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What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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    #8702
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Tonight I'm drinking a Siren Blue Sky Blue Sea Gose, amazing beer.

    After that I had a Kinnegar Flying Saucer, which is a Export Strength stout. Decent enough, and some good hop bitterness along with the underlying roasted malt. Another good beer from Donegal. Apart from the Limeburner I don't think they've made anything other than good beers.

    Also got a couple of GBB bottles, a Space Suit sour and a Diving Bell Wee Heavy. The DB is class, had it a couple of times on tap, and their sours have been excellent.


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    #8703
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Tonight I'm drinking a Siren Blue Sky Blue Sea Gose, amazing beer.

    After that I had a Kinnegar Flying Saucer, which is a Export Strength stout. Decent enough, and some good hop bitterness along with the underlying roasted malt. Another good beer from Donegal. Apart from the Limeburner I don't think they've made anything other than good beers.

    Also got a couple of GBB bottles, a Space Suit sour and a Diving Bell Wee Heavy. The DB is class, had it a couple of times on tap, and their sours have been excellent.


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    #8704
    Zaph
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    Also got a couple of GBB bottles, a Space Suit sour and a Diving Bell Wee Heavy. The DB is class, had it a couple of times on tap, and their sours have been excellent.

    Are the bottles still being sold in packs of two, or are they available separately? Loved Diving Bell, but sours don't do anything for me so I'm not that interested in having to buy a bottle of Space Suit at the same time.


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    #8705
    Lovely Bloke
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    nah, got them separate in McHugh's.

    I'm going to try to a small batch clone of Diving Bell, if it turns out decent you can have a bottle.


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    #8706
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    ...but sours are definitely doing it for me, I can't walk past them in the off licence without a literal Pavlovian response. I do be thinking about them at all hours of the day.


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    #8707
    Zaph
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    nah, got them separate in McHugh's.

    I'm going to try to a small batch clone of Diving Bell, if it turns out decent you can have a bottle.

    Cheers, it would be interesting to see how that turns out.

    Haven't as yet been to McHughs, but I think I might have to pay a visit.


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    #8708
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    the bould Brother Trout lives near(ish) the Kilbarrack one. You could drop in and see Pa Trout while you are over that way, see how he's keeping :D


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    #8709
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    the bould Brother Trout lives near(ish) the Kilbarrack one. You could drop in and see Pa Trout while you are over that way, see how he's keeping :D

    I'd be afraid that if I ever met Pa Trout he wouldn't live up to my expectations. It's better never to meet your heroes. :D


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    #8710
    Ipso
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    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    All three of them are breweries I know well and thoroughly enjoy, I just had a bottle of Brown Shugga with my dinner, what a beer.

    I was thinking of just trying a lot of breweries I'd never tired before but was hoping for a few recommendations of stand out individual beers to try that might be rear or limited editions.

    How would you describe Brown Shugga; a sweetish barley wine?


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    #8711
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    Ipso wrote: »
    How would you describe Brown Shugga; a sweetish barley wine?

    With a decent amount of backend bitterness and a nice hoppiness on the tongue as well. I really like it.


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    #8712
    thesandeman
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    Couple of KPA (6 for €10).
    A Beast Of The Deep. First time I've had this and its much nicer than I was expecting, very soft and creamy.
    Finishing off with an unbeatable (for the moment) World's End (or maybe two). I really hope this turns up on tap my side of the country.

    Think I finally managed to line up my drinks in the proper order for my taste tonight.


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    #8713
    demanufactured
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    thesandeman wrote: »
    Couple of KPA (6 for €10).
    A Beast Of The Deep. First time I've had this and its much nicer than I was expecting, very soft and creamy.
    Finishing off with an unbeatable (for the moment) World's End (or maybe two). I really hope this turns up on tap my side of the country.

    Think I finally managed to line up my drinks in the proper order for my taste tonight.

    Black's KPA is the nicest pale ale I've tasted.

    Where did you get 6 Bottles for 10??

    It's normally 3 bottles for 9 where I am


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    #8714
    demanufactured
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    Bru Ri IPA
    Tried a few bottles last night..A nice IPA.
    Caramel aftertaste which I find strange..but nice.


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    #8715
    Pink Fairy
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    Blacks is lovely stuff alright, waiting for the Rocketship to come back into production.
    Just picked up Grafters IPA , brewed in Kildare, has a refreshing tangerine taste to it, pleasantly surprised!


