Moosehead Pale Ale

Ham'nd'egger

Picked up six bottles of this new beer this evening; loving it so far. It has the same soft subtle sweetness of it's Lager brother but that little bit of bite that an ale needs. Anybody else picked her up yet?

BeerNut

Bought it but not tried it yet.

There was no best before date on the bottle, and when I asked in DrinkStore he checked the box and there was no date on that. He assured me it was fresh in, but if it tastes stale I'll know what's happened.

Ham'nd'egger

BeerNut wrote: »

Bought it but not tried it yet.

There was no best before date on the bottle, and when I asked in DrinkStore he checked the box and there was no date on that. He assured me it was fresh in, but if it tastes stale I'll know what's happened.

You know but I didn't see a BBD on it either; in fairness yer man in Drink Store would warn you nicely if it was an issue. I drank from the bottle and it seemed grand to me early on.

Only had 4 bottles of it so it will take a bit of time to get used to it; it went down well and it's soft; an IPA it isn't so don't expect a heavy and mature brew. But definitely worth trying IMO.

BeerNut

Hamndegger wrote: »

in fairness yer man in Drink Store would warn you nicely if it was an issue.

Oh yeah, absolutely. They're a nice bunch in there.

Anoeta

Hamndegger wrote: »

an IPA it isn't so don't expect a heavy and mature brew.

Yeh your right. I picked up a couple of these tonight with a couple of Brew Dog Cult Lagers. After a Cult Lager the Moosehead seems rather disappointing. A fairly average tasting beer and nothing like an IPA at all. Goes down easy enough though.

BeerNut

Yeah, I thought it was pretty damn poor. I did learn how to read the date on it though.

IronMan

I did not like this stuff at all. Picked up a 6 pack, just as bland as the lager. Which isn't a ringing endorsement of the stuff!

Anoeta

IronMan wrote: »

I did not like this stuff at all. Picked up a 6 pack, just as bland as the lager. Which isn't a ringing endorsement of the stuff!

Yeh after the first I was barely able to finish the 2nd. Weird sickly sweet after taste off it. Now I know why they were on special offer!!!

Ham'nd'egger

Anoeta wrote: »

Yeh your right. I picked up a couple of these tonight with a couple of Brew Dog Cult Lagers. After a Cult Lager the Moosehead seems rather disappointing. A fairly average tasting beer and nothing like an IPA at all. Goes down easy enough though.

Going from Brew Dogs, even breast milk would be a let down:D

The_M

Beernut, I found your comments on Genny Cream interesting. Amazing how a beer trys to get cachet by being "imported". Genny has always been a workingman's cheap after work beer! I used to by it for <$2 a sixpack, cheapest thing in the store, unless you count Utica Club Cream Ale, and you really shouldn't it was even less like beer.

BeerNut

The_M wrote: »

Amazing how a beer trys to get cachet by being "imported".

It certainly is. You'll also find lots of American beer writers covering Guinness, Smithwick's, Boddington's and Newkie Brown as though they were the epitome of quality beer in their respective countries of origin.

Anoeta

Yeh its a killer how expensive the decent american beers are over here. I seen Sierra Nevada for 3.75 a bottle in Portmarnock yesterday. Thats almost $5 dollars a bottle.

The_M

Holy crap! Sierra Nevada is $6.50-7.50 a six pack here! The IPA is quite nice!

grenache

What ever about their Pale Ale, i do love Moosehead's normal pilsner, its skunkiness is beautiful. I could drink it all day and night.