (that is, what I've read and what friends who have experience with it have told me), absinthe doesn't have any actual psychoactive (or, perhaps more properly psychedelic...) properties...it just makes you extremely drunk. Although I admit to having only ever had a couple shots.

Those are some expensive 6 packs.

The poor guy is on a limited budget. I reccomend quantity. Get enough beer so you can make a beer-a-mid! (a pyramid made out of beer cans)

The op said he is on a budget of...30 bucks?

I need some more info.

How many people are going to the party?

Is the OP the only person bringing booze? If not, how much other booze will be there?

IF, and I stress IF, there is a going to be some more alcohol there, the OP should buy some of the nicer stuff.

However. If the OP is the only one bringing booze, bring lots of it.

Get some Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (the best of the cheap stuff!). Its about 7 bucks a twelve pack.

So get 2 of those. Then get a 10-20 dollar bottle of whiskey. Have someone else bring some coke to mix the whiskey with. If you have any more money, buy another twelve pack of pabst.

That should ensure that there is plenty of booze for a small group of people. (probably enough to get a fair amount of people at least buzzed!)

The OP said he wanted to get nice stuff. Only dumbasses and kids choose quantity of beer over quality of beer. If one is getting a gift for a friend, PBR, though decent, doesn't fucking cut it. For $30, if you have any decent liquor stores, you can get some Imperial Russian Stout, which is high and alcohol and tasty. You can get probably three six packs of something good and maybe something else, too.

By Heaven! Try Absinthe!! All hail the Green Fairy!! I think you can get it in Canada. Please, correct me if I´m wrong, Canadians of the forum. It is also possible to get it in St. Maarten, French-Dutch Virgin Islands. The prices range from $15-35 USD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

For my fellow absinthe fans I buy mine from www.eabsinthe.net they have an excellent range of both french and bohemian style absinthes (no I don't work for them).

Labatt Blue. Anything else is uncivilized:sniper:

You have a rather strange view of what is civilised

Buckfast. It's got a pretty unique* taste that'll stay with you for days..

*By unique I of course mean horrendous.

Glaswegians winos seem to like the taste.


* finally works out multi-quoting - so the minus sign adds thing in not the plus sign how logical is that? *

Japanese plum wine is cool. That's probably not the official name for it, but I don't feel like looking it up.

Ume or umeshu I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeshu

I have recently become interested in the types of wines and other intoxicating beverages which can be obtained and what kinds are in general better than others. Beers are 'meh', but admissible. :D

I don't have much experience with alcohol, and part of the reason I'm asking is because a friend of mine is having his birthday next week and I want to pick him out something good (yes, I'm over 21, it's just that I've never been interested in it).

I tend to like white wines better than reds (bitter-ugh), but feel free to post anything that you enjoy. My price range is sadly limited, so try to keep it below $25-30 USD (the lower the better, as long as it's not nasty). Any other type of drink is allowed too (mixed, etc).

I love a good, beefy red wine. A cabernet-sauvingon (cab sav) or such like.

As for beers, Coopers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopers_Brewery) are excellent. I like Coopers Red (Sparkling Ale) best, but Coopers Green (Pale Ale) is very good too.

I love a good, beefy red wine. A cabernet-sauvingon (cab sav) or such like.

As for beers, Coopers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopers_Brewery) are excellent. I like Coopers Red (Sparkling Ale) best, but Coopers Green (Pale Ale) is very good too.

Coopers is shit you might as well drink your crappy Crown Largers or VB Boony.

Oh dear lord. First thing I ever got stupid drunk off of, and I couldn't smell anything vanilla-scented for weeks.


It's good though. Not uber-expensive, a little goes a long way - so you can share, and the vanilla and vodka flavours complement each other. It's pretty effective, and it's yummy. What more do you need. :D

Coopers is shit you might as well drink your crappy Crown Largers or VB Boony.

Nope, I reckon Coopers make the best (widely available) beers in Aus. Much better than VB or Crown.

Nope, I reckon Coopers make the best (widely available) beers in Aus. Much better than VB or Crown.

Well if we limit our choices to Australian beer that is widely available I will still have to disagree with you.

What about Boags? You cannot say that Coopersis better than Boags, Cascade is good too.

And don't forget Tooheys Extra Dry and Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum

Absinthe is a good look.