Beers of the World Cup

Dodge

I'm hoping to get a few beers forfrom each country for a world cup party happening next week. I'm hoping to travel to Redmonds and Devaneys to find most of them (and realise I wn't get an Algerian beer iin all likelihood) but can anyone ofer suggestions for most of the lesser known beer countries (you can make that definition yourself)?

amiable

Dodge wrote: »

I'm hoping to get a few beers forfrom each country for a world cup party happening next week. I'm hoping to travel to Redmonds and Devaneys to find most of them (and realise I wn't get an Algerian beer iin all likelihood) but can anyone ofer suggestions for most of the lesser known beer countries (you can make that definition yourself)?

Good thread mate, i'll get my brain in gear

amiable

Dodge wrote: »

I'm hoping to get a few beers forfrom each country for a world cup party happening next week. I'm hoping to travel to Redmonds and Devaneys to find most of them (and realise I wn't get an Algerian beer iin all likelihood) but can anyone ofer suggestions for most of the lesser known beer countries (you can make that definition yourself)?

Maybe try some real alternative beers from established countries like France and Germany?????

Dodge

Yeah, that's the plan amiable but there are countless German beers and I've decent idea of the good ones. Same goes for USA, France etc

no idea on beers from the likes of Serbia, Chile, Cameroon etc (even if any available in Dublin)

amiable

Dodge wrote: »

Yeah, that's the plan amiable but there are countless German beers and I've decent idea of the good ones. Same goes for USA, France etc

no idea on beers from the likes of Serbia, Chile, Cameroon etc (even if any available in Dublin)

Yeah was thinking you'd appreciate a good beer alright so it might be good to ask people to suggest not commonly drank beers from France, Germany, Australia, USA etc?????
Some lovely Abbey beers from France

pa990

lidl have some good beers for world cup beers this week

IrishWhiskeyCha

This crowd do many world beers. They are based in the UK Click HERE

There is also two Irish sites that do more than your average so possibly check them first.

Click HERE

and also

HERE

Dodge

Cheers for those links.

Still going to have a trawl through the bricks & morters as the online guys don't suit my needs this time. handy to have though

Currently have 15 countries.

i thought I'd be able to get Kronenbourg pretty handily for France and I don't want to have to resot to lidl type beers for France.

I think I might be able to get Portugal (Sagres) and South Africa (I've definitely seen Castle about) but I think I'll be struggling with the rest.

_blank_

Dodge wrote: »

lidl type beers

What does that mean?

Lidl and Aldi have a fine range of beers.

Dodge

Sorry Des, I didn't mean to come across that way. I've bought beers in there before, and indeed for this world cup.

I just meant, in terms of what French beer they had on offer, the selection was poor (I've tasted most of them). I used lidl types as I can't remember most of their names.

mayordenis

Yer their french biers are fairly useless - I'm fairly sure you can get big bottles of 3 monts which is a french Biere de Garde

EDIT - BABOOOOM http://www.drinkstore.ie/store/category/2/67/FRANCE/

and also I just noticed you mentioned bricks and mortar not online - that's the online shop front of a Drinkstore the shop in Stoneybatter so you can pick them up yourself

amiable

Dodge wrote: »

Cheers for those links.

Still going to have a trawl through the bricks & morters as the online guys don't suit my needs this time. handy to have though

Currently have 15 countries.

i thought I'd be able to get Kronenbourg pretty handily for France and I don't want to have to resot to lidl type beers for France.

I think I might be able to get Portugal (Sagres) and South Africa (I've definitely seen Castle about) but I think I'll be struggling with the rest.

I've seen plenty of Kro 1664 around

Dodge

amiable wrote: »

I've seen plenty of Kro 1664 around

So have I, but not in the past week.

amiable

Dodge wrote: »

So have I, but not in the past week.

Why not try Chimay Beer.
Its french and really strong
Tesco and Dunnes often have that

mayordenis

amiable wrote: »

Why not try Chimay Beer.
Its french and really strong
Tesco and Dunnes often have that

It's Belgian.

amiable

Dodge wrote: »

So have I, but not in the past week.

also there is desperados beer
hint of tequila in it
i know it sounds mexican but i'm pretty certain its french
correct me anyone if i'm wrong

mayordenis

Yep that's french alright would be easy enough to get too.

