What beer are we drinking this week ?

jonnybadd

Drinking Adnams Explorer tonight, went down to SuperQuinn but someone had got to the Innovation before I did. Also picked up four of the bitter but thats for another night

Scouting

Had an O'Hara's Easter Stout the other day - very good stuff.

oblivious

Scouting wrote: »

Had an O'Hara's Easter Stout the other day - very good stuff.

Yea very nice!

FlicFlak

Just finished off Aldi's finest select Traditional Irish Ale. It was actually very nice, good hop taste and not overly expensive!

ciaran76

Sampling "Strong Suffolk vintage ale" this evening , a Greene King brewery product.

It's a blend of two ales: Old 5X , which is brewed to the maximum strength possible (around 12% abv) and left to mature in 100-barrel oak vats for a minimum of two years, and BPA, a dark, full-bodied freshly brewed beer which is added just before bottling.

Quite nice if you like ales. Very fruity and spicy in my opinion and strong ! Feel the alcohol hitting me already after 2 glasses.

Timistry

Inspired by this thread I have been trying new beers this week. First off was Budvar. It had a nice strong hoppy smell but not too overpowering. Tasted similar with a certain smoothness to it. Trying Spaten tonight. More of a pronounced barley flavour which I prefer. Very clean and crisp taste with a present after-taste. Typical german purity really! It came a close second to Hofbrau of Munich also. I loved the mixture of complex flavours and aromas. the nicest beer i have tasted thus far. How do some people drink bud and other crap like it:rolleyes:

FlicFlak

ciaran76 wrote: »

Sampling "Strong Suffolk vintage ale" this evening , a Greene King brewery product.

It's a blend of two ales: Old 5X , which is brewed to the maximum strength possible (around 12% abv) and left to mature in 100-barrel oak vats for a minimum of two years, and BPA, a dark, full-bodied freshly brewed beer which is added just before bottling.

Quite nice if you like ales. Very fruity and spicy in my opinion and strong ! Feel the alcohol hitting me already after 2 glasses.

Whooah! That sounds nice! Where are ya gettin that?

oblivious

ciaran76 wrote: »

Sampling "Strong Suffolk vintage ale" this evening , a Greene King brewery product.

It's a blend of two ales: Old 5X , which is brewed to the maximum strength possible (around 12% abv) and left to mature in 100-barrel oak vats for a minimum of two years, and BPA, a dark, full-bodied freshly brewed beer which is added just before bottling.

Quite nice if you like ales. Very fruity and spicy in my opinion and strong ! Feel the alcohol hitting me already after 2 glasses.

one of the few vat aged beers still around

ciaran76

FlicFlak wrote: »

Whooah! That sounds nice! Where are ya gettin that?

Got it in Carry out. All their stores usually carry the same products,

DenMan

Without sounding like a complete cheapo i'm drinking Bavaria tonight. Just made the dinner and i find it compliments a tasty burger brilliantly. It's crisp and not sharp. A nice beer nonetheless.

the beer revolu

Some new beers in The Abbot's, Cork so will be sampling:

Arbo 8.1% 'Belgian 4 hops amber triple beer'
Magnus Belgoo 6.6% '4 grains beer'
Luppoo 6.5% 'Artisanal Belgian dry hopped 2 grains beer'

All from Belgoobeer.com
Never tried any of the above before - will report back.

Also got:

Gordon Finest Scotch Highland Ale 8% 'Strong brown beer with a warm ruby glitter' This is a Belgian beer in a Scottish style - used to like it when I lived in Antwerp, served in a thistle shpaped glass!

Nostradamus 9% 'Belgian Paradise Beer' Had this before and remember it as being hugely complex and strange but nice.

St. Bernardusb Abt 12 10% 'Bottle fermented Abbey Ale' Pretty sure I've had this before - dark, dark, strong, warming beer.

I have work to do!!:D

FlicFlak

ciaran76 wrote: »

Got it in Carry out. All their stores usually carry the same products,

Damn, bloody Cork! Why cant we in Athlone have decent beer and spirit sellers!

