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What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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  • #2642
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,827 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Bevog Rudeen Black IPA, haven’t drank many black IPA’s but this did not disappoint. One I will drink again for sure.


  • #2643
    snowblind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    GBB Hearts & Feints is excellent
    Trouble Brewing Space Juice is a disaster canned. I'm not even just picking one off flavour, it's completely undrinkable and 6 euro a can.


  • #2644
    hynesie08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,610 ✭✭✭✭hynesie08


    I keep coming back to rainmaker by o brother. I think it has the potential to be our torpedo, just a beautifully balanced, tasty as **** beer.


  • #2645
    Liamo08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Liamo08


    Just had my first ever Treehouse beer - Bbbright. Delighted to get to try it and certainly lived up to the crazy hype.


  • #2646
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    aaronm13 wrote: »
    Cheesy? It's pure fruit to me. Didn't try it at Altec but got some cans from Beavertown. It's an incredible beer I think.

    I think the cheesy flavours are the funky sweaty notes you get from loads of Citra hops (which I assume are in abundance here).

    I'm drinking one now and I can definitely get the funky/cheesy flavour from it. But it's also a big juicy fruit bomb.


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  • #2647
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    snowblind wrote: »
    GBB Hearts & Feints is excellent
    Trouble Brewing Space Juice is a disaster canned. I'm not even just picking one off flavour, it's completely undrinkable and 6 euro a can.

    I found Space Juice very drinkable


  • #2648
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Passenger


    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    I found Space Juice very drinkable

    Had it on tap and thought it was lovely stuff too.


  • #2649
    snowblind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    I found Space Juice very drinkable
    On tap? I've had it before on tap and it was alright / pretty good. Just warning about the cans. This might be the most obvious case of 'lack of quality control' = batch that should have been tossed. Unfortunately not a new thing at all with Trouble.

    Ambush has been consistently great, got to give that to them! But I'll stay away from any other cans


  • #2650
    HopsAndJumps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭HopsAndJumps


    I haven't had space juice. I loved fresh prince of Kildare on draft, out of a can it was horrendous.. Hmmmm


  • #2651
    ianob7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭ianob7


    Also had it in on top and thought it was lovely !
    Might stay clear of the canned variety .

    Have a lervig liquid sex robot double for later and another do not open till 1985 :D


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  • #2652
    snowblind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    If you don't know what diacetyl off flavour tastes like, space juice is probably the best (grossest) example.


  • #2653
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,111 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Have this cloudwater/half acre tipa for later. 3 days old. Track bonsai neipa is amazing though.

    Think us Irish are miles behind UK atm


  • #2654
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,827 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Kaapse Brouwer's Maria IPA, not bad, a lot of citrus going on which I wouldn’t be a fan of to be honest.


  • #2655
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Picked up a couple of bottles of Perfect Storm in Aldi earlier. Forgot how much I like this. Just a classic lightly hopped ale with a lovely sweet background. Love it.


  • #2656
    Trond
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,972 ✭✭✭Trond


    Northern Monk can do no wrong at the moment. Their Death stout is excellent.

    Embrace the daylight by whiplash is also fantastic.


  • #2657
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Slightly different one from Cloudwater tonight. The second iteration of their Brown Ale. Beautiful smooth sweet malts with nutty chocolate notes in abundance. Probably the best Brown Ale I’ve ever had.


  • #2658
    VW 1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭VW 1


    My trip to bruges is going swimmingly well.

    The Halve Maan tour yesterday was great, lots of steep and narrow stairs though!

    So far have had, Brugse Zot, their double, Straffe Hendrik Triple and Quadruple. Rodenbach, Rodenbach Grand Cru. Gulden Draak. Left out, SB 12 and Rochefort 10.

    In The Bottle Shop yesterday I picked up Gulden Draak 9000 quadruple, Buffalo Belgian Stout and finally, a Westy 12. The man serving me in the shop gave me some very strict instruction om how tgis should be stored, treated and drank.

    Unfortunately i wont be able to adhere to the rules as we fly back tomorrow and cant bring it as carry on! Looking forward to opening later today.


  • #2659
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,531 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    VW 1 wrote: »
    My trip to bruges is going swimmingly well.

    The Halve Maan tour yesterday was great, lots of steep and narrow stairs though!

    So far have had, Brugse Zot, their double, Straffe Hendrik Triple and Quadruple. Rodenbach, Rodenbach Grand Cru. Gulden Draak. Left out, SB 12 and Rochefort 10.

    In The Bottle Shop yesterday I picked up Gulden Draak 9000 quadruple, Buffalo Belgian Stout and finally, a Westy 12. The man serving me in the shop gave me some very strict instruction om how tgis should be stored, treated and drank.

    Unfortunately i wont be able to adhere to the rules as we fly back tomorrow and cant bring it as carry on! Looking forward to opening later today.
    Make sure you visit De Garre and try the house beer. A great spot and a sneakily strong beer.


  • #2660
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Make sure you visit De Garre and try the house beer. A great spot and a sneakily strong beer.

    I second this!


  • #2661
    VW 1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭VW 1


    Alas, im currently sipping a de garre hpuse tripel. You'd never wander in here by chance. The cheese with each round is a nice touch.

    I love bruges!


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  • #2662
    aaronm13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭aaronm13


    Their house Triple is unreal and a great spot. Go to t'Brugs Beertje too if you haven't been.


  • #2663
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    aaronm13 wrote: »
    Their house Triple is unreal and a great spot. Go to t'Brugs Beertje too if you haven't been.

    Took home their house beer and a glass


  • #2664
    UnknownSpecies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭UnknownSpecies


    It didn't have an alarm on it no?!


  • #2665
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    UnknownSpecies wrote: »
    It didn't have an alarm on it no?!

    Ha, bought it.


  • #2666
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Boyne Brewhouse Oatmeal Stout. On special in Tesco. Awful burnt, acrid, dry flavours. Totally missing the point of an Oatmeal Stout.


  • #2667
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    slayerking wrote: »
    Any sightings of Porterhouse Chocolate Truffle Stout yet?

    Seems like the waiting is over! https://www.facebook.com/PorterhouseTempleBar/posts/10155179416355826


  • #2668
    slayerking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭slayerking


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Seems like the waiting is over! https://www.facebook.com/PorterhouseTempleBar/posts/10155179416355826

    Excellent! I was worried there for a while that we wouldnt see it this year due to Bounty Hunter.


  • #2669
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,912 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Midlands Brewing Collective, Breathren Brown, American style brown ale. Thoroughly enjoyable drop, malty,hoppy and well carbonated


  • #2670
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    Just got Yellowbelly Castaway Passionfruit Sour back on draught in work so enjoying a pint of that.


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  • #2671
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,827 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Couple of bottles of To Øl First Frontier waiting in the fridge for later.


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