What beer are we drinking this week, too?

Bebo stunnah

I was down in Doolin over the weekend and had a few of the samples of tap. Seemed like there was a lot less on offer than there was at last years. I started off with O'Haras Saison, definitely disappointed with it, but that could have been down to the couple of Perlenbecher I had before.
Switched onto White Hags Oktoberfest, I hadnt seen it in a while but I really liked it the last time so thought it would be a fairly solid choice but it seemed a bit off? I had contemplated going for their chocolate stout but it was coming out half head, half beer. Should have went their White IPA.
Then for some crazy reason I decided to have a pint of Trouble Brewings India Pale Larger. It seemed really heavy on the hop flavour, something beyond me in lager form at this point in me craft beer exploring.

I heard some great reviews from my other not so craft beer enthusiastic friends who were a bit less excited about trying non-Carling/Heineken/Guinness pints; they loved JJ's stout and their pilsner, which I sampled both of and can agree they were very nice.

Andre Salmon

I had my second last bottle of GBB voyager last night. It was fantastic.
Decided I will have the last one tonight, no point in saving it as I might get hit by a bus in the morning. Does anyone know if this will be continued or is it a one off?

MonkstownHoop

Andre Salmon wrote: »

I had my second last bottle of GBB voyager last night. It was fantastic.
Decided I will have the last one tonight, no point in saving it as I might get hit by a bus in the morning. Does anyone know if this will be continued or is it a one off?

I think they do a different one each year

Andre Salmon

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

I think they do a different one each year

Feck, not sure what to do with it now. Leave it on the shelf taunting me for eternity or enjoy it tonight and regret finishing it for eternity.
Maybe it's better to drink it while it's fresh?

MonkstownHoop

Andre Salmon wrote: »

Feck, not sure what to do with it now. Leave it on the shelf taunting me for eternity or enjoy it tonight and regret finishing it for eternity.
Maybe it's better to drink it while it's fresh?

Drink it now, as you said you could be hit by a bus tomorrow

Not G.R

Andre Salmon wrote: »

Feck, not sure what to do with it now. Leave it on the shelf taunting me for eternity or enjoy it tonight and regret finishing it for eternity.
Maybe it's better to drink it while it's fresh?

All hoppy beers are best enjoyed as young as possible. It'll only get worse the longer you leave it.

Andre Salmon

I took your excellent advice, it's as delicious as I rembered from last night.:)

Creamy Goodness

Apologies for jumping the gun on the best before / packaged on dates.

snowblind

The Pale 31's and Double Jack's I've had have been delicious. DJ as I had it from a bottle is probably the best DIPA around at the moment. Couple months old but still rocking.

baron von something

White Hag - Bran & Sceolan. Pretty nice but I can taste every decimal of the 7.2 abv

RasTa

Way more flavour from Grand Stretch over Easy Jack. Still prefer White Hag's session

Son0vagun

I too feel that Firestone Walkers Pivo and Easy Jacks are underwhelming, and I've let to try the others that are available. I did however try their Union Jack IPA and it was fantastic, a really good solid IPA.

Ipso

Son0vagun wrote: »

I too feel that Firestone Walkers Pivo and Easy Jacks are underwhelming, and I've let to try the others that are available. I did however try their Union Jack IPA and it was fantastic, a really good solid IPA.

Not mad about those myself, I wasn't impressed by their Oktoberfest I had last year either. Wookie Jack would be one of my favourite beers.

I had Lagunitas Imperial Pilsner over the weekend. Nice beer but I noticed more Imperial than Pilsner.

matrim

Had a McGargles Tom O'Briens stout last night. Had a sour off taste and was really poor.

I haven't been having a good time lately trying new beers but just won tickets to ICBF so hopefully things improve there.

cunnifferous

First Amber Ella for a while tonight. What a beer!

Lovely Bloke

matrim wrote: »

Had a McGargles Tom O'Briens stout last night. Had a sour off taste and was really poor.

:rolleyes:

For a brewery that likes to think it's brilliant, to send an off beer to market is pretty bad.

Of course, it's probably your fault for not liking gone off beers, not everyone can like everything after all. You just aren't the target demographic.

What day are you hitting the festival?

lk67

Ah Jesus ...

Are ye back here again?

Listen, the water protesters will be finished with their placards and signs early on Saturday and they'll loan them to ye to protest in front of the Rye River stand. I'll give ye a few A4 pages and a sharpie to alter them...

:rolleyes:

L1011

The number of Rye River specials for this festival is bizarre for a single brewery. I'll leave that there. I do buy their products.

matrim

L1011 wrote: »

The number of Rye River specials for this festival is bizarre for a single brewery. I'll leave that there. I do buy their products.

They were supposed have some nice beers at the alltech festival although I didn't try any. I imagine part of it is that they know their reputation and are trying to show that they are not just generic beer makers trying to masquerade as craft.

stuchyg

Was out for a few Guinness while the poor wife had diet coke. Having a delicious heatsink watching utd lose ATM. Nice bit of heat in the aftertaste

Not G.R

Carry out Tyrrellstown have Hop House 13 for growler take away according to twitter. Marketing at Diagio are really doing a good job at faking craft.

oblivious

Not G.R wrote: »

Carry out Tyrrellstown have Hop House 13 for growler take away according to twitter. Marketing at Diagio are really doing a good job at faking craft.

oh dear

snowblind

they should just use some stickers to go viral

oblivious

L1011 wrote: »

The number of Rye River specials for this festival is bizarre for a single brewery. I'll leave that there. I do buy their products.

Mountain man had nothing but specials, no core stock at all

Ravelleman

oblivious wrote: »

Mountain man had nothing but specials, no core stock at all

I believe I saw Hairy Goat on the blackboard.

matrim

Ravelleman wrote: »

I believe I saw Hairy Goat on the blackboard.

From talking to him, he took the base beers and made a special out of it. For example, he started with Green Bullet and made 3 specials from the base recipe. Same for his other beers. So when he had Hairy Goat on the blackboard, the ones underneath where the specials based on that beer.

Ravelleman

matrim wrote: »

From talking to him, he took the base beers and made a special out of it. For example, he started with Green Bullet and made 3 specials from the base recipe. Same for his other beers. So when he had Hairy Goat on the blackboard, the ones underneath where the specials based on that beer.

Very interesting indeed.

oblivious

Ravelleman wrote: »

I believe I saw Hairy Goat on the blackboard.

Hairy nuts

Son0vagun

Earlier I enjoyed a can of Sculpin from Ballast Point, a lovely Fruity IPA with a bitter sting at the finish!

VW 1

Only new one I had over the weekend was ablackstairs fiery porter, which is made with jalapeños and ginger.

Bit of a strange one. Could get the ginger on the nose but not in the taste. The chilli was very subtle, but definitely left a warm feeling in the mouth that I'm not sure I liked at all. The beer itself lacked body, felt almost watery in the mouth without and real strong flavours. Definitely wouldn't be trying again.

Also was in carryout tyrrellstown yesterday, the Brooklyn black ops was reduced from 26 to 20. Asked the lad was it still 10% off when buying 6 large bottles which he said he would do.

Got two black ops, a 750ml mikeller number I can't remember the name of, a 750ml meantime porter and 750ml bottles ofBrooklyn 1 and 2 all for 80 quid.