What beer are we drinking this week ?

ciaran76

Basically every week or 2 I try at new beer/ale that I never had before.

This week my local is stocking a few beers from Marstons brewery.

I am at the moment trying their Old Empire IPA. Very nice indeed.

Anyone else do something similar?

BeerNut

ciaran76 wrote: »

Anyone else do something similar?

Yep. Though a little more often than every week or two

oblivious

ciaran76 wrote: »

I am at the moment trying their Old Empire IPA. Very nice indeed.

Get it fresh as those clear bottles are bad for beer

as for me some Young's london ale

tim_holsters

ciaran76 wrote: »

Basically every week or 2 I try at new beer/ale that I never had before.

This week my local is stocking a few beers from Marstons brewery.

I am at the moment trying their Old Empire IPA. Very nice indeed.

Anyone else do something similar?

Try some weiss beer if you haven't tried it before.

Blisterman

Went to the Marstons brewery a few weeks ago, and bought a mixed box of all their beers. Didn't think much of the Old Empire IPA. Tastes a bit like when I tried to increase the alcohol of my homebrew by adding loads of sugar.

Thundercats Ho

Had a few bottles of this Russian porter the other night
Baltika 7%
Not too bad. Nice to mix it up every few weeks.

pa990

this week i was gonna be drinking Hoegarrden, but lidl have let me down

oblivious

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Had a few bottles of this Russian porter the other night
Baltika 7%
Not too bad. Nice to mix it up every few weeks.

Love the stuff

ciaran76

This evening I have gone for a Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun Brewery.

Really nice kind of refreshing type of beer.

pa990

vodka and diet coke is the order of the day tonight.

noby

Helvick Gold. Followed by bed - it's been a long brew day.

bennyob

I have 3 bottles lined up for tomorrow night.....

Aventinus doppelbock
Flensburger wiezen
Weltenburger barock hell

thelynchfella

noby wrote: »

Helvick Gold

why amn't i surprised!!!!;)

Zulu

Well I can't get enough of this http://www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com/ - its just amazing!

BeerNut

Zulu wrote: »

Well I can't get enough of this http://www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com/ - its just amazing!

"Welcome to our quest for a more unique beer"? :mad:

Coors really do have a neck like a jockey's you-know-what. "Artfully crafted" indeed :rolleyes:

Speak Now

pa990 wrote: »

vodka and diet coke is the order of the day tonight.

Is that a new beer

Zulu

Ehh whats with the attitude Beernut?

You've tried this beer and didn't like it, no? Right?

BeerNut

Zulu wrote: »

Ehh whats with the attitude Beernut?

You've tried this beer and didn't like it, no? Right?

The beer's OK. It's the marketing of it I'm complaining about. Coors pretend it's a craft beer; their marketing department want customers to think there's a "Blue Moon Brewing Company", which there isn't. It's roaringly dishonest, IMO, and sailing very close to consumer protection laws on misinformation. I've no objection to the beer, nor people enjoying it: it's just the dishonest presentation that really gets my dander up.

And you can't have anything "more unique" than anything else. That's an indecent assault on the English language right there.

thelynchfella

Zulu wrote: »

Ehh whats with the attitude Beernut?

You've tried this beer and didn't like it, no? Right?

from the post it seems more of an issue with whats said on the website!!! It is bull to be fair, plus their use of an orange slice in their wit instead of a lemon slice, to 'accentuate the flavor of the brew', is bull too!! Cant understand why people put lemon slices in wit beer anyway!!!

oblivious

thelynchfella wrote: »

from the post it seems more of an issue with whats said on the website!!! It is bull to be fair, plus their use of an orange slice in their wit instead of a lemon slice, to 'accentuate the flavor of the brew', is bull too!! Cant understand why people put lemon slices in wit beer anyway!!!

Its not a true wit, the citrus fruit is to compensate for using a neutral ale yeast and not a true Belgian wit on

Zulu

BeerNut wrote: »

The beer's OK. It's the marketing of it I'm complaining about. Coors pretend it's a craft beer; their marketing department want customers to think there's a "Blue Moon Brewing Company", which there isn't. It's roaringly dishonest, IMO.

Ah fair enough, I though you were being a beer-snob. From the bottle, it appears that Coors have the importing/distribution licence. I was under the impression it was a smaller brewery actually producing it.

All that aside: have you had it? It's easily my favourate beer I've had this year.



@thelynchfella: well I haven't tried it with lemon, but I have had it with an orange slice as per the direction and it make a massive difference. I have to ask: have you had it?

BeerNut

Zulu wrote: »

I though you were being a beer-snob.

Moi?:eek: *monocle falls out*

Zulu wrote: »

I was under the impression it was a smaller brewery actually producing it.

Deliberately so. The 2007 Consumer Protection Act forbids companies from misleading punters on, among other things, "the method or date of ...the product’s manufacture;" -- presenting this factory-made beer as craft is, in my reading of the law, illegal in Ireland.

Zulu wrote: »

have you had it?

I've just had a taste of it but haven't given it a proper go yet. It's not as good as the likes of Hoegaarden or St Bernardus Wit, IMO. Could be worth doing a blind tasting on.

thelynchfella

Zulu wrote: »

Ah fair enough, I though you were being a beer-snob. From the bottle, it appears that Coors have the importing/distribution licence. I was under the impression it was a smaller brewery actually producing it.

All that aside: have you had it? It's easily my favourate beer I've had this year.



@thelynchfella: well I haven't tried it with lemon, but I have had it with an orange slice as per the direction and it make a massive difference. I have to ask: have you had it?

no never drank it, although i know i will at some stage...love a good wit me!!

thelynchfella

Zulu wrote: »

Ah fair enough, I though you were being a beer-snob. From the bottle, it appears that Coors have the importing/distribution licence. I was under the impression it was a smaller brewery actually producing it.

