What beer are we drinking this week, too?

Lovely Bloke

So after my Fosters fueled Darts outing, I'm back home to 2 O Brother's beers and a Metalman. The Fixer and The Chancer bottles, and a Smokey Chili porter from Waherfur

ciaran76

2 good beers tonight.

Reel feels Nowt Stout: lovey roasted malt and nice hint of coffee from this. Finished a littler bitter but I liked it a lot.


OBrother The fixer from a bottle this time. Still liked it but didn't think it was as hoppy. Still enjoyed it and woul have it again.

ciaran76

Don't know how I forgot this !!!

Espiga / vandeStreek Papr’ipa a smoked pepper IPA from Spain!

I actually liked it. The closest thing that reminded me of it was having an IPA then smoked paprika crisps and that was the after taste.

It was different but not too over powering. Recommend it to anyone who likes smoked peppers.

Lovely Bloke

The Fixer reminds me a bit of 5AM, big malt character and bittering hops to back that up, then followed in by the aroma.

I like this one.

A good shot at a Red, and not at all typical of those other "oh we're Irish better do a Red" efforts.

Lovely Bloke

ciaran76 wrote: »

Don't know how I forgot this !!!

Espiga / vandeStreek Papr’ipa a smoked pepper IPA from Spain!

I actually liked it. The closest thing that reminded me of it was having an IPA then smoked paprika crisps and that was the after taste.

It was different but not too over powering. Recommend it to anyone who likes smoked peppers.

^^ where?

ciaran76

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

The Fixer reminds me a bit of 5AM, big malt character and bittering hops to back that up, then followed in by the aroma.

I like this one.

A good shot at a Red, and not at all typical of those other "oh we're Irish better do a Red" efforts.

It's an Amber beer !

ciaran76

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

^^ where?

Carry out Tyrellstown .

Lovely Bloke

ciaran76 wrote: »

It's an Amber beer !

you made me walk to my kitchen and check.

The label says "Red Ale" so it's getting reviewed as such.

I agree, it's an American Amber. Or Hoppy Red.

Or "Smithwick's has ruined Irish Reds for everyone, so we have to brew shít beer now, but someone makes a nice Red and we have to call it amber"

ciaran76

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

you made me walk to my kitchen and check.

The label says "Red Ale" so it's getting reviewed as such.

I agree, it's an American Amber. Or Hoppy Red.

Or "Smithwick's has ruined Irish Reds for everyone, so we have to brew shít beer now, but someone makes a nice Red and we have to call it amber"

Ha ha sorry . I think when I had it on tap ages ago I was convinced it was the closest thing to an amber beer I ever had from an irish brewery.

Today also I saw on the bottle it was a "red" so you are 100% right.

Insect Overlord

Are any of the "mainstream" offies/supermarkets stocking the new McGargle's IPA?

Subcomandante Marcos

An File wrote: »

Are any of the "mainstream" offies/supermarkets stocking the new McGargle's IPA?

Dunnes. 4 for €8.

Lovely Bloke

Yep Dunnes.

Pick the right shop and there are €7 "taster packs" with 4 other McG's beers in them too.

It doesn't state on the taster box what beers are contained inside, so I took the presented beers as a suggestion, passed on it, and stuck in 4 Francis'.

So, 4 for €7.

Absolute bargain.

Lovely Bloke

ciaran76 wrote: »

Ha ha sorry . I think when I had it on tap ages ago I was convinced it was the closest thing to an amber beer I ever had from an irish brewery.

Today also I saw on the bottle it was a "red" so you are 100% right.

No bother, gave my "in" to my next blog post

Subcomandante Marcos

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Yep Dunnes.

Pick the right shop and there are €7 "taster packs" with 4 other McG's beers in them too.

It doesn't state on the taster box what beers are contained inside, so I took the presented beers as a suggestion, passed on it, and stuck in 4 Francis'.

So, 4 for €7.

Absolute bargain.

Ha, quality... noted for posterity!

