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What beer are we drinking this week ?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭GristlyEnd


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Just having a bottle of Nogne O Pale Ale, beautiful beer which is very similar to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale but with a slightly longer lingering of bitterness, which is not a bad thing, but I'm not so sure it's 3 times the price lovely.

    I'm drinking the same this evening and agree on the price too. I can get close to 3 bottles of SN Pale Ale for the same 1 bottle of Nogne O.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    I'm not a penny pincher when it comes to trying new stuff but I just find it hard to justify the cost when it's just not blow your mind amazing. It's a beautiful beer but just very expensive.

    Anybody know why it is so expensive? Is it the Norwegian excise duty?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Was in a hurry on the way home this evening so just picked up some my old reliables of 5am saint and 8 degrees sunburnt Irish. No time to browse Redmonds shelves. Also got some breweyed blonde. Been meaning to try that for a bit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    Tried some 8 degrees sunburnt there at the Lughnasa beer festival in Tripod a few weeks back, wasn't overly impressed. Not a bad beer, just don't remember thinking "I'll have to get this again".


  • Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭One_More_Mile


    Had a brooklyn brown,an east india pale ale also from brooklyn earlier. The brown is only ok really- glad I had it but wont be rushing back. The EAPA is lovely, very satisfying. In the middle of an O haras IPA now & its a very satisfying IPA- possibly the best of the 2 tonight.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 701 ✭✭✭BenShermin


    After a hectic week in Belgium tasting almost all new beers to me, I'm just kicking back with a few Guinness special exports this evening.

    got myself a bottle of Gruut also for tonight, it's a wheat beer from Gent, apparently a Gruut was an old Ghent coin and the Flemish had to pay these coins in taxes relevant to the amount of yeast in the brew to the French back in the day they ruled Ghent. Hope the beer is as interesting as the history!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 852 ✭✭✭mayto


    Having a few Pilsner Urquell's ,a lovely beer :). It is 2.03 euro per 500ml bottle in Tesco atm, really good price which I cannot see lasting too long.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Glebee wrote: »
    Was in a hurry on the way home this evening so just picked up some my old reliables of 5am saint and 8 degrees sunburnt Irish. No time to browse Redmonds shelves. Also got some breweyed blonde. Been meaning to try that for a bit.


    Was very impressed with the Breweyed Blond. I had tried their original lager and was not gone on it at all. This stuff is different kettle of fish.
    Would defo give it another go. Pale Ales are beginning to grow on me slowly but surely.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Brewdog Trashy blonde, first time tasting this on draught and again another good beer from them.

    I would say it's less sweet than the bottled version and more citrus flavours coming through.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    I tried Harviestoun's bitter and twisted/shiehallion for the first time last night. Much preferred the bitter and twisted. Also picked up a bottle of old engine oil, not bad at all.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Tried a Mikkeller Belgian Tripel last night.
    Nice beer but not worth the premium price imo.
    I also wonder about the legality of calling a Danish beer a Belgian Tripel rather than a Belgian Style Tripel?
    Or was this beer brewed in Belgium?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Bigcheeze


    I also wonder about the legality of calling a Danisheer a Belgian Tripel rather than a Belgian Style Tripel?

    Seems to be fine.... Bavaria is brewed in Holland :pac:

    Also I think there are plenty of Baileys imitations calling themselves "Irish cream liquer"


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Or was this beer brewed in Belgium?
    Yes, brewed at Proef, in Belgium. A lot of the Mikkeller stuff is. Mikkel doesn't have his own brewery.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Had a bottle of Trouble Brewing Or last night, not very impressed, fairly average.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Elbow


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    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Supping on a Breweyed Blonde and I'm very impressed. Really nice hoppy ale.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭emmet the rover


    oharas ipa, and guinness... not mixed obviously


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Saison Dupont a Belgian beer with a lovely hop taste.

    Tastes slightly grassy and hinting on sweetness too.

    Not the best Belgian beer ever but very drinkable all the same.

    After this I had a half of Sierra Nevada Common which is similar to other SN beers especially the IPS but a lot less hoppy.
    Again an easy beer to drink but not hoppy enough for me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭writhen


    Chimay Red

    €1 a bottle in Tesco!!!!!

    Tastes even better at that price


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Elbow


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    Sweet but oooohh so good!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭emmet the rover


    writhen wrote: »
    Chimay Red

    €1 a bottle in Tesco!!!!!

    Tastes even better at that price

    special offer?
    near out of date?
    where?


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


    Carlsberg, yeah seriously I had 2 glasses of the stuff but in fairness, it's all they served on the plane. Made up for the fact that I had a Porterhouse Oyster stout with breakfast at Dublin Airport T2 before I started the long trip to Sydney, of which I am in Kuala Lumper now.
    Bring on the Aussie craft beer from tomorrow evening when I arrive, or eh... in about 10 hours time (for me).


  • Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭writhen


    writhen wrote: »
    Chimay Red

    €1 a bottle in Tesco!!!!!

    Tastes even better at that price

    special offer?
    near out of date?
    where?

    Think they're delisting it. Best before is august 2012. I got mine in Monaghan. Will be there tomorrow to clear out the remainder of the bottles! No brainer...


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Had some Leann Follain earlier, really tasty, I can see why it's mentioned so often on the forum here. Although I can't help wondering if the carbonation covers thenflavour some what and would be nicer with less, or possibly even nitrogenated.

