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irish_goat

Think I'll get myself that box as an early Christmas present.

dominatinMC

Basq wrote: »

https://martinsofflicence.ie/products/martins-advent-craft-beer-box-2019-madvent

Looking to get this as a present. Has anyone on here got it in previous years? Just wondering as to what kind of variety/selection there is. Or are there any other recommendations for Irish craft beer boxes? I've bought the Mother Macs one for myself, so looking forward to indulging in that

dominatinMC

dominatinMC wrote: »

Looking to get this as a present. Has anyone on here got it in previous years? Just wondering as to what kind of variety/selection there is. Or are there any other recommendations for Irish craft beer boxes? I've bought the Mother Macs one for myself, so looking forward to indulging in that

They’re the only two Irish ones I’ve seen.

BeerNut

dominatinMC wrote: »

Looking to get this as a present. Has anyone on here got it in previous years? Just wondering as to what kind of variety/selection there is.

If you scroll back on the hashtag you can get a good idea of what to expect. Never bought it myself but I've never heard any complaints about the Martin's box.

Twee.

Craft Beers Delivered are doing an Irish Xmas box https://www.craftbeersdelivered.com/Christmas-Craft-Beer-Advent-Calendar Same crowd as Celtic Whiskey Shop.

Pen Rua

Pen Rua wrote: »

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A group I'm in is guessing the RRP for this box set.

What's the guess here?

irish_goat

Pen Rua wrote: »

A group I'm in is guessing the RRP for this box set.

What's the guess here?

Reckoning around €40. I think 200 Fathoms is normally a tenner a bottle.

Insect Overlord

Pen Rua wrote: »

A group I'm in is guessing the RRP for this box set.

What's the guess here?

I'd be guessing €40+, but that's just based on the previous price of €10 per bottle in previous releases. Considering the 12% abv and additional processing this time around, it could be anything.

Edit: the Goat got there before me!

BeerNut

A glass and a fancy box = €€€€€ :mad:

Pen Rua

I'm very tempted following on from all the comments & excitement the announcement brought, but it would also be the most I've brought myself to spend on one beer to date... hm...

RasTa

Pen Rua wrote: »

I'm very tempted following on from all the comments & excitement the announcement brought, but it would also be the most I've brought myself to spend on one beer to date... hm...

You'd spend €50 easily on a night out in Dublin. When was the last time you had a night out? Use those savings to buy this box.

That's how I justify these things or compare them to a bottle of wine.

Pen Rua

RasTa wrote: »

You'd spend €50 easily on a night out in Dublin. When was the last time you had a night out? Use those savings to buy this box.

That's how I justify these things or compare them to a bottle of wine.

... sold! Now to keep an eye on the pre-order.

Plus, I just entered the Masters sweepstakes in work so maybe I'll get returns from that to justify it...!

Macy0161

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

They’re the only two Irish ones I’ve seen.

I think most of them do the advents? Beercloud, beerclub, craft central all advertising them.

beercloud saying it will be Irish beers https://beercloud.ie/product/advent-beer-box/

Normal One

The Galway Bay website already crashed lol

BeerNut

Spent too much money on fancy boxes, not enough on bandwidth :rolleyes:

irish_goat

Website still not working. Price is €50 including delivery according to their Instagram anyway.

BeerNut

^^^ What he said.

Pen Rua

irish_goat wrote: »

Website still not working. Price is €50 including delivery according to their Instagram anyway.

Seems fairly reasonable to me? Let's say delivery is €5-10, then we're looking at €45-40 for x3 aged beers & a glass. Decent value?

I'm already thinking about trying to get a couple of different beers that might be worth aging. Different discussions have gotten me curious. Might open a thread on that at a later stage.

Issac

That seems a bit steep? Can get a decent bottle of whiskey for that kind of money.

RasTa

Re launch it again on a Sunday, 9am to give me the true Glastonbury feeling.

irish_goat

Pen Rua wrote: »

Seems fairly reasonable to me? Let's say delivery is €5-10, then we're looking at €45-40 for x3 aged beers & a glass. Decent value?

Aye, it's ok when you consider 2 of them are from 2018 and are 2% higher ABV than previous editions as well.

Pen Rua

Issac wrote: »

That seems a bit steep? Can get a decent bottle of whiskey for that kind of money.

You're getting a barrel aged stout, plus x2 from 2018 that have been aged for another two years. A lot of time, resources...

I'm totally clueless at judging value for money right now, but for me (the uneducated) it seems decent.

RasTa

50 cans of Guinness or 3 beers?!

the beer revolu

Pen Rua wrote: »

I'm already thinking about trying to get a couple of different beers that might be worth aging. Different discussions have gotten me curious. Might open a thread on that at a later stage.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59523630

I ended up narrowing it down to just Gueuze.

vojiwox

RasTa wrote: »

50 cans of Guinness or 3 beers?!

Those 3 beers for me.

irish_goat

RasTa wrote: »

50 cans of Guinness or 3 beers?!

3 beers please.

Creamy Goodness

RasTa wrote: »

50 cans of Guinness or 3 beers?!

The box! The box!

Pen Rua

the beer revolu wrote: »

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59523630

I ended up narrowing it down to just Gueuze.

Thanks for sharing that. Orval - great shout. One of my all time favourites. Definitely something for me to look into re storage / making boxes (though I could just reuse the GBB one) / best beers to age etc.

the beer revolu

Pen Rua wrote: »

Thanks for sharing that. Orval - great shout. One of my all time favourites. Definitely something for me to look into re storage / making boxes (though I could just reuse the GBB one) / best beers to age etc.

After a few years, I discovered that I prefer my Orval fresh.

RasTa

50 cans of Guinness it is then, can't see this been fixed today.