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  • #102
    jozi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    spacecoyote wrote: »
    May or may not have been mentioned here previously, but I was in the Spar in Saggart last weekend and picked up a 6 pack of Duff Beer. Wasn't a bad beer at all either. I have a photo of it on the mobile (but don't have the software to hook it up to the computer so can't upload it at the mo. Will if I get the chance). Anyway was a decent beer, Belgian, the packaging was all spot on, exactly like on the Simpsons. 5% abv. A bit steep though €12.99 for 6 pack!

    6.99 for a 6 pack in Sweeney's Wine Merchants in Phibsboro (Glasnevin actually but anyway...) didn't think it was a bad beer at all, cheap anyway. I think they have 24 bottles for 24euro also.

    Any Franziskaner lovers out there?


  • #103
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    jozi wrote: »

    Any Franziskaner lovers out there?

    yup


  • #104
    Skillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭Skillie


    Recent tastings:

    Kalnapilis - Lithuanian cheap and rough enough taste to it
    Fullers ESB - Not a fan too spicey for my liking
    Old Empire India Pale Ale - Quite nice enjoyed it
    Affligem - Cheap version of Duvel but its a nice beer


  • #105
    Half-cocked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Half-cocked


    Hi all, my first post in BGRH and possibly slightly off topic but here's my problem:

    I just bought one of those 5 litre Graffenwalder mini-kegs in Lidl and in my eagerness to sample the contents I've broken the valve on top of the keg which needs to be closed again to prevent the beer going flat. What is the wisdom and advice of BGRH members? Should I drink the lot tonight and ring in sick to work tomorrow or stop after a couple of litres and let the rest go to waste? A mate said something about taping over the broken valve but that sounds a bit risky - it might still go flat.

    Just to stay on topic, the beer isn't too bad but a little bit bland for a hefe weissbier. Good value for the price though.


  • #106
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,472 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    Think I've an addiction to Erdinger Dunkel. Even though it's almost summer, getting warm for a dose of heavy beer like that.


  • #107
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    I like this alot ,although it is a sipping beer to be enjoyed over a extended period of time.I ended up polishing it off over a few nights.Would'nt mind another bottle.


    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055561128


  • #108
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    €150 worth of beer? Jaysus Fullers Vintage reserve is a bargain at €10 compared to that :D
    I think I would like to try some.


  • #109
    mariaalice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,615 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    normally im a big wine drinker but every now and then i get a gra from some beer. I like those Belgian beers the best. At the moment im drinking something called Tyskie i think its Polish its nice i got it in disco


  • #110
    ronan o'meara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭ronan o'meara


    If i can i buy Sam Adams in an offy. Lovely stuff. Bit of an acquired taste but good.

    My faves though are Pilsner Urquell & Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Never seen either for sale here though which is a pain in the balls :( Acquired a taste for Urquell on a stag weekend in Prague and fell in love with it. Strong tasty stuff but no hangover = the perfect beer.

    That said i do enjoy me pint of Carlsberg when its nice and bubbly.


  • #111
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    ronan o'meara wrote: »

    My faves though are Pilsner Urquell & Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Never seen either for sale here though which is a pain in the balls .

    Available in good off licences and pubs around the country

    This map will give go a good Idea where to look around the country

    HERE


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  • #112
    Benny_Cake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭Benny_Cake


    Picked up some Schofferhoffer Weisen in Aldi earlier - just under €2.Really nice beer,first time I've seen it in Ireland.


  • #113
    schmel22
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭schmel22


    turtleshead wrote: »
    Dont know if anyone has tasted it or if its available in Ireland but Dos Equis Amber is probably the best dark beer I have tasted, its a dark Mexican beer, nice malt flavour to it.

    Anyone ever had it or know where in Ireland its available?

    Hey,my boyfriend is american and I am trying to find Dos Equis as a surprise for his birthday - have you found out where it is available?


