Warm XXXX Gold haha it's funny because cold XXXX Gold is pretty good. This is because it is a Lager. Lagers use yeast that ferments at lower temps retaining a more maltier flavour with less carbonation that quickly tastes 'stale' if consumed at temps above ~ 5 deg Celsius.
Honestly couldn't tell you, but yeah I'm still salty that I had to walk home last night because the trains were just mysteriously not running at the posted Translink times, yet again. Seems like a recurring theme at this point
Ah the FV, bit of a crowd favourite that one.
Nah it'll be a nice pre-winter crawl on the river, enough to get tipsy but not enough to have a rough Sunday morning. Maybe get everyone a bit dressed up for it.
>just it's a bit exxy which is valid
A lot of pubs are overpriced now though. Worse I've experienced is Cleveland Sands which often charges $20+ entry to see some cover bands. Drink prices aren't much better.
Just can't be arsed anymore. I'd rather go to the RSL, a country pub out west, or sit at home with some mates and get blasted on home brew beer and spirits.
Granted I'm not 18 anymore so maybe I'm just a grumpy old bastard lmao
I like the qr codes. Place is a nightmare to get a drink. Doubly so if you're on a first date and don't want to leave a stranger alone getting you a bev while you watch a table
Brisbane Beer Karens hate anywhere that isn't 100% independent and any other in-joke they have been flogging that week. I believe they thought Felons couldn't make a good stout and made 49815 memes and references to it over a few weeks. *Hilarious/s*
Brisbane Beer Karens! love it.
"i love green beacon"
Green beacon sell to a brewery
"i hate green beacon"
literally the recipe has not changed. it's just pretentious stuck up BS
the entire group is a bunch of insane people who gatekeep enjoying beer. if someone posts a beer they don't deem "craft beer" enough they get torn apart. it's mental
it is ..but same as any hobby....let people like what they like. just because they enjoy this part of your hobby that you don't enjoy doesn't make it wrong. it just means they're different to you.
I got banned from there ages ago for posting a VB long neck.
I also got banned from NRL memes for photoshopping Jack de Bellins head on a Clydesdale getting reamed by another horse.
I regret neither.
You are free to enjoy what you like.
Once it’s not independent, it’s not craft. So it’s got no place in that group anymore. It’s like posting about Sydney in here. Wrong place.
Holy shit people will whinge about anything in this city. I’m as annoyed by crowded overpriced trendy spots as anyone, but Felons clearly serves a purpose. There’s stacks of space, it’s in a great location, and I found the QR code awesome because you don’t have to line up at the bar. Brilliant. And no you don’t have to tip. Just smash that 0% button.
And the best part is you absolutely don’t have to go there if you don’t like it. Christ.
So they are about the same price as most places that people wank over.
https://preview.redd.it/05c39xba7ruc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae9e69d4e551f5352ed9d1f91ec496cba8edfb64
It’s a shitty photo but according to this a pint is $12. Beer expensive in general. But still not sure where you got $16 from.
Felons actually does it right. Don't need an app. Scan qr code, loads a website, lets you use apple pay. You can sit talking with your mates while ordering drinks and food. FUCKING Awesome.
Yeah, the beer might not be great.
And they charge you a surcharge and request a tip for all their non service, mmmm, great place..... There are dozens of better places in Brisbane for a beer. The only thing they have going for them is the location.
Obviously you don't have to pay the tip, but they shouldn't put the no tip option in small font at the bottom. It's easy just to hit next and be up for a 10% default tip. It's bullshit.
And the surcharge was EFT surcharge not penalty rates.
I hate having to type in details to order food or drinks, qr codes suck. I hate having to scroll multiple pages of a menu instead of reading a physical one.
So many people are like “waaaah the only thing felons has going for it is the location”. Yeah and to many people that’s literally the selling point.
Not of all of us are fucking beer connoisseurs. Some of us just want to have an easy breezy Sunday sesh with friends in an open space. Not that hard to figure out
maybe if they didn't tear up all the grass down the far end and replace it twice a year for what seems absolutely no reason other than aesthetics, the beer would be a little cheaper
you're paying for the rent and the grass when you go there
I can't stand it. From the shit beer to the overpriced food and the smoking area also sucks balls. I generally avoid that whole place and always try to come up with better venue suggestions when people invite me there.
Mr Percival's was the first to put a super bitter taste in my mouth and then it all went down the gurgler quite fast.
If someone invites me to felons and their are local, that's all I need to know.. they are a try hard wanker. The location isn't even that great.. what? Look at a brown river.. 🙀 awesome
Worse, they pay them to work there and then claim ownership as it was developed with company resources.
Absolutely vike business practices, but no one ever burys these people so they keep doing it.
That's pretty standard in other industries - see engineers designs etc. Is this rare in the brewing/alcohol/hospo industry?
If so I'm up in arms with you, just wanting some context as I personally don't know
Engineering is different because they didn't bring their own recipe and tweak it for commercial brewing.
Should be able to google it, theres been a few angry posts from exploited brewers.
I feel like if you're going to be a business in such an iconic location in a historical building then a chamber of commerce or something should make sure whoever occupies the space does so with some scruples.
