What beer are we drinking this week, too?

Heroditas

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Picked up a case on Friday

Ipso

RasTa wrote: »

Decent load of Left Hand beers in drinkstore atm. I really want to try this..

http://www.drinkstore.ie/Left-Hand-Smokejumper-650ML-793866470062/

Sooner Left Hand (and Foundes) distribute to California the better.

henryporter

Had a couple of Brehon Breweries Shanco Duff Stout ABV 7.7% tonight - very nice indeed.

RasTa

Ipso wrote: »

Sooner Left Hand (and Foundes) distribute to California the better.

Feck off, you got enough selection living out there :pac:

Although how are the stouts?

BaZmO*

The Full Irish.

Jeez, what's all the fuss? It's nice, but nothing spectacular.

Redsoxfan

BaZmO* wrote: »

The Full Irish.

Jeez, what's all the fuss? It's nice, but nothing spectacular.

As Irish pale ales go, I think it's very nice.

drumswan

The Full Irish was really excellent when I had it. Miles ahead of other Irish IPAs.

Lovely Bloke

Really? I found it bland, almost a typical red Ale vibe from it

themountainman

Evil Twin Hipster Ale - nice and hoppy if that's what you're looking for!

Lovely Bloke

Weird. My post is in reply to the Hipster Ale post

BaZmO*

Redsoxfan wrote: »

As Irish pale ales go, I think it's very nice.

drumswan wrote: »

The Full Irish was really excellent when I had it. Miles ahead of other Irish IPAs.

That's true about comparing it to the glut of other Irish PA's but I suppose it needs to stand on it's own. It's either excellent or not. I thought it was just nice. Nothing spectacular.

BaZmO*

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Really? I found it bland, almost a typical red Ale vibe from it

jimmybeige deleted his post for some reason.

I thought the Hipster Ale wasn't great either. Just meh, like a boring bitter lager.

drumswan

BaZmO* wrote: »

That's true about comparing it to the glut of other Irish PA's but I suppose it needs to stand on it's own. It's either excellent or not. I thought it was just nice. Nothing spectacular.

I thought it was an excellent beer, up there with White Hag Bran & Sceolan, Trouble Brewing Whistleblower (two beers with much bigger ABV) and the new version of Hurricane for IPA of the year here. Probably helped that I drank it days after release (in April), whens the last time they produced a batch of this?

Its a single malt beer, so is all about the hops. Maybe yours wasnt as fresh as others had.

BaZmO*

drumswan wrote: »

I thought it was an excellent beer, up there with White Hag Bran & Sceolan, Trouble Brewing Whistleblower (two beers with much bigger ABV) and the new version of Hurricane for IPA of the year here. Probably helped that I drank it days after release (in April), whens the last time they produced a batch of this?

Its a single malt beer, so is all about the hops. Maybe yours wasnt as fresh as others had.

But hasn't it only just been bottled?

drumswan

BaZmO* wrote: »

But hasn't it only just been bottled?

Uh, I thought it was draught only! The spiel on ratebeer says the same, they must have bottled it since. Must try it during the week see if its different in the bottle.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/eight-degrees-the-full-irish/261613/

Grayditch

I though the Double Irish was lovely on tap.

murphyebass

BaZmO* wrote: »

The Full Irish.

Jeez, what's all the fuss? It's nice, but nothing spectacular.

I agree it's decent but nothin amazing

Now the double Irish is a different story. Lovely lovely stuff.

I'm goin to grab the imperial stout tonight.

snowblind

Italy is probably my favourite European beer country at the moment. Too bad you really have to go there to taste the best offerings....but it's a great country to visit anyways, here are some bottles I either drank at the hotel or brought back with me.




Had some Vietnow IPA recently in Blackbird. The current batch is clearly better than the one making rounds around the beer fest. Best Irish hoppy beer, had a wide open fruity hops galore with a perfectly dry/bitter finish.

BaZmO*

That Péché Mortel is pure perfection. Amazing beer.

snowblind

BaZmO* wrote: »

That Péché Mortel is pure perfection. Amazing beer.

Totally, the bitter finish is so reassuring, reminds me of an old rasputin but with coffee

Ipso

RasTa wrote: »

Feck off, you got enough selection living out there :pac:

Although how are the stouts?

There are about five or six good ones fairly easy to get: Sierra Nevada, Firestone Walker, Bear Republic, Lagunitas Imperial Stout, Drakes Imperial and Oskar Blues Ten FIDY.
Might take a bit of hoking around sometimes to find them.

Creamy Goodness

Sitting here in the Norseman. Reading the taps

Amber Ella
Belgium dubbel
Russian imperial
Double irish
Hurricane ipa
Howling gale

All seriously good beers if there was an award (probably is) for brewery of the year it'd have to go to 8 degrees. Immense lineup of beers and all completely different styles to each other.

There's also 28 taps on this side of the bar, only 7 of them are not irish. Great state to be in.

slayerking

Just placed my Christmas beer order with Drinkstore. Soo hard not to want one of almost everything.

Herb Powell

Very surprised that Perlenbacher is nowhere near as shhite as I was expecting it to be. Nothing worth writing home about, but I was expecting something unpleasant.

Trying various cheap lagers is proving to be some laugh so far.

Rumun

5.25€ for pint of Franciscan Well IPA??
I dont mind if i do!
At this stage tried almost everything from drinkstore( ipa's, ale's)
But last week had a bottle of Tuatara ipa and love it for 3,50€ you cant go wrong with it.

themountainman

Odell's IPA. Yum.

Grayditch

Odell's IPA is one of my favourites.

I always have their stout on tap in the Thomas House, too. It's delicious.

themountainman

Oh nice on. Haven't had it but will definitely give it a go now.

slayerking

Founders Breakfast Stout on draft in Porterhouse Templebar. Between that, PH Celebration Stout and White Hag imperial Oatmeal Stout all on draft. It's an all star stout line up.

SkySter

Drinking Wychwood Bah Humbug and really like it. Also tried Batemans Rosey Nosey. Nice as well but prefer the former.

Currently available at Aldi.