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

Gordon Finest Scotch Highland Ale 8% 'Strong brown beer with a warm ruby glitter' This is a Belgian beer in a Scottish style - used to like it when I lived in Antwerp, served in a thistle shpaped glass!

It also used to be sold in cans to alcos in the UK, badged as Kestrel Super No it didn't. Finest Gold did.

the beer revolu

BeerNut wrote: »

It also used to be sold in cans to alcos in the UK, badged as Kestrel Super

Wow, wouldn't mind getting it for €2 a can!!:D

the beer revolu

BeerNut wrote: »

It also used to be sold in cans to alcos in the UK, badged as Kestrel Super

Are you not talking about Kestrel Super, the 9% strong lager brewed in Bedford, UK as opposed to the 8% dark ale, brewed in Belgium?
Gordon's Platinum is pretty horrible, but I do like the Scotch!

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

as opposed to the 8% dark ale, brewed in Belgium?

Sorry -- you're right . It's Gordon's Finest Gold (10% ABV; green bottle; reviewed here) that used to be Kestrel Super. You're talking about the one with the tartan label, right?

the beer revolu

Yeah, this one.
Real burnt toffee taste!

Sarky

Today I shall be trying Crabbie's Ginger Beer. I like ginger, I like beer, I fail to see how this could go wrong.

BeerNut

Sarky wrote: »

I like ginger, I like beer, I fail to see how this could go wrong.

By Crabbie's tasting of neither. I strongly advise getting hold of some Williams Brothers Ginger to follow this and get rid of the awful taste. It actually does taste of ginger and beer.

ciaran76

The other half picked me up a Sun Lik Beer for me to try this evening.

Never heard of it before. Anyone had it before?

Sephiroth_dude

Had a few bottles of sol beer,not bad.

Saruman

I am currently going through a load of beers from my recent beer trip to Normandy.
Finished with Hetterre I think and about to have the rest of my Northmaen.

josh59

Saruman wrote: »

I am currently going through a load of beers from my recent beer trip to Normandy.
Finished with Hetterre I think and about to have the rest of my Northmaen.

A bottle of Frankfurter from Aldi - very nice German beer.

blueshed

had a few btls of franziskaner friday nite myself,a very tastey lager.

last nite i had a few btls of Lithuanian lager
SVYTURYS ekstra draught.
i really like the lithuanian beers.
you can buy a case of it for 36euro in the Rasputian shops.

GristlyEnd

Last night it was La Trappe Blond in it's proper glass (gift pack). Really enjoyed it. Tonight it's Duvel. One of my favourites.

Zombienosh

Moosehead

ciaran76

ciaran76 wrote: »

The other half picked me up a Sun Lik Beer for me to try this evening.

Never heard of it before. Anyone had it before?

In case anyone finds this beer and are thining about getting some , I would advise against it. Fairly average beer to be honest. Might be a good beer to drink in hotter climates as quite light.

the beer revolu

the beer revolu wrote: »

Some new beers in The Abbot's, Cork so will be sampling:

Arbo 8.1% 'Belgian 4 hops amber triple beer'
Magnus Belgoo 6.6% '4 grains beer'
Luppoo 6.5% 'Artisanal Belgian dry hopped 2 grains beer'

All from Belgoobeer.com
Never tried any of the above before - will report back.

Tried the arbo and the luppo - not very inspiring really, not bad but rather ordinary Belgians!

barabara

blueshed wrote: »

had a few btls of franziskaner friday nite myself,a very tastey lager.

last nite i had a few btls of Lithuanian lager
SVYTURYS ekstra draught.
i really like the lithuanian beers.
you can buy a case of it for 36euro in the Rasputian shops.

yeah, lithuanian beers are the best and svyturys is the best in Lithuania so it's the best of the best You should also try svyturys wheat baltas, cold with a slice of lemon - it's heaven!

blueshed

got 1 btl of Svyturys Svyturio.
according to the lithuainan lads i know this is the best beer.