What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

BeerNut · 11-09-2017 5:30pm

Mahr's Pils for me.

Ipso · 12-09-2017 7:33am

harr wrote: »

Hi
Heading to New York next week any recommendations on something nice to try that might not be available here ?

I used to live close to this brewery about five years ago. They seem to have taken off in recent years. You can get there in about 45 minutes on the LIRR from Penn Station.
http://www.barrierbrewing.com/Site/HOME.html

s3rtvdbwfj81ch · 12-09-2017 10:36am

senordingdong wrote: »

Yellow belly castaway.

Do you disagree?

lol, of course I disagree. It's patently wrong.

ClashCityRocker · 12-09-2017 4:03pm

RasTa wrote: »

Killing time in this airport. Two day hangover. What was everyone's beer of the festival at beaverland?

Dogfish spiced Ale with saffron for me.

Was that the Punkin ale? One of my highlights too, along with the Bailey's joy stout by Alesong. So many good beers though

Passenger · 12-09-2017 9:34pm

Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale

Really enjoyed this. Dark fruits and a nice caramel syrupiness to it. 8% ABV.

RasTa · 12-09-2017 9:48pm

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

Was that the Punkin ale? One of my highlights too, along with the Bailey's joy stout by Alesong. So many good beers though

No it was Midas touch.

Ubbquittious · 13-09-2017 8:09pm

No luck getting Westy so this will have to do for now

the beer revolu · 14-09-2017 10:04am

Ubbquittious wrote: »

No luck getting Westy so this will have to do for now

I think it's every bit as good.
Slightly different but just as good.
I did a side by side tasting of similarly aged examples. Not much between them.

Hotblack Desiato · 14-09-2017 11:27pm

Tried some Carrig Coalface black IPA, it's a gimmick and not a tasty one.
Similar to a slightly less sweet version of Lidl's Schwarzbier that they get in every October, which is poor enough as cheap beers go, but this is between 2 - 3 times the price. Won't be buying this again. They might redeem themselves with the Poachers IPA in the fridge but I'm not too hopeful

ETA: Just remembered that a few weeks ago I had an Independent Connemara Black IPA purely because I hadn't seen it before, and it was nice. I was in Connemara and had most of their range and they were all really good beers, the gold ale is good but their pale ale (the green label) is outstanding.

Hotblack Desiato · 14-09-2017 11:47pm

Carrig Poachers Pale Ale : burnt tastling and lacking in body. Avoid.

RasTa · 15-09-2017 5:53pm

Surprised to see Lough Gill in Lidl this evening, don't think I've seen them anywhere else in Dublin. Pale and IPA only and BBE Jan 18 so I left it. Semi bargain at €2.49 a can

G rock · 15-09-2017 6:11pm

I got a couple of each. The pale isn't very pale, and not that interesting.

The monaghan branch has brehon oatmeal stout for the same price of 2.49 which is probably a bit nicer

matrim · 15-09-2017 6:39pm

Galway bay baby legs. Mandarin and a hint of pineapple with light bitterness at the end. Quite nice

Passenger · 15-09-2017 7:03pm

matrim wrote: »

Galway bay baby legs. Mandarin and a hint of pineapple with light bitterness at the end. Quite nice

This is one of the weakest GGB releases yet, imho. A very nondescript beer.

dudara · 16-09-2017 6:15am

Called into Underdog last night. Tried Trouble Brewing Mandarin Crush juicy lager - really liked it. Real taste of Mandarin but lots of texture & mouthfeel also. Then tried a Yellowbelly Mortis black cherry sour. Reminded me of a tart flattish porter, not very Sour but another winner for me.

Passenger · 17-09-2017 1:10am

Brehon Ulster Black Oatmeal Stout

Nice but fairly standard stuff overall. Its dry though the roasted malt and dark chocolate is very apparent in here.

Erik Shin · 17-09-2017 1:33am

That's a top notch beer for the price, that and the dungarven oatmeal stout are best bang for your buck of you want something for around 2.50 -2.99 a bottle

Passenger · 17-09-2017 1:42am

Erik Shin wrote: »

That's a top notch beer for the price, that and the dungarven oatmeal stout are best bang for your buck of you want something for around 2.50 -2.99 a bottle

Aye, probably the best stout on offer in Lidl at the moment.

