What beer are we drinking this week, too?

Ryath

matrim wrote: »

Tis a grand stretch of an evening

Emmm! Are the days not getting shorter now?

matrim

Ryath wrote: »

Emmm! Are the days not getting shorter now?

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/eight-degrees-grand-stretch/336172/

dintbo

Just finished a Nogne O #500 imperial pale ale. Very tasty. Like a Two Captains but with a little more punch.

I had my first taste of 8 degrees Full Irish recently and it was lovely. Really enjoyable beer.

I also has a Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter. Very drinkable but not as nice as someone of their other offerings. Would definitely go for a Torpedo over over this!

Lovely Bloke

Bit of the Clotworthy Dobbins about The Pilgrim

BMJD

I'm drinking The Pilgrim too, quite good imo

Lovely Bloke

BMJD wrote: »

I'm drinking The Pilgrim too, quite good imo

Meh, it's a red ale, hard to get it wrong.

Stone Barrel Boom IPA is pretty nice. Looking forward to trying it out tomorrow down at Flavour of Fingal.

G rock

Brehon's stony grey.

I'm a fan of the citrus type ipa, but i also love this.

Local bias I suppose.

It's great that there's some proper beer being produced in pretty much everyone's locality around the country now

Zaph

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Looking forward to trying it out tomorrow down at Flavour of Fingal.

I have it on good authority that there's a new Dublin brewery launching at that this weekend.

Lovely Bloke

Zaph wrote: »

I have it on good authority that there's a new Dublin brewery launching at that this weekend.

erm yeah, Wood Key, I already got their beer and drank it

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

12Acres, a sub 5% Pale Ale €4.49 in CarryOut Clongriffin.

You can keep it.

Picked up a growler of Odells/Beavertown Papa Pils.

Also got a growler of Road Trip in McHughs and some of The Pilgrim, a Grand Stretch and a Stone Barrel Boom

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Bit of the Clotworthy Dobbins about The Pilgrim

Hopefully they have a draught version tomorrow, it was on growler too in McHughs.

Lovely Bloke

matrim wrote: »

Tis a grand stretch of an evening

Nice beer, peach and mango on the nose and pretty full bodied for a session ale

toffeeshel

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

erm yeah, Wood Key, I already got their beer and drank it





Hopefully they have a draught version tomorrow, it was on growler too in McHughs.

Was there today, it's bottles at a fiver a pop. I thought it was decent. Stone Barrell are there too. It's a good day out. Your kid might be a bit young for some of the attractions but will enjoy it I think!

ciaran76

Torc Amber Ale : Thought it was very mild and a bit malty.

Overall IIPA by To Øl : Lovely Imperial IPA.

Jaipur X by Thornbridge Brewery : Jaipur on speed! Think I prefer the normal one.

Reserve Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout 13 by Widmer Brothers Brewing : Smells like raspberries tasted like it also. Also had a hint of chocolate and a few hops into the mix. Was interesting and got better as warmed up.

RasTa

Right asked a few brewery's on twitter if they could stick a bottling date on their IPA's. They gave me what they deem is their bottling date.

White Hag - Best before - 10
Kinnegar - Best before - 6
Trouble - Best before - 12

No response from Galway Bay or Blacks

Just a little Samba

RasTa wrote: »

Right asked a few brewery's on twitter if they could stick a bottling date on their IPA's. They gave me what they deem is their bottling date.

White Hag - Best before - 10
Kinnegar - Best before - 6
Trouble - Best before - 12

No response from Galway Bay or Blacks

AFAIK both are -12.

Just a little Samba

RasTa wrote: »

Right asked a few brewery's on twitter if they could stick a bottling date on their IPA's. They gave me what they deem is their bottling date.

White Hag - Best before - 10
Kinnegar - Best before - 6
Trouble - Best before - 12

No response from Galway Bay or Blacks

AFAIK both are -12. I'd be surprised if kinnegar is -6, I had one last week with February as the best by...

RasTa

Just a little Samba wrote: »

AFAIK both are -12. I'd be surprised if kinnegar is -6, I had one last week with February as the best by...

Well they responded to me directly so I guess it is.

GristlyEnd

Was in a hotel bar yesterday evening and they had nothing decent so after a few pints of Smithwicks I had this at home to make up for the disappointment.

Ryath

matrim wrote: »

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/eight-degrees-grand-stretch/336172/

Knew what you meant just messing saying that it's after the 21'st of June.

Looking forward to having a Founders KBS I'd been saving for my birthday tonight.

Son0vagun

Had a Enjoy By 07.04.15 by Stone. Lovely beer at 9.4% and a easy drinker. I did enjoy Born To Die more.

jh79

Sierra Nevada Golden IPA
Sierra Nevada Blindfold Black IPA
Founders Imperial Stout
Founders KBS

To chose from tonight. Got them all in McCambridges Galway.

Son0vagun

Gose by Westbrook, a really nice sour, that's salty but refreshing.

Victory at Sea, what a stout. Coffee and Vanilla, easy drinker at 10%.

Finishing my session with a Sink the Bismarck. It's very nice, gum Numbingly good.

Heroditas

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Hi All.

I usually enjoy a few pints/bottles of Heineken on the weekends but i am looking for something new to try out.

Does anyone have any ideas or are there any beers that are recommended by most?

You can't go wrong with 8 Degrees Howling Gale Ale as a starter

rameire

Can anybody please recommend a sparkling pale ale i can buy in an off license. My bro inlaw has a goo for the sparkling at the moment. And i haven't a clue where to get out and don't have time to brew him some.
Cheers.

lk67

rameire wrote: »

Can anybody please recommend a sparkling pale ale i can buy in an off license. My bro inlaw has a goo for the sparkling at the moment. And i haven't a clue where to get out and don't have time to brew him some.
Cheers.

Don't all pale ales sparkle? What ales does he drink at the moment?

Heroditas

rameire wrote: »

Can anybody please recommend a sparkling pale ale i can buy in an off license. My bro inlaw has a goo for the sparkling at the moment. And i haven't a clue where to get out and don't have time to brew him some.
Cheers.

Howling Gale or Sierra Nevada.
Bulletproof

Grayditch

Grand Stretch IPA, again. Fantastic flavour for a 4.2% beer.

murphyebass

Grayditch wrote: »

Grand Stretch IPA, again. Fantastic flavour for a 4.2% beer.

Nearly got it the other day but went for founders all day IPA instead as I knew it was good.

Will give it a go now you recommend it though.

finatron

Had these last weekend

rameire

lk67 wrote: »

Don't all pale ales sparkle? What ales does he drink at the moment?

hes going through the introduction to crafts,
before it was Kronenbourg or Guinness
he has a great selection on tap being in London,
but is finding sparkling ales to his liking and is over in Dublin soon so asked me to pick him up some.

ill have to sample the brews mentioned to make sure they are good.
thanks for the help.

Just a little Samba

Coopers Sparkling Ale is pretty easy to find.