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What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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    #4352
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Zaph wrote: »
    Had Founders Breakfast Stout for the first, and last time this evening. I know it's very highly rated and a big favourite of a lot of people, but there was just too much coffee in it for my taste. I found it overwhelmed everything, I couldn't even get a hint of chocolate from it. Admittedly I don't drink coffee, although I do like coffee flavoured cakes, chocolate, etc., so maybe coffee drinkers have a different experience to mine when drinking it.

    No, you're right imo.

    I don't mind the coffee-qualities that some roasted and dark malts bring to the table with stouts, but when the overwhelming flavour of a stout (even a "breakfast" stout) is coffee then I'm out.

    I don't drink coffee, and don't like coffee Roses, Coffee Slices or anything like that.

    I tried and failed to appreciate the likes of FBS and Dungarvan C&O, but I won't go back there, the coffee flavour makes me physically gag.


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    #4353
    Beersmith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭Beersmith


    I think the siren breweries breakfast stout is much better and mellow in its coffee flavours than founders. Its defo my fav.


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    #4354
    drumswan
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    How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

    I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout


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    #4355
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    drumswan wrote: »
    How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

    I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

    The stuff is sublime.


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    #4356
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    drumswan wrote: »
    How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

    I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

    I don't like coffee either but occasionally try coffee-infused beers. The flavours lend themselves quite well to one another but ultimately I prefer other things.


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    #4357
    listermint
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    drumswan wrote: »
    How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

    I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

    The coffees got to your nerve endings. No going back now.


    Tis muck :)


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    #4358
    boreder
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭boreder


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    Picked this up this evening. Founders know what they're doing. Very tasty beer.


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    #4359
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    can't see it, do you have a bugger pic?


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    #4360
    MonkstownHoop
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    boreder wrote: »
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    Picked this up this evening. Founders know what they're doing. Very tasty beer.

    Had this on Saturday night, very enjoyable, last night I had the chocolate ginger porter by Rascals, tonight it's White Gypsys Russian Imperial stout possibly followed by a Backwards Bastard.


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    #4361
    anncoates
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    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    last night I had the chocolate ginger porter by Rascals,.

    Where did you get it?


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    #4362
    drumswan
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    anncoates wrote: »
    Where did you get it?

    750ml fliptops are available in the usual places


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    #4363
    friend and foe
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭friend and foe


    i've been drinking a fair bit of hollows & fentimans ginger beer lately.. delicious stuff so it is :)


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    #4364
    anncoates
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    drumswan wrote: »
    750ml fliptops are available in the usual places

    €8.99. Ouch.

    Will give it a bash at the weekend hopefully.


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    #4365
    symbolic
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    Currently having a Prairie Pirate Bomb. Never heard of the Brewery before. I like my imperial stouts, and I love this.


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    #4366
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,779 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    L1011 wrote: »
    First time in a GBB pub (rarely drink in Dublin, so working my way down the taps. Shouldn't have avoided Of Foam And Fury on price grounds for so long!

    Managed to get in Of Foam And Fury, Kinnegar Devil's Backbone, Lost at Sea,
    then a Deception over dinner. Productive Sunday afternoon, anyway.


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    #4367
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,791 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Having a surprisingly enjoyable can of Gold Label Barley Wine (7.5%).

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    Not the "alco" beer I was expecting at all.


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    #4368
    Red Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Red Wolf


    Had a can of Beavertown Neck Oil on Sunday. Enjoyed it a lot and will add it to Founders all day as an everyday go to beer. Also tried a can of Modus Hoperandi, not convinced if I like it or not. Will have to try another can or two before making up my mind. Had a bottle of Wicklow Wolf IPA - dissapointing. Finished of with an OFAF so ended up happy.


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    #4369
    Nu-Centz
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭Nu-Centz


    Sierra Nevada wheatbeer is my buzz at the moment.

    Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter


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    #4370
    BaZmO*
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    Nu-Centz wrote: »
    Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

    Drinkstore have both from time to time.


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    #4371
    lk67
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭lk67


    Nu-Centz wrote: »
    Sierra Nevada wheatbeer is my buzz at the moment.

    Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

    Some of the Superquinn/Supervalu stores had it along with the porter and pale ale. Not sure if any still have it.


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    #4372
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    Metalman from a can!

    4 for 10 in Hollands.

    They've another good deal in there 5 vlad the baker for 10.


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    #4373
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Creamy Goodness wrote: »
    Metalman from a can!

    4 for 10 in Hollands.

    They've another good deal in there 5 vlad the baker for 10.


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    Obviously reading the feedback here. I'd say others will follow soon enough.


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    #4374
    Ravelleman
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    Nu-Centz wrote: »
    Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

    You might also check Probus Wines.


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    #4375
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    You might also check Probus Wines.

    Only place I've had this


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    #4376
    Nu-Centz
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭Nu-Centz


    nice one for the feedback lads, going to check all the above this week.


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    #4377
    TinCanMan
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭TinCanMan


    Got the following in for the Super Bowl. I've not tried them before so if anybody has any opinions, let me know.

    * London Pride - Premium Ale
    * Brù Rì - Irish Craft IPA
    * Fursty Ferret - Ale
    * Old Speckled Hen - Ale


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    #4378
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Leave the Rí til last, it will overpower the flavours in the other three.

    Speck and Pride are good English bitters, with decent reputations. Neither is at all exciting or going to blow your mind though.


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    #4379
    TinCanMan
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭TinCanMan


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    Leave the Rí til last, it will overpower the flavours in the other three.

    Speck and Pride are good English bitters, with decent reputations. Neither is at all exciting or going to blow your mind though.

    Cheers. Was planning on having that first but will take your advice.


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    #4380
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    TinCanMan wrote: »
    Cheers. Was planning on having that first but will take your advice.

    yeah, it's not super-hoppy or anything, but it IS an IPA, so the hop flavours are more pronounced than in the English Ales.

    I'd probably go

    Pride
    Speck
    Ferret
    Rí


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    #4381
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    yeah, it's not super-hoppy or anything, but it IS an IPA, so the hop flavours are more pronounced than in the English Ales.

    I'd probably go

    Pride
    Speck
    Ferret
    Rí

    No! ;)

    Speck
    Ferret
    Pride
    Rí

    Pride has a bit of hoppiness to it so I'd leave it til after the two milder ales.


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