    Having some River Horse Triple Horse now. Quite nice, but too strong a banana/melon flavour for my liking. To be fair though, I had some Westmalle last weekend and I might have been expecting something too much like that


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Cantillon Gueuze way too sour for me.
    Just too bitter and sour for my tastes.


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


    stevenmu wrote: »
    would be nicer with less, or possibly even nitrogenated.

    On the contrary, nitrogen/co2 (Guinness style) mix would produce less flavour.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭KJ


    I had a lovely blarney blonde today. Also hitting up the murphys and beamish here in cork.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭neilthefunkeone


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    Had some of this over the weekend...Nøgne ø Imperial India Pale Ale!!

    Was very nice but at €7 a bottle!!!:eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,697 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Itchen Valley Brewery India Pale Ale (Bitter with a bite) on cask was a lovely citrus smelling/tasting beer.
    Very hoppy and dry after taste and a little malty.

    I had it side by side with Jaipur but I prefer the Jaipur. Nothing wrong with the Itchen beer and I would drink it again no doubt if Jaipur wasnt there.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭calvin_zola


    Erdinger Oktoberfest.... its back and tastes as good as ever


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Brian CivilEng


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    Had some of this over the weekend...Nøgne ø Imperial India Pale Ale!!

    Was very nice but at €7 a bottle!!!:eek:

    10% alcohol and very tasty, worth it.

    Where'd you get it for €7? It's €7.50 at my local offy.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Saruman wrote: »
    On the contrary, nitrogen/co2 (Guinness style) mix would produce less flavour.
    I'll take your word for it, I'm so used to Guinness as a stout that LF's carbonation was a bit of a surprise. Very very tasty either way.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


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    Had some of this over the weekend...Nøgne ø Imperial India Pale Ale!!

    Was very nice but at €7 a bottle!!!:eek:

    This seems to be popping up here a lot lately. Does anyone know if it's available in Cork at all? Dying try it now.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    I know Bradley's have had at least some of them in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭neilthefunkeone



    Where'd you get it for €7? It's €7.50 at my local offy.


    O Briens in Templeogue had a few bottles.. None in Rathgar..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭donnacha


    back from lisbon where the draught/bottle choice was awful - however I was surprised to discover Super Bock Stout which was pleasantly sessionable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭tony 2 tone


    Had a few pints of Trouble Brewing's Dark Arts in the Bull and Castle last night, was lovely and creamy. Friend had the Mc Graths Black, didn't think much of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Gandhi


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Have a bottle in the fridge waiting be drunk. Looking forward to it cos I had a bottle of HopDevil the other night and thought it was beautiful. Reminded me of a sweeter version of Goose Island IPA.

    Hop Devil is my all-time favourite beer - it is my ideal level of bitterness. Hop Wallop only comes out around hop harvest time so I usually grab a case then, but it is about as hoppy as I'd go. Anything stronger seems to cross the line into sickly-sweet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Robinsons Old Tom Strong Ale. Not feeling this little kitty at all, which is a pity because I had great expectations for it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    donnacha wrote: »
    back from lisbon where the draught/bottle choice was awful - however I was surprised to discover Super Bock Stout which was pleasantly sessionable.

    Lol in Lisbon now and had my first SB stout last night - lovely. SB Abadia (strongish blone ale) is also pretty good. But, yes, the bar selection is awful. Love Lisbon all the same.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Port, ginjinha, vinho verde: sure what'd you be wanting beer for?

    I do remember the Belgian beer selection in the supermarkets being good, and cheap, though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭donnacha


    Lol in Lisbon now and had my first SB stout last night - lovely. SB Abadia (strongish blone ale) is also pretty good. But, yes, the bar selection is awful. Love Lisbon all the same.

    Cool city - if you fancy a night off the beer then check out the Cinco Lounge - honestly the best cocktails I have ever tasted http://cincolounge.com/en


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭donnacha


    BeerNut wrote: »
    ginjinha ... sure what'd you be wanting beer for?
    How had I not heard of this before - damn it sounds nice.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    donnacha wrote: »
    How had I not heard of this before
    It is, apparently, the world's smallest local drinking culture, based entirely in the streets around Rossio Station.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭spider guardian


    Drinking a pint of Mourne Oyster stout. Very smooth taste, slightly less bitter than Guinness. Brewed by Whitewater Brewery, well worth a taste


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Picked up two strongish Belgians I haven't tried before; Daas Ambre (6.5 abv) and Sloeber (7.5 abv).


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Drinking a pint of Mourne Oyster stout. Very smooth taste, slightly less bitter than Guinness. Brewed by Whitewater Brewery, well worth a taste

    Where'd you get this? I love Whitewater and love oyster stout so wouldn't mind getting my hands on it.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    irish_goat wrote: »
    Where'd you get this? I love Whitewater and love oyster stout so wouldn't mind getting my hands on it.
    They make it especially for the Mourne Seafood chain and I don't think it's available elsewhere. Like most oyster stouts it doesn't contain any oysters.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Should be in Belfast next weekend so I'll pop in then if I can.

    Was not aware that oysters weren't usually added, always just assumed from having tried the Porterhouse one.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭spider guardian


    irish_goat wrote: »
    Should be in Belfast next weekend so I'll pop in then if I can.

    Was not aware that oysters weren't usually added, always just assumed from having tried the Porterhouse one.

    You can get a pint in the Mourne Seafood Bar, right beside Kelly's Cellars. Food in there is brilliant and the Oyster stout is the best pint I've had in a while, so well worth visiting the place. Pity it's not more widely available


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