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What beer are we drinking this week ?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭White_Wolf


    Anyone ever tried this, is it any good?

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    Yeah, Local 1 is a really good beer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    bnt wrote: »
    A bit like Fuller's London Pride, dry and strongly hopped, but also fruitier. On second thoughts, not sure how well it would work if I was outside baking in the sun, but sun is not guaranteed, there or here.

    I'd never consider London Pride to be a dry beer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭stuchyg


    slayerking wrote: »
    Can of Punk IPA followed by a Hoegaarden.

    Haven't had a Hoegaarden for about 2 years. Actually a very solid beer!

    Where did you get the punk in a can


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,811 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    stuchyg wrote: »
    Where did you get the punk in a can

    Drinkstore in Stoneybatter are selling it.

    http://www.drinkstore.ie/Brew-Dog-Punk-IPA-Can-330ML-5060154911183/


  • Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭White_Wolf


    stuchyg wrote: »
    Where did you get the punk in a can

    Wherever you can get punk you can probably get the can now. I know Hollands in Bray have them and DrinkStore.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    White_Wolf wrote: »
    Wherever you can get punk you can probably get the can now. I know Hollands in Bray have them and DrinkStore.
    hollands is sold out of the cans, getting some back in next week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭Herb Powell


    Both the Deuchars and the Old Peculiar were very tasty.

    Old Peculiar gets a bit sweet towards the end though, definitely not one for a session.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    Had a "Poacher's Choice" from Badger last night. To describe it as sweet and fruity would be an understatement; I had to check the label a couple of times to see if I was drinking berry cider.

    Also had an Old Tom and a Helvick Gold, they went down well as usual.


  • Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭White_Wolf


    hollands is sold out of the cans, getting some back in next week.

    Possibly my fault, I bought a good few, Jay will have some in asap though.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    the bank holiday beer.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,558 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Having a bottle of Dark Arts this evening.
    Didn't wait long enough after taking it out of the fridge so not enjoying it a huge amount just yet. It'll improve when it warms up a bit more.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    O'Haras IPA missed this alot.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    ciaran76 wrote: »
    O'Haras IPA missed this alot.

    I love this style of beer and this beer in particular.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    ciaran76 wrote: »
    O'Haras IPA missed this alot.
    Welcome back!


  • Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭hawkhead


    the bank holiday beer.

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    There is someone committing suicide in the background


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭Andre Salmon


    Got a 6 pack of magic hat and 2 bottles of brewdog punk ipa. Both are delicious. My local offie just restocked


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    hawkhead wrote: »
    There is someone committing suicide in the background
    heh 'fraid not, it's a sky dish's LNB :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭hawkhead


    heh 'fraid not, it's a sky dish's LNB :)

    Phew.

    I was really worried for a bit :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Nocturna


    My new favourite beer's the Left Hand Brewery's Milk Stout. After picking up a few bottles at Redmonds on Ranelagh I was quite happy to find it in Against the Grain too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    A stowaway I took home from the US, Diamond Knot IPA lively hop bite and a citrus grapefruit aftertaste.
    Also get a hint of grass an smells quite sweet.

    Kinda reminds me of Prohibtion Big Daddy but less strong.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Salt House got Hardcore and Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop (what a mouth full!) on tap recently.

    Enjoyed a pint and a half of the Southern Hemisphere, nom nom nom


  • Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    I'm addicted to Victory beers. Prices are on the level of SN, but the beers got more character. They should just implement the 4 for 10 offer for Victory beers and I'd be sorted...
    So, this week we'll be drinking Prima Pils and Golden Monkey!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭Andre Salmon


    Bought a couple of dark arts based on the above posts.
    Normally buy Guinness bottles so very different to what I'm used too.
    It's too cold at the moment though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Metalman Pale ale how I missed you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Son0vagun


    Been keeping a beer dairy over the last few months. Some of my faves are.

    Young's Bitter - Loved this. It's bottle conditioned, 4.5% and it's nice and refreshing

    Hopping Hare - From Badger Ale(I love everything they brew) Had it over in the uk. It's trice hopped. Nice and zingy and refreshing.

    Rekorderig Peach and Apricot cider - A woman's drink but very tasty!

    Brewers Dark - Brewed in Manchester by J.W. Lee. Lovely dark Ale!

