What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

VW 1

I'll see if I can get a 330ml bottle, the one I had yesterday was 750ml so was presuming 15-20 euro.

andekwarhola

VW 1 wrote: »

I'll see if I can get a 330ml bottle, the one I had yesterday was 750ml so was presuming 15-20 euro.

Have never seen a 750ml, only the 330ml. I've seen it around recently in places like O'Briens so you should be able to find a bottle.

MonkstownHoop

VW 1 wrote: »

I'll see if I can get a 330ml bottle, the one I had yesterday was 750ml so was presuming 15-20 euro.

You maybe had a barrel aged special not the standard Narwhal?

Zaph

I've seen the 750ml bottle in Molloys and got a present of one last Christmas. Iirc they were about ?25 a go, which would make the 355ml bottles around ?11.50 each. That was for the 2015 barrel aged beer.

MonkstownHoop

Zaph wrote: »

I've seen the 750ml bottle in Molloys and got a present of one last Christmas. Iirc they were about ?25 a go, which would make the 355ml bottles around ?11.50 each. That was for the 2015 barrel aged beer.

Definitely Barrel Aged so the regular would be around a fiver for a 330 bottle

VW 1

MonkstownHoop wrote:

Definitely Barrel Aged so the regular would be around a fiver for a 330 bottle

MonkstownHoop wrote:

You maybe had a barrel aged special not the standard Narwhal?

Yep, it was the barrel aged one, my mistake in the initial post, didn't realise there was a regular one.

irish_goat

Rascals Project Sour #4 (blood orange). €10.10 a pint in The Brew Dock! Glad I asked for a sample before committing. It's grand sour but the orange only really comes out in the aftertaste. Didn't bother getting a glass.

Passenger

Had a Cloudwater DIPA V13 on tap last night. Absolutely delicious. Smooth and juicy.

Insect Overlord

Oslo, Salthill, Galway. Glass of "Godspeed", an apricot tart ale. 5.5%

I ordered it before I knew what it was, just because I like to try new things. Very glad I did. This stuff is lovely.

Also, Via Maris is still great too.

Turpentine

This year's Sierra Nevada Hoptimum is glorious.

Uncle_moe

Northern Monk Patrons Projects 4.02 Pineapple and Grapefruit Juice IPA - pretty decent beer, definitely has the lilt flavour they talk about on the can. Overall though not really memorable or up to the standard of some of their core beers.
Reaction has been mixed on 8 degrees cumulus lupulus, just wondering has anyone else tried it or think it's worth a shot?
The NE or Vermont style is getting a bit tedious at this stage.

BeerNut

Uncle_moe wrote: »

has anyone else tried it or think it's worth a shot?

I liked it and think it's worth a shot.

Uncle_moe wrote: »

The NE or Vermont style is getting a bit tedious at this stage.

Other beer styles are available.

Uncle_moe

BeerNut wrote: »

I liked it and think it's worth a shot.
Nice review, sounds like a good beer.

Other beer styles are available.

I understand, it just feels like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon which is understandable as it sells units. I just find most lack enough bitterness to make them palatable beyond one drink.

ben.schlomo

Uncle_moe wrote: »

Northern Monk Patrons Projects 4.02 Pineapple and Grapefruit Juice IPA - pretty decent beer, definitely has the lilt flavour they talk about on the can. Overall though not really memorable or up to the standard of some of their core beers.
Reaction has been mixed on 8 degrees cumulus lupulus, just wondering has anyone else tried it or think it's worth a shot?
The NE or Vermont style is getting a bit tedious at this stage.

Hated the Cumulus Lupulus, onion sweat central.

Had the White Gypsy Belgian Ale cupla nights ago,absolutely gorgeous stuff. Bang on with the Belgian flavours.

BeerNut

Uncle_moe wrote: »

it just feels like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon which is understandable as it sells units. I just find most lack enough bitterness to make them palatable beyond one drink.

Mercifully the beer bandwagon moves pretty damn fast, and something else will be along shortly. It isn't necessary to try every new beer that comes out.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

BeerNut wrote: »

It isn't necessary to try every new beer that comes out.

Who are you trying to convince here?

Cazale

BeerNut wrote:

It isn't necessary to try every new beer that comes out.

You sound like my missus!

BeerNut

Gianna Tart Farming wrote: »

Who are you trying to convince here?

I'm just repeating what the voices in my head say.

Erik Shin

Just had a Founders centennial IPA with my chicken sambo for lunch...gets better every time imo

Technocentral

Turpentine wrote: »

This year's Sierra Nevada Hoptimum is glorious.

Bought one earlier just going to open it, am a tad scared….

Passenger

Siren Primal Cut Smoked Porter with Coffee and Blackcurrant

Considering the description it's actually not overly smokey and the coffee and juicy berries in there add a nice sauciness to it. 8.8% ABV.

Trond

Super Bock Stout. It's basically a Dunkel beer. V drinkable @5% and a god send compared to the generic yellow piss water in Portugal....

Ipso

Turpentine wrote: »

This year's Sierra Nevada Hoptimum is glorious.

It is, isn't it? I thought it had a nice sticky mouth feel.

Uncle_moe

Can of Lervig Supersonic, not for me at all. Liked Tasty Juice and some of their others but this was a bit too thick with a really oily residue left behind. Flavour was mainly orange skin and pith.
The bottle of Hope Oatmeal IPA was heaven after it.

Insect Overlord

Had a bottle last night of Ultimate Revenge, a 7% abv porter from Kelly's Mountain Brew.

First time trying anything from that particular brewery. Quite impressed. Was lucky I had an extra hour in bed this morning!

Tempted to have a small bottle of Narwhal tonight, but it's getting a bit late. Might save it to kick off the weekend.

Passenger

Whiplash Surrender to the Void Double IPA

Enjoyable sup. Nice tropical aroma. Light and crisp with a bit of bite. Reminded me of Eight Degrees Supernova. 8.5% ABV.

Bus Boy

Mikkeller bar in San Francisco this evening. Should throw up some nice selections.

Ipso

Bus Boy wrote: »

Mikkeller bar in San Francisco this evening. Should throw up some nice selections.

Cellarmaker is supposed to be very good, not too far from there either.
https://www.cellarmakerbrewing.com

matrim

Bus Boy wrote: »

Mikkeller bar in San Francisco this evening. Should throw up some nice selections.

Not if you drink in moderation

allthedoyles

From the crafty brewing company and bought in Lidl , its Irish Red Ale . Also bought a bottle of Dundalgan Irish Country Cream for €6.79 and its going down nicely