O Shea's Ale and Stout, Aldi

the beer revolu · 30-10-2014 1:00pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

30khL

Have you just invented the kilohectolitre??

BaZmO* · 30-10-2014 1:49pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Have you just invented the kilohectolitre??

30k (30,000) hl

or 30,000 x 100 litres

or 3,000,000 litres

Lucena · 30-10-2014 1:51pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

30khL

a year?

Lovely Bloke · 30-10-2014 1:52pm

yes, a year

the beer revolu · 30-10-2014 2:21pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

30k (30,000) hl

or 30,000 x 100 litres

or 3,000,000 litres

Yes, I did understand it.
Still a new compound unit to me, though.

oblivious · 30-10-2014 2:54pm

3,000,000 litres is a lot of beer but only 50% beer can be for contract/BUL/ franchise etc to avail of the rebate

bennyineire · 30-10-2014 3:07pm

Mod what the hell is going on here, are you asleep at the wheel :rolleyes:

bennyineire · 30-10-2014 3:09pm

OK I guess it's up to me the drag this thread back on topic, has anyone tried the new Golden Ale from O'Shea's yet. How did it taste haven't had a chance to try it myself yet

BaZmO* · 30-10-2014 3:12pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Mod what the hell is going on here, are you asleep at the wheel :rolleyes:

If you've got a problem with the way thread is being moderated, you have a choice to either (a) report it, or (b) send a PM to a mod.

Ironically enough, what you have done yourself is further drag the thread off topic. You are also backseat modding which is frowned upon.

cunnifferous · 31-10-2014 12:02am

bennyineire wrote: »

OK I guess it's up to me the drag this thread back on topic, has anyone tried the new Golden Ale from O'Shea's yet. How did it taste haven't had a chance to try it myself yet

See my post earlier in thread for my impressions

cunnifferous wrote: »

Seems they have a new Golden Ale. Not very nice, quite bland and a lingering astringent bitterness.

bennyineire · 31-10-2014 9:40am

BaZmO* wrote: »

If you've got a problem with the way thread is being moderated, you have a choice to either (a) report it, or (b) send a PM to a mod.

Ironically enough, what you have done yourself is further drag the thread off topic. You are also backseat modding which is frowned upon.

Mmmm title of the thread is O'Shea's Stout and Ale, I want to talk about O'Shea's Golden Ale. If you class that as dragging the thread further off topic then I bow to your superior powers almighty MOD

bennyineire · 31-10-2014 10:52pm

Chanced the Golden Ale tonight, not bad actually. Would be a good gateway craft beer for peps. Has that unmistakable O'Hara's/O'Shea's flavour and hop character . Marris Otter and Cascade. Would make a nice sessionable beer.
Now does anybody wan't to converse with me or am I still in the bold corner :P

laros · 31-10-2014 11:07pm

The first few bottles of O Shea's golden ale I had were nice... but the last one's .. not so much. Pale Ale is still my go to beer in Aldi

oblivious · 01-11-2014 12:01am

laros wrote: »

The first few bottles of O Shea's golden ale I had were nice... but the last one's .. not so much. Pale Ale is still my go to beer in Aldi

The pale is a savage

n97 mini · 01-11-2014 1:55am

oblivious wrote: »

The pale is a savage

If it was 2010! Not so special now. Still nice though.

oblivious · 01-11-2014 10:25am

n97 mini wrote: »

If it was 2010! Not so special now. Still nice though.

When its 1.89 it is, YMMV

Ravelleman · 01-11-2014 11:26am

The pale is very solid. I like the red and the stout more though. If they were available more consistently then I'd make the effort to go to Aldi to buy them more often. As it stands, it is quite annoying to head there and find they only have Tyskie.

poitinstill · 08-11-2014 7:25pm

had a bottle of the golden ale. i actually thought it was very nice will definitly get it again .

bennyob · 08-11-2014 11:00pm

poitinstill wrote: »

had a bottle of the golden ale. i actually thought it was very nice will definitly get it again .

I enjoyed it. A nice summer drink i reckon.

cunnifferous · 09-11-2014 1:51am

I've posted my feelings about the golden ale earlier in this thread but my main complaint about it is that it means there's even less pale ale in the case than before.

It used to be 4x of Pale, Red and Stout in a case now it's 3x of Golden, Pale, Red and Stout.

drumswan · 11-11-2014 10:08pm

Agree the Golden Ale is excellent. May become a handy go-to quaffer

Molester Stallone II · 12-11-2014 1:16am

Had a golden ale this evening, quite a plain taste and nothing spectacular at all imo

Muahahaha · 12-11-2014 1:46am

what other Ales are available in 500ml size for under €2? The only I can think of is Macardles which is usually about €1.70 a can in the supermarkets, any others ?

drumswan · 12-11-2014 1:54am

Molester Stallone II wrote: »

Had a golden ale this evening, quite a plain taste and nothing spectacular at all imo

Golden Ales are not 'spectacular'.

Lovely Bloke · 12-11-2014 7:39am

yeah, it's the nature of Golden Ales to not be spectacular.

Life is too short to drink them imo.

Dozen Wicked Words · 12-11-2014 7:50am

Maybe in the minority but I like the Golden Ale, saying that I like all their offerings, obviously not fussy! Off topic, I am partial to the Adnams Ghost Ship they have in there at the minute.

drumswan · 12-11-2014 10:59am

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

yeah, it's the nature of Golden Ales to not be spectacular.

