What beer are we drinking this week, too?

toffeeshel

A Dublin one- Fegans

Insect Overlord

I'm slowly sipping my way through a Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout. It's too much for me tonight. I'll put a stop in it and finish the bottle tomorrow.

Ruben Remus

An File wrote: »

I'm slowly sipping my way through a Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout. It's too much for me tonight. I'll put a stop in it and finish the bottle tomorrow.

Had a 2-year-old bottle of this last weekend. It was pretty special.

Redsoxfan

Swung by Molloys in Clonsilla today. Very impressed with their Irish and international selection. Picked up the following:

• Shepard Neame Classic IPA
• Porterhouse Hophead (new to me)
•Coopers Pale Ale (new to me – mixed reviews, but I’ll try it)
•Flying Dog Raging B*itch (new to me – to spendy at €4.39 for two…)
•Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale (new to me)
•Founders Centennial IPA (new to me)
•Founders Dirty Ba$tard Scotch Ale (8.5%....not sure what this will be like)
•Macs Hop Rocker Pilsner

Last weekend, visited the Cottage in Salthill. Finally got to try Of Foam and Fury. It's very nice alright. Also had the new/unrealeased American Pale/Amber Ale (I couldn't eally figure out what exactly it was, I just said 'gimmee'. Among other things, also thried a Radler for the first time - an awesome version of a shandy!

ciaran76

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Swung by Molloys in Clonsilla today. Very impressed with their Irish and international selection. Picked up the following:

• Shepard Neame Classic IPA
• Porterhouse Hophead (new to me)
•Coopers Pale Ale (new to me – mixed reviews, but I’ll try it)
•Flying Dog Raging B*itch (new to me – to spendy at €4.39 for two…)
•Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale (new to me)
•Founders Centennial IPA (new to me)
•Founders Dirty Ba$tard Scotch Ale (8.5%....not sure what this will be like)
•Macs Hop Rocker Pilsner

Last weekend, visited the Cottage in Salthill. Finally got to try Of Foam and Fury. It's very nice alright. Also had the new/unrealeased American Pale/Amber Ale (I couldn't eally figure out what exactly it was, I just said 'gimmee'. Among other things, also thried a Radler for the first time - an awesome version of a shandy!

Nice beers there.
Did you pick up any free glasses? They have them on the back wall if you get 4 craft beers.

Grayditch

To Ol Raid Beer.

Nelson Sauvin, Centennial AND Citrus hops. My three favourite.

Fantastic.

Ravelleman

Having a Founders Backwoods Bastard. I accidentally picked it up instead of another Founders beer before Christmas. The taste is overwhelmingly of whiskey, which, while good for some, is not to my taste at all.

Ravelleman

Left Hand Nitro Stout. Silky, sweet and with a hint of chocolate. Very dessert-like.

Redsoxfan

ciaran76 wrote: »

Nice beers there.
Did you pick up any free glasses? They have them on the back wall if you get 4 craft beers.

I did! A Erdinger and a Krombacher 500ml glass. Not really the style I like, but sure why not.

Much prefer the 330ml glass I got with the 6 Estrella Galicia in Dunboyne after.

Really impressed with that Molloys, great selection in fridge as well.

ciaran76

Founders Dry Hopped Pale ale picked 1 it up by accident instead of the All Day.

It's ok but not hoppy enough.

BeerNut

ciaran76 wrote: »

Founders Dry Hopped Pale ale picked 1 it up by accident instead of the All Day.

Ouch!

BaZmO*

ciaran76 wrote: »

Founders Dry Hopped Pale ale picked 1 it up by accident instead of the All Day.

It's ok but not hoppy enough.

I thought it was like SNPA without the hops. The All Day is magic though.

Heroditas

The dry hopped ale is definitely my least favourite Founders beer.

Insect Overlord

Brown Paper Bag Project: Big Red. 33 cl, 8% abv. Goes very well with Chinese take-away chicken and sweetcorn soup.

Heroditas

An File wrote: »

Brown Paper Bag Project: Big Red. 33 cl, 8% abv. Goes very well with Chinese take-away chicken and sweetcorn soup.

I have one of those waiting to be drunk tomorrow.

Currently having an Independent Brewing Company pale ale. Again, very impressed with it - could very well become my new go-to Irish pale ale.

nosietoes

Kinnegar Maddyroe Burnt Red IPA in The Headline.

Lovely complex toasty hoppy flavours - delicious.

Another cracker from Kinnegar.

Lovely Bloke

Painting the baby's room today, so as a treat for myself when I'm finished, I'll drop into Stoneybatter with my growler and get something nice in LMJ, and also something nice in DS

MonstaMash

Ravelleman wrote: »

Having a Founders Backwoods Bastard. I accidentally picked it up instead of another Founders beer before Christmas. The taste is overwhelmingly of whiskey, which, while good for some, is not to my taste at all.

Drool...I love this

blueshed

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Swung by Molloys in Clonsilla today. Very impressed with their Irish and international selection. Picked up the following:

• Shepard Neame Classic IPA
• Porterhouse Hophead (new to me)
•Coopers Pale Ale (new to me – mixed reviews, but I’ll try it)
•Flying Dog Raging B*itch (new to me – to spendy at €4.39 for two…)
•Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale (new to me)
•Founders Centennial IPA (new to me)
•Founders Dirty Ba$tard Scotch Ale (8.5%....not sure what this will be like)
•Macs Hop Rocker Pilsner

!

some nice beers there, the malthouse in trim would stock most of them.

ciaran76

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Painting the baby's room today, so as a treat for myself when I'm finished, I'll drop into Stoneybatter with my growler and get something nice in LMJ, and also something nice in DS

You might like the stout/ale on cask from Jennings.

cunnifferous

Picked up some Bru Rua, was selling in Supervalu 4 for €10. Anyone tried it yet? From the description it sounds a bit like 5am Saint, a strongly hopped red ale..

Dicky Pride

I'mm on the Blue Moons tonight. Answer to your question? Yes.

ciaran76

Fuller’s Bengal Lancer an old favourite of mine.
Love the maltiness and slightly sweet caramel flavours. It finishes with a nice dry hop too.

Lovely Bloke

So, never made it to LMJ, instead I'm heading to Swords, I believe The Old Boro. I think it's part of the same group as Farrington's, so hopefully some craft beer on tap.

ciaran76

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

So, never made it to LMJ, instead I'm heading to Swords, I believe The Old Boro. I think it's part of the same group as Farrington's, so hopefully some craft beer on tap.

I work beside it and pop in from time to time. They have OHaras and Galway Hooker.
Think they have maybe 1 more craft but can't recall it at the moment.

Heroditas

Punk - it's really not that great, is it?
I love hoppy beers but it's just too unbalanced.

Moved onto Independent Brewery pale ale. Far superior.

Lovely Bloke

have they got a decent bottle selection?

Also, while you're here, any other decent boozers in Swords?

ciaran76

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

have they got a decent bottle selection?

Also, while you're here, any other decent boozers in Swords?

Same as on tap plus some 8 degrees I think. It's the best bar for craft in Swords.
Next would be the 44 across from the Cock Tavern. But The old boro would e the "best" in Swords for choice.

ciaran76

Tried Kinnegar yannaroddy coconut porter again and got a slightly sweet taste but it disappeared the next time I tried it.

It's a fine porter but I don't get the coconut.

Heroditas

Now on Brown Paper Project's Big Red.
Very Belgian in flavour but a cracking beer. My favourite of theirs so far.
It's like a cross between their last offering and Brain Blasta if that makes any sense