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    #8716
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    Blacks is lovely stuff alright, waiting for the Rocketship to come back into production.
    Just picked up Grafters IPA , brewed in Kildare, has a refreshing tangerine taste to it, pleasantly surprised!

    Plenty of rocketship in my local dunnes and O'Briens


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    #8717
    Pink Fairy
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    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    Plenty of rocketship in my local dunnes and O'Briens

    Really? Was told while it wasn't a limited edition, that it was a short run and its not been available anywhere in Tralee for ...2 months I'd guess


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    #8718
    MonkstownHoop
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    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    Really? Was told while it wasn't a limited edition, that it was a short run and its not been available anywhere in Tralee for ...2 months I'd guess

    Yeah was even part of the 4 for 9 offer, which was brilliant!


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    #8719
    Pink Fairy
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    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    Yeah was even part of the 4 for 9 offer, which was brilliant!

    Don't rub it in :(


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    #8720
    thesandeman
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    Black's KPA is the nicest pale ale I've tasted.

    Where did you get 6 Bottles for 10??

    It's normally 3 bottles for 9 where I am
    It's the cans. O'Briens.


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    #8721
    gavmcg92
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    Had my first geuze there. Not mad on it to be honest. Very sour. Also just a note for anyone... Drink store have brewdog porter for 1 Euro a bottle. Not a bad little porter.


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    #8722
    MonkstownHoop
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    gavmcg92 wrote: »
    Had my first geuze there. Not mad on it to be honest. Very sour. Also just a note for anyone... Drink store have brewdog porter for 1 Euro a bottle. Not a bad little porter.

    Alice Porter? Blackrock Cellar and O'Briens had this on offer also, not €1 mind, wonder why?


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    #8723
    jsa112
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    I'd imagine it's out of date


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    #8724
    MonkstownHoop
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    jsa112 wrote: »
    I'd imagine it's out of date

    It is on the 19th alright!


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    #8725
    demanufactured
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    thesandeman wrote: »
    It's the cans. O'Briens.

    Ah ok. Thanks


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    #8726
    Uncle_moe
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    Had a bottle of Mikkeller Nuclear Hop Assault at the weekend. One of the best IPAs I've ever had. Alcohol is well hidden too despite it being 8%


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    #8727
    gavmcg92
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    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    jsa112 wrote: »
    I'd imagine it's out of date

    It is on the 19th alright!
    Add your reply here.
    Yeah 19th of Feb. Not a problem!


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    #8728
    Rumun
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    Some tasty threats on alltech beer fest last weekend
    Mostly from ourstanding soulwater from galway
    -omnipollo yellow belly this is beyond and over pure black gold.
    -buxton/ omnipollo collab unreal 12% stout yellow belly sundae
    - trolunga from buxton again sour goodnes with strong apricit aroma
    Salted carmell milk stout from wild beer from uk
    Amazing single hoop on galaxy from lerving
    Also one of the best beers this year so far, omnipollo ice creal pale with a lot of vanilla it actually tasted like ice cream.
    Also had another great brew from buxton,double axe 10% alk not for pussys:)


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    #8729
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    Finally got around to trying a Sierra Nevada the last night.

    Have to say I was fairly disappointed for the prestige of the brand.

    If it was going (on offer) for e2.50 for 500ml id consider it again but at 355ml it would probably come in at the same price point as Kinnegar.
    I just couldn't justify the smaller bottles and price when I can get Kenmare or Bru Ri.

    I had a Lagunitas a few weeks ago and I have to say that was very tasty and id put that pretty close to the Kinnegar- Scraggy Bay.


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    #8730
    ronnie3585
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    gilberto_eire wrote: »
    Finally got around to trying a Sierra Nevada the last night.

    Have to say I was fairly disappointed for the prestige of the brand.

    If it was going (on offer) for e2.50 for 500ml id consider it again but at 355ml it would probably come in at the same price point as Kinnegar.
    I just couldn't justify the smaller bottles and price when I can get Kenmare or Bru Ri.

    I had a Lagunitas a few weeks ago and I have to say that was very tasty and id put that pretty close to the Kinnegar- Scraggy Bay.

    What SN did you have?


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    #8731
    Uncle_moe
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    gilberto_eire wrote: »
    Finally got around to trying a Sierra Nevada the last night.

    Have to say I was fairly disappointed for the prestige of the brand.

    If you haven't already then try Torpedo, Hop Hunter, Hoptimum and Bigfoot Barleywine. All cracking SN beers in my opinion. Their bog standard Pale Ale is pretty ordinary.


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