What beer are we drinking this week ?

Liquidus

Had some of the Brewdog range. 5 a.m Saint, 77 Lager, Punk IPA and Trashy Blonde, all good but I liked 5 a.m Saint the best, will have to get some more.

spaceoddity

Bought the Tokyo* tonight, gonna drink it tomorrow evening, and really looking forward to it.
I'll let ye know how I get on, but would like to say that I have very little experience with stout outside of O Hara's, Guinness Extra Stout, and a Porterhouse stout a good few years ago.

Saruman

Oooh Tokyo* I need to try it again.
I tried it in the UK in a tiny brewpub in the arse of nowhere.

The barman called for punters to go on it with him. £10 for the bottle so we all chipped in and got a whiskey measure each. It was divine.

This is not a normal stout, it is an imperial stout so Guinness foreign extra is the closest to it in the Irish market and that is not a patch on Tokyo* though take a look at Ola Dubh as it is similar and cheaper I think.

If you can get someone to help you drink Tokyo* I would by the way. It is a drink best shared.

Tomorrow I am heading to the new Trouble Brewing brewery in Kildare for BBQ and beer day

spaceoddity

Saruman wrote: »

This is not a normal stout, it is an imperial stout so Guinness foreign extra is the closest to it in the Irish market and that is not a patch on Tokyo* though take a look at Ola Dubh as it is similar and cheaper I think.
If you can get someone to help you drink Tokyo* I would by the way. It is a drink best shared.
Tomorrow I am heading to the new Trouble Brewing brewery in Kildare for BBQ and beer day

Ola Dubh - never heard of that one. Where would I find it, do you know?
And if the Tokyo* is a drink best shared, I think I might hold off on it. The only thing is, my mates don't really like stouts... :mad:

Saruman

Then drink it all yourself. What I mean is that if you know someone in to beer then sharing something like this is a good idea but only if they will appreciate it.

Ola Dubh can be got in any good off license that specialises in craft beer. drinkstore (they deiver nationwide) has it of course (two versions) and somewhere like Redmonds or Deveneys (Dublin) would too.

BeerNut

I had a bottle of Tokyo* to myself and lived to tell the tale.

DBCyc

BeerNut wrote: »

I had a bottle of Tokyo* to myself and lived to tell the tale.

Same here, tis great stuff. I wouldn't be sharing it with anyone

the beer revolu

I'm really struggling to like my bottle of Sam Adam's Triple Bock!

I wonder if it is very different when a bit fresher? - by my reckoning the bottle I have must be at least 13 years old.
I wonder what it's like a bit more fruity and a bit less bovrily?

But I will brave on!!

BeerNut

I think the bovrillness is part of its charm.

ShumanTheHuman

Brewdog Isle of Arran - thought it was great lots of big flavour but nothing overpowering. Toyko* next w/e

blueshed

got x2 btls of CURIM gold wheat beer from the Carlow brewing co.
very good beer indeed,really enjoyed them.
lovely golden colour and great taste imo.

i picked up some btls of Estrella Galicia in Kennys off license in Lucan.
a very poor selection of beers i reckon,the above and about 2 german lagers were about the only non mass produced lagers,and no craft ales or stouts.

on saturday i spent a few hrs in the Porterhouse temple bar.
i started off on the porterhouse red ale and it was very good
then tried a TSB and imo YUCK i did not like it
after that i asked for a Brainblasta=sorry out of stock
then asked for a Hersbrucker=sorry out of stock
got some of there Temple Brau lager and found it good,nothing special but
for 4.40euro it was well worth it.
the food i got was very good indeed and would recommend the chicken and ham pie with the ale gravey

IrishWhiskeyCha

4 x 4pack Leffe & 2x 4pack hoegaarden 4.99 each from Lidl ... Nice to get these bargains every so often. Used to like the Hoegaarden over the Feffe but must admit I'm getting a bit bored of the Hoegaarden now and prefer the Feffe now especially for the price.

pa990

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

4 x 4pack Leffe & 2x 4pack hoegaarden 4.99 each from Lidl ... Nice to get these bargains every so often. Used to like the Hoegaarden over the Feffe but must admit I'm getting a bit bored of the Hoegaarden now and prefer the Feffe now especially for the price.

when did lidl get them in stock .. i didnt see them advertised lately.


