What beer are we drinking this week ?

gandalf

1664 blanc (the perfect summer beer!)

LaBaguette

You found some in Dublin ? I'm not a big fan (probably because the regular 1664 is awful crap), but I'm surprised it's sold out of France !

gandalf

Just back from France, stocked up over there

irish_goat

Kronenbourg Blanc on draught was quite nice when I had it, feels a bit lighter than Hoegaarden so a bit more refreshing but I you lose a bit of flavour because of that I thought.

blackdog2

Technocentral wrote: »

One of my favorite ales, where did you buy them?, I see that drinkstore have them, haven't tried them in cans so will give them a go and if its good, buy some for the electric picnic.

Sorry to disappoint, I am in Liverpool at the moment. Its really incredible the range of ales that can be bought here, and the best(or at least most varied) beer selection I have seen is in a nearby ASDA!

KJ

I just ordered these 3:


Three Floyds Robert The Bruce


BrewDog, Mikkeller & Nogne Ø Black Tokyo Horizon


BrewDog Prototype 17

KJ

I'm currently drinking a La Vache Folle Columbus Double IPA. It is one of the nicest IPA's I've had. Its a very copperish colour and a little bit sweet. It really is delicious.

DBCyc

KJ wrote: »

I just ordered these 3:

Nice, where did you order those from?

Chriscl1

Just picked up 5 innis & gunn rum cask 2.35 each in tesco I think it's 7.7% and 5 furstenberg for €5 too and some other one I will put up later as I've forgot already lol

KJ

DBCyc wrote: »

Nice, where did you order those from?

I ordered them from the BrewDog website.

BeerNut

DrinkStore tell me they have Black Tokyo Horizon on the way.

Technocentral

Have some Timothy Taylor Landlord, one of the nicest bottled ales on the market, would love to try it on tap, hoping to be in London soon and will check it out.

BeerNut

It's very different on draught, and much nicer if you get a good pint. Unfortunately my hit rate in London has been one out of three pints drinkable.

I think it's usually on in The Harp and they look after their beer there. Though I'd trade up to Harvey's Best in a heartbeat.

Technocentral

BeerNut wrote: »

It's very different on draught, and much nicer if you get a good pint. Unfortunately my hit rate in London has been one out of three pints drinkable.

I think it's usually on in The Harp and they look after their beer there. Though I'd trade up to Harvey's Best in a heartbeat.

1 outta 3 is bad, at least the bottles are consistent.

BeerNut

Technocentral wrote: »

at least the bottles are consistent.

's 'cos they're dead :eek:

DBCyc

BeerNut wrote: »

DrinkStore tell me they have Black Tokyo Horizon on the way.

Good stuff. Although some of the recent Brew Dog special brews are far too expensive. I was tempted to try their Bitch Please the other night but for the same price I got an Odell Myrcenary and a Flying Dog Dog Schwarz.

I'm a big fan of their beers but some are ridiculously expensive. I appreciate they are limited edition brews mind. I need someone to buy them as a present!

SomeDose

This week for me it's been:

Little Creatures Pale Ale
Hopback Summer Lightning
Innis & Gunn Rum cask
Coniston Bluebird

All really enjoyable. Bluebird has replaced Landlord as my default bitter, for now at least. Also picked up a Brewdog Paradox Isle of Arran from the Arran distillery itself, to be consumed this weekend. Something tells me I'm going to regret only buying the one bottle....

oblivious

SomeDose wrote: »

Bluebird has replaced Landlord as my default bitter, for now at least.

Really i find consent Bluebird to be mediocre

ciaran76

SomeDose wrote: »

This week for me it's been:

Little Creatures Pale Ale

Did you pick up the Little Creatures in Ireland ?

jjanderton

hi guys...

tell me your idea about "J.W. Lees Vintage Harvest Ale"..

i have a planed to take this one in The Southampton Arms london

Regards J

Technocentral

Just got these 2 to try later, heard good things about this brewery, love the bottle design, kind of classically minimalist.

super_furry

Fullers Honey Dew and a 24 box of Stella that I couldn't walk past in Superquinn for €15.

Big Nasty

2 X Porterhouse Oyster Stout
2 X Porterhouse Plain Porter
2 X Porterhouse Brainblasta
2 X Duvel
4 X Sierra Nevada IPA

(Superquinn still doing the 6 for €12 deal)

ciaran76

Porterhouse Hophead and O'Haras IPA. Staying Irish tonight.

Krusty_Clown

ciaran76 wrote: »

Porterhouse Hophead and O'Haras IPA. Staying Irish tonight.

+1.
Porterhouse Hophead
Breweyed Blonde
O'Haras Stout
O'Haras Leann Folláin
Galway Hooker
Will only get to enjoy two tonight, but what a fantastic selection of Irish beers.

Sarky

Ola Dubh 18.

Saw it going cheap in Bradley's, Cork, and I liked the 12/16 so figured what the hell. It's good stuff, very smooth, dark and sweet, not too rich.

Big Nasty

Belgian night tonight!

2 X Rochefort 8
2 X Westmalle Triple
2 X Chimay Blue
2 X Duvel

Anyone that's spent some time in Belgium will be familiar with them providing a ramakin of assorted nuts and gouda cubes with what they call their 'special beers' (trappiste, abbey beers, etc.). Or you can go all out and order a 'portion mixed' which is a plate of salami, gherkin, pickled onions and gouda cheese served with celery salt. Excellent munchies when drinking strong beer! You don't eat it all at once but pick away as you are drinking - doesn't fill you up and get in the way of the beer, actually enhances the flavour.

Quite simple to make at home:

Mo14

^ Looks delicious, I'll make a note to try that when I'm having some Belgians in the future.

BaZmO*

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Belgian night tonight!

2 X Rochefort 8
2 X Westmalle Triple
2 X Chimay Blue
2 X Duvel

All in one sitting?

Big Nasty

BaZmO* wrote: »

All in one sitting?

That and the portion mixed and the feed I had about two hours previous before getting stuck in.