    Honourable mentions go to

    Kelpie - a seaweed ale, it was alright to taste, it made lovely batter!

    2.8 Ale - Brewed by Caledonian, could drink it all day, only 2.8%

    Malbrock Helles Bockbier - Very strong at 6.5%

    Best name/worst taste goes to

    Sheepshaggers - The Cairngorm Berwery 4.5% and tastes terrible!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭Herb Powell


    Drinking a Clotworthy Dobbin now. Distinctly meh. Not the worst beer, I just find red ales very hit and miss. This one is a miss. I'll chalk it down to my own opinion of the style though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Son0vagun


    Drinking a Clotworthy Dobbin now. Distinctly meh. Not the worst beer, I just find red ales very hit and miss. This one is a miss. I'll chalk it down to my own opinion of the style though.

    I drinking a Cotworthy Dobbin too. Not the worst. Bit tough on the plate on first mouthful. But once you get use to it it's not too bad. Quite musky. But there is much better dark ales out there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭Herb Powell


    Son0vagun wrote: »
    I drinking a Cotworthy Dobbin too. Not the worst. Bit tough on the plate on first mouthful. But once you get use to it it's not too bad. Quite musky. But there is much better dark ales out there.

    What I find off-putting about most of these kind of ales (well, the ones I don't like, obviously) is the that they generally feel very thin-bodied to me, which clashes with the strong vegetabl-y aroma. I actually found the first mouthfull the best, now I'm sticking my nose deeper into the glass and suffereing the effect I described above.

    Still, not the worst I've had, but I don't think I'll be buying it again. Got a bottle of Belfast Black waiting for me which will probably be much more to my taste


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    Had a bottle of Galway Hooker and a couple of Trouble Brewing Or tonight.

    First time I had the Galway Hooker in a bottle was nice but I thought the taste died off and it became a bit weak near the end, but I hadn't cooled it so that might explain it.

    The Or was only ok, it wasn't bad but just didn't have anything to make it stand out. I wouldn't be pushed to try it again.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Drinking a Clotworthy Dobbin now. Distinctly meh. Not the worst beer, I just find red ales very hit and miss. This one is a miss. I'll chalk it down to my own opinion of the style though.
    Son0vagun wrote: »
    I drinking a Cotworthy Dobbin too. Not the worst. Bit tough on the plate on first mouthful. But once you get use to it it's not too bad. Quite musky. But there is much better dark ales out there.

    Philistines!

    The Dobbin is fecking amazing.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,558 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    matrim wrote: »
    The Or was only ok, it wasn't bad but just didn't have anything to make it stand out. I wouldn't be pushed to try it again.


    I find Or incredibly hit and miss. It can be absolutely foul sometimes.


  • Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭OhThePenguin


    Having a Great Eastern India Pale Ale from Redchurch Brewery at the moment. Really good IPA , maybe not as good as Odell's but better than SN Torpedo imo. Have been really impressed by this brewery, have had their Pale Ale also, looking forward to more from them.

    I also managed to get a Dogfish Head 90 minute at the Great British Beer Festival the other day. I don't know when to drink it because when I do it'll be gone :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭Mo14


    Recent trip to Redmond's:
    Delirium Red, hated it. I had three sips, and actually gagged on the third (tmi? :P) I wish I had researched it before I bought it as I hated the only other fruit beer I've had too (leffe ruby). Odell 90 Shilling was wonderful, like every one of their beers I've had, as was Goose Island Nut Brown.
    Also recently I tried and enjoyed Kwak, and 3 Monts.
    I also managed to get a Dogfish Head 90 minute at the Great British Beer Festival the other day. I don't know when to drink it because when I do it'll be gone
    As it's a hoppy beer, keeping it too long isn't good for it. I had the same dilemma with my last bottle of the stuff. Drink it and enjoy it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Son0vagun


    Just drank some Thwaites Very Nutty Black. It was a lovely dark ale!
    http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/thwaites-very-nutty-black/103830/


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh



    I also managed to get a Dogfish Head 90 minute at the Great British Beer Festival the other day. I don't know when to drink it because when I do it'll be gone :(

    With IPA's it's best drink them as young as possible, that's why they come with freshness dates a lot of the time.

