What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

Poorside

Insect Overlord wrote: »

200 Fathoms 2020 is stunning.

What day is that in the calendar?

Insect Overlord

Poorside wrote: »

What day is that in the calendar?

I'd be utterly shocked if that was included in the calendar! I got the set from GBB, but also managed to pick up 1 bottle from Fine Wines (Catherine/Roche's Street) and 2 bottles from O'Brien's.

I still have 2016, 2017 and 2018 bottles at home so I'll age one or two of these for a long while too.

Poorside

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I'd be utterly shocked if that was included in the calendar! I got the set from GBB, but also managed to pick up 1 bottle from Fine Wines (Catherine/Roche's Street) and 2 bottles from O'Brien's.

I still have 2016, 2017 and 2018 bottles at home so I'll age one or two of these for a long while too.

Its not, I've looked.

Poorside

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I'd be utterly shocked if that was included in the calendar! I got the set from GBB, but also managed to pick up 1 bottle from Fine Wines (Catherine/Roche's Street) and 2 bottles from O'Brien's.

I still have 2016, 2017 and 2018 bottles at home so I'll age one or two of these for a long while too.

Actually, didn't see it at all and was in both places today, should have asked.

Zaph

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I'd be utterly shocked if that was included in the calendar! I got the set from GBB, but also managed to pick up 1 bottle from Fine Wines (Catherine/Roche's Street) and 2 bottles from O'Brien's.

I still have 2016, 2017 and 2018 bottles at home so I'll age one or two of these for a long while too.

Don't know if you saw this tweet from GBB recently. I think I drank the last of my 2016, but I know there's some 2017 lurking around somewhere. Must crack it open soon.

https://twitter.com/galwaybeer/status/1334821822743896068

Poorside

Blacks of Kinsale, World's end, at room temperature, some beer.

Insect Overlord

Zaph wrote: »

Don't know if you saw this tweet from GBB recently. I think I drank the last of my 2016, but I know there's some 2017 lurking around somewhere. Must crack it open soon.

Thanks for that! I hadn't seen it. Might have one tonight if Limerick get the result in the hurling.

youcancallmeal

Got a growler of Obrother's new Deep Love IPA. Very very nice, been quite impressed with nearly all the limited edition stuff they've put out this year.

Insect Overlord

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Thanks for that! I hadn't seen it. Might have one tonight if Limerick get the result in the hurling.

Hon, Limerick!

overthebridge

Insect Overlord wrote: »

200 Fathoms 2020 is stunning.

Agree 100%. Cracked a bottle of it Sunday night. The warmer it got, the nicer it got.

Seen it in Tyrrellstown Carry Out yesterday on the shelf. 2 bottles, not sure if they had any more in the back.

adrian522

overthebridge wrote: »

Agree 100%. Cracked a bottle of it Sunday night. The warmer it got, the nicer it got.

Still no sign of my single bottle arriving.

Do people recommend drinking at room temperature or what?

Effects

I drink it at about 12-14 degrees myself.

dominatinMC

For those working through the Mother Macs advent calender, I was pleasantly surprised by todays beer:

Dot Brew - Barrel Aged Blend

A bit different but really had a taste of more! :pac:

overthebridge

adrian522 wrote: »

Still no sign of my single bottle arriving.

Do people recommend drinking at room temperature or what?

I wouldn't be an expert but I took mine out of the fridge about an hour before opening it. I sipped it then over about 2 hours.
In hindsight I'd say 90 mins out of the fridge would have been better.

Poorside

dominatinMC wrote: »

For those working through the Mother Macs advent calender, I was pleasantly surprised by todays beer:

Dot Brew - Barrel Aged Blend

A bit different but really had a taste of more! :pac:

I've been looking forward to today's one for ages.

Zaph

dominatinMC wrote: »

For those working through the Mother Macs advent calender, I was pleasantly surprised by todays beer:

Dot Brew - Barrel Aged Blend

A bit different but really had a taste of more! :pac:

That's possibly my favourite beer of this year. The concept is a bit mental, but it works really well.

overthebridge

dominatinMC wrote: »

For those working through the Mother Macs advent calender, I was pleasantly surprised by todays beer:

Dot Brew - Barrel Aged Blend

A bit different but really had a taste of more! :pac:

I popped mine into the fridge. I'll try it over the weekend. That abv is dangerous on a school night

In passing, I have to say the beer box has been of extremely high quality so far. I'd guess that a lot of thought went into the selection of each beer.

dominatinMC

overthebridge wrote: »

I popped mine into the fridge. I'll try it over the weekend. That abv is dangerous on a school night

In passing, I have to say the beer box has been of extremely high quality so far. I'd guess that a lot of thought went into the selection of each beer.

Agree completely. If I was buying my own beer, I'd tend to go more for IPAs than stouts, but I've been converted by the quality of the stouts in the MM box, they really hit the nail on the head.

Poorside

dominatinMC wrote: »

Agree completely. If I was buying my own beer, I'd tend to go more for IPAs than stouts, but I've been converted by the quality of the stouts in the MM box, they really hit the nail on the head.

They really have, wouldn't have been a big craft stout drinker, that's all changed.

Tonight's offering, Double Bunny from Kinnegar is unreal, juicy juicy and a bit juicy.

Insect Overlord

Poorside wrote: »

Tonight's offering, Double Bunny from Kinnegar is unreal, juicy juicy and a bit juicy.

Just cracked this open. Delighted it turned up in the box because I hadn't seen it in the shops! Reminds me of why I enjoy double IPAs.

Mervyn Skidmore

O'Hara's Hop Adventure Strata Edition, quite dry and a bit thin in body but smells lovely with nice tropical flavours. Would try this again.

senordingdong

A bottle of Brooklyn brewery Black chocolate stout. With abv, price and availability in mind, I think this is simply the best stout in the world.

BeerNut

senordingdong wrote: »

A bottle of Brooklyn brewery Black chocolate stout. With abv, price and availability in mind, I think this is simply the best stout in the world.

Once cleared out an off licence that had accidentally priced it at €2.50. It is sadly no longer in business.

senordingdong

BeerNut wrote: »

Once cleared out an off licence that had accidentally priced it at €2.50. It is sadly no longer in business.

I did something similar years ago. I had asked the staff and we told that it wasn't selling so they reduced the price.

This year I cleared my local o briens out because they were forced to end their loyalty scheme so i splurged all my points on the above. Seemed like the best value.

BonnieSituation

BeerNut wrote: »

Once cleared out an off licence that had accidentally priced it at €2.50. It is sadly no longer in business.

That was me back in 2012/13 with Brooklyn Lager. Drink Store couldn't keep it on the shelf. God that was lovely stuff.

Thundercats Ho

Is there a difference between the 500ml bottles of Smithwicks and the 568ml bottles?

I'm partial to a pint bottle of Smithwicks or McArdles if i'm taking it easy as they're low abv, but as you can get the pint bottles in off sales why do they sell them in the 2 different sizes?

irish_goat

BeerNut wrote: »

Once cleared out an off licence that had accidentally priced it at €2.50. It is sadly no longer in business.

Wine place in Goatstown?

irish_goat

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Is there a difference between the 500ml bottles of Smithwicks and the 568ml bottles?

I'm partial to a pint bottle of Smithwicks or McArdles if i'm taking it easy as they're low abv, but as you can get the pint bottles in off sales why do they sell them in the 2 different sizes?

Pint bottles are returnable so tend to be aimed at pubs, but off licences can buy them as well.

BeerNut

irish_goat wrote: »

Wine place in Goatstown?

Hollands of Bray, RIP.