What beer are we drinking this week, too?

Seaneh

sarkozy wrote: »

Dogfish Head. My god.

Which beer? And where did you buy it?

Ronan|Raven

Seaneh wrote: »

Where is stocking it in the area?

Skellys Bar in Ballymahon
Coys Bar and Market bar in Longford Town
Hanlons Gala on the Dublin Road.

Seaneh

I'll have to see if anywhere in Athlone has it

Skelly's has a nice selection!

Ronan|Raven

Today I have had a mixed bag..

Fullers IPA
Leann Folainn
Headless Dog
Belfast Blonde
Pilsner Urquell
Ruthless Rye IPA
Random homebrews..

Tomorrow will be fun.

Ronan|Raven

Seaneh wrote: »

I'll have to see if anywhere in Athlone has it

Skelly's has a nice selection!

I have to confess I haven't driven through Ballymahon in a long time. They are announcing a few new stockists soon according to their facebook page. Hopefully somewhere will have it in Dublin.

Seaneh

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

I have to confess I haven't driven through Ballymahon in a long time. They are announcing a few new stockists soon according to their facebook page. Hopefully somewhere will have it in Dublin.

Brother and his lady were living just outside the village until a few months ago. Stayed with them for about a week last September and popped into Skelly's to watch a few matches and get out of the house. Nothing on draught but a good selection of English Ales, a few German beers and McGrath's and Galway Bay bottles in the Off Licence next door.

I asked if I could buy a bottle from the offie in the bar and himself said fire away. Was only charging me something like €4 for bottles of Full Sail and Buried at Sea in the bar. Happy days. I was more than happy to pay a €1 corkage fee.

Ronan|Raven

Cant say fairer than that!

tomhalloween

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Skellys Bar in Ballymahon
Coys Bar and Market bar in Longford Town
Hanlons Gala on the Dublin Road.

I must pick some up in Hanlons next time I am down that way. Do they stock other craft beer?

irish_goat

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I did have a smoky flavoured beer recently, it's name escapes me but I swear it taste of bacon. Had a right urge for a rashes sandwhich while I drank it.

This?

Lovely Bloke

First time in a craft beer pub since the new arrival. Sitting in the BD drinking a BAS. They have Bay Ale on cask dry hopped and I want to try Troubles Rye. So a few more beers, some food then off to see Pixies and Arcade Fire

Grayditch

4 Old Engine Oil Porters for €10 in Molloy's, but they were the clearance. Great price and I grabbed the last 4, but this probably sees the end of them stocking it. Coupled with 4 Porterhouse beers for €6, I left happy.

Seaneh

Bottle of Clogwyn Gold by Conwy Brewery. Lovely, light, well balanced golden/pale ale.

Lovely tropical fruit nose with apricot and citrus hop notes balanced with lovely biscuity malts on the palate, perfect hot day session beer at 3.6% abv amazingly quaffable.

jsa112

Alesmith grand cru, pretty damn good. Must try their others.

sarkozy

Seaneh wrote: »

Which beer? And where did you buy it?

Drink Store, Stoneybatter. It's called DNA, a collaboration with a UK brewer, brewed in the UK. Not the real deal, unfortunately, but it has a good bit of what you would expect from their 60 minute.

Krusty_Clown

sarkozy wrote: »

Drink Store, Stoneybatter. It's called DNA, a collaboration with a UK brewer, brewed in the UK. Not the real deal, unfortunately, but it has a good bit of what you would expect from their 60 minute.

It'll be on tap in Wetherspoons in a couple of weeks. Not supposed to be great.

Grayditch

Second attempt at Whistleblower, the last time it was great, but felt too sweet, but that must have been after just after whatever I was drinking before, cause it was perfect tonight.

I'd love if they kept it up.

sarkozy

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

It'll be on tap in Wetherspoons in a couple of weeks. Not supposed to be great.

TBH, I wasn't impressed.

Seaneh

sarkozy wrote: »

Drink Store, Stoneybatter. It's called DNA, a collaboration with a UK brewer, brewed in the UK. Not the real deal, unfortunately, but it has a good bit of what you would expect from their 60 minute.

I've had it, thought it was pants.

Love 60 minute which it's meant to be a hybrid of but it's not anywhere near that level. Very, very, very average. Surprised they made enough of it for it to be sold outside the UK.

irish_goat

Have a bottle of DNA in the fridge for tonight as well. Although,I'm off work today so it might not last that long...

Seaneh

irish_goat wrote: »

Have a bottle of DNA in the fridge for tonight as well. Although,I'm off work today so it might not last that long...

Don't get too excited and have an old reliable as backup.

irish_goat

Seaneh wrote: »

Don't get too excited and have an old reliable as backup.

Off to the offy I go...

the beer revolu

Compliments of Ronan in The Bierhaus, Cork.

This was not what I was expecting at all.

I expected a big, bold, aggressively hopped and aggressively malted beer. A hop bomb.

What I got was much, much paler than I expected, much lighter in taste and body.

I never expected to be using words like delicate, subtle, understated and light to describe this beer.

It's a beautifully balanced, finely crafted brew that really hides it's alcohol content of 8%abv.
This one was 5 weeks old. Tasted between 4 of us.
I agree with what someone else here, said. You'd almost need the full bottle to truly appreciate it - it's a real grower.
Yum.

Seaneh

It's not a big brash in your face american IPA.
It's brilliance is in the depth of the flavours and the over all balance of flavours. It's just layer upon layer of subtle beauty.

Heroditas

I didn't realise that new IPA from Trouble was 7.6%.
Christ, no wonder I felt like I'd been assaulted with a baseball bat after having a few of them and a few Euphoria Pale Ales as well.

I only twigged it this morning! It really masks the alcohol well.

Losty Dublin

Grayditch wrote: »

4 Old Engine Oil Porters for €10 in Molloy's, but they were the clearance. Great price and I grabbed the last 4, but this probably sees the end of them stocking it. Coupled with 4 Porterhouse beers for €6, I left happy.

I love that porter, it's a real treat.

Lovely Bloke

Losty Dublin wrote: »

I love that porter, it's a real treat.

for an extra special treat get Ola Dubh, it's OEO matured in Whisky casks - amazing beer

Losty Dublin

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

for an extra special treat get Ola Dubh, it's OEO matured in Whisky casks - amazing beer

For reasons unknown I've yet to try it. If it's better than OEO.....:)

Insect Overlord

Losty Dublin wrote: »

For reasons unknown I've yet to try it. If it's better than OEO.....:)

It's about €5.95 a bottle, but it's usually worth it!

Lovely Bloke

In my opinion it's the best Whisky Cask aged beer by quite a margin, neither the Fran Well not O'Hara's efforts were anywhere near it.

Krusty_Clown

Heroditas wrote: »

I didn't realise that new IPA from Trouble was 7.6%.
Christ, no wonder I felt like I'd been assaulted with a baseball bat after having a few of them and a few Euphoria Pale Ales as well.

I only twigged it this morning! It really masks the alcohol well.

I felt the same way about the Lazy Sunday Saison. I misread the label, and drank it a little quicker than its 6.1% abv deserved. Really liked it too. Was getting a little tired of the onslaught of hoppy IPAs, so this was real treat. Will look out for the Whistle Blower though.