What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

senordingdong

Macy0161 wrote: »

During the summer I was drinking a lot of 12 Acres, especially Make Hay and The Far Side. I think "Winter is Coming" is ok, but I prefer the Wicklow Wolf and Lough Gill Oatmeal Stouts.

I remember lidl were stocking them, had more than my fair share too.

OOnegative

Big Belly Brewing presents Liquid Desserts - Caribbean Coffeecake Tonka Stout.

flended12

OOnegative wrote: »

Big Belly Brewing presents Liquid Desserts - Caribbean Coffeecake Tonka Stout.

Betcha can't say that after 5 or 6 of above 🀣

OOnegative

flended12 wrote: »

Betcha can't say that after 5 or 6 of above 🀣

Wouldn’t be able to say it but pretty sure I could show you the contents of a bottle after 5 or 6!!!

Hotblack Desiato

youcancallmeal wrote: »

By Pearse Lyons I presume you mean Foxes Rock?

The Roadworks stuff in Aldi. It's desperately bad.

senordingdong

Had a cauldron of plenty last night, white hag redeeming themselves!

OOnegative

Adroit Theory - What Evil Lurks(Mostra Coffee + Toasted Coconut + Toasted Marshmallow + Saigon Cinnamon) [Ghost 774] absolutely super stuff. Thought it maybe to complex and sweet but wasn’t.

Insect Overlord

I had two beers from Otterbank (Muff, Co. Donegal) last night. I think they're a relatively new crew because I can't find a huge amount about them online.

"What Time Do You Call This?" and "So. It Begins." Both are mixed fermentation saisons. I think they use a mixture of wild yeasts, but I'd have to check the label again.

The first one exploded when I opened it so I ended up with only a wine glass-full of beer. It smelled beautiful, was more subtle on the taste buds, aged in Chardonnay barrels, around the 6.5% mark.

The second one was aged in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir barrels, was up around 8.2% alcohol, slightly darker colour. I opened it very carefully! And I enjoyed it a lot. Great to see an Irish brewery trying to perfect another Belgian style.

MonkstownHoop

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I had two beers from Otterbank (Muff, Co. Donegal) last night. I think they're a relatively new crew because I can't find a huge amount about them online.

"What Time Do You Call This?" and "So. It Begins." Both are mixed fermentation saisons. I think they use a mixture of wild yeasts, but I'd have to check the label again.

The first one exploded when I opened it so I ended up with only a wine glass-full of beer. It smelled beautiful, was more subtle on the taste buds, aged in Chardonnay barrels, around the 6.5% mark.

The second one was aged in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir barrels, was up around 8.2% alcohol, slightly darker colour. I opened it very carefully! And I enjoyed it a lot. Great to see an Irish brewery trying to perfect another Belgian style.

Picked both of these up yesterday to add to my Xmas stash, I'll have to be careful so :pac:

That’s the lad from Yellowbelly isn’t it? So It Begins is an amazing drink.

irish_goat

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

That’s the lad from Yellowbelly isn’t it? So It Begins is an amazing drink.

Yep. He's been adding new barrels to the place over the past few months so hopefully see more releases soon.

TXPTGR1

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I had two beers from Otterbank (Muff, Co. Donegal) last night. I think they're a relatively new crew because I can't find a huge amount about them online.

"What Time Do You Call This?" and "So. It Begins." Both are mixed fermentation saisons. I think they use a mixture of wild yeasts, but I'd have to check the label again.

The first one exploded when I opened it so I ended up with only a wine glass-full of beer. It smelled beautiful, was more subtle on the taste buds, aged in Chardonnay barrels, around the 6.5% mark.

The second one was aged in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir barrels, was up around 8.2% alcohol, slightly darker colour. I opened it very carefully! And I enjoyed it a lot. Great to see an Irish brewery trying to perfect another Belgian style.

Yeah so it begins is top stuff

Beanstalk

haven't even heard of Otterbank! Where can you pick them up?

Most online places have them, though they do be in shorter supply than most.

MonkstownHoop

Beanstalk wrote: »

haven't even heard of Otterbank! Where can you pick them up?

Got mine in Blackrock Cellar

Beanstalk

if they're in Muff I wonder are there any places locally?