(must check my local lidl tomorrow)

IrishWhiskeyCha

They had an extra leaflet with their usual offers in the Sunday Papers and the Offer is valid for the week so get your skates on .

pa990

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

They had an extra leaflet with their usual offers in the Sunday Papers and the Offer is valid for the week so get your skates on .

i got the regual leaflet.. but not the extra one.

i'll pop in tomorrow and see whats left

josh59

pa990 wrote: »

i got the regual leaflet.. but not the extra one.

i'll pop in tomorrow and see whats left

They were advertised in an additional leaflet under Bank Holiday Specialsto run from 26th July - then for some reason they also had the Leffe and the Hoegarden on sale for their 10th birtday last Thursday and it all sold out that day.

They had a reasonable about of both back on sale in Tyrrelstown at lunctime yesterday

pa990

saw loads of both in lidl today
Tesco also doing 4leffe for 5

ciaran76

bitter and twisted again last night. Really like that stuff. Hope to pop into Mulligans this evening for 2 or 3 Speakeasy brews.

the beer revolu

ciaran76 wrote: »

bitter and twisted again last night. Really like that stuff. Hope to pop into Mulligans this evening for 2 or 3 Speakeasy brews.

Bitter and Twisted is on draught at The Bierhaus, in Cork at the moment.
Yumm!!

ciaran76

the beer revolu wrote: »

Bitter and Twisted is on draught at The Bierhaus, in Cork at the moment.
Yumm!!

Lucky people in Cork. And I was only there about 3 weeks ago and all !

ciaran76

Just had a jagged edge ipa. Very nice indeed. From the Black Diamond brewery. Just seen the % alc ...7.4% !

the beer revolu

ciaran76 wrote: »

Just had a jagged edge ipa. Very nice indeed. From the Black Diamond brewery. Just seen the % alc ...7.4% !

Nice beer but awful, awful packaging, branding and marketing.

Black Diamond, Free Style, Steep Trail, Jagged Edge !!!
Just doesn't evoke thoughts of craft brewed beer:rolleyes:


Drinking Rodenbach Grand Cru in The Abbot's last night.
I love that beer, though not to everybody's taste!! (I like malt vinegar!)

Saruman

Just back from Dublin. In Bull & Castle I had a few Goods Store IPA (Cask) from Carlow and in Porterhouse I had a bunch of Cask Hop Heads. Yum... before heading to get the bus, while waiting I had a plain in Messrs because they did not have the Bock on.

I also picked up some old engine oil in the supervalu (old Virgin megastore) @ €1.99 each.

I will have some later

Jev/N

Had some Cusquena in the Bernard Shaw, reminds me of Peru

Brian CivilEng

Tonight I have mostly been drinking Sierra Nevada Torpedo and Anchor Steam beer, €2.50 a bottle from SuperValu Raheny. Perfect accompaniment to Mario Kart on the SNES.

rcaz

O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale. We just got this one, gorgeous stuff, and I think it's pretty good at 4 for €8.99

slayerking

Had Odell's IPA there last night. Really delicious IPA I must say, nicest I've had in a while, will definately be buying more.
Fair play to Drinkstore for gettin some great beers across the pond to our mouths. :cool:

spaceoddity

Literally just after cracking open my Tokyo* Stout (finally!!!).
I poured it into a Svyturys Baltas glass, so that I could see the colour, head etc., and straight away I could smell the alcohol off it!
It has a decent aroma, nice bit of fizz, and it seems to be fairly sweet on the palate, but by Bacchus, you can definitely feel the burn from the alcohol as you're drinking it!
This would definitely, for me, be a drink to be had in the company of friends, and would surely go well with a discussion about it.
All in all, thumbs up!

