What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

Trond · 05-01-2018 10:37PM

Back to beer....

Magic Rock Common Grounds - lots to like but ultimately not great, no finish and v watery. Nice flavour to begin with. Maybe a Nitro version is the solution ?

L1011 · 06-01-2018 06:43PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

You'd be in an awful state coming home though if you lived on beer, chocolate, and frites. :pac:

I frequently go to a four day festival in .nl where I spend the entire time living on beer and frites met fritesaus.

And yes, you are in an awful state after it!

RasTa · 06-01-2018 07:20PM

Trond wrote: »

My point still stands.....

https://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2015/05/25/bruges-belgiums-capital-of-fine-dining/

What point? Those are all Michelin star places.

BaZmO* · 06-01-2018 08:25PM

Wylam - 45:33

An expensive one but pure perfection.

limnam · 07-01-2018 03:58PM

Omnipollo / Buxton Yellow Belly Peanut Butter Biscuit Stout. Still one of the best stouts I've ever had wish there was more availability in Ireland.

How they manage to get those flavors without using any of the ingredients is just phenomenal

poitinstill · 08-01-2018 04:39PM

from lidl crafty brewing . american style brown ale. 1.99 a bottle very nice.

UnknownSpecies · 08-01-2018 04:40PM

Had that at Christmas too. Very nice brown ale.

RasTa · 09-01-2018 11:08AM

Yay, four corners are bringing Ballast Point over. Always wanted to try their stuff.

Subcomandante Marcos · 09-01-2018 12:09PM

RasTa wrote: »

Yay, four corners are bringing Ballast Point over. Always wanted to try their stuff.

Time to mortgage the house, sell a child to traffickers and find a rich person who needs a kidney so.

Ballast Point make some very good beers but they're not as OMGZAMAZEBALLS as some people make them out to be. I really like both grapefruit and pineapple sculpin though, make a love half and half too.

Uncle_moe · 09-01-2018 04:29PM

RasTa wrote: »

Yay, four corners are bringing Ballast Point over. Always wanted to try their stuff.

Nice. Had Pineapple Sculpin this summer. Cracking beer

BaZmO* · 09-01-2018 08:16PM

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Time to mortgage the house, sell a child to traffickers and find a rich person who needs a kidney so.

Ballast Point make some very good beers but they're not as OMGZAMAZEBALLS as some people make them out to be. I really like both grapefruit and pineapple sculpin though, make a love half and half too.

I’ve been lucky enough to try quite a few BP beers and you’re right, they make some fantastic beers, but just like most breweries nowadays they make some ok beers too. I think we’re spoiled nowadays, they gulf in quality isn’t there anymore the way it used to be, which is cool. More choices is always great though.

RasTa · 09-01-2018 08:38PM

The best US stuff I've tasted is from Modern Times. I'd love if we could get some of their fresh cans over here.

BaZmO* · 09-01-2018 09:32PM

RasTa wrote: »

The best US stuff I've tasted is from Modern Times. I'd love if we could get some of their fresh cans over here.

Yeah they do so great stuff alright. Although personally I’d rate Founders (and a few others for that matter) above them.

Trond · 11-01-2018 12:07PM

Alfies currently have as a big a range of To Øl beers on that I've seen before. Theres a 15% stout thats €11.50 for 300ml !!!!

Ruben Remus · 11-01-2018 12:21PM

If they're bringing in Ballast Point beers I hope they don't forget Victory at Sea (imperial coffee/vanilla porter). Best beer I've had by them and should travel well given the strength/style.

the beer revolu · 11-01-2018 01:20PM

Ballast Point won't be in for about 8 weeks.

Insect Overlord · 11-01-2018 11:22PM

8 Degrees, Holly King. 9.8% abv. Imperial Stout aged in French oak wine barrels with Brett. C.

Enjoyed slowly over the course of the last three hours. Bleedin' gorgeous.

I had their Oak King Belgian style ale for New Year's Eve, but I was in the early stages of the flu and couldn't taste a thing. Will have to try and pick up another pair before they all disappear.

Nekarsulm · 12-01-2018 11:04AM

Revisiting an old friend......
Hard to get here in Cavan, but the local supermarket got in a load and it didn't sell.
Bargain for me!

VW 1 · 12-01-2018 11:17AM

Got a bigger pic? Can't quite make it out

:P

Nekarsulm · 12-01-2018 11:22AM

They are bigger bottles, 550ml

Hotblack Desiato · 12-01-2018 09:38PM

Tried NBA once. Tasted like water wrung out of a dirty dishcloth.

BaZmO* · 12-01-2018 09:56PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Tried NBA once. Tasted like water wrung out of a dirty dishcloth.

Which begs the question...... how do you know water wrung out of a dirty dishcloth tastes like?

Insect Overlord · 12-01-2018 10:02PM

Has anyone tried the Boundary Brewing/Galway Bay collaboration yet? Harmonic Convergence. Barrel aged barley wine. 12%.

I picked up a bottle in Bradley's in Cork last week and I'm tempted to open it tonight.

jsa112 · 12-01-2018 10:04PM

I didn't rate it at all

Subcomandante Marcos · 12-01-2018 10:31PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Boundary Brewing/Galway Bay collaboration yet? Harmonic Convergence. Barrel aged barley wine. 12%.

I picked up a bottle in Bradley's in Cork last week and I'm tempted to open it tonight.

It's ok. The spirit is overpower. Going by social media it's Jesus's second act after he turned water into wine but I found it hard to get through the 33cl class I paid the soul of my first born child for.

Insect Overlord · 12-01-2018 10:41PM

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

It's ok. The spirit is overpower. Going by social media it's Jesus's second act after he turned water into wine but I found it hard to get through the 33cl class I paid the soul of my first born child for.

I'll let you know how I get on with 500 mls of the stuff. :pac:

Subcomandante Marcos · 12-01-2018 10:47PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I'll let you know how I get on with 500 mls of the stuff. :pac:

I bought two bottles and have them hidden in the back of the wardrobe to try with a bit of age on them. I think they'll age well.

L1011 · 13-01-2018 01:08AM

Local sub-supermarket (it's the biggest and widest stocked Centra in the world basically) has gone on a craft kick after a few years of only selling macro and a few Lithuanian beers. So the weekend ahead is all the big names of Irish that I can now buy 5 minutes wobble away.

Quite a lot of metalman and yellow belly has been bought and a strong recommendation to kinnegar has been made

BaZmO* · 13-01-2018 10:46AM

Thornbridge - Eldon a Bourbon Imperial Stout. Beautiful stuff. Decent enough price for its 8%

I also picked up a bottle of Jaipur for old times sake. Oh how my tastebuds have changed. It tasted like a lightly hopped lager. It wasn’t bad, just not what I remember having (and loving) the first time I had it.

Trond · 13-01-2018 07:38PM

Northern Monk Heathen - beautiful ipa. As good as I've had in a long time.

What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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