  • #114
    Skillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭Skillie


    ronan o'meara wrote: »
    Pilsner Urquell & Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Never seen either for sale here though which is a pain in the balls :( Acquired a taste for Urquell on a stag weekend in Prague and fell in love with it. Strong tasty stuff but no hangover = the perfect beer.

    got me a 4 pack of Urquell in Dunnes at the weekend, 7 euro odd. Dunnes actually have a good seslection of beers now


  • #115
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    SINK THE BISMARK

    Worlds strongest beer?.
    Has anyone tried this beer?.Just curious as to what its like.
    Last week tThe local off licence had 2 bottles in stock @ €70 each,but sold both of them.Told me they were 40%+

    No.not to me.:(


    http://www.brewdog.com/product/sink-the-bismarck


  • #116
    humbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    Benny_Cake wrote: »
    Picked up some Schofferhoffer Weisen in Aldi earlier - just under €2.Really nice beer,first time I've seen it in Ireland.

    Another thumbs up. Had in in Germany and was very pleased to see it in Aldi.

    Aventinus in the Porterhouse is still my favourite beer. But even compared to Rochefort 12 or Westmalle Tripel I have to be careful drinking it, probably because it's strong and coming in pints.


  • #117
    Lionel Messy
    Site Banned Posts: 612 ✭✭✭Lionel Messy


    Carrig lager. I tried it for the first (and second) time yesterday. The taste is great. That's my review.


  • #118
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    Anyone else tried this one?.
    Just had a couple ,very tasty...............lots of flavour.Pretty expensive as beers go,but ok for a special occasion.One thing you can say for Monks,they know how to make a decent beer.:D

    Don't know if I would drink too many of them,but nice if you were only in the mood for a couple.

    Many beer drinkers rank Westvleteren 12 among their favourite beers.[9][10] The 8 and the Blonde also rank highly on beer-rating websites.
    In June 2005, when Westvleteren 12 was again highlighted as "Best Beer in the World", news organizations followed this up and articles appeared in the international press, highlighting the beer ranking and the unusual business policies.


  • #119
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,477 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    3 Monts from Brasserie St-Sylvestre in the Flanders area of North France along the Belgian border. It's named after three mounds which are found on the border, and not after three months of conditioning like I thought it was...!

    It's a heady 8.5% and is sold in 75cl bottles, usually for ~€6 or so.

    I think it's fantastic. You can find it in Molloys anyhow. I have a bottle on chill at the moment...


  • #120
    MyStubbleItches
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭MyStubbleItches


    Having read through this thread a few days ago I decided to buy me a few bottles of different beers.

    First one I'm sipping now - Innis & Gunn (mentioned on here already) - really lovely beer. Its dark and smooth. Can't remember the price but its a 75cl bottle. Got it in Super Valu. Would highly recommend.

    Have a few more in the fridge for tasting. One old favourite is Erdinger wheat beer.

    Funny and true story about Erdinger. Myself and a mate developed a taste for it and persuaded our local publican to get it in. He proudly told us a few days later that he had gotten in a few cases of it. Grand job, we drank it that night. And the next night. The third night we came in we asked for two bottles of the stuff and he told us he was out of it. We asked who else was drinking it, he said no-one was. We told him he couldn't be out of it so. We kept at him until he admitted that he wasn't out of it but wouldn't serve us anymore of it. When we pressed him on why he told us:

    'Ye used to come in here before and drink 8 or 10 pints, now ye go home wheeling after four bottles of that stuff - shur I'm making nothing off ye.'


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  • #121
    MyStubbleItches
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭MyStubbleItches


    Well's Waggle Dance.

    A 5% honey beer. Got it in Super Valu. Was expecting it to be really sweet obviously but its not at all sweet. Very refreshing, would drink it again but not necessarily buy it again. Decent beer though.