Speak Now

Loving Cobra at the moment.

Sephiroth_dude

peroni (sp?) tonight,not mad about it.

ShumanTheHuman

Toyko* - thought it was horrible, very disappointing after Isle of Arran which I really liked. Toyko* reminded me of An Brain Blasta, which might be less than half the strength but every bit its equal in undrinkability

Sarky

Tried the Franciscan Well's current guest drink last night Barrelhead IPA. There's a whole lot of flavour going on in a mouthful of that, very interesting.

the beer revolu

Sarky wrote: »

Tried the Franciscan Well's current guest drink last night Barrelhead IPA. There's a whole lot of flavour going on in a mouthful of that, very interesting.

That's a great beer - you should have tasted it on cask at the Easterfest - even better!!

That beer is in The Abbot's labelled as Grizzly Beard and is €7 for a 2 pint mass!

builttospill

I'm after ordering a selection of bottles from drinkstore, none of which I have had before but I have heard good things about. I can't get any of them here in Kilkenny so I decided to check out drinkstore. The beers are:

Gouden Carlous Classic
Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Paulaner Salvator
Brew Dog Punk IPA
DogFish Head 90 Minute IPA
Belhaven Scottish Stout
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Jennings Sneck Lifter
Hook Norton Double Stout

Should be an interesting weekend.

Sarky

A visiting friend left half a crate of Miller in the fridge. It's not exactly a complex and refined taste explosion, but it is a refreshing tipple when something more important than drinking is going on at the same time. And free, so I'll not complain. I have a 21 year old sherrywood finished scotch waiting in the wings should the Miller prove lacking. Looks like a good weekend indeed.

IrishWhiskeyCha

Had a Bay Distillery & a Seira Nevada Ale last night in the Salt House both on tap. Not too sure which I prefered but enjoyed both.

spaceoddity

We just got some Schiehallion's in stock in work - might pop in and pick up one or two later today, see what they're like!

mayto

spaceoddity wrote: »

We just got some Schiehallion's in stock in work - might pop in and pick up one or two later today, see what they're like!

I really liked that Schiehallion , you should enjoy it, great beer . The hersbrucker hops really work great with it. I must try and make a lager during the winter similar to this.

ciaran76

Tonight I have got a Sharps Single Brew Reserve 2008 and a Wells Bombardier Satanic Mills to try out.

BeerNut

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

a Bay Distillery

Any more info? I guess they've got the kegging plant up and running at Oslo, so.

matrim

Had some Franciscan Well Red in the Gingerman earlier. Was very nice and surprisingly "creamy"

Having a couple of Black Sheep Ale at home now.

tombliboo83

Just about to open a can of Warka polish beer 5.7%, hope it's nice

marbar

had some argentinian beer today
tasty enough
biere dors though

marbar

tombliboo83 wrote: »

Just about to open a can of Warka polish beer 5.7%, hope it's nice

that stuff is nice
its about 1 euro in poland though. 2.50 or so here i think

Eds

hey the gallic kitchen has nice pies, situated on Francis street, nice beef pies

Saruman

I made use of Superquinns current world & craft beer offer which is 6 for €12.
I was introducing a friend to the joys of proper beer so we got 12 bottles for €24.

Among the favourites were Adnams Innovation, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Youngs dbl choc stout and Chimay. It was a good night.

spaceoddity

Blue Moon last night.... 'nuff said!!!

ciaran76

ciaran76 wrote: »

Tonight I have got a Sharps Single Brew Reserve 2008 and a Wells Bombardier Satanic Mills to try out.

Sharps Single Brew Reserve 2008 was really nice liked it alot.

Stanic Mills , this is the 2nd time I have had this and I think it gets better. Very strong flaovours indeed.

Warper

Bavaria 5%, cheap and cheerful. Any beer less than 5% should be fcuked out as you may as well drink bottles of Bud.

oblivious

Warper wrote: »

Any beer less than 5% should be fcuked out as you may as well drink bottles of Bud.

? Beer=lager=bud, you really need to try something other that bad lager