Dodge

Aye, have that as a back up. Pretty disgusting stuff though (IMO)

Cheers mayordenis, hope to take a trip out to Stoneybatter on Friday

amiable

mayordenis wrote: »

It's Belgian.

Sorry about that

mayordenis

amiable wrote: »

Sorry about that

No need to be sorry at all, sorry if I'm coming across as a snob if anything :pac:

amiable

mayordenis wrote: »

No need to be sorry at all, sorry if I'm coming across as a snob if anything :pac:

Haha... no bother.... i should have known better. i spent time living in france

mayordenis

amiable wrote: »

Haha... no bother.... i should have known better. i spent time living in france

Moving Franceward soon cannot ****ing wait.

the beer revolu

amiable wrote: »

Haha... no bother.... i should have known better. i spent time living in france

Ah, I reckon most French people think Leffe is French !!

amiable

what countries do you have sorted already OP?

mayordenis

amiable wrote: »

what countries do you have sorted already OP?

yer would be good to see a list of which countries and beers so far - have to say the whole thread/idea is class.

amiable

the beer revolu wrote: »

Ah, I reckon most French people think Leffe is French !!

Well generally they do slag off belgium a bit

Dodge

amiable wrote: »

what countries do you have sorted already OP?

No too many tbh.

Australia - Tooheys/Fosters
NZ - Steinlager/Macs Gold
Argentina - Quilmes
USA - several including Sierra Nevada, Brooklyn, Samuel Adams
Holland - Grolsch
Denmark - Carlsberg
Japan - Kirin ichiban
Brazil - Brahma
Spain - Estrella Damm
Slovakia - Zlaty Bazant
Germany - Augusteiner Heller Bock
Italy - Birra Moretti
Mexico - Dos Equis XX

A mix of stuff I like, stuff I want to try, and cheap filler

I've loads of options for England (none great IMO) and I reckon I'll get France and South Africa (Castle). Maybe Sagres (Portugal) or Mythos (Greece) but I doubt it. No chance with anywhere else I think. I might have made a better fist of it, if I gavemyself more than 3 days to get it sorted.

Appreciate all the help lads

munchkin_utd

for Nigeria is there any place that does Nigerian export guinness (for the ex pat nigerians in ireland)?

sure even sub in an irish brewed export guinness as a decent substitute?

simonw

Dodge wrote: »

No too many tbh.

Australia - Tooheys/Fosters
NZ - Steinlager/Macs Gold
Argentina - Quilmes
USA - several including Sierra Nevada, Brooklyn, Samuel Adams
Holland - Grolsch
Denmark - Carlsberg
Japan - Kirin ichiban
Brazil - Brahma
Spain - Estrella Damm
Slovakia - Zlaty Bazant
Germany - Augusteiner Heller Bock
Italy - Birra Moretti
Mexico - Dos Equis XX

A mix of stuff I like, stuff I want to try, and cheap filler

I've loads of options for England (none great IMO) and I reckon I'll get France and South Africa (Castle). Maybe Sagres (Portugal) or Mythos (Greece) but I doubt it. No chance with anywhere else I think. I might have made a better fist of it, if I gavemyself more than 3 days to get it sorted.

Appreciate all the help lads

Coopers would be another good one for Australia.

England would have to be something like Bombadier or Bishops finger or something

brianthebard

munchkin_utd wrote: »

for Nigeria is there any place that does Nigerian export guinness (for the ex pat nigerians in ireland)?

sure even sub in an irish brewed export guinness as a decent substitute?

If you were really stuck you could get the malt guinness drink from nigeria, although there's no alcohol and it tastes like wet bread, so maybe it would be better to just give it a miss...

Mini Driver

brianthebard wrote: »

If you were really stuck you could get the malt guinness drink from nigeria, although there's no alcohol and it tastes like wet bread, so maybe it would be better to just give it a miss...

Brilliant!!! I actually really want to try that now!!