Favourite stout?.

spoonbadger

Howdy all, i would've been an avid guinness fan up until recently, but bought myself a can of beamish and a can of murphy's (both draught) last night.

I'm sure neither of them can compare to bottled stout, or a proper pint, but i was very impressed by murphy's!!. Despite being canned draught (widget etc.) it was lovely, and had none of that manky, bland taste that guinness draught cans have.

So,does anyone have any other recomendations for proper stout?.

slayerking

I'd definitely recommend O'Haras stout. You can get it in most tescos. Really nice session stout. One of my favourite session drinks!
O'Haras also do a celebration stout which is fabulous too if you can get your hands on it.

Guinness foreign extra is quite nice also and, if you can find it, I've heard good things about Guinness Special export but I havent managed to track that one down here yet!!

The Porterhouse also have some nice stouts available, if you get a chance tip in and try a few.

shrapnel222

the oyster stout in the porterhouse is pretty nice imo

oblivious

In no particular order St Peters cream stout, Sierra Nevada Stout, O'Haras stout, Porterhouse Wrasslers

IronMan

Porterhouse Wrasslers, Fullers London Porter, Messers Plain. I also like Guinness Extra Stout.

lmtduffy

guinness extra is very nice,

Favourite is probably St.Ambroise its a Quebecois stout, very tasty.

mayordenis

Sometimes I'll pour Goundenband into a pint glass and just pretend.

oblivious

mayordenis wrote: »

Sometimes I'll pour Goundenband into a pint glass and just pretend.

Try and get you hands on Rodenbach grand cru

Publin

I've only tried a few different stouts outside of the ones widely available in pubs, but I have to say O'Hara's is by far my favourite. Haven't had it in ages, but this thread has put it in my head to pick up a few bottles next time I'm in the off licence/supermarket.

Don't wish to hijack the thread, but seeing as it's a thread about stout, it's probably the best place for this question... Have any of you heard of a chocolate stout? I was told about it by a chap who loves his stout. Supposedly it's quite heavy, but tasty to have one or two bottles (think he said the name was Young or Young's, possibly an English stout/brand). Anyway, I'm just wondering has anyone tried it and if so what's it like? Also, does anyone know if it's available in Ireland and if so where (and a rough price if possible would be great)?

Thanks!

Oh yeah and I quite like the stout (Oyster?) that the Porterhouse do. Quite easy to drink even if you're out on a major one, it's not as heavy or filling as say Guiness IMO.

slayerking

Its probably Youngs double chocolate stout...



Really nice chocolate stout, rich chocolate flavour as you'd imagine. Its Delicious but I dont think I could drink more than 2!! Def worth tracking down.
I picked up mine in an offie is Galway but I'd imagine Redmonds of Ranelagh would be your best bet if your lookin for it.

oblivious

Young's chocolate stout is common-ish around the country

spoonbadger

Excellent!!.Thanks for the suggestions all!!. Now have plenty of stuff on my to-try list .

-O haras
-Porterhouse
-St Peter's
-St ambroise
-Messrs
-Fullers london
-Young's double chocolate (:D)

And i googled goundenband, got a lot of praise!!.Must try some too.

Now if only i had money....

kenmc

Porterhouse do a seasonal Chocolate Truffle Stout too, which I think is far superior to Youngs DC Stout.

oblivious

kenmc wrote: »

Porterhouse do a seasonal Chocolate Truffle Stout too, which I think is far superior to Youngs DC Stout.

Should be available soon me thinks!

BeerNut

+1 on Wrassler's and O'Hara's. Look out for the new one in the O'Hara's range: Leann Folláin. I think it's barrel aged.

mayordenis

oblivious wrote: »

Try and get you hands on Rodenbach grand cru

My hands are soaking in it most of the time :pac:

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oblivious wrote: »

Should be available soon me thinks!

I thought it usually came out at around Autumn/Winter...no?

As an aside.

The Porterhouse in Phibsboro are selling their TSB from a cask at the moment.

oblivious

Des wrote: »

I thought it usually came out at around Autumn/Winter...no?

As an aside.

I though it was a special for valentines and paddies day?

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oblivious wrote: »

I though it was a special for valentines and paddies day?

Hmm.

I definitely remember being in Porterhouse Temple Bar of a cold evening and drinking it.

kenmc

Des wrote: »

I thought it usually came out at around Autumn/Winter...no?

Well wiki says spring, which would tend to match up with these rating dates

Des wrote: »

Hmm.
I definitely remember being in Porterhouse Temple Bar of a cold evening and drinking it.

Well that narrows it down to around an 11 month window then

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kenmc wrote: »

Well wiki says spring, which would tend to match up with these rating dates

Excellent stuff.

I'm glad I was wrong, can't wait to see this back in the PH.

Lovely stuff.

kenmc wrote: »

Well that narrows it down to around an 11 month window then

Kork Boy

I'm not a big stout drinker but I always seem to go back to Guinness, i still have much to learn though

BeerNut

Chocolate Truffle Stout is generally part of the big stout promotion they do for the weeks following St Patrick's Day. I don't know how or if that'll be affected by the Irish Beer & Whiskey Festival they're running from 26th March this year.

