What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

overthebridge

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Think I picked it up in Tesco this time around. What's the offer in O'Brien's?

Had a bottle of Mescan's Special Reserve last night. First time in a long time having one of their beers. Grand stuff.

4 bottles for 10e. Which is a pretty good deal.

Mescans stuff is really good the Red Trippel especially.

Insect Overlord

overthebridge wrote: »

Mescans stuff is really good the Red Trippel especially.

Went out and bought a bottle of the Trippel last night off the back of your recommendation. It did not disappoint! Must find out if anyone is stocking their Westporter stout soon.

I'll be having a bottle of Ola Dubh 12 from Harviestoun tonight. Good times.

ciaran76

Went for a Belgian beer last night as it has been sometime, Cornet Oaked (Brouwerij Palm) 8.5% typical Belgian styled blonde beer.
Really liked it and I miss my work trips to Belgium now !

senordingdong

Zaph wrote: »

Basically open the can and upend it into a glass as quickly as possible. It's for nitro beers, stouts usually but I'm sure there may be others, to get the best head from the widget in the can.

Finally opened my lervig nitro hot chocolate stout.
Christ what a mess.
Delicious stout though, just pure chocolate from beginning to end. Nothing else, no coffee, no toffee, no caramel, just smooth chocolate.

Pen Rua

senordingdong wrote: »

Finally opened my lervig nitro hot chocolate stout.
Christ what a mess.
Delicious stout though, just pure chocolate from beginning to end. Nothing else, no coffee, no toffee, no caramel, just smooth chocolate.

They had a QR code an all on the top with a video of how to open it - open and turn into a glass FAST. Had it some weeks ago. Absolutely gorgeous.

senordingdong

Pen Rua wrote: »

They had a QR code an all on the top with a video of how to open it - open and turn into a glass FAST. Had it some weeks ago. Absolutely gorgeous.

Oh I saw it alright. Still couldn't believe how quickly it came to the top.
Ah well live and learn.

Have liked everything I've had from Western Herd so far but the hop burst IPA isn't nice at all.

Zaph

The problem with the Lervig stout is that they inadvertently overfilled the cans. They're basically small explosive devices masquerading as cans of beer.

Debub

senordingdong wrote: »

Finally opened my lervig nitro hot chocolate stout.
Christ what a mess.
Delicious stout though, just pure chocolate from beginning to end. Nothing else, no coffee, no toffee, no caramel, just smooth chocolate.

Hi - where can I get thisplease? Would you know if any shops in Cork stock it - sounds very interesting
thanks

Pen Rua

Debub wrote: »

Hi - where can I get thisplease? Would you know if any shops in Cork stock it - sounds very interesting
thanks

Bradleys is your best bet. I was in there last week and they had a handful of cans of it left.

L1011

Got a can of Pointy Shoes 2 yesterday; and some Goodbye Blue Monday - but ended up going to bed at about the time you put a six year old to bed so they're left for tonight still.

Macy0161

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Have liked everything I've had from Western Herd so far but the hop burst IPA isn't nice at all.

I thought it was really nice. I've found Coast Road a bit inconsistent, although haven't tried it in cans.

L1011 wrote: »

Got a can of Pointy Shoes 2 yesterday; and some Goodbye Blue Monday - but ended up going to bed at about the time you put a six year old to bed so they're left for tonight still.

Have the former lined up for this evening myself, had Blue Monday last week and enjoyed it.

Macy0161

Macy0161 wrote: »

I thought it was really nice. I've found Coast Road a bit inconsistent, although haven't tried it in ages.

I just found it burnt on the way down. I'd chance it again though in case it was a bad one.

Speaking of, I've a growler of their black ipa for this evening. Heard really good things.

Effects

Trying Wicklow Wolf marshmallow & chocolate oatmeal stout, as the offie was out of Pointy Shoes.

RasTa

More supermarket beers. Not sure if this is bad for pubs, brewers or bottleshops.

igCorcaigh

Had a couple of White Hag's Atlantean in the Bierhaus earlier.

Lovely juicy and citrusy New England IPA.
Recommend.