    They only lose aroma and flavour as they age, enjoy it now while it's as good as it's going to be.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989



    I also managed to get a Dogfish Head 90 minute at the Great British Beer Festival the other day. I don't know when to drink it because when I do it'll be gone :(
    Seaneh wrote: »
    With IPA's it's best drink them as young as possible, that's why they come with freshness dates a lot of the time.

    They only lose aroma and flavour as they age, enjoy it now while it's as good as it's going to be.

    Just to add to Seaneh's point, granted Dogfish Head beers are difficult to get in Ireland, they are readily available elsewhere, they've been available here before but were stopped so they could supply the US market better, they'll be here again as the company is growing rapidly, enjoy the beer now, there'll be another 90 minute.

    Also, I'm not really one for cellaring beer, its made to be drank, I have a bottle of Life and Limb (Dogfish and Sierra Nevada) and a few Westvleteren 12s put away, aside from that I enjoy them when I get them.


  • Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭boardsy


    Gavroche - nice, subtle French beer, a change of pace from the hop/syrup bombs I've been drinking lately! Dry, malty, just enough bitterness to balance the sweetness, and doesn't taste like 8.5%. And I don't usually mention or notice the head much, but it has an amazing thick fluffy white head that springs up instantly and actually lasts!

    Flying Dog Winter Ale - to drown the Irish summer sorrows. A bit underwhelming, but drinkable (it's beer, right? ;)) Nice malt-sweet-bitter balance, but flavour dies off quickly, wouldn't rush back for another.

    Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne's Carraig Dubh - very nice, dry, bitter, no-nonsense porter/stout.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,816 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Why cant I post a new thread in this forum?
    Anyway I recently drank a bottle of Bundaberg ginger beer. It is only 0.5% alcohol but was so refreshing. Perfect on a hot day or with a picnic. Any idea where it can be got?
    Apologies for intruding on this thread.


  • Registered Users Posts: 17 latte2010


    8 degrees sunburnt irish ale. Think its brewed in ballyhoura actually. Lovely stuff.


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Why cant I post a new thread in this forum?
    Anyway I recently drank a bottle of Bundaberg ginger beer. It is only 0.5% alcohol but was so refreshing. Perfect on a hot day or with a picnic. Any idea where it can be got?
    Apologies for intruding on this thread.

    I've seen it in dunnes before, been a while though. I don't know if they still do it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Son0vagun wrote: »
    Just drank some Thwaites Very Nutty Black. It was a lovely dark ale!
    http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/thwaites-very-nutty-black/103830/

    Had a bottle of this last week too, very nice.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 113 ✭✭Rob987


    This week, I will be mostly drinking...

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    James Boag's is an especially refreshing Tasmanian lager.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    I'm actually really liking Guinness Black Lager, lately.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Couple bottles of Rothaus Pils tonight. Wonderful crisp refreshing stuff. I never thought I'd see it again after a trip to the Black Forest 8 years ago, but the Bierhaus/Bierhalle in Cork have been stocking it for some time now, and oh, the nostalgia!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,030 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    Sarky wrote: »
    Couple bottles of Rothaus Pils tonight. Wonderful crisp refreshing stuff.

    My favourite tipple when over with the former GF in Baden-Württemberg. Lovely stuff altogether.

    :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Huh, that's exactly how I was introduced to it as well. Now if we could get Ganter Dunkel over here too I'd be set.

    Tried Pumpkinhead by Shipyard last night. I was very pleasantly surprised. Usually any sweet beers I've had tend to come with a Belgian sort of heavy richness, but this one was lovely and light, with lots of interesting flavour. Would certainly drink again, multiple times.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Fuller's Black Cab Stout is very nice and smooth, one of the best stouts I've drank.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Des wrote: »
    Fuller's Black Cab Stout is very nice and smooth, one of the best stouts I've drank.

    Glad to hear, it is 5 for a tenner in Tesco at the moment and I took a punt on it earlier.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Is it only new?

    I picked it up as part of a selection from McHugh's last week

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    L-R
    Fuller's Black Cab Stout,
    Williams Brothers Tayberry Ale,
    Left Hand Milk Stout,
    Horndog Barley Wine Ale,
    Williams Brothers Kelpie Seaweed Ale,
    Hogsback Traditional English Ale (TEA)


  • Registered Users Posts: 20 Voice of the Ages


    Coors light, cos' I like my beer plain.


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