OOnegative · 17-09-2017 6:43pm

Current beers on my rotation:

Passenger · 22-09-2017 12:56am

To Ol First Frontier IPA

Loads of head, medium bodied, refreshing yet dry. Nice enough but probably the most nondescript offering I've had from this wonderful brewery.

Passenger · 23-09-2017 1:33am

Lervig Konrad's Stout

A Russian Imperial Stout brewed with oatmeal. Dark chocolate and coffee are present but instead of sweetness there's a nice mild bitter finish. 10.4% ABV and at €4.90 it's a great value Imperial Stout.

Cazale · 23-09-2017 1:06pm

Picked these up in O'Briens Naas this morning. First time getting my hands on anything from Cloudwater so looking forward to tonight.

Aglomerado · 23-09-2017 7:00pm

Pint of Baby Legs in the Brew Dock right now Tasty... And I enjoyed asking for it

senordingdong · 24-09-2017 10:04am

matrim wrote: »

Galway bay baby legs. Mandarin and a hint of pineapple with light bitterness at the end. Quite nice

Fruity but quite samey. Nothing very distinct about it. Same with their other latest offering, Coroner session ipa.
Maybe a side effect of going from micro to macro.

Had a Ludvig three bean stout. It was outrageously intense! Like a strong coffee, packing a punch. Veru heavy too, almost treacle like. Definitely something to sip after dinner as a treat.

Eight degrees Cumulous lupus. Very nice ipa, cloudy as expected, but alot fruitier than I had anticipated. With just a hint of said on to round off. Great taste and price for a 7.2%.

Eight degrees Denali SHIPA. Had this in bottle and loved it. Got it on draught recently in ATG and it seemed different, I didn't like it at all. Can't find it in bottle anywhere now.

9 White Deer gluten free stout. I didn't realise this was GF until I opened it. It started well but this could have been the result of low expectations. It lacked any strong flavours but it wasn't tasteless, there was a sort of vanilla base to it, but with a sweetness that was too subtle. It was light too, which didn't feel right to me. Wouldn't buy from off license again but if given the choice between this and Guinness, I'd chose this.

matrim · 24-09-2017 10:28am

Maybe a side effect of going from micro to macro.

?

Zaph · 24-09-2017 10:05pm

Lervig/Hoppin' Frog Sippin' Into Darkness. It's described as a chocolate martini imperial stout, although I'm not sure where the martini part comes in. What it is is rich, sweet, slightly sticky and very chocolately. Unlike some beers, it doesn't try to hide its 12% and is pretty boozy as a result. What it all adds up to is a seriously good beer. It scored 100 on Ratebeer, and I can see why.

BaZmO* · 25-09-2017 8:50am

Zaph wrote: »

Lervig/Hoppin' Frog Sippin' Into Darkness. It's described as a chocolate martini imperial stout, although I'm not sure where the martini part comes in. What it is is rich, sweet, slightly sticky and very chocolately. Unlike some beers, it doesn't try to hide its 12% and is pretty boozy as a result. What it all adds up to is a seriously good beer. It scored 100 on Ratebeer, and I can see why.

I wasn’t a fan. I thought it had a weird vegetal flavour that gave it a strange note to an ok'ish Imperial Stout.

Hotblack Desiato · 25-09-2017 10:30pm

senordingdong wrote: »

9 White Deer gluten free stout.

They do a decent IPA as well. The other half has had to go gluten free so the availability of decent GF beers is is good news.

RasTa · 26-09-2017 1:48pm

Nice beer scene in Amsterdam, some very nice taprooms. Different outlook on that city after that weekend.

This being my favorite. New England IPA's everywhere

Mates who went over from London with Easyjet where even offered Punk IPA on their flight.

Passenger · 28-09-2017 1:26am

Stone Barrel Boom Session IPA

Light bodied but good carbonation, modest on the hops with a faint sweetness. Overall a fairly inoffensive IPA.

What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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