TSB is a regular at PH North. They've done a big promotion on it around the Six Nations this year, though I think even the most rabid CAMRA-heads suspend their principles, and senses of taste, to drink Guinness when in Dublin.

the beer revolu

oblivious wrote: »

Try and get you hands on Rodenbach grand cru

Bierhaus in Cork have been selling it lately.

I love it now but didn't when I first tried it!:eek:

Locamon

Kork Boy wrote: »

I'm not a big stout drinker but I always seem to go back to Guinness, i still have much to learn though

Can't go wrong with draught Guinness Nice to try other stouts but the only one I felt ever came close was Murphy's -when I was visiting Cork but a bit too sweet for regular drinking. Porter house stouts are pretty good but can be hit and miss on standard.
Pint of plain is your only man can't be doing that chocolate stuff:pac:

Publin

Apologies for only returning to this thread now, internet troubles...

slayerking wrote: »

Its probably Youngs double chocolate stout...

Really nice chocolate stout, rich chocolate flavour as you'd imagine. Its Delicious but I dont think I could drink more than 2!! Def worth tracking down.
I picked up mine in an offie is Galway but I'd imagine Redmonds of Ranelagh would be your best bet if your lookin for it.

Thanks, that's the one! I haven't managed to track it down yet. Tried my local offlicence, a Cheers! store and an O'Briens, but no luck (O'Briens staff looked at me like I'd 3 heads and had a laugh amongst themselves as if I was clinically insane ). I'm going to try Molloys but after that I think I'll have to sort out some way of trekking over to Redmonds! If anyone has bought it/seen it recently, please do share details of where it's available (and if it's expensive?)?

I'll also keep an eye out for the Porterhouse truffle stout, sounds interesting!

Thanks for the info/advice gents.

Anoeta

Ive always had a soft spot for Murphys. Love afew pints of it every now and again. I wouldnt be a huge stout fan but the Guinness Extra is absolutely beautiful!! Bursting with flavours!!

the beer revolu

I do have a love for Guinness Special Export (not to be confused with Foreign Extra).!

Guinness Extra is pretty good too.

bionic.laura

Porterhouse Chocolate Truffle Stout is available now as part of their Irish Beer and Whiskey festival. It's lovely really chocolaty and smooth.

Other stouts to try are Wrasslers XXXX from the Porterhouse, Messers Maguire Plain and Sierra Nevada Stout.

Corcaigh84

I love Murphy's tbh, mainly down to taste of it, and the fact that I can enjoy a good few of them and not get crazy drunk. I seem to notice a big difference between stout drunk and beer drunk. Stout a bit more chilled out...

Anyway that's personal preference, I have also noticed I've had much worse hangovers after a night on the Guinness(in Dublin, good pints), and to a lesser extent Beamish.

I thought I'd never drink Murph's straight from the can either, but I had a couple of cold ones at a house party before Christmas, and I was surprised at the result tbh. There were no clean glasses. Don't judge me

cavedave

Whats the worst stout? I find oyster unpleasant after the first one.

Anoeta

the beer revolu wrote: »

I do have a love for Guinness Special Export (not to be confused with Foreign Extra).!

Guinness Extra is pretty good too.

I actually meant foreign extra.

kenmc

cavedave wrote: »

Whats the worst stout?

Guinness.

BeerNut

cavedave wrote: »

Whats the worst stout?

Quilmes (no offence, kenmc;)) and Leroy.

I don't think Guinness is bad, per se, it's just dull. The worst thing about it is the massive negative effect it's had on Irish stout and Irish stout drinkers. There's a cold and flavourless circle of hell reserved for the inventors of nitrogenation.

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

There's a cold and flavourless circle of hell reserved for the inventors of nitrogenation.

And the best reason to try the bottle version and ask your local to stock it!

slayerking

Worst stout.... Castle milk stout is one I didnt enjoy!

oblivious wrote: »

And the best reason to try the bottle version and ask your local to stock it!

The normal response I get when I ask for a pint bottle of stout is
"We use to stock that, but it doesnt sell so we stopped".

I have seen some pubs stock the small 330ml bottle of Guinness, but its the same price as a pint is some places which I'll never understand why!

oblivious

slayerking wrote: »

"We use to stock that, but it doesn't sell so we stopped".!

yea would it kill them to keep 6 or so bottles in stock, not exactly going to break the bank.It's also extremely lazy attitude, have they never heard of actually push the products they sell, ever other business appear to, rant off:P

Saruman

For me it is O' Haras all the way.
I did love the Youngs double chocolate and there is no way I could not mention the Porterhouse Wrasslers XXXX.
Also worth a mention is the heavenly Fullers London Porter.

For pure drinkability and pleasure though it is a bottle of O'Haras.

cavedave

I just got Mackeson in Sainsbury's. made by inbev. Nice aroma, fairly bland, sweet. Interesting stout to try though.

Ham'nd'egger

cavedave wrote: »

I just got Mackeson in Sainsbury's. made by inbev. Nice aroma, fairly bland, sweet. Interesting stout to try though.

I recall being told that Mackeson stout was often given to sick people to help boost iron levels. Long time since I saw it in the UK, good spot