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What beer are we drinking this week ?

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    #2942
    Loire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,034 ✭✭✭Loire


    Rossini beer from Aldi...very nice. A bit like Peroni but a lot cheaper.


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    #2943
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,833 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Abstrakt 08
    Deconstructed blonde imperial stout ???

    Nice, full of flavour and alcohol. Interesting beer but it does seem to make Nogne O look cheap and very good value!


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    #2944
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Had Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA, really enjoyed it, good hops flavours!


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    #2945
    Lapsed Catholic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 146 ✭✭Lapsed Catholic


    Double Diamond, excellent


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    #2946
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


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    Does the trick. Very nice in a sausage casserole.


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    #2947
    Technocentral
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Had a couple of Galway Hooker's in ATG for the first time in a while, is so much nicer from the tap imo.


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    #2948
    Herb Powell
    Registered Users Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭Herb Powell


    Picked up a 4 for €10 deal today, Galway Hooker, and the other 3 are all from Dungarvan Brewing Co. They even gave me a pint glass :D
    Can't wait to try them, I've been meaning to taste them for a while now


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    #2949
    evercloserunion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    Herb Powell wrote: »
    Picked up a 4 for €10 deal today, Galway Hooker, and the other 3 are all from Dungarvan Brewing Co. They even gave me a pint glass :D
    Can't wait to try them, I've been meaning to taste them for a while now
    That sounds great, where did you get this deal?


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    #2950
    Rangi
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭Rangi


    Just got a similar deal,2 grozet and 2 Fraoch for €10.

    The Drink Shop(I think it's called),in Stoneybatter. Great selection of drink,good prices,and a short stumble from L Muligan Grocers.


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    #2951
    Herb Powell
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    evercloserunion wrote: »
    That sounds great, where did you get this deal?
    Just an off-licence in Carrigaline. Bradley's in Cork are doing the same deal I think (couldn't go there though, cos all I had on me was my college ID)
    edit; ****, just see your location is Dublin, so that was no use to you


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    #2952
    Seaneh
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    Rangi wrote: »
    Just got a similar deal,2 grozet and 2 Fraoch for €10.

    The Drink Shop(I think it's called),in Stoneybatter. Great selection of drink,good prices,and a short stumble from L Muligan Grocers.

    Drinkstore, their selection is amazing, they can't even display it all in the shop. Have a look at Drinkstore.ie for their full range!


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    #2953
    Ronan cork
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭Ronan cork


    Just sampled today's selection from the cask beer fest...pick of the litter would have to be the Dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout. A few of the pale ales came close but the best of them tasted flat to me which was disappointing.
    Also had a bottle of carriag dubh from west Kerry brewery which I really enjoyed


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    #2954
    Ronan cork
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Abstrakt 08
    Deconstructed blonde imperial stout ???

    Nice, full of flavour and alcohol. Interesting beer but it does seem to make Nogne O look cheap and very good value!

    So...blonde, black or brown??been wondering for months!


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    #2955
    noby
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    Ronan cork wrote: »
    Just sampled today's selection from the cask beer fest...pick of the litter would have to be the Dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout. A few of the pale ales came close but the best of them tasted flat to me which was disappointing.
    Also had a bottle of carriag dubh from west Kerry brewery which I really enjoyed

    Heading there today. Hope there's plenty left!


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    #2956
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


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    So good.

    My offie is getting in some Westvleteren 12 this month, I might have to give it a go.


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    #2957
    BaZmO*
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    Ronan cork wrote: »
    Just sampled today's selection from the cask beer fest...pick of the litter would have to be the Dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout.
    Nicest cask beer I've tasted. And it's beautiful in the bottle too, had one last night. Great beer, pity it's only a seasonal.

    Grayditch wrote: »
    My offie is getting in some Westvleteren 12 this month, I might have to give it a go.
    Picked some up from Drinkstore last night. Looking forward to trying it.


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    #2958
    Seaneh
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Ronan cork wrote: »
    Just sampled today's selection from the cask beer fest...pick of the litter would have to be the Dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout.
    Nicest cask beer I've tasted. And it's beautiful in the bottle too, had one last night. Great beer, pity it's only a seasonal.

