What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

senordingdong

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Opened a Lough Gill oatmeal stout but I’m not loving it.

I had their macadamia nut brown ale a few nights ago. It was disappointing. Thin bodied and watery tasting.

senordingdong

senordingdong wrote: »

I had their macadamia nut brown ale a few nights ago. It was disappointing. Thin bodied and watery tasting.

Thin is exactly what I was thinking.

Beanstalk

Having the new Kinnegar Rye Double IPA (Shuttle Bucket)

It's basically a double Rustbucket and the hops are super charged and old school. Scraggy Bay and Rustbucket have a somewhat similar hop bill except for the rye addition so if you like either you'll love this. It really works and the rye really shines with the higher abv

BonnieSituation

You weren't wrong Reg:



Jesus it's gorgeous.

youcancallmeal

Tried all 3 of the Whiplash IPA releases since Christmas.

Cream on Chrome DIPA which is a re-release, lemondrop is a lovely hop and comes through but there is a heavy bang of garlic in the aftertaste.
Ratio IPA, well executed fruity NEIPA. Basically standard fare from Whiplash.
Let It Happen DIPA, another re-release and best of the bunch, citra really shines here. Could do with more carbonation as the one I had was virtually flat. Maybe it's meant to be like that?

All in all I'm fairly over Whiplash IPAs for the moment

Zaph

Whiplash The Horror. The can says it's a smoked export stout, so I was a little worried that it would be something as smoky as Aecht Schlenkerla, which really wasn't to my taste. But the smokiness turned out to be very subtle and mild in the beginning, and I didn't really notice it at all after a while. However smoked or not, it's an excellent smooth and very tasty imperial stout. Glad I have a second can of it now.

MonkstownHoop

Zaph wrote: »

Whiplash The Horror. The can says it's a smoked export stout, so I was a little worried that it would be something as smoky as Aecht Schlenkerla, which really wasn't to my taste. But the smokiness turned out to be very subtle and mild in the beginning, and I didn't really notice it at all after a while. However smoked or not, it's an excellent smooth and very tasty imperial stout. Glad I have a second can of it now.

I liked it but was hoping for a little more smokiness myself, didn't live up to the name for me

BonnieSituation

BonnieSituation wrote: »

You weren't wrong Reg:

Jesus it's gorgeous.

It’s absolute magic. Need one myself now

Beanstalk

Drinking a Mikkeller's Beer Burst. A West Coast IPA that for some reason is very hazy...

The Inbetween is mine

Nectarines eh?... actually...quite nice and refreshing for an ale of 7.5%

Passenger

White Hag Mochaccino Milk Stout . Stunning. White Hag brewing the best Stouts in the country imo.

Insect Overlord

Ooh, who's gonna bite first? :pac:

Passenger

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Ooh, who's gonna bite first? :pac:

Because the head brewer is no more? :pac:

OOnegative

Verdant - Maybe one more PSI.

BonnieSituation

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

It’s absolute magic. Need one myself now

It sure is. I bought 4 of them. Second one open there now. Blade Runner on the box. Glorious.

Passenger wrote: »

White Hag Mochaccino Milk Stout . Stunning. White Hag brewing the best Stouts in the country imo.

This is the second review of this that was this glowing.

Onto the list it goes.

flended12

Tonight's offering

Passenger

BonnieSituation wrote: »

This is the second review of this that was this glowing.

Onto the list it goes.

They have a number of Stouts on the go at the minute. All are good imo.

Insect Overlord

Passenger wrote: »

They have a number of Stouts on the go at the minute. All are good imo.

I'll have to try a few. I have a growler of their Galaxy Smash IPA for tonight. Got a complimentary Shamrock Ale with it. That one will be interesting...

Beanstalk

Passenger wrote: »

White Hag Mochaccino Milk Stout . Stunning. White Hag brewing the best Stouts in the country imo.

I had some of this the last day and I didn't like it at all. Instantly reminded me of the harsh chemical tobacco vanilla flavour of cheap e-ciggarette juice I used to puff away at before I gave it up. I didn't enjoy it at all. Interesting though that people love it!



Their Sabro Smash on the other hand was gorgeous. Love that hop!

BonnieSituation

Up next, Lervig collab with Pöhjala Nitro Raspberry Sour:



I have been dying to have this for an age.

Timistry

Had a few Kinnegars last weekend, all incredibly good. Will have to get my hands on a few of the West Kerry Porters!

dominatinMC

Timistry wrote: »

Had a few Kinnegars last weekend, all incredibly good. Will have to get my hands on a few of the West Kerry Porters!

I'm in the Limerick area myself and finding West Kerry Brewery very elusive! A trip west could be on the cards to stock up - when restrictions are lifted

Black Sheep

I had a couple of Treat City beers last night.

Harris pale ale - very malty, and a dark bronze / caramel colour. If you like a maltier take on a pale ale then I can see how this might appeal but not hop-forward enough for me.

Invasion IPA - Much more hop forward and to my taste, but still a bit middle of the road.

I don't really know what's happening in Irish beer any more but I felt these were reasonably well executed but kind of in that 'middle market' / mass appeal bracket that means a lot of casual drinkers could try them or get into them, but there's not that much here to interest you if you want something bolder.

Pen Rua

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Up next, Lervig collab with Pöhjala Nitro Raspberry Sour:

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I have been dying to have this for an age.

Now that rotation is a new one. New phoneitis.

Totally off topic, and a total aside - but every time I read your username, I read it in an over the top French accent. :pac::D

bobbysands81

Had the collaboration stout between Northern Monk and Mikkeller, part of the Patron’s Project, 7.07. It’s an imperial coffee stout, worked a treat.

Also had a Basqueland “Cold Cream” pastry stout as well which I also thought was fantastic. Basqueland producing some real quality stuff.

BonnieSituation

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Had the collaboration stout between Northern Monk and Mikkeller, part of the Patron’s Project, 7.07. It’s an imperial coffee stout, worked a treat.

Also had a Basqueland “Cold Cream” pastry stout as well which I also thought was fantastic. Basqueland producing some real quality stuff.

I thought I had a bottle of that there. But it's not a collab.



It'll be sitting up anyway for a while. Again, can't recommend that Mikkeller advent calendar higher.

I've found a last otterbank saison in the back of the press and there's no point in forgetting about it twice.

BonnieSituation

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

I've found a last otterbank saison in the back of the press and there's no point in forgetting about it twice.

I was thinking of pairing my saison with a white hag heather and weisenoher pils run later with dinner. You might have tipped me over the edge.

BonnieSituation

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I was thinking of pairing my saison with a white hag heather and weisenoher pils run later with dinner. You might have tipped me over the edge.

Oh actually I've a heather there too. Now you're talking.

BonnieSituation

Great minds