  • #122
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    Canadian

    Keats pale Ale: lovely would be my drink of choice if it was in Ireland.
    rickards red is good too


  • #123
    Chief_Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭Chief_Jack


    If you go to Amsterdam get Heineken, obviously not as 'different' or anything as most of the beers on this list but I was over there a few months back and it is amazing how nice it is. It's worth noting that here I never ever drink Heineken and would say I don't like it. But over there it's like a different beer, probably because they make it there.

    Also, if you do happen to be in Amsterdam go to the Heineken factory. It sounds kinda boring but it is actually really awesome and was one of the best parts of our trip there. Its like €12 or that but you get about 3 pints during it and its so fun.


  • #124
    Manc-Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭Manc-Red


    MyStubbleItches wrote: »
    Having read through this thread a few days ago I decided to buy me a few bottles of different beers.

    First one I'm sipping now - Innis & Gunn (mentioned on here already) - really lovely beer. Its dark and smooth. Can't remember the price but its a 75cl bottle. Got it in Super Valu. Would highly recommend.

    Have a few more in the fridge for tasting. One old favourite is Erdinger wheat beer.

    Funny and true story about Erdinger. Myself and a mate developed a taste for it and persuaded our local publican to get it in. He proudly told us a few days later that he had gotten in a few cases of it. Grand job, we drank it that night. And the next night. The third night we came in we asked for two bottles of the stuff and he told us he was out of it. We asked who else was drinking it, he said no-one was. We told him he couldn't be out of it so. We kept at him until he admitted that he wasn't out of it but wouldn't serve us anymore of it. When we pressed him on why he told us:

    'Ye used to come in here before and drink 8 or 10 pints, now ye go home wheeling after four bottles of that stuff - shur I'm making nothing off ye.'

    I first tasted Erdinger Weißbier about 9 years ago & it really was a revelation to me compared to say Heino or Bud - real depth in the taste & a really nice kick off it!

    Some off-licences here are selling a bottle of the stuff at near €3 ....

    Superb Beer though


  • #125
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    10-10-20 wrote: »
    3 Monts from Brasserie St-Sylvestre in the Flanders area of North France along the Belgian border. It's named after three mounds which are found on the border, and not after three months of conditioning like I thought it was...!

    It's a heady 8.5% and is sold in 75cl bottles, usually for ~€6 or so.

    I think it's fantastic. You can find it in Molloys anyhow. I have a bottle on chill at the moment...

    Yeah its a nice beer. McHughs offlicence ,malahide rd do have it sometimes.Usually I get a bottle or two whenever they have it in stock.That and my favourite beer......... Kwak.:D


  • #126
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    I'm developing a taste for belgium beers.:D
    Kwak(10/10) my favourite beer is my benchmark.
    Yesterday I tried Slober another belgium beer.Its a great beer ,(8/10) for me.

    Today I tried Adriaen Brouwer Dark Gold ,and liked it a lot.It's a top notch beer and a close second for me.At the moment it's (9/10) for me,but with more testing;) I could see this one been a 10 also.


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  • #127
    Gweedling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭Gweedling


    Manc-Red wrote: »
    I first tasted Erdinger Weißbier about 9 years ago & it really was a revelation to me compared to say Heino or Bud - real depth in the taste & a really nice kick off it!

    This. All of this. I was working in a pub when it first came over to Ireland about 8-9 years ago, a few cases came in about 1pm and of course we had to ahem . . . "sample" some. Was absolutely glorious. Nowadays I'm more of a real ale snob, after living and working in pubs in london for 3 years.


  • #128
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,965 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Just got my hands on a few bottles of Milk Stout from Left Hand brewing.

    Oh my god, it's incredible. New favourite beer. Smooth, with lovely chocolatey/coffee taste. Fantastic stout.


