What beer are we drinking this week ?

Seaneh

Herb Powell wrote: »

Affligem is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good

Pity it's just brewed under licence by Heiniken.

Herb Powell

Seaneh wrote: »

Pity it's just brewed under licence by Heiniken.

What does that mean exactly?

cHaTbOx

BaZmO* wrote: »

St Austell’s Proper Job IPA. And a proper job it is too. Nicely crisp & clean almost like a lager but with lots a hoppy goodness.

Really enjoyed it

Seaneh

Herb Powell wrote: »

What does that mean exactly?

It's brewed on an industrial level in a heiniken brewery and they use the name of Affligem Abbey Brewery despite not using the Abbey's recipe or even being in the same town as the abbey.


Funnily enough, the Abbey still brews a beer but it's not for sale, they use it as the table beer for the monks.

ciaran76

Seaneh wrote: »

Sweetwater is decent brewery nice, I like the 420 plae, I can't say I ever tasted anything buttery from it but it could just be a case of it sitting in the line too long and and too much Pediococcus bacteria forming or it might have been too much Diacetyl from brewing. Sounds like bad luck either way.

Protip, they sell TONS of it from TGI Fridays in ATL Airport from my experience, thats where I had my first one and I quiet liked it.
If you can find their range of "Dank Tank" beers, they are pretty decent, I like the "Mean Joe Bean" which is a porter. Their Pumpkin Porter is nice too.
I loved their American Wild Ale.

It was in a hotel and I reckon it had been there a while to be honest. I will look out for the others.

Herb Powell

Seaneh wrote: »

It's brewed on an industrial level in a heiniken brewery and they use the name of Affligem Abbey Brewery despite not using the Abbey's recipe or even being in the same town as the abbey.


Funnily enough, the Abbey still brews a beer but it's not for sale, they use it as the table beer for the monks.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
It's still damn tasty

markie29

On sunday i had baltika(no 5) and enjoyed it......tonight i will be going back to my favourite which is tyskie....slainte

stuchyg

SV Ruthless Rye - wasnt expecting too much after posts on here but i was happy, nice citrus taste with a strong finish. Finally getting to ATG tomorrow, do they sell bottles for take away?

BeerNut

stuchyg wrote: »

SV

Sierra Vader. (Bitter,) twisted and evil.

Grayditch

The lady got me another 6 Westvleteren 12 for my birthday.

Happy, happy, joy, joy.

stuchyg

@Beernut Also like vader it ultimately turns to the side of the light and goodness

irish_goat

stuchyg wrote: »

SV Ruthless Rye - wasnt expecting too much after posts on here but i was happy, nice citrus taste with a strong finish. Finally getting to ATG tomorrow, do they sell bottles for take away?

In the Black Sheep I was told that they don't plan on doing take away prices but may be different now/in ATG. The Brew Dock manager said he's putting Ruthless Rye on draft once their SN Celebration runs out.

stuchyg

@irish_goat managed to pop into ATG today, they dont sell bottles for take away so i forced myself to have my first draught tasting of Sierra Nevada, also managed to pick up a Goose Island Harvest Ale & SV Celebration Ale in Whelans

rcaz

stuchyg wrote: »

so i forced myself to have my first draught tasting of Sierra Nevada

My heart bleeds for you :pac:

ciaran76

Redhook Long Hammer IPA - Quite citrusy and not as hoppy as I was expecting but a nice beer all the same.

bamboozle

O'Hara's Irish Red. first time trying it, very nice.

oblivious

ciaran76 wrote: »

Redhook Long Hammer IPA - Quite citrusy and not as hoppy as I was expecting but a nice beer all the same.

Locally purchased?

ntlbell

Grayditch wrote: »

Quite good.

Hey where did you pick this up?

stuchyg

Goose Island Harvest Ale - bit blander than the regular IPA and slightly lacking in hoppiness, wasnt overly impressed

ciaran76

oblivious wrote: »

Locally purchased?

Afraid not I am in the US at the moment.

Martyn1989

Having a Dungarvan Helvick Gold, I remember not being overly keen on this but this bottle is going down a treat! A lovely hoppy bite to it.

On a side note its got very good head retention.

Got a case of Galway Hooker for the weekend

ciaran76

ciaran76 wrote: »

Sweet Water Brewing company - Extra Pale ale.
Drinking the local beer while in Atlanta.

Nice enough with a slight buttery taste and no real hop kick.

Been drinking this on draught and will now tell anyone that it's a great beer as a draught. Tasty tangy and slightly hoppy.

rcaz

Mammy got me a present last night. It was gorgeous;

Herb Powell

Picked up some Leann Follain and Cuirim there, can't wait to taste them

the beer revolu

rcaz wrote: »

Mammy got me a present last night. It was gorgeous;

Being eyeing up that for a while but can't justify the price.
If only my Mammy got me presents like that:rolleyes:

Big Nasty

Little trip to SQ today and came home with:

4 X Chimay Blue
4 X Sierra Nevada IPA
2 X Brew Dog IPA
2 X Porterhouse Plain Porter

Should keep me going for a few hours.............:)

rcaz

the beer revolu wrote: »

Being eyeing up that for a while but can't justify the price.
If only my Mammy got me presents like that:rolleyes:

It was for me and my Dad to share. He got the glass pictured, the other one, which I left out of the shot, wasn't poured very well :P

Herb Powell

Had some delicious homebrew stout and ale last night.

stuchyg

Had this last night with another bottle put away with a 2011 brew for xmas this year