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Sail and Anchor Kolsch $20 for 16x 345ml Carton, BWS Cairns Raintrees (+Elsewhere?)

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chickentaste on 03/09/2013 - 20:50 files.ozbargain.com.au (662 clicks)

I can picture the planning meeting now:
"let's just call it Pilsner"
"no, no.. we're a faux-craft beer maker.. we need something exotic and authentic-sounding"
"nobody knows what Kolsch is though"
"that doesn't matter because we're going to call it Cat's Shank Kolsch"
"that's even worse. it sounds like feline pornography"
"it's done. Sail and Anchor Cat's Shank Kolsch"
"that's the other thing, our company name sounds dangerously like cockney rhyming slang for wan.. nevermind"

Fast forward to September 2013. I'm waiting to pick up Mrs Chickentaste from the gym and have popped in to BWS to find my dinner when I spot cases and cases of this beer slap bang in the middle of the room so you can't miss it. It's almost like they want to get rid of it. I attempt to engage a BWS worker in banter:

"so why is this $20 a carton anyway?"
"yeahnahmate nobody knows what it is mate. Nobody wants it mate. What is it anyway?"

So basically, if you live near a BWS where they sell very little but XXXX, VB and cask wine the chances are that you too can pick up this very same beer at a very silly price. Just don't try to submit bargains once you've had a few of them though or this is what happens….

Alcohol Beer Sail and Anchor

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  • fattyboombatty on 03/09/2013 - 20:53
    +23

    +1 would read again

    • fattyboombatty on 03/09/2013 - 20:53
      +9

      ps - say hi to mrs chickentaste for me

  • Matt P on 03/09/2013 - 20:57

    Is it any good?

    • hoondaboy on 03/09/2013 - 21:04
      +1

      Yes it's good (from the tap).

    • chickentaste on 03/09/2013 - 21:06
      +15

      So far, yes. Best not take my word for it though.. I'd suck metho through a dirty dischcloth if I thought it would get me drunk.

      Beer advocate reviews here (beware, contains excess beer-snob BS):
      http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2557/86710

      It does taste a LOT better than the other Sail and Anchor beers. The golden ale in particular tastes like my mouth on a Sunday morning.

    • altomic on 04/09/2013 - 07:51

      very average tasting beer.

  • rekabkram on 03/09/2013 - 21:04
    +8

    You popped in to a BWS to find dinner? No wonder your drunk.

    • chickentaste on 03/09/2013 - 21:12
      +22

      You haven't met Mrs Chickentaste…

    • COR80 on 04/09/2013 - 01:37
      +3

      Sheesh, next thing you'll be saying Guinness isn't a food.

  • rehab on 03/09/2013 - 21:26

    Hey Chickentaste, I checked out your beer review link and admit I haven't tasted or even heard of a single beer in the top 100. Am I a beer heathen? Please advise.

    • chickentaste on 03/09/2013 - 21:55
      +17

      I'm going to channel the ghost of Amy Winehouse to answer this one:
      "If you've got a name like rehab, I'd say 'no, no, no'.

    • Fappo on 04/09/2013 - 13:47

      Most of the beers on there probably aren't even available in Oz (or are at least hard/expensive to find).

      I you wanna try some of the best beers available in Oz give these breweries a try: Epic, 8 Wired, Tuatara. (They're Kiwi breweries, but I'm a bit of a traitor when it comes to big IPAs.)

  • nerd1 on 03/09/2013 - 21:33

    http://www.bws.com.au/sail-and-anchor.html

    I don't get the names… seems like they are promoting the brand… at this price it essentially $30 for 24 bottles (345ml)

    • TheBean on 03/09/2013 - 21:45

      I think Woolies has an interest in Sail and Anchor, so yeah they'd be promoting it. The names are a bit funny but the beer is ok.

      • heatseeker424 on 03/09/2013 - 21:51

        From what I can tell they wholly own the 'Sail and Anchor' brand.
        Also: "They are brewed by Bill Hoedemaker at WA's Gage Roads Brewing, which is part-owned by Woolworths."
        http://www.theshout.com.au/2012/11/02/article/Woolies-launch…

      • dawyndham on 03/09/2013 - 21:53
        +1

        Yeah, Woolies own ALH group which owns the Sail and Anchor Hotel in Fremantle, which was formerly a brewpub.

