What beer are we drinking this week, too?

the beer revolu wrote: »

The Full Irish is everything I hoped it would be. Fantastic. I'd never guess the alcohol content ofeeither of these beers.
Both these 9% beers are selling @€;3.10 a half pint. Amazing value.

Do you mean the Full Irish is 9%? Or is that the Imperial Stout? I had to go check up on the Full Irish being 9%. I had a taste of it last night and it was really nice but I'd be stunned if it was 9% (although it'd explain why the guy drinking it was having a good night.) Eight Degrees are listing it at 6%. A really nice beer though.

Pity about the photo on their site.


(The White Hag website is really good as well.)

And their list of pubs is outdated. The Hub in Cork has it as well. I don't know how much they're charging.

I tried the Guinness West Indies Porter tonight. Not bad, if they used their marketing clout to get this into pubs I'd be a lot happier. To me it tasted like a toned down, subtler Leann Folain. It was a nicely hopped stout rather than some hoppy stouts that are blunt as ****. At €2.60 for 500mls I could see it doing really well at that price point.

I also had a White Hag Oktoberfeast Samhain. It was lovely. I'm not at all familiar with the style but when I finished this I actually went back to the pub for another beer (couldn't get the Samhain) because it was such a pleasurable beer.

^^
Those brewers are in the nip!!
The Double Irish is a fantastic beverage.

matrim wrote: »

Wasn't sure about 8 degress doing a Beoir discount.

It seems to have ended (in theory)?

nosietoes wrote: »

Anybody else slightly disappointed with 8 degrees Imperial Russian this year compared to last year? Its still a lovely beer but it just doesn't quite live up to last year's version - especially in bottle form

I am loving the double Irish tho

I thought it was far better this year. Last year I couldn't finish a bottle of it, this year I've had a few glasses on draught.

Lyaiera wrote: »

Do you mean the Full Irish is 9%? Or is that the Imperial Stout? I had to go check up on the Full Irish being 9%. I had a taste of it last night and it was really nice but I'd be stunned if it was 9% (although it'd explain why the guy drinking it was having a good night.) Eight Degrees are listing it at 6%. A really nice beer though.

I should have said Double Irish.

recent haul


thornbridge hall heather honey stout
rogue chocolate stout
left hand nitro
founders backwoods bastard
founders breakfast stout
brooklyn blast
raid pilsner
sierra nevada celebration
left hand fade to black
franziskaner hefe
schneider aventinus
augustiner
unertl ursud
sierra nevada pale ale

Picked up a Brooklyn Local 2, was planning on keeping it for Christmas but very tempted to open it now

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Recent haul

Man, I love Jai Alai! Jealous.

BMJD wrote: »

I had a bottle of that Tesco Revisionist IPA last night, wasn't bad at all but at €2.99 a bottle I won't be buying it again anytime soon. It's £1.89 in the UK.

Aye, you'd think tesco's own brand would be a bit cheaper than the crafts. Their beer is pretty forgettable and certainly can't compare to the other 3e crafts they sell.

Tonight shall be some of the 4 for 5 euro franziskaner from lidl. Slurp