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Title: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: McGirr on May 27, 2012, 06:53:54 PM

Well after many, many, many Years of support from my esteemed friend Mr XXXX I must say its time to move on in life. Yes I have met another friend !!

It goes down nice , tastes better , loves me more ( sorry I love it more ) hello Mr Great Northern !!   

Yes it's a sad day but I have filed for divorce proceedings ( hmm sounds of De Je Vue ) from my old long time friend, sole mate, supporter etc.   :'(

My new bestest friend is now Mr Great Northern Brewing  :-*

Yes you may call me Speewah 100 the new disciple  ;D

Mark
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: jk on May 27, 2012, 07:03:37 PM
Once you sober up you'll change back  ;D , they say a change is as good as a holiday......but I think a Holiday is better  ;D . This change may bring on some "Honey Fever" if your not carefull  :cheers:
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: bullfrog on May 27, 2012, 07:06:10 PM
I got a box of Great Northern the other week to try it. Not bad, I've drunk a lot worse, it was called VB.  ;D
Also been sampling some "88 Balls", it's a Belgium larger. Very tasty, trouble is being in a smaller size stubbie they don't last long !! :cheers:
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Mace on May 27, 2012, 07:17:19 PM
Ill keep a lookout for it down here.

(Speaking as someone who still has withdrawl symptoms from Abbotts Lager)

Ive tried 88 Balls, not bad either!

 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Hang on, sh&t, its back!!!

http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_710522/abbots-lager (http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_710522/abbots-lager)


EDIT: Bugger , to late.
Title: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: @fnq4now on May 27, 2012, 07:24:34 PM
They often have a promo;- $40 per slab & you get a free $20 BCF voucher. Not bad value but xxxx is still a better beer.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Compass on May 27, 2012, 07:25:15 PM
Well after many, many, many Years of support from my esteemed friend Mr XXXX I must say its time to move on in life. Yes I have met another friend !!

Mark


I agree Mark, Great Northern is a good brew and worth the change. 

Eric.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: GeoffA on May 27, 2012, 07:28:40 PM
It goes down nice , tastes better , loves me more ( sorry I love it more ) hello Mr Great Northern !!   

Careful, Mark.

If this gets around up there you'll be denounced as a blasphemer, and summarily stoned to death........
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Crazy Dog on May 27, 2012, 07:34:44 PM
Dare I say it...

I think he will get CANNED for it...

I know - I'm sorry.. ;D

Grrr!!! >:D
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: McGirr on May 27, 2012, 07:35:50 PM
Careful, Mark.

If this gets around up there you'll be denounced as a blasphemer, and summarily stoned to death........

No all good I am a cupboard drinker  :cheers:

No one will see me  ;D

Mark

Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: DAZnBEC on May 27, 2012, 08:00:23 PM
Oh Mark, I thought you were one of the faithful ones. You will turn back soon enough and realise its in your blood mate. Besides you drinking other beers won't keep me in my job.  :cheers:

Daz
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Symon on May 27, 2012, 08:45:57 PM
Am I the only one who gets sick from drinking that stuff?
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: markbos on May 27, 2012, 09:25:01 PM
Am I the only one who gets sick from drinking that stuff?

Probably!    ;D
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: McGirr on May 27, 2012, 09:26:40 PM
Am I the only one who gets sick from drinking that stuff?

I gather you have not tried the new 6 B&S beer , it's shocking  ;D

Mark
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: taipan on May 27, 2012, 09:44:35 PM
xxxx, because Queenslander's can't spell beer   :laugh:
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: D4D on May 27, 2012, 09:48:04 PM
What is this 'beer' you speak of?

(http://www.whiskyreview.nl/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Jack-Daniels-Girls-71.jpg)
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: taipan on May 27, 2012, 09:52:16 PM
What is this 'beer' you speak of?

(http://www.whiskyreview.nl/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Jack-Daniels-Girls-71.jpg)


Now there is a good drink, the girls are ok as well
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: speewa158 on May 28, 2012, 04:20:57 AM
Bloody Northeners would drink anything l wouldnt mix rapid set with it , MUCK :o
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Barrabart on May 29, 2012, 10:26:25 PM
XXXX..... I haven't drank it in years, ever since i started getting instant headaches when cracking a can. No joke, i could open a tinny of XXXX Gold and after a couple of mouthfuls go from feeling normal (normal for me anyway  :D), to having a whooping headache.....?? :-[
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: cruisindub on May 30, 2012, 03:43:24 AM
If you want real beer,  it has to be German.
The laws still in place that it has to be brewed the natural way, not chemically.
Fantastic beer that beats anything supposedly brewed down here.
And no dearer than any crap canned and boxed here. Emu Export anyone?