        • heatseeker424 on 03/09/2013 - 23:23
          +2

          But it's misleadingly not brewed there anymore…

        • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 04/09/2013 - 10:42

          yup the address you'll find on the bottles is actually for a Dan Murphys in Alphinton. At this price its hard to resist, but its fake craft beer, pretending to be from a craft brewery and it's nothing special.

  • Employeenarz @ BWS - Beer Wine Spirits on 03/09/2013 - 21:46
    +4

    You MAY find this at other stores, but this price is store specific - I suspect due to them having a lot of stock and many lines have been deleted. I work for the Raintrees Shopping Center store (in mall near Woolies) and these lines are deleted but not set at such a low price due us not having much stock.

    Many low movement lines have been deleted in all stores across the region, so keep an eye out for more random price drops.

    +1 for awesome description :)

    • chickentaste on 03/09/2013 - 21:56
      +1

      The place next to the t-shirt shop? that t-shirt shop is awesome.

      • Employeenarz @ BWS - Beer Wine Spirits on 03/09/2013 - 22:03
        +1

        Yep. I've had a browse but never actually purchased anything from there.

  • dawyndham on 03/09/2013 - 21:50

    To be fair, the 'company' is these days a subsidiary of Woolworths, however they are keeping the name of the original brewpub in Fremantle they bought in 1990.

  • frostee on 03/09/2013 - 21:58

    I loved the amber ale maybe this will be decent too?

  • strangeloops66 on 03/09/2013 - 22:03

    I need new glasses…I read it as "chickenteste".

    • chickentaste on 03/09/2013 - 22:07
      +11

      Mrs Chickentaste, is that you?

  • ltwo on 03/09/2013 - 22:47
    +1

    Anybody in WA had any luck? $20/carton is cheap as! "yeahnahmate"

    • mikljon on 04/09/2013 - 04:48

      im checking my local later today

    • mikljon on 04/09/2013 - 15:34

      No Luck but only tried 2 BWS.

  • jjj123 on 03/09/2013 - 23:09

    dan murphys had this price just a month ago

    beers itself are pretty fine

  • YOTR on 04/09/2013 - 07:40

    What is the best before date on these?

  • mini_wombat on 04/09/2013 - 08:37
    +1

    Yep .. reminds me of my time in Cologne. It's called "Kölsch". It is a very light tasting beer - easy to drink … girls usually love it! Served in small 0.2l glasses (as the opposite to the 1l Masskrug in Bavaria). It's a great concept … you usually don't really have to order this beer … as soon you walk in a pub you get one. As it is so small you pretty much get constantly a new one and it's always fresh and cool. When you want to experience this beer in Cologne I suggest to go there on the 11/11 at 11:11 at the Alter Markt - the open the carnival there - lot's of fun (or go there at carnival time in February).

    No idea about the quality of this one … or if they just use the name …

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kölsch_(beer)

  • Scrooge McDuck on 04/09/2013 - 08:38

    OP, it's transliterated as Koelsch not Kolsch.

    • strangeloops66 on 04/09/2013 - 09:48
      +2

      He didn't transliterate it, he just didn't know how/couldn't be stuffed to type "kölsch" with the umlaut (transliterated).

      On a PC, try: control + shift + colon, then o

      On a Mac, try: option + u, then o

      On a Linux machine: try transliteration, lol.

      • Leonard on 04/09/2013 - 10:38

        Or on a PC: Alt-0246 (on the num pad) = ö

        • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 04/09/2013 - 10:44
          +3

          Or on google: search "fancy o" and copy and paste

        • br3ttles on 04/09/2013 - 12:48

          ö

        • yaziyo on 04/09/2013 - 17:21
          +1

          Why so shocked?

      • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2013 - 11:56
        +1

        No way am I control shifting my colon on any PC, even if I get an oooo at the end.

  • cheapy on 04/09/2013 - 10:55
    +1

    This what happens when you're banned from 4chan, isn't it?

  • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2013 - 11:18
    +1

    I'd rather drink VB than this pisswasser…Woolworths' pathetic attempt at a boutique beer just tries too hard - the branding, graphic design, everything.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2013 - 11:59
    +2

    Mmmmm. Cat's piss in a can. The deal might be okay, or not, but the description is well worth a vote.

  • Fappo on 04/09/2013 - 15:49
    +1

    Not available at the Woolies BWS Rundle Mall.

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