  • #129
    earlytobed
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭earlytobed


    Have tried most of the German wheat beers but I really like Spaten. It goes down nicely:)


  • #130
    Manc-Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭Manc-Red


    Ze Germans have nailed it in it's produce of Beer :)


  • #131
    Manc-Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭Manc-Red


    Tescos..... Picked up 5 x Old Crafty Hen Vintage Super Premium yesterday, it is a 6.5% ale - aged for several years & packs a lovely taste.

    5 for 10 quid - oh yes indeedy :)


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  • #132
    earlytobed
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭earlytobed


    Chief_Jack wrote: »
    It's worth noting that here I never ever drink Heineken and would say I don't like it. But over there it's like a different beer, probably because they make it there.


    Aren't the bottles of Heineken that are sold here brewed in Amsterdam?


  • #133
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    Anyone else tried this. Seen it on tap in town and asked for a pint. Got some slagging from the mates when it arrived with a slice of orange on top.:o
    Beer with orange???.
    Was ok........not bad,but wouldn't be upset if I never drank it again.


  • #134
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,965 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Have to say I like it. Needs the orange. Vit beers need the citrus, and I'm partial to orange/coriander.


  • #135
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    gulden-draak.jpg

    Had a bottle of this tonight, its fairly strong so one to savour.
    I liked it big time,Very Tasty . I will be trying this again.eh...............and again;)


  • #136
    iopener
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭iopener


    Chief_Jack wrote: »
    If you go to Amsterdam get Heineken, obviously not as 'different' or anything as most of the beers on this list but I was over there a few months back and it is amazing how nice it is. It's worth noting that here I never ever drink Heineken and would say I don't like it. But over there it's like a different beer, probably because they make it there.

    Also, if you do happen to be in Amsterdam go to the Heineken factory. It sounds kinda boring but it is actually really awesome and was one of the best parts of our trip there. Its like €12 or that but you get about 3 pints during it and its so fun.

    i was in amsterdam a few years back and went to the heineken muesuem and while waiting in the lobby there was 4 of us in total everyone else was out smoking before the tour, and this american guy taps me on the shoulder and asks if i was going the tour, i said i was and was just waiting on my mates to finish their cigarttes outside,ok he said and gives me about 40 coupons for the free drinks,i'm a mormom he said. happy days we fell out of the meusum the last people to leave.absolute classic
    :D


  • #137
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Westvletern XII. Consistently rated as the world's best beer.


  • #138
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    110000205-GROTTENBIER-beer.jpg
    I enjoyed it , a Tasty beer,but would not go out of my way to get it again.


  • #139
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Paddy Samurai wrote: »
    I'm developing a taste for belgium beers.:D
    Kwak(10/10) my favourite beer is my benchmark.
    Yesterday I tried Slober another belgium beer.Its a great beer ,(8/10) for me.

    Today I tried Adriaen Brouwer Dark Gold ,and liked it a lot.It's a top notch beer and a close second for me.At the moment it's (9/10) for me,but with more testing;) I could see this one been a 10 also.

    I really like kwak as well, but as Belgian beers go I personally would rate Rochefort 10 as slightly nicer. Check it out if you haven't.


  • #140
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Belgian beer rocks.

    My tipple for the moment is Leffe Royal and Grimbergen Blonde.


  • #141
    EireIceMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭EireIceMan


    Mr Benevolent wrote: »
    Westvletern XII. Consistently rated as the world's best beer.

    Where can this be got sir?


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  • #142
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,535 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    EireIceMan wrote: »
    Where can this be got sir?

    It's normally only available at the trappist monastery that makes it (and the café across the road). A year or two ago the monastery sold it commercially worldwide to fund a new roof, and it was sold in "Bricks" of six beers and two glasses for €50!

    Nowadays people sell them on ebay etc for stupid prices but to be honest I would avoid buying them there. Apart from the dubious legality of same, there is simply no guarantee that what you get for your money is the genuine article, and if someone sells you a bottle that they have drunk and filled up with cheaper beer (and then resealed) then you will have wasted a lot of money.