Lovely Bloke

hitting a O Brother Chancer bottle now, I liked it on tap earlier in the year. It's an American Pale as per the bottle, so not an IPA.

Zaph

During an epic BGRH trip to Dusseldorf a good few years ago now at this stage, I really got a taste for the local altbier. So I was pleasantly surprised when at the RDS beer festival Northbound Brewery, of whom I'd never heard of before, had their own take on a sticke alt, which is a bit stronger than a regular alt. It tasted great on draught and I was delighted to discover that my local Molloys now stock it and the bottles are just as good. They also do a Kolsch, and it's great to see an Irish (OK, Northern Irish) brewery doing something different from the usual red ale/IPA/stout line-up, and doing it well. Now if only they'd do a schwarzbier as well...

Lovely Bloke

Zaph wrote: »

DBGRH

:eek::pac::D

ben.schlomo

Had a bottle of Sharps Wolf Rock Exceptional Red IPA last night, it was neither exceptional nor IPA, it tasted like a less flavourful Hobgoblin to me with little to no hops and a nice malty/caramel taste, perfectly drinkable just not what it said it was.

BaZmO*

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Had a bottle of Sharps Wolf Rock Exceptional Red IPA last night, it was neither exceptional nor IPA, it tasted like a less flavourful Hobgoblin to me with little to no hops and a nice malty/caramel taste, perfectly drinkable just not what it said it was.

Yeah, they really were taking the p1ss with the "exceptional" bit.

Subcomandante Marcos

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Yep Dunnes.

Pick the right shop and there are €7 "taster packs" with 4 other McG's beers in them too.

It doesn't state on the taster box what beers are contained inside, so I took the presented beers as a suggestion, passed on it, and stuck in 4 Francis'.

So, 4 for €7.

Absolute bargain.

Was in Dunnes earlier today, was planning on doing this, just for ****s and giggles, they were out of the taster packs, so I was denied my opportunity to stick it to the man and save €2 on 8 bottles.

I was legitimately annoyed by it, ha.

Insect Overlord

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Was in Dunnes earlier today, was planning on doing this, just for ****s and giggles, they were out of the taster packs, so I was denied my opportunity to stick it to the man and save €2 on 8 bottles.

I was legitimately annoyed by it, ha.

I was going to go for it (there were a few sample packs on the shelf) but there was someone re-stocking the shelf beside me.

Timistry

andekwarhola wrote: »

In the fridge tonight:

Founders Porter, Founders Imperial Stout, Wrasslers Stout, Brehon Shanco Dubh and Beavertown 8 Ball.

Porter porn

PowerToWait

Cuvée De Ranke last night. Cracking beer. Very sour and fruity. Delicious. Too pricey for a regular unfortunately.

ben.schlomo

Coisbo No 4, Russian Imperial Stout, 10%. Very nice, aniseed hit at the off and a nice strength from the abv, not too syrupy either as some can get.

andekwarhola

If we're getting into McGargles minor larceny confessions, I took the free pack of beer mats off one pack and put it on the ipa I was buying.

I feel better now.

Lovely Bloke

yeah, did that too.

Now I can't find them

Geuze

the beer revolu wrote: »

I've had The White Hag Heather Sour Ale.
Not sure if it's the same beer.
It's more in the style of a Flemish Red Ale than a Geuze which would be fizzier and much paler.

I thought it was outstanding.
Proper sour.

I had it again. Yes, I appreciate it more now.

7.2% Heather sour ale.

6.00 per pint.

TrustedApple

I had the McGargles Larger on draft there a few weeks back as we bought 2 pints of it we got a free pack of playing cards LoL

PowerToWait

Geuze wrote: »

I had it again. Yes, I appreciate it more now.

7.2% Heather sour ale.

6.00 per pint.

Any suggestions where to get this White Hag sour lads?

Geuze

PowerToWait wrote: »

Any suggestions where to get this White Hag sour lads?

Swagman, Wine street, Sligo.