Insect Overlord

Beanstalk wrote: »

haven't even heard of Otterbank! Where can you pick them up?

I got mine in an Advent calendar, but I'll be looking out for them again in the New Year.

Helmet

Beanstalk wrote: »

if they're in Muff I wonder are there any places locally?

I picked some up in the Centra in Muff the other day.

Insect Overlord

Found a 2015 KBS in the cupboard. Think tonight's the night to say goodbye to it.

Edit: the depth of flavour held up better than the 2016 edition of 200 Fathoms, but I'd presume that's because it was brewed with actual chocolate and coffee.

Zaph

Beanstalk wrote: »

if they're in Muff I wonder are there any places locally?

I believe they took over the old Boghopper premises there. I was sorry to see them go, I used to work with the guy who ran it before he founded the brewery. Basically he was working a "regular" job so that he could fund his dream of opening the brewery. I think the Boghopper website is still up and had local stockists on it, so maybe Otterbank is available in some of those.

Bus Boy

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Found a 2015 KBS in the cupboard. Think tonight's the night to say goodbye to it.

Edit: the depth of flavour held up better than the 2016 edition of 200 Fathoms, but I'd presume that's because it was brewed with actual chocolate and coffee.

How, dear lord did it last that long in there? I hope you enjoyed it, one of my favourites.

irish_goat

Zaph wrote: »

I believe they took over the old Boghopper premises there. I was sorry to see them go, I used to work with the guy who ran it before he founded the brewery. Basically he was working a "regular" job so that he could fund his dream of opening the brewery. I think the Boghopper website is still up and had local stockists on it, so maybe Otterbank is available in some of those.

Correct on the first point, but Otterbank use Alpha Beer to distribute so a lot of the beer ends up down south. Most of Donegal isn't ready for mixed ferm beers just yet. :pac:

Tbh, I don't miss Boghopper. They were my local brewery and I rarely got a good beer out of them. They had a lot of basic, homebrew like, flaws in most of their beers.

Zaph

irish_goat wrote: »

Tbh, I don't miss Boghopper. They were my local brewery and I rarely got a good beer out of them. They had a lot of basic, homebrew like, flaws in most of their beers.

Unfortunately I never actually got round to tasting any of their beers, I never saw them in any of the shops I'd usually frequent.

BaZmO*

I came across them when I was on holidays a few years back. They were very much in the homebrew vein of breweries. Nice but very hit and miss.

dominatinMC

For anyone on here sampling the Mother Macs advent box, I feel like yesterday's beer (

The White Hag - Chocolate Coconut Pastry Stout

) should have come with a warning label! Horrible stuff, and easily the worst of the box so far. Tbh, I think the two White Hag offerings so far have been the poorest, everything else has been top notch!

the beer revolu

dominatinMC wrote: »

For anyone on here sampling the Mother Macs advent box, I feel like yesterday's beer (

The White Hag - Chocolate Coconut Pastry Stout

) should have come with a warning label! Horrible stuff, and easily the worst of the box so far. Tbh, I think the two White Hag offerings so far have been the poorest, everything else has been top notch!

When I met the brewer a couple of years ago and his vape smelled of concentrated skittles, I had concerns.

Should add, though, that their Heather sour is a magnificent beer.

Poorside

dominatinMC wrote: »

For anyone on here sampling the Mother Macs advent box, I feel like yesterday's beer (

The White Hag - Chocolate Coconut Pastry Stout

) should have come with a warning label! Horrible stuff, and easily the worst of the box so far. Tbh, I think the two White Hag offerings so far have been the poorest, everything else has been top notch!

Ah balls, was looking forward to that tonight, there's another one coming up that could well be straight down the sink.
I think White hag need to stop trying every single idea that pops into their heads.

BeerNut

Poorside wrote: »

I think White hag need to stop trying every single idea that pops into their heads.

They would if people stopped buying the stuff.

drunkmonkey

I was really disappointed with this, I love a good Irish Coffee this reminded me of the worst ones.

the beer revolu

I've wondered for a few years now why there wasn't any Irish coffee stouts.
We've had coffee stout, whisky barrel stout, lactose sout. Amazed it took this long for it to happen.