    To be honest, and this is just my opinion, it is nice but it is not the nicest beer I've ever tasted, not even the nicest trappist beer, and the reason it is considered the highest rated beer in the world is because it has a bit of a cult following and beer enthusiasts have gone on almost a quest to find the holy grail of beers.


  • #143
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    It's normally only available at the trappist monastery that makes it (and the café across the road). A year or two ago the monastery sold it commercially worldwide to fund a new roof, and it was sold in "Bricks" of six beers and two glasses for €50!

    Nowadays people sell them on ebay etc for stupid prices but to be honest I would avoid buying them there. Apart from the dubious legality of same, there is simply no guarantee that what you get for your money is the genuine article, and if someone sells you a bottle that they have drunk and filled up with cheaper beer (and then resealed) then you will have wasted a lot of money.

    To be honest, and this is just my opinion, it is nice but it is not the nicest beer I've ever tasted, not even the nicest trappist beer, and the reason it is considered the highest rated beer in the world is because it has a bit of a cult following and beer enthusiasts have gone on almost a quest to find the holy grail of beers.

    Spot on, it's a great beer but it's very much over-hyped, probably the creme egg effect at play here. I find a Rochefort 10 off the shelf to be a better beer. I have a couple of bottles of Westvletern XII sitting at home, going to let them age for a few years and see if they live up to the hype.


  • #144
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,535 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    jester77 wrote: »
    Spot on, it's a great beer but it's very much over-hyped, probably the creme egg effect at play here. I find a Rochefort 10 off the shelf to be a better beer. I have a couple of bottles of Westvletern XII sitting at home, going to let them age for a few years and see if they live up to the hype.

    At the risk of sounding like a madman, my favourite of the trappist beers that I've tried is LaTrappe. I find it is slightly less sugary than the others.

    In other beer news, has anyone seen any Odell's St Lupulin's around? It's their summer seasonal and last year's was great.


  • #145
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    At the risk of sounding like a madman, my favourite of the trappist beers that I've tried is LaTrappe. I find it is slightly less sugary than the others.

    In other beer news, has anyone seen any Odell's St Lupulin's around? It's their summer seasonal and last year's was great.
    La Trappe is fantastic, love the quad. Saw St Lupulins in Redmonds in the last few weeks.


  • #146
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    At the risk of sounding like a madman, my favourite of the trappist beers that I've tried is LaTrappe. I find it is slightly less sugary than the others.

    In other beer news, has anyone seen any Odell's St Lupulin's around? It's their summer seasonal and last year's was great.

    ohhhhhh, nice coincidence, I just happened to have a few tripels and quads delivered yesterday :) Saving them for the weekend, really looking forward to them now. I've only had Belgian trappist beers and decided to try these to see how they compare.


  • #147
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,535 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    jester77 wrote: »
    ohhhhhh, nice coincidence, I just happened to have a few tripels and quads delivered yesterday :) Saving them for the weekend, really looking forward to them now. I've only had Belgian trappist beers and decided to try these to see how they compare.

    The quadrupel is great, but you only need one!


  • #148
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    jester77 wrote: »
    I really like kwak as well, but as Belgian beers go I personally would rate Rochefort 10 as slightly nicer. Check it out if you haven't.

    Could'nt remember the name ,so had to google the image to check it out. I bought it a few years back , I remember I bought "6" ,"8" and "10". Apart from drinking them one after another (in hindsight a mistake ,as I like to take my time with the good brews ), I don't remember much else.
    I will have to try it again on it's own.;)


  • #149
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    EireIceMan wrote: »
    Where can this be got sir?

    Westvletern XII..........I got it in Mchughs off-licence malahide road ,last year.


  • #150
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Reviews to follow :D


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  • #151
    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Reviews to follow :D

    Good luck with the Delirium Micky, thought it tasted like the devils own piss last I'm tried it :D Palm is a treat though, lovely stuff ;)


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