What beer are we drinking this week ?

Seaneh

just an update, this has turned into me mailing a whole brick in exchange for €50 worth of american stuff, the 3 listed so far are just the start

Might add another brick to my order!

ciaran76

Ridleys Old Bob - Another beer bottle I hadn't seen before so picked it up.

Poured a lovely amber colour and smelled very sweet.
First mouthful and I thought it was Greene King and after further inspection realised it was brewed by them.

Seems like a rebadge of Greene King Export.

Mr. Loverman

Had a glass of this Japanese stout in Hiroshima last night. Very light, mild smokey taste.

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trackguy

Have had a great selection this week.

Went on a porter/ stout buzz on Friday - Leann Follain, Dark Arts and Black Rock.

Galway Hooker last night and some Pilsner Urquell when I was out.

Tonight I'm tucking into some BrewDog beers and may dip into my Thornbridge Kipling later

ciaran76

Greene King Suffolk Springer - another dark amber coloured beer with a major malty and sweet taste.
I found it a little too sweet but for a 6% beer it didn't have that strong alcohol after taste.

themandan6611

St Bernardus Abt 12 for tonight

Defiler Of The Coffin

Had the pleasure of sampling a few bottles of Dungarvan Coffee and Oatmeal stout, managed to pick them up in Kilkenny. Fantastic stuff, pity it won't be made until the end of the year again.

Elbow

Had a good few samples at the beer tasting Friday night:

Pilsner Urquell (On Draught) - Not really my thing but a few of the lads liked it

Liberty Ale - Nice american IPA, got better as it settled

La Trappe Dubbel - Not a big fan of this either, far to sweet for my taste

La Trappe Tripel

La Trappe Quadrupel - First trappist beer i properly enjoyed, had enough alcohol to cut the sweetness yet remained drinkable, really liked this.

Brooklyn Black OPS - An epic beer, At €18 for 750ml its expensive but its worth every penny of it, packed with coffee, chocolate & vanilla flavors, beautiful aftertaste, I can see why its scored 100 on ratebeer!

BrewDog Sink the Bismarck - Decided for the grand finale we'd share a bottle of this between the 9 of us, considering its a 40% beer its actually drinkable (in small doses obviously), To me it had what can only be described as a "farm smell" due to the amount of hops & the smell of Molasses but with a surprising hint of citrus, Glad i tried it but couldn't justify spending €80 on my own for another bottle.

*There was another bottle of stout after the trappists but it obviously didn't leave a lasting impression because i cant for the life of me remember what it was

SomeDose

Pretty heavy night by the sounds of it Elbow!

Elbow wrote: »

Brooklyn Black OPS - An epic beer, At €18 for 750ml its expensive but its worth every penny of it, packed with coffee, chocolate & vanilla flavors, beautiful aftertaste, I can see why its scored 100 on ratebeer!

I had Black Ops several months ago, and would echo the above sentiments. I'm actively trying to expand my tasting of big stouts but it would probably be amongst my favourites so far. However, my memory of it has been tarnished now that I know you got it for a mere €18....myself and a friend shelled out stg£30 for ours! I feel a tad ripped off now, although €18 honestly seems like pretty decent value for a limited run 750ml barrel-aged imperial stout.

fourmations

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

But how do they actually rate compared to the more available Trappists? What makes this bette than, say 5 latrappe quadruple?

so i bought a brick and have had one and i wouldnt trade one tiny 330ml bottle
for 10 LT quads (and i have drank at least 5 750ml LT quads before)
you're not even in the same ball park tbh, chimay blue is far better that LT
and w12 is so far ahead of chimay........
m not going to wax lyrical about w12 but its really special imho

cheers

BeerNut

fourmations wrote: »

you're not even in the same ball park tbh

Have you tested your opinion with a blind tasting?

fourmations

BeerNut wrote: »

Have you tested your opinion with a blind tasting?

nope, im not that far along with the hobby and far from an expert
but i can give an opinion anyway whether it bears any weight, i dont know

i can only say that w12 is the best beer ive ever had
and im delighted to have got it without all the grey market shenanigans,

cheers

Elbow

SomeDose wrote: »

Pretty heavy night by the sounds of it Elbow!



I had Black Ops several months ago, and would echo the above sentiments. I'm actively trying to expand my tasting of big stouts but it would probably be amongst my favourites so far. However, my memory of it has been tarnished now that I know you got it for a mere €18....myself and a friend shelled out stg£30 for ours! I feel a tad ripped off now, although €18 honestly seems like pretty decent value for a limited run 750ml barrel-aged imperial stout.

Local offie is doing it for €18 and i've seen it on drinkstore.ie for a few cent short of €20

Martyn1989

Had the Fyne Ales Maverick the other night, was really delicious, Ill be checking out the rest of their range.

BaZmO*

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Had the Fyne Ales Maverick the other night, was really delicious, Ill be checking out the rest of their range.

Their Jarl is lovely

SomeDose

Elbow wrote: »

Local offie is doing it for €18 and i've seen it on drinkstore.ie for a few cent short of €20

Ah, that softens the blow slightly....mine was bought in a bar.

johnnyskeleton

fourmations wrote: »

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

But how do they actually rate compared to the more available Trappists? What makes this bette than, say 5 latrappe quadruple?

so i bought a brick and have had one and i wouldnt trade one tiny 330ml bottle
for 10 LT quads (and i have drank at least 5 750ml LT quads before)
you're not even in the same ball park tbh, chimay blue is far better that LT
and w12 is so far ahead of chimay........
m not going to wax lyrical about w12 but its really special imho

cheers

Eventually caved and bought a brick. Started very well but was a bit too richly sweet for me, was almost like drinking syrup. Nice aftertaste though.