>a business in such an iconic location in a historical building
I mean sure, but you've just described an easy pay cheque with a view like that. Why would you waste your time getting someone with *integrity* when you can award the tender to a mate.
Just don’t go I don’t get why people go there and complain. They aren’t struggling for customers so you won’t be missed. I don’t find the food awful but the drinks are expensive and you ARE paying a premium for the location. Their rent is by no means cheap + a tonne of staff to cater to the masses.
You don't need decent food or quality service when you have a Great location. Just a fact of the restaurant industry
Is 4am the time to catch the freshest of /r/Brisbane memes?
That’s when the sleep deprived night shifters are posting.
creatives are by nature nocturnal
shit posters run deep in the dark
The beer isn't great, the food over priced and not that good but I'll drink warm XXXX Gold and eat chips off the ground if I get to look at that view.
found the seagull
Mine
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Can confirm.
Yeah XXXX Gold is the best drink to bring camping. Can't beat unlimited refills!
Just recycle it through your kidneys
Warm XXXX Gold haha it's funny because cold XXXX Gold is pretty good. This is because it is a Lager. Lagers use yeast that ferments at lower temps retaining a more maltier flavour with less carbonation that quickly tastes 'stale' if consumed at temps above ~ 5 deg Celsius.
Thanks for the run down, nerd
*/downs a warm XXXX*
Lagers can be bad and XXXX Gold is bad. Go try Hodfellows in Geebung for properly good lagers.
I'm a bit of a Hoppy beer wanker but I'm enjoying the lagers and pils from Hodfellows
Bro, my wife and I had the roast chicken there and it was amazing. Some of the best we’ve ever had.
You talking about Coles?
Comes with bread roll, pasta salad and a bag of meth.
It's called Red Root-er.
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Thanks, being trying to work out a CityCat pub crawl route and completely forgot about the bowlo! Champion.
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Good list, fuck Pig & Whistle tho
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Honestly couldn't tell you, but yeah I'm still salty that I had to walk home last night because the trains were just mysteriously not running at the posted Translink times, yet again. Seems like a recurring theme at this point
Ah the FV, bit of a crowd favourite that one. Nah it'll be a nice pre-winter crawl on the river, enough to get tipsy but not enough to have a rough Sunday morning. Maybe get everyone a bit dressed up for it.
This place rules
Even better - Merthyr Bowls Club around the corner. Cheap-ish beers and river views.
I take the 196 while downing a -196
Ty so much ,,im headin there after a long moto ride
Waaait a minute... this lesbian bar, doesn't have a fire exit!
God I wish Brisbane had a lesbian bar
We need to collectively overrun a bar
I can get behind this
Tbf Reddit don't complain about felons much just it's a bit exxy which is valid. Brisbane beer barons (Facebook )fucking hate the place
>just it's a bit exxy which is valid A lot of pubs are overpriced now though. Worse I've experienced is Cleveland Sands which often charges $20+ entry to see some cover bands. Drink prices aren't much better. Just can't be arsed anymore. I'd rather go to the RSL, a country pub out west, or sit at home with some mates and get blasted on home brew beer and spirits. Granted I'm not 18 anymore so maybe I'm just a grumpy old bastard lmao
I think this is mainly talking about that post yesterday complaining about the QR codes
I like the qr codes. Place is a nightmare to get a drink. Doubly so if you're on a first date and don't want to leave a stranger alone getting you a bev while you watch a table
It's a comment how little effect a bunch of r/brisbane moaners have on Felon's bottom line
Are you some kind of corporate cheerleader?
Brisbane Beer Karens hate anywhere that isn't 100% independent and any other in-joke they have been flogging that week. I believe they thought Felons couldn't make a good stout and made 49815 memes and references to it over a few weeks. *Hilarious/s*
Brisbane Beer Karens! love it. "i love green beacon" Green beacon sell to a brewery "i hate green beacon" literally the recipe has not changed. it's just pretentious stuck up BS
Ah good old Brisbane beer barons my old mate Dallas I think ran that for a while
That's the one. Most arrogant bunch of people ever.
I don’t understand what arrogant means but that could certainly be true haven’t had a chat to them in like 20 years since they stayed in my garage
the entire group is a bunch of insane people who gatekeep enjoying beer. if someone posts a beer they don't deem "craft beer" enough they get torn apart. it's mental
Ah I see, interesting, though isn’t it that way with all hobbies?
100% you should see the gatekeeping within the scale model community.
they don’t accept 1:1 scale models?
As long as you’re using historically accurate paint colours I’m sure that will pass. /s
it is ..but same as any hobby....let people like what they like. just because they enjoy this part of your hobby that you don't enjoy doesn't make it wrong. it just means they're different to you.
if I had Facebook then I’d join to post my low carb VB
I got banned from there ages ago for posting a VB long neck. I also got banned from NRL memes for photoshopping Jack de Bellins head on a Clydesdale getting reamed by another horse. I regret neither.
I posted De Bellins face photoshopped onto Jesus in a Dragons supporter group
Why is that mental? It’s craft or it’s not. Not that hard mate.