5.4% €6.5 per pint.

hitemfrank

I'm working my way through a large bottle of La Trappe Dubbel. I would normally have the Blond but I'm much preferring the Dubbel. Wonderful stuff.

youcancallmeal

Haven't had any O Brother beers in a long time so picked up a can of their new DIPA called Freedoom. Powerful stuff at 8.4% but very nice indeed. Hopefully see more like this from them because their core range never really appealed to me. Also had a can of Black's Ace of Haze V3 - Idaho 7 Edition, terrible looking can and name aside it was packed full of flavour for a lowish abv ddh neipa. Been really impressed in general with nearly all the new releases from Irish brewers over the last few months

Poorside

12 acres Hazy IPA, is a lovely drop and Sierra Nevada Wild thing Sour is very drinkable with a nice tang to it, a lot of sours can disappoint,this is a good one

Insect Overlord

Shared a can of Pointy Shoes tonight with one of my craft beer-drinking friends, and gave samples to 2 of the lads who wouldn't usually be too adventurous. I loved my half of the can. The others were a little overwhelmed!

Mervyn Skidmore

igCorcaigh wrote: »

O'Haras tropical IPA is absolute sh1t.

Tangerine and mango me hole.

I wish I read this before I tried it. It's just plain bad, should be done for false advertising.

bobbysands81

Boundary - Eschatology, a double coffee salted caramel imperial stout. This is really really good, highly recommended.

Amundsen - Dessert in a can, chocolate and mango creamsicle. Sweet And quite good but also quite boring.

Omnipollo - Pecan Mud Pie, the local Supervalu stocks this so I thought I’d try it again as I wasn’t mad about it first couple of times... still not made about it but it’s ok.

Evil Twin - ET Stay Home 4, Raspberry, BlackBerry and Marshmallow IPA Sour. This is an incredible drink, one of the best I’ve ever tasted and usually I wouldn’t be mad about sours. If you get a chance then grab this.

Evil Twin - Raspberry, Coffee Smoothie Stout - Double coffee Imperial Stout. A very fine drink, different tastes work really well.

Whiplash - Water Jump - a fine tasty IPA.

RasTa

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Boundary - Eschatology, a double coffee salted caramel imperial stout. This is really really good, highly recommended.

Amundsen - Dessert in a can, chocolate and mango creamsicle. Sweet And quite good but also quite boring.

Omnipollo - Pecan Mud Pie, the local Supervalu stocks this so I thought I’d try it again as I wasn’t mad about it first couple of times... still not made about it but it’s ok.

Evil Twin - ET Stay Home 4, Raspberry, BlackBerry and Marshmallow IPA Sour. This is an incredible drink, one of the best I’ve ever tasted and usually I wouldn’t be mad about sours. If you get a chance then grab this.

Evil Twin - Raspberry, Coffee Smoothie Stout - Double coffee Imperial Stout. A very fine drink, different tastes work really well.

Whiplash - Water Jump - a fine tasty IPA.

Which SV and how much?

I think I'd just buy 5 of the whiplash.

Pen Rua

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Haven't had any O Brother beers in a long time so picked up a can of their new DIPA called Freedoom. Powerful stuff at 8.4% but very nice indeed. Hopefully see more like this from them because their core range never really appealed to me. Also had a can of Black's Ace of Haze V3 - Idaho 7 Edition, terrible looking can and name aside it was packed full of flavour for a lowish abv ddh neipa. Been really impressed in general with nearly all the new releases from Irish brewers over the last few months

Can’t say I’m madly in love with Black’s branding, but their beers are always solid. M

RasTa

Worst beer labels in Ireland I think, or one of the worst.

bobbysands81

RasTa wrote: »

Which SV and how much?

Pettitts in Wexford town and €7 I think.

craftcentral.ie in Dublin City Centre might also have it in stock.

senordingdong

Debub wrote: »

Hi - where can I get thisplease? Would you know if any shops in Cork stock it - sounds very interesting
thanks

Craft central.ie.
Flat rate shipping nationwide so you could try a few new things

bobbysands81

Debub wrote: »

Hi - where can I get thisplease? Would you know if any shops in Cork stock it - sounds very interesting
thanks

Supervalu in Wexford town has this as well.

slayerking

Schlenkerla Rauchbier tonight. Super value has the full range in which is amazing.
I've been an IPA advocate for well over a decade now but over the last few months I'm starting to fall out of love with them a bit... I think it's the modernisation of the style, the sickly sweet hazy hop juice everyone is producing. I liked it for a good while but I find now it's over done. Over played. Everyone's doing it. Kinda miss bitterness in IPAs! They're obviously selling well.