Not sure that i could really say it's the best beer in the world, certainly I'd have to have a good few more to make up my mind.

The blind tasting is a good idea, because I might be overly critical as a reaction to the hype.

At the risk of being accused of having inferior tasting abilities, if it wasn't for the novelty factor and the possibility that this beer will age really well (and it probably will but not sure I can wait all that time) I'd prefer a bottle of leffe to this to be honest.

I'll happily swap one of the remaining bottles for 10 latrappes with you though.

Martyn1989

A family member coming home from the states brought me 2 Dogfish Head 60 min IPAs, 2 Dogfish Head 90 min IPAS and 2 Samuel Smith Imperial Stouts (they couldn't find the oatmeal stout, pity we can't get the Sam Smith stuff here).

A trip into Martins in fairview yielded a Mikkeler Porter, a Rochefort 10, a Fyne Ales Jarl, Anderson Valley Winter Solstice and a Saltaire Triple Chocoholic.

The temptation to call in sick to work is great :rolleyes:

BeerNut

Not to wee on your chips or anything, but the Samuel Smith beers are massively over-rated in the US. We get plenty of British beers that they don't have in the States which are their equal or better. Jarl for one. The imperial stout is good but I don't think I'd place it more highly than, say, Brooklyn Black Chocolate or even Porterhouse Celebration.

Martyn1989

Its the oatmeal stout Im keen to try, and the pale ale aswell. Ive had the Brooklyn and Ive a beer order with the celebration and the barrell aged celebration on the way. We shall see.
Im looking forward to the Jarl as I really enjoyed the Maverick, either way Im spoilt for choice.

Ronan cork

They also have one called hurricane jack which is similar thornbridge Kipling but at a more palatable price

Lapsed Catholic

Thornbridge Tzara. Nice light carbonation a lot more character and flavour than other lagers ( I'd consider it a lager). I'd drink it again but wiouldn't go out of my way for it. Not my favourite style and not enough going on to keep me entertained.

Grayditch

I don't know if W12 is the nicent beer I've ever tasted, but it is lovely and I got a lovely buzz off it.

SomeDose

Over the past week or so I've tried a few new ones:

Dragon Stout (7.5%) - From Jamaica, thin with quite a milky sweetness to it (a bit too much for my tastes) and not a whole lot else going on. Went well with a M&S chocolate pudding though.

Red Willow Sleepless (5.4%) & Wreckless (4.8%) - A new brewer from Macclesfield, Sleepless is an American amber and Wreckless a pale ale. Wreckless promises a "big hit of American hops" in a balanced beer, but I didn't really get much hops from it. Nice citrus and tropical flavours though. The Sleepless was a bit more interesting, malty and a bit chewy but decently hopped too. The brewery is relatively local to where I live so I'm looking forward to trying out more of their range.

De Koninck Amber (5.2%) - Found this to be slightly unusual, in that it doesn't smell like a typical Belgian ale (more of a lager / pilsner aroma). Tastewise, it's more familiar Belgian fare initially, but again has a distinct German or Czech bitterness on the finish. Very refreshing.

Also got a bottle of Tokyo* for stashing and 3 bottles of Matilda 2011 (found in a corner shop for £2.50 each, bargain!)

Seaneh

Dipping a Kilbeggin aged Porterhouse Cebration at the minute. Really nice big stout. Definitely one for sipping for at least Westvleterenan hour though! The best thing I've had from PHBC do far.

Only cost me €5.75 in the Salthouse, not bad for a beer that is 11%abv!

Just found out that the Salthouse have some Thornbridge Kippling, Odells IPA and a few more nice beers up stairs waiting for fridge/till space.

BaZmO*

Seaneh wrote: »

Dipping a Kilbeggin aged Porterhouse Cebration at the minute. Really nice big stout. Definitely one for sipping for at least Westvleterenan hour though! The best thing I've had from PHBC do far.

Only cost me €5.75 in the Salthouse, not bad for a beer that is 11%abv!

I take it there's a couple of different Celebration Stouts doing the rounds? I had a bottle of this last night (with a nice stew) and it was lovely. Only 7% though.

Seaneh wrote: »

Just found out that the Salthouse have some Thornbridge Kippling, Odells IPA and a few more nice beers up stairs waiting for fridge/till space.

They won't be cheap!

Elbow

Enjoying a saltaire - triple chocoholic at the moment, bit sweet but tasty all the same

Seaneh

BaZmO* wrote: »

Seaneh wrote: »

Dipping a Kilbeggin aged Porterhouse Cebration at the minute. Really nice big stout. Definitely one for sipping for at least Westvleterenan hour though! The best thing I've had from PHBC do far.

Only cost me €5.75 in the Salthouse, not bad for a beer that is 11%abv!

I take it there's a couple of different Celebration Stouts doing the rounds? I had a bottle of this last night (with a nice stew) and it was lovely. Only 7% though.

Seaneh wrote: »

Just found out that the Salthouse have some Thornbridge Kippling, Odells IPA and a few more nice beers up stairs waiting for fridge/till space.

They won't be cheap!

The Kippling is €7 and the Odell's is 5.25 I think. Not cheap but not too bad considering!

Oh and there are two PH Celebrations. The 7% "normal" version and the 11% Kilbeggin aged version. Both are great.

pa990

Picked up some Rossini 66cl bottles in aldi.
Superb value at €1.69
Ad to be expected its bland, but good value and drinkable

irish_goat

Took a trip to Drinkstore yesterday.