What beer are we drinking this week, too?

Lovely Bloke · 26-01-2015 8:59am

Zaph wrote: »

Had Founders Breakfast Stout for the first, and last time this evening. I know it's very highly rated and a big favourite of a lot of people, but there was just too much coffee in it for my taste. I found it overwhelmed everything, I couldn't even get a hint of chocolate from it. Admittedly I don't drink coffee, although I do like coffee flavoured cakes, chocolate, etc., so maybe coffee drinkers have a different experience to mine when drinking it.

No, you're right imo.

I don't mind the coffee-qualities that some roasted and dark malts bring to the table with stouts, but when the overwhelming flavour of a stout (even a "breakfast" stout) is coffee then I'm out.

I don't drink coffee, and don't like coffee Roses, Coffee Slices or anything like that.

I tried and failed to appreciate the likes of FBS and Dungarvan C&O, but I won't go back there, the coffee flavour makes me physically gag.

Beersmith · 26-01-2015 12:34pm

I think the siren breweries breakfast stout is much better and mellow in its coffee flavours than founders. Its defo my fav.

drumswan · 26-01-2015 1:18pm

How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

BaZmO* · 26-01-2015 1:23pm

drumswan wrote: »

How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

The stuff is sublime.

Ravelleman · 26-01-2015 6:44pm

drumswan wrote: »

How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

I don't like coffee either but occasionally try coffee-infused beers. The flavours lend themselves quite well to one another but ultimately I prefer other things.

listermint · 26-01-2015 7:08pm

drumswan wrote: »

How can you not like coffee? Just HOW?

I would bathe in Founders Breakfast Stout

The coffees got to your nerve endings. No going back now.

Tis muck

boreder · 26-01-2015 9:01pm

Picked this up this evening. Founders know what they're doing. Very tasty beer.

Lovely Bloke · 26-01-2015 9:02pm

can't see it, do you have a bugger pic?

MonkstownHoop · 26-01-2015 9:28pm

boreder wrote: »

Picked this up this evening. Founders know what they're doing. Very tasty beer.

Had this on Saturday night, very enjoyable, last night I had the chocolate ginger porter by Rascals, tonight it's White Gypsys Russian Imperial stout possibly followed by a Backwards Bastard.

anncoates · 27-01-2015 1:54pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

last night I had the chocolate ginger porter by Rascals,.

Where did you get it?

drumswan · 27-01-2015 1:56pm

anncoates wrote: »

Where did you get it?

750ml fliptops are available in the usual places

friend and foe · 27-01-2015 1:57pm

i've been drinking a fair bit of hollows & fentimans ginger beer lately.. delicious stuff so it is

anncoates · 27-01-2015 5:08pm

drumswan wrote: »

750ml fliptops are available in the usual places

€8.99. Ouch.

Will give it a bash at the weekend hopefully.

symbolic · 27-01-2015 8:00pm

Currently having a Prairie Pirate Bomb. Never heard of the Brewery before. I like my imperial stouts, and I love this.

L1011 · 27-01-2015 9:36pm

L1011 wrote: »

First time in a GBB pub (rarely drink in Dublin, so working my way down the taps. Shouldn't have avoided Of Foam And Fury on price grounds for so long!

Managed to get in Of Foam And Fury, Kinnegar Devil's Backbone, Lost at Sea,

then a Deception over dinner. Productive Sunday afternoon, anyway.

irish_goat · 27-01-2015 10:14pm

Having a surprisingly enjoyable can of Gold Label Barley Wine (7.5%).

Not the "alco" beer I was expecting at all.

Red Wolf · 28-01-2015 12:51am

Had a can of Beavertown Neck Oil on Sunday. Enjoyed it a lot and will add it to Founders all day as an everyday go to beer. Also tried a can of Modus Hoperandi, not convinced if I like it or not. Will have to try another can or two before making up my mind. Had a bottle of Wicklow Wolf IPA - dissapointing. Finished of with an OFAF so ended up happy.

Nu-Centz · 28-01-2015 5:20pm

Sierra Nevada wheatbeer is my buzz at the moment.

Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

BaZmO* · 28-01-2015 7:13pm

Nu-Centz wrote: »

Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

Drinkstore have both from time to time.

lk67 · 28-01-2015 8:13pm

Nu-Centz wrote: »

Sierra Nevada wheatbeer is my buzz at the moment.

Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

Some of the Superquinn/Supervalu stores had it along with the porter and pale ale. Not sure if any still have it.

Creamy Goodness · 28-01-2015 8:37pm

Metalman from a can!

4 for 10 in Hollands.

They've another good deal in there 5 vlad the baker for 10.

BaZmO* · 28-01-2015 8:58pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Metalman from a can!

4 for 10 in Hollands.

They've another good deal in there 5 vlad the baker for 10.

Obviously reading the feedback here. I'd say others will follow soon enough.

Ravelleman · 28-01-2015 11:35pm

Nu-Centz wrote: »

Also, i am on the look out for Einstok white ale...I have only tasted it once and would love to try it again. Anybody seen it anywhere in Dublin? i can only find the porter

You might also check Probus Wines.

MonkstownHoop · 29-01-2015 12:19am

Ravelleman wrote: »

You might also check Probus Wines.

Only place I've had this

Nu-Centz · 29-01-2015 1:14pm

nice one for the feedback lads, going to check all the above this week.

TinCanMan · 29-01-2015 3:54pm

Got the following in for the Super Bowl. I've not tried them before so if anybody has any opinions, let me know.