    Grayditch wrote: »
    My offie is getting in some Westvleteren 12 this month, I might have to give it a go.
    Picked some up from Drinkstore last night. Looking forward to trying it.



    Where are Drinkstore etc get it?


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    #2959
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,818 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Grand Cru is the distributor. I'd say it's all allocated by now, though.

    My beer blog | The Twitter | My other beer blog



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    #2960
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    BeerNut wrote: »
    Grand Cru is the distributor. I'd say it's all allocated by now, though.
    According to Ken they've got a few left. Lovely gift set....but not cheap! They have them all in the window display.

    Devenys also have some for sale.....according to Ruth's Twitter


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    #2961
    Seaneh
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    BeerNut wrote: »
    Grand Cru is the distributor. I'd say it's all allocated by now, though.
    According to Ken they've got a few left. Lovely gift set....but not cheap! They have them all in the window display.

    Devenys also have some for sale.....according to Ruth's Twitter


    It's surely grey market though?

    I'd rather not pay over the odds for them. May be in Belgium in a few weeks do might just drive the hour and a bit from Antwerp and hope the visitor centre of abbey have some that day.


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    #2962
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,504 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Seaneh wrote: »
    It's surely grey market though?
    Nope. The abbey is funding some restoration work.
    Still available from Drinkstore through their website. Not sure if they'll get fulfilled though.


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    #2963
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    I ordered two gift sets today, from Molloys.ie. One to leave in the attic to mature, and to to pour into my face :)


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    #2964
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,480 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    €8 for a 330ml bottle just seems too much for me, and having to buy six at once more so. Is there anything special about these beers compared to say leffe, chimay etc other than it is a falsely rare product and the novelty of helping the monastery? I appreciate that monks are not driven by money, but at the same time surely the more popular Trappist beers have become so because they're better than the others?


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    #2965
    evercloserunion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    €8 for a 330ml bottle just seems too much for me, and having to buy six at once more so. Is there anything special about these beers compared to say leffe, chimay etc other than it is a falsely rare product and the novelty of helping the monastery? I appreciate that monks are not driven by money, but at the same time surely the more popular Trappist beers have become so because they're better than the others?
    Several sites such as RateBeer and BeerAdvocate have ranked Westvleteren 12 as the #1 beer in the world, so that would contribute to the high demand. Even if it's not twice as good as, say, Chimay, you may well find that twice as many people are looking for it simply because it possesses that distinction.

    But the main factor influencing the price is the limited supply. Westvleteren has the smallest output of any of the Trappist breweries and limited supply is going to lead to a higher price.


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    #2966
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    I wouldn't be getting it for a session or anything; that's what Spaten and Franziskaaner are for :). It's a rare occasion that this is available, so feck it, time to taste what the highest rated beer in the world taste like, just so I can say I had some :)


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    #2967
    themandan6611
    Registered Users Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭themandan6611


    some hop ottin ipa, yummy :D


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    #2968
    Howjoe1
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    local was selling off Tiger Beer @ €1 a bottle. Had 4 last night and feeling terrible all day:(


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    #2969
    trackguy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭trackguy


    Paid a visit to Deveney's today. Picked up some Brooklyn Pennant Ale, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, Dungarvan Helvick Gold & Black Rock and selection of Thornbridge ales - Jaipur, Kipling and Wild Swan.

    Making my way through the Pennant & Torpedo at the mo :D


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    #2970
    Grayditch
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    Howjoe1 wrote: »
    local was selling off Tiger Beer @ €1 a bottle. Had 4 last night and feeling terrible all day:(

    Happens me a lot with Tiger, lately.


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    #2971
    johnnyskeleton
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    Howjoe1 wrote: »
    local was selling off Tiger Beer @ €1 a bottle. Had 4 last night and feeling terrible all day:(

    Happens me a lot with Tiger, lately.

    They should put a warning on the bottle that it contains a chemical - c2h6o - which, if ingested in large quantities, can cause nausea, headaches, depression and other symptoms.


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