All that aside: have you had it? It's easily my favourate beer I've had this year.



@thelynchfella: well I haven't tried it with lemon, but I have had it with an orange slice as per the direction and it make a massive difference. I have to ask: have you had it?

if u like american wit beers give 'speakeasy white lightning' a go....one of my favs!!

Zulu

I like Hoegaarden but I find it a little... ...I dunno, I don't want to say flavourless; maybe a little too "subtle" for me.

oblivious

Zulu wrote: »

I like Hoegaarden but I find it a little... ...I dunno, I don't want to say flavourless; maybe a little too "subtle" for me.

yea its supposed to be sshawow of its former self since Inbev took over

GristlyEnd

I had some Chimay Blue last night for the first time and found it very gassy but still enjoyable. Is the always like this? I usually drink Chimay Red.

Zulu

I don't like Chimay Red, but I love Chimay Blue (and White).
It's not a beer for chugging thats for sure.
I guess it could be considered gassy (in the same way I'd consider Duval gassy) in that it gets a great silky smooth head, but not too gassy.

What I'm trying to say is - expect more of the same if you drink it again. Maybe go for the bigger bottles, you might prefer the second glass better?

ciaran76

Tonights 2 beers will be :

Viru beer - Estonian beer
Trade Route Ginger Pale Ale

Will get back later with how good/bad they were.

GristlyEnd

Tonight I'm going with Chimay White & La Trappe Tripel. The last of the 3 Chimay colours to test out.

bennyob

Two more Aventinus tonight. It was the best of the 3 I had last night and boy, what a cracker.

IrishWhiskeyCha

River Horse.

HOP-A-LOT-AMUS

Lovely sweet flaversome IPA.

Very nice after a meal of steak and home made chips

ciaran76

ciaran76 wrote: »

Tonights 2 beers will be :

Viru beer - Estonian beer
Trade Route Ginger Pale Ale

Will get back later with how good/bad they were.

Viru beer - Estonian beer for a 5% beer its very light tasting almost watery.Not really my kind of beer tbh.The other half liked it as an easy to drink beer but reckons she could only have 2-3 before being bored.
Almost no head when poured from the bottle either which made it look weird too.
Don't think i will go for it again.

After that I drank Sierra Nevada IPA to fix my taste buds but never got around to the Trade Route Ginger Pale Ale !

thelynchfella

was on a sierra nevada buzz last night....bought a selection!!

ciaran76

Trade Route Ginger Pale Ale :
Very gingery smell and taste. Can imagine it being very nice on a very cold day.

If you dont like ginger stay away

Im off to the Bull and Castle now

ciaran76

Had Or and Goose island ipa last night. Its not often you can go out and get an Ipa on tap! Both very nice.

Sephiroth_dude

Was feeling adventurous today,so I brought a bottle of ekstra,lithianian beer and I must say I quite like it,not too strong a taste off it and had a nice head to it.

pa990

grafenwalder (?) from lidl
Dirt cheap, not great.. But not bad.

I'll try it again..
Was only 1.19

filthymcnasty

had a few bottles of Peroni the other night - not bad at all

oblivious

bennyob wrote: »

Two more Aventinus tonight. It was the best of the 3 I had last night and boy, what a cracker.

Lovely lovely stuff!

IrishWhiskeyCha

Fullers Ale 500ml bottle ... quite nice. Must admit I prefer this bottled than on draught but the draught is not bad either.

And Bombadier from Satanic Mills and really dark stout like ale.

BeerNut

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

And Bombadier from Satanic Mills

Bombardier Satanic Mills from Wells & Young even?
Sorry, can't help it. Naughty pedant.

IrishWhiskeyCha

BeerNut wrote: »

Bombardier Satanic Mills from Wells & Young even?
Sorry, can't help it. Naughty pedant.

Dooohhh ... not my field so you'll have to excuse me ... amateur error :pac:

Heading to the Oslo in Salthill on Saturday for their Beer fest ... don't know what to expect but I hope I'll get to taste a few new beers at least.

BeerNut

I'm missing it, but would be willing to call Black Rock Stout as the beer of the festival in advance. Be sure and get some.

thomasm

Tried the Baltica Weiss Beer last night. lovely stuff

thelynchfella

thomasm wrote: »

Tried the Baltica Weiss Beer last night. lovely stuff

i like, was only 1.50 in deveney's in dundrum recently

IrishWhiskeyCha

BeerNut wrote: »

I'm missing it, but would be willing to call Black Rock Stout as the beer of the festival in advance. Be sure and get some.

Thanks for the tip

ciaran76

I have been given a beer by a friend in work which he calls "smoke beer" from his hometown.

Its called Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier I think but here is a link to the brewery website..

http://www.schlenkerla.de/rauchbier/beschreibunge.html

Looking forward to this now on Friday1

faigs

Just having a couple of bottles or Coopers Sparkling Ale, nyom.

Blisterman

ciaran76 wrote: »

I have been given a beer by a friend in work which he calls "smoke beer" from his hometown.

Its called Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier I think but here is a link to the brewery website..

http://www.schlenkerla.de/rauchbier/beschreibunge.html

Looking forward to this now on Friday1

Lovely stuff.
Like drinking a glass of bacon.

slayerking

ciaran76 wrote: »

I have been given a beer by a friend in work which he calls "smoke beer" from his hometown.

Its called Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier I think but here is a link to the brewery website..

http://www.schlenkerla.de/rauchbier/beschreibunge.html

Looking forward to this now on Friday1

I love Schlenkerla Marzen. Had a bottle of it over the weekend, lovely stuff.
It really is like drinking a glass of ham!