Life is too short to drink them imo.

Theres a place for every beer style. Except 'Irish Red'.

Lucena · 12-11-2014 11:07am

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Maybe in the minority but I like the Golden Ale, saying that I like all their offerings, obviously not fussy! Off topic, I am partial to the Adnams Ghost Ship they have in there at the minute.

They have ghost ship in Aldi?

Ravelleman · 12-11-2014 11:11am

Lucena wrote: »

They have ghost ship in Aldi?

They do, albeit temporarily.

bennyineire · 12-11-2014 11:19am

They had it in u local store the first week and it sold out in 2 days, managed to get a bottle and though it was the best pale ale I've every tasted. Haven't seen it since though

n97 mini · 17-11-2014 10:46pm

Lidl's own brand craft beer is out now. 4 pack (330ml) for €4.99.

BMJD · 17-11-2014 11:39pm

I'm drinking one of the Lidl Crafty (:rolleyes:) Brewing Co's Stout right now, it's fairly tasteless. It's made in Kilcock, I presume that's brewed by the McGargle's crowd?

oblivious · 17-11-2014 11:42pm

BMJD wrote: »

I'm drinking one of the Lidl Crafty (:rolleyes:) Brewing Co's Stout right now, it's fairly tasteless. It's made in Kilcock, I presume that's brewed by the McGargle's crowd?

Sounds like Rye river all right, they have a few brands under their belt

cunnifferous · 18-11-2014 1:23am

oblivious wrote: »

Sounds like Rye river all right, they have a few brands under their belt

All them rubbish in my experience. Run by a bunch of ex Molson-Coors and Diageo employees who seem to have had road to Damascus conversion to craft beer.

bennyineire · 18-11-2014 9:49am

cunnifferous wrote: »

All them rubbish in my experience. Run by a bunch of ex Molson-Coors and Diageo employees who seem to have had road to Damascus conversion to craft beer.

To be fair the Irish Red is pretty decent as Irish Reds go

Lucena · 18-11-2014 10:40am

cunnifferous wrote: »

All them rubbish in my experience. Run by a bunch of ex Molson-Coors and Diageo employees who seem to have had road to Damascus conversion to craft beer.

Just because they worked for MC and Diageo, it doesn't mean they weren't interested in craft beer. Sometimes you just have to pay the bills and wait til you're on sound financial footing before striking out on your own.

I doubt all the head honchos at Heineken/Molson-Coors/Diageo drink their own beers when away from the public eye.

cunnifferous · 18-11-2014 1:17pm

Lucena wrote: »

Just because they worked for MC and Diageo, it doesn't mean they weren't interested in craft beer. Sometimes you just have to pay the bills and wait til you're on sound financial footing before striking out on your own.

I doubt all the head honchos at Heineken/Molson-Coors/Diageo drink their own beers when away from the public eye.

Maybe I'm just being cynical but the cheap tacky marketing (look at the Mcgargles website), the unclear labeling about where the beer was brewed initially, the fact that most of the staff including the master brewer worked for Diageo for years and that they still also distribute Bavaria and San Miguel, doesn't lead me to believe they are genuinely interested in producing high quality beer.

To be honest, I wouldn't care much about most of the above if they produced decent interesting beers but I've yet to taste anything by them that made me think anything other the meh.

Ravelleman · 18-11-2014 1:29pm

Ultimately, speculating about their intentions is pointless. The proof is in the beer, which I understand is relatively poor at the moment. That being said, recipes often change and poor beers can get better. It can also happen in reverse.

Davarus Walrus · 19-11-2014 6:17pm

The Pale Ale seems to be the real seller of the group. They tend to pack four of each beer in the shelf box. The pale ale is always the one I can't find. Lovely stuff and great value, even with the two bumps in price this year.

oblivious · 19-11-2014 10:11pm

Ravelleman wrote: »

Ultimately, speculating about their intentions is pointless. The proof is in the beer, which I understand is relatively poor at the moment. That being said, recipes often change and poor beers can get better. It can also happen in reverse.

Good beer is down to the process, anyone can come up with a recipe

Ravelleman · 20-11-2014 9:53am

oblivious wrote: »

Good beer is down to the process, anyone can come up with a recipe

I'm not sure it's quite as simple as you are suggesting here.

oblivious · 20-11-2014 10:28am

Ravelleman wrote: »

I'm not sure it's quite as simple as you are suggesting here.

What's a bad recipe? all pale ale malt and a single hop? (SMaSH), using sugar (Belgian beer) use of non malted grain (wit beer, CAP, UK bitters), use of bugs (sour beers)

Process is never simple, but if you choice to sterile filter to increase capacity that will strip out flavour and aroma, its a process effect. These not much difference in the ingredients most brewery use these days, your stand pale ale malt will produce good beer in the hands of a good brewery management.

Lucena · 20-11-2014 10:48am

oblivious wrote: »

use of bugs (sour beers)

Do you mean bugs as in insects?

oblivious · 20-11-2014 11:06am

Lucena wrote: »

Do you mean bugs as in insects?

Sorry, bugs is a term to mean a mix of bacteria and wild yeast

Lucena · 24-11-2014 11:17pm

According to Ratebeer, the O'Shea's range is brewed in Atherstone, England, or so it seems:

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/osheas-traditional-irish-ale/114889/

Does anyone have any info on this?

***EDIT***Just found the answer, it's where Aldi are based.

O Shea's Ale and Stout, Aldi

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