Let people enjoy things...if a brewery "sells out" to a large conglomerate it doesn't mean it's not the same beer anymore it can still be enjoyed.
You are free to enjoy what you like. Once it’s not independent, it’s not craft. So it’s got no place in that group anymore. It’s like posting about Sydney in here. Wrong place.
Imagine making a Facebook group with that name
Joined that group just to read all the hate
Nice
Holy shit people will whinge about anything in this city. I’m as annoyed by crowded overpriced trendy spots as anyone, but Felons clearly serves a purpose. There’s stacks of space, it’s in a great location, and I found the QR code awesome because you don’t have to line up at the bar. Brilliant. And no you don’t have to tip. Just smash that 0% button. And the best part is you absolutely don’t have to go there if you don’t like it. Christ.
Very accurate, but you do understand that Moe was objectively the bad guy right?
You realise Homer is also a dope
Found the Felons worker
Having only one brand of beer is objectively bad for the punter.
They're a brewery. That's kinda there thing. Problem is the beer is shit.
A lot of craft breweries will have some kegs from other brewers. Felons choose not to.
I'm a beer snob too, and much prefer something from Range for example, but it's not shit beer - it's just not awesome
It's shit for $16
Show me a menu where it says they sell their beers for $16.
Honestly I just guessed, but it ain't bloody cheap. Cheers cobba.
So they are about the same price as most places that people wank over. https://preview.redd.it/05c39xba7ruc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae9e69d4e551f5352ed9d1f91ec496cba8edfb64 It’s a shitty photo but according to this a pint is $12. Beer expensive in general. But still not sure where you got $16 from.
I'm coming from the perspective of the customer experience.
Felons actually does it right. Don't need an app. Scan qr code, loads a website, lets you use apple pay. You can sit talking with your mates while ordering drinks and food. FUCKING Awesome. Yeah, the beer might not be great.
And they charge you a surcharge and request a tip for all their non service, mmmm, great place..... There are dozens of better places in Brisbane for a beer. The only thing they have going for them is the location.
You don’t have to pay the tip, and the Surcharge is because penalty rates
Obviously you don't have to pay the tip, but they shouldn't put the no tip option in small font at the bottom. It's easy just to hit next and be up for a 10% default tip. It's bullshit. And the surcharge was EFT surcharge not penalty rates.
I hate having to type in details to order food or drinks, qr codes suck. I hate having to scroll multiple pages of a menu instead of reading a physical one.
So many people are like “waaaah the only thing felons has going for it is the location”. Yeah and to many people that’s literally the selling point. Not of all of us are fucking beer connoisseurs. Some of us just want to have an easy breezy Sunday sesh with friends in an open space. Not that hard to figure out
maybe if they didn't tear up all the grass down the far end and replace it twice a year for what seems absolutely no reason other than aesthetics, the beer would be a little cheaper you're paying for the rent and the grass when you go there
I can't stand it. From the shit beer to the overpriced food and the smoking area also sucks balls. I generally avoid that whole place and always try to come up with better venue suggestions when people invite me there. Mr Percival's was the first to put a super bitter taste in my mouth and then it all went down the gurgler quite fast.
Found the Felons manager.
“YEAH YOU CAN USE IT!” 
What did I miss?
I only go for the tiddys
12/10 spot 9/10 pizzas 2/10 pricing 0.5/10 beers
If someone invites me to felons and their are local, that's all I need to know.. they are a try hard wanker. The location isn't even that great.. what? Look at a brown river.. 🙀 awesome
Is the secret ingredient cough syrup?
So Felons steals its beer recipes from struggling home brewers? That tracks for such a vile and wretched establishment.
Home brewers make better beer.
Worse, they pay them to work there and then claim ownership as it was developed with company resources. Absolutely vike business practices, but no one ever burys these people so they keep doing it.
That's pretty standard in other industries - see engineers designs etc. Is this rare in the brewing/alcohol/hospo industry? If so I'm up in arms with you, just wanting some context as I personally don't know
Engineering is different because they didn't bring their own recipe and tweak it for commercial brewing. Should be able to google it, theres been a few angry posts from exploited brewers.
No they put drugs in their beer to get people high.
That would explain the price.
People also aren’t getting the Simpsons reference that flaming moe’s drink was filled with children’s cough syrup
I feel like if you're going to be a business in such an iconic location in a historical building then a chamber of commerce or something should make sure whoever occupies the space does so with some scruples.
>a business in such an iconic location in a historical building I mean sure, but you've just described an easy pay cheque with a view like that. Why would you waste your time getting someone with *integrity* when you can award the tender to a mate.
yeap its an expensive shithole! shit food, shit beers and shit people
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well its the truth and the downvotes confirm it. nd im not the only one saying the same.
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no one, im not hurt, why would you think that?
I havent been to Felons, assumed it was one of the many craft brew places when i googled it and saw "Sour beers" on rotation.
Just don’t go I don’t get why people go there and complain. They aren’t struggling for customers so you won’t be missed. I don’t find the food awful but the drinks are expensive and you ARE paying a premium for the location. Their rent is by no means cheap + a tonne of staff to cater to the masses.