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What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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    #9092
    HopsAndJumps
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭HopsAndJumps


    Finally got my hands on Elvis Juice. That smell when you open the can!!


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    #9093
    Insect Overlord
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    Head over to Belgium then :eek:

    I was in that airport in July last year, funny man.


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    #9094
    Lovely Bloke
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    Good for you, I'm looking into booking flights for about July time too, should be cheap enough.


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    #9095
    Creamy Goodness
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    HopsAndJumps wrote: »
    Finally got my hands on Elvis Juice. That smell when you open the can!!

    Had this in ATG yesterday, it's like the soft drink lilt, but in a good way.


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    #9096
    RasTa
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    I thought it was too fruity, not enough balance between a fruit juice and beer. The magic rock one has nailed it perfectly. Their beers need to start appearing over here soon.

    I see Mchugh's tweeted they have the Eight Degrees 5th anniversary beer in.


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    #9097
    HopsAndJumps
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    RasTa wrote: »
    I thought it was too fruity, not enough balance between a fruit juice and beer. The magic rock one has nailed it perfectly. Their beers need to start appearing over here soon.

    I see Mchugh's tweeted they have the Eight Degrees 5th anniversary beer in.

    I understand where you are coming from, it is very pronounced. I hope the beer is a regular offering though!

    Just googled magic rock brewing. I really want to try their stuff.


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    #9098
    SlipperyPeople
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    5UsEiCw.jpg


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    #9099
    RasTa
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    What type of IPA is the nailed it?


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    #9100
    SlipperyPeople
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    RasTa wrote: »
    What type of IPA is the nailed it?

    Regular IPA it has on the bottle. Simcoe, Vic Secret, Centennial Apollo and El dorado hops used it says. 71 IBUs and 5.8%


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    #9101
    jsa112
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    Had it on top wasn't a fan sadly


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    #9102
    SlipperyPeople
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    jsa112 wrote: »
    Had it on top wasn't a fan sadly

    Is it comparable to any of their others?


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    #9103
    jsa112
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    I've much preferred their other IPA releases like polar vortex, nomad, and what have you. It's a 5% ipa, not too much to be excited for really.

    FWIW, cost 6.50 a pint in bull and castle, definitely not worth that cost.


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    #9104
    L1011
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    I did go marginally insane and ended up buying 13 (12 different) Irish crafts and a 12 box of Peroni.

    I've been mostly drinking spirits the last few weeks, bar the fest last weekend, and wasn't planning on changing but siege mentality hit. Oops.


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    #9105
    Grayditch
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    Wood Key, The Raven, Rye Ale.

    It's a beer that doesn't taste nice.


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    #9106
    L1011
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    Wood Key, The Raven, Rye Ale.

    It's a beer that doesn't taste nice.

    I had one of those this evening. It didn't taste great either.


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    #9107
    Grayditch
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    I wouldn't bother posting if it was just meh, but it was a particularly bad beer, for me. I still think their Pilgrim is ok.


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    #9108
    L1011
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother posting if it was just meh, but it was a particularly bad beer, for me. I still think their Pilgrim is ok.

    From memory I'd concur on that also.

    What I've got open now tastes slightly skunked but everything else from that brewery has been fine so I'm not naming it - but that Raven was very poor.


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    #9109
    Sleepy
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    Wood Key, The Raven, Rye Ale.

    It's a beer that doesn't taste nice.
    L1011 wrote: »
    I had one of those this evening. It didn't taste great either.

    Funny, I love the Ravens. Buy it regularly.

    Tried 8 Degrees Nailed It last night and while I can appreciate the craft that's gone into it, it misses the citrusy aftertaste I've come to expect from American style IPAs

    Followed it with Brewdog's Elvis Juice which, as other's have commented, is outstanding. Could be a very dangerous beer were you to have much of it around as it's far too easy to drink.

    Rounded out the night with a Wicklow Wolf Black Perle Porter. Lovely flavour but over-carbonated imo. A Porter shouldn't be so fizzy!


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    #9110
    demanufactured
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    Brown Bear of Connemara IPA in Aldi - Brewed by stationworks in Newry.


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    #9111
    Lovely Bloke
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    Have a Siren Pompelmocello, 4 Francis, Black Boar and a Lord Smog Almighty (for the day that's in it).


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    #9112
    Ruben Remus
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    Brown Bear of Connemara IPA in Aldi - Brewed by stationworks in Newry.

    Any good?


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    #9113
    ciaran76
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    Have a Siren Pompelmocello, 4 Francis, Black Boar and a Lord Smog Almighty (for the day that's in it).

    Drank my Pomelmocello last night. I really liked it.


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    #9114
    Lovely Bloke
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    I had an Elvis Juice last weekend and was impressed, so if it's along those lines I'll be happy.


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    #9115
    MonkstownHoop
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    Ruben Remus wrote: »
    Any good?

    The IPA isn't bad but the brown ale is terrible, not a not my taste terrible but a something went wrong here terrible, and I was told this before I bought it but had to fact check :-)


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    #9116
    RasTa
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    I had an Elvis Juice last weekend and was impressed, so if it's along those lines I'll be happy.

    It's better but different style. tis a sour.


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    #9117
    P_1
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    Picked up a few bottles of Brains SA for today. Was always curious about it but never drank it. Have to say they're going down a treat.


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    #9118
    Lovely Bloke
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    RasTa wrote: »
    It's better but different style. tis a sour.

    Ooooh

    Now I'm really looking forward to it.


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    #9119
    Insect Overlord
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    Had a bottle of Sheep Steeler with dinner earlier. Nowhere near as sour as I remembered it.


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    #9120
    Lovely Bloke
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    was it supposed to be a sour? Thought it was a Saison.


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    #9121
    Insect Overlord
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    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    was it supposed to be a sour? Thought it was a Saison.

    Tis a saison, but it was the first of that style that I tried and I didn't like it at all the first time. Enjoyed it a lot more this evening. :)
    Have since moved on to a Caribbean Chocolate Cake from Siren. It is great.


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