No style, no class and no sense.

True conosoirs drink German.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Riguez on May 30, 2012, 10:03:10 AM
XXXX..... I haven't drank it in years, ever since i started getting instant headaches when cracking a can. No joke, i could open a tinny of XXXX Gold and after a couple of mouthfuls go from feeling normal (normal for me anyway  :D), to having a whooping headache.....?? :-[

And I thought it was just me being of a delicate constitution?  same thing, headache after about 4 cans. Mind you, VB does the same thing (my brother drinks it ok? gots ta be sociable like) and carlton cold (mate drinks it and he hates to see me trudge back to mine to grab a couple when I run out ;D) kills me after a few bottles. i try new beers all the time but I always come back to Coopers Pale Ale or 'imported' Becks when I can get it (just a bit of a snob, the aussie made imitation Becks tastes like Shit) - can drink excessive amounts and still feel relatively normal the next day ... unless Bundy rum is involved ....  8) But in reality I'll drink just about any old piss you put in front of me if you call it beer.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Kangaron on May 30, 2012, 09:57:02 PM

(Speaking as someone who still has withdrawl symptoms from Abbotts Lager)

Well done, I drank Abbotts for many years. was always guaranteed a cold drink at the bottle shop as no one else drank it.
At BBQ's my cans in the bathtub were easy to pick too.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: Mace on May 31, 2012, 09:38:42 AM
Well done, I drank Abbotts for many years. was always guaranteed a cold drink at the bottle shop as no one else drank it.
At BBQ's my cans in the bathtub were easy to pick too.


Abbotts used to be known as the poor mans Crown Lager.  About half a dozen of our "crew" used to make sure the local stock never became short dated.

We were the "sophisticated" drinkers.  ;D ;D

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiOJJeqoDf8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiOJJeqoDf8#)

 :cheers:

Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: McGirr on May 31, 2012, 01:57:07 PM
Goodbye XXXX Angels  :'(

Hello Great Northern Girls  ;D

Need to drink more I think  :cheers:

Mark
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: bullfrog on May 31, 2012, 06:19:56 PM
Aaaaaaargh. Now That would make ME give up the grog!! Bloody hell Mark, them be nasty!!!
Have you tried the Carlton Mid as a replacement to XXXX Gold?? I'll have a crack at most things, but I can't come at VB or Tooheys New. The old man worked at Tooheys Grafton for years, the biggest headache known to man is bottled in that swamp water .YUK !! :cheers:
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: McGirr on May 31, 2012, 06:52:03 PM
Haha Bullfrog your looking the photo sober, it's one of those photos that changes the more you drink.


At least a pallet full should do the job. ;D

Mark
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: bullfrog on May 31, 2012, 07:03:42 PM
I didn't know Jabba the Hut had 4 sisters..... :cheers:
Title: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: BigJules on May 31, 2012, 07:26:59 PM
I was drinking Carlton Mid, but can't seem to get through the last few cans.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: McGirr on May 31, 2012, 07:29:44 PM
I didn't know Jabba the Hut had 4 sisters..... :cheers:

 :cup:
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: bullfrog on May 31, 2012, 07:30:59 PM
You're just not trying BJ. What you need is a w/end away for a crash course in 'Red Can Demolition'  >:D >:D :cheers:
Title: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: BigJules on May 31, 2012, 07:41:40 PM
I've got four unfinished cartons on the go. You're right about not trying hard enough.
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: jetcrew on May 31, 2012, 07:52:05 PM
If you get stuck I can offer a Hahn Light,  ;D ;D

Once I put my fav dress on and blow dry my hair I can drink em all night like a big girl....

Jet :D :D
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: MarkGU on May 31, 2012, 08:15:52 PM
If you get stuck I can offer a Hahn Light,  ;D ;D

Once I put my fav dress on and blow dry my hair I can drink em all night like a big girl....

Jet :D :D
sounds like you do a double act with Bevan's mate Ruffy eh Theo?

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Goodbye Mr XXXX , hello Great Northern !!
Post by: johnyd on May 31, 2012, 09:12:05 PM
Am I the only one who gets sick from drinking that stuff?

Not sure if you mean in excess or just get sick from drinking it.

I can't drink beer, 3-4 stubbies and I'll be very close to throwing up.

Can drink spirits and wine without ill effects though.  Never even a hangover on it.