* London Pride - Premium Ale
* Brù Rì - Irish Craft IPA
* Fursty Ferret - Ale
* Old Speckled Hen - Ale

Lovely Bloke · 29-01-2015 3:58pm

Leave the Rí til last, it will overpower the flavours in the other three.

Speck and Pride are good English bitters, with decent reputations. Neither is at all exciting or going to blow your mind though.

TinCanMan · 29-01-2015 4:01pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Leave the Rí til last, it will overpower the flavours in the other three.

Speck and Pride are good English bitters, with decent reputations. Neither is at all exciting or going to blow your mind though.

Cheers. Was planning on having that first but will take your advice.

Lovely Bloke · 29-01-2015 4:02pm

TinCanMan wrote: »

Cheers. Was planning on having that first but will take your advice.

yeah, it's not super-hoppy or anything, but it IS an IPA, so the hop flavours are more pronounced than in the English Ales.

I'd probably go

Pride
Speck
Ferret
Rí

BaZmO* · 29-01-2015 4:15pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

yeah, it's not super-hoppy or anything, but it IS an IPA, so the hop flavours are more pronounced than in the English Ales.

I'd probably go

Pride
Speck
Ferret
Rí

No!

Speck
Ferret
Pride
Rí

Pride has a bit of hoppiness to it so I'd leave it til after the two milder ales.

Lovely Bloke · 29-01-2015 4:49pm

yeah but the Rí has a better chance of getting rid of the taste of the FF.

Is Pride more Hoppy than Speck? Been a long time since I drank anything in that style.

Dunford · 29-01-2015 4:52pm

Mahou *****

Ya beauty!

Ravelleman · 29-01-2015 7:19pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Is Pride more Hoppy than Speck? Been a long time since I drank anything in that style.

I'd say so, yeah. Fursty Ferret is also nice - probably better than Hen.

Dunford wrote: »

Mahou *****

Ya beauty!

Is this available in Ireland? I don't really get the excitement.

munchkin_utd · 30-01-2015 12:17am

working my way slowly through a Weihenstephan Vitus (weissbier bockbier), thanks to a recommendation by the man in the local craft beer shop.
To be fair, its damn nice. Really nice. Doesnt taste like a weissbier at all, more like a less stodgy more fruity belgian beer.
It aparantly won prizes a few years back at the world beer awards. Its well deserved I have to say.

Bigtoe107 · 30-01-2015 9:05am

Belfast blonde, on tap in a Hutong in Beijing.

glorified g · 30-01-2015 6:31pm

A bottle of Delirium Tremens and Delirium Red ready for tonight. I've been holding onto them for a special occasion. Can't wait! Probably the nicest beer I've ever tasted.

MonkstownHoop · 30-01-2015 6:37pm

glorified g wrote: »

A bottle of Delirium Tremens and Delirium Red ready for tonight. I've been holding onto them for a special occasion. Can't wait! Probably the nicest beer I've ever tasted.

Love Delirium, going to Amsterdam in 2 weeks and first stop will be the Delirium Cafe

Ravelleman · 30-01-2015 6:55pm

Just opened a 330ml bottle of Damm Inedit, which is a collaboration between Damm and Ferran Adrià, the former co-owner and chef of El Bulli.

It's a totally unremarkable beer: very light and transparent. Seemingly it's made with wheat, barley and sugar. The secret is meant to be in some combination of spices, though it has a familiar citrus and maybe coriander taste behind it. Basically, it tastes like a weak-bodied Hoegaarden or perhaps another Belgian wit. I'm not particularly familiar with the style in general but this certainly isn't what it should be.

lk67 · 30-01-2015 7:27pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Love Delirium, going to Amsterdam in 2 weeks and first stop will be the Delirium Cafe

Seeing as your that side of town I presume you'll wander to Brouwerij 't IJ afterwards?!

Ronan|Raven · 30-01-2015 8:32pm

A can of Bengali Tiger left over from last weeks visit to Wetherspoons...

Lovely Bloke · 30-01-2015 8:33pm

Is there anything to be said for Synnott's? Few lads from work are in there.

paulgrier · 30-01-2015 8:39pm

I tried the new Guinness Porter this week, on tap. Quite nice. Similar to the old "pint bottles" but a smoother drink.

Ronan|Raven · 30-01-2015 8:41pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for Synnott's? Few lads from work are in there.

Id take a diversion to the Porterhouse instead.. Wasn't much in there from what I remember a few months ago.. (I could be wrong however and usually am!)

Lovely Bloke · 31-01-2015 11:08am

The Norseman has "macro-creep".

Disappointing.

Dunford · 31-01-2015 12:41pm

Is this available in Ireland? I don't really get the excitement.[/quote]

Im not sure about Ireland. I live in Spain. The five star is so much better than the four star.

Mesrine65 · 31-01-2015 1:01pm

Mahou Negra ain't so bad.

Ravelleman · 31-01-2015 2:56pm

Dunford wrote: »

Im not sure about Ireland. I live in Spain. The five star is so much better than the four star.

Clásica doesn't have any stars on it!

I'm currently sipping a Cruzcampo Gran Reserva and as Spanish macros go it's quite nice. 6.4% too.

Ronan|Raven · 31-01-2015 3:03pm

A pint of Full Sail on cask in against the grain.

Heroditas · 31-01-2015 3:46pm

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

A pint of Full Sail on cask in against the grain.

I've never had it on cask, just on draught. Which do you prefer?
EDIT: possibly a silly question.

Ronan|Raven · 31-01-2015 3:58pm

Heroditas wrote: »

I've never had it on cask, just on draught. Which do you prefer?
EDIT: possibly a silly question.

I have to say after 2 more.. The cask version I find more enjoyable.

What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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