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What beer are we drinking this week ?

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    #5912
    baconsarnie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭baconsarnie


    stuchyg wrote: »
    Had my bottle of Yellow Snow last night, v disappointed. For a beer that receives such good reviews I felt it was average as it gets, nothing distinctive about it bar the hoppy bitterness

    I have to be honest, I generally find Rogue beers over-priced and over-hyped, barring the Mocha Porter and the St Rogue Red.


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    #5913
    ciaran76
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    Sierra Nevada Pale ale on tap in Mulligans.

    Doesn't seem as hoppy as a bottle but still nice all the same.

    The Sierra Nevada Tumbler has just finished so didn't get any of that.


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    #5914
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    ciaran76 wrote: »
    Sierra Nevada Pale ale on tap in Mulligans.

    Doesn't seem as hoppy as a bottle but still nice all the same.

    I don't like it as much on draft. It's filtered as opposed to the extra flavour you get when it's bottle conditioned. Tumbler is great on draft though.


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    #5915
    The Drunken Destrier
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Tumbler is great on draft though.

    Had it at the Easterfest recently. Really nice, the hops had a very strong coppery bitterness to them. Strange.


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    #5916
    Arturo Bandini
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    I will be trying some Krombacher later hopefully. I've heard good things about it.


    I tried Lech last night for a second time, at a warmer temperature then the previous attempt, and I was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was compared to my first try. Very tasty beer.


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    #5917
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭matrim


    Not really worthy of it's own thread so I'll put this here

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/05/176345680/craft-beer-crazy-oregon-poised-to-name-official-state-microbe


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    #5918
    Grayditch
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    I think I've said it before, but Punk IPA from a can is seriously delicious. More so than from the bottle. I've only had 5.AM Saint on draught, so I can't compare it to draught.


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    #5919
    Martyn1989
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    Just picked up a Bavaria 8.6 8% 'Strong Red Beer', a red super lager, it seemed so disgusting I had to try it.

    Also got the Philips Show Case Sampler box which has their pale ale and kolsch which we have on draught in work but also their dunkel and cream ale, probably the first cream ale I've had anyone know what to I should expect of the style?


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    #5920
    Scortho
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    matrim wrote: »
    Not really worthy of it's own thread so I'll put this here

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/05/176345680/craft-beer-crazy-oregon-poised-to-name-official-state-microbe

    Craft beer is worth 2.4 bn to the Oregon economy! :eek

    Oi Noonan make craft beer tax free.


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    #5921
    BeerNut
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    anyone know what to I should expect of the style?
    Crappy lager, usually full of sweetcorn. Dutch Gold is arguably true-to-style for a cream ale.

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    #5922
    Scortho
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    Crappy lager, usually full of sweetcorn. Dutch Gold is arguably true-to-style for a cream ale.

    Is it just the Bavaria red. I had staropramen red on tap In Germany and couldn't get enough of it?


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    #5923
    Arturo Bandini
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    The Krombacher was slightly bland for my taste buds. Won't be buying it again in a hurry.


    Have some Brooklyn Larger and Warsteiner in for later in the week, so all is well on the beer front:D


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    #5924
    ASJ112
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    Having a Mikkeller porter, tis grand. Had a Leann Folain on tap last week, so good to see an Irish Brewery making a beer as good as Mikkeller.


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    #5925
    Martyn1989
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    Crappy lager, usually full of sweetcorn. Dutch Gold is arguably true-to-style for a cream ale.

    Really? I tottled over to Wikipedia which basically said it was a kolsch fermented with ale yeast, so it's basically just a beer someone with no taste can order in a craft beer bar....


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    #5926
    Insect Overlord
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    Having a little bottle of Duvel tonight. I think it's time to admit that this is my go-to beer for when I just want something nice to help me relax.


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    #5927
    BeerNut
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    so it's basically just a beer someone with no taste can order in a craft beer bar
    I don't really know how "craft" breweries have treated the style. There's a Mikkeller Cream Ale sold in Ireland but I've never tasted it. The archetype is Genessee Cream Ale which I doubt you'll find in many craft beer bars.

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    #5928
    BaZmO*
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    I don't really know how "craft" breweries have treated the style. There's a Mikkeller Cream Ale sold in Ireland but I've never tasted it. The archetype is Genessee Cream Ale which I doubt you'll find in many craft beer bars.

    I really liked the Mikkeller one. Nice summery beer, almost like a fruit beer but not as sweet.


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    #5929
    Grayditch
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    I really enjoyed Mikkeller Cream Ale. I remember it being creamy and citrusey, a tiny bit like cream soda.


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    #5930
    BeerNut
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    anyone know what to I should expect of the style?
    There we go then. If the brewery makes nice beers you can expect it to be nice; if they don't it probably won't be.

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    #5931
    Lovely Bloke
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    Is the Mikkeler the one with the gun on the label? If so, yeah, it's a decent summery beer.

    Nothing hugely special.


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    #5932
    Herb Powell
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Having a little bottle of Duvel tonight. I think it's time to admit that this is my go-to beer for when I just want something nice to help me relax.

    No better choice tbh, I find myself going back to it a lot if it's there


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    #5933
    Martyn1989
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    There we go then. If the brewery makes nice beers you can expect it to be nice; if they don't it probably won't be.

    Not really true, many breweries make some good and some bad beers, I was asking about the style which I haven't had before.


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    #5934
    BeerNut
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    Okay. Well in that case you're flying blind.

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    #5935
    Andre Salmon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭Andre Salmon


    Has anyone come across any beers from the NZ brewery Monteiths in Ireland?
    They have some great beers/Ale. I would love to get my hands on some.


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    #5936
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭matrim


    Andre Salmon wrote: »
    Has anyone come across any beers from the NZ brewery Monteiths in Ireland?
    They have some great beers/Ale. I would love to get my hands on some.

    Haven't seen Monteiths but Redmons in Ranelagh have some NZ beers from Renaissance and Epic


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    #5937
    BaZmO*
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    Andre Salmon wrote: »
    Has anyone come across any beers from the NZ brewery Monteiths in Ireland?
    They have some great beers/Ale. I would love to get my hands on some.
    Had some in the Salt House in Galway when I was there last summer.


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    #5938
    BeerNut
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    Monteiths beers have definitely been around recently but I don't know if they still are.

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    #5939
    Andre Salmon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭Andre Salmon


    Ok, thanks for response. I will have to keep looking.
    I'll hassle my local OL too


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    #5940
    Lovely Bloke
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    I've definitely bought Monteith's in McHugh's in Artane, so you could try them, there is also a branch in Kilbarrack.

    Artane - (01)8311867
    Kilbarrack - (01)8394692


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    #5941
    Andre Salmon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭Andre Salmon


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    I've definitely bought Monteith's in McHugh's in Artane, so you could try them, there is also a branch in Kilbarrack.

    Artane - (01)8311867
    Kilbarrack - (01)8394692

    Great thanks, will take a trip to Artane tonight.


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