What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

L1011 · 04-05-2019 11:53PM

Bought a 4 pack of the Toast IPA, made with not-actually-stale-but-would-be-if-kept-on-sale (from what I can tell) bread as a grain source, in Dunnes

Its drinkable but not fantastic.

RasTa · 05-05-2019 10:28AM

Even more Death on cask. 12% Evil twin and Northern Monk collab. Yum

DelmarODonnell · 08-05-2019 02:34PM

Off to Leeds and York at the weekend - anyone any recommendations?

BeerNut · 08-05-2019 03:58PM

The York Tap in York railway station is great. In Leeds, Whitelocks is a lovely trad pub and the Northern Monk Refectory is worth the slight trek out of the city centre.

L1011 · 08-05-2019 09:04PM

The original Brewdog in Leeds is nice aesthetically, wedged in to a small space at the edge of an old markets (I think - I could just google to check...) but closes very early as no need for a late licence. There now appears to be a second one, never been to it and I won't be back before you (two weeks)!

RasTa · 09-05-2019 07:49PM

Little leeds beerhouse is nice

demanufactured · 10-05-2019 08:08PM

In Dead Centre Brewing.
Had a Porterhouse Plain
Now onto Dead Centre Seeking Sunshine.

snowblind · 12-05-2019 09:19PM

Eight Degrees Yellow Ball - terrible, diacetyl overpowers everything else. In the last year I've had diacetyl bombs from 8 Degrees, Kinnegar, Yellowbelly & Trouble. Apart from Whiplash the micro brews in this country have taken steps backwards and the main culprit is terrible QC

BaZmO* · 12-05-2019 09:46PM

snowblind wrote: »

Eight Degrees Yellow Ball - terrible, diacetyl overpowers everything else. In the last year I've had diacetyl bombs from 8 Degrees, Kinnegar, Yellowbelly & Trouble. Apart from Whiplash the micro brews in this country have taken steps backwards and the main culprit is terrible QC

I really didn’t like it either. I didn’t get any diacetyl though. I just thought it was a fizzy twangy bitter lager, with not much much in the way of hop or malt flavours.

ben.schlomo · 12-05-2019 09:51PM

12 Acres Hazy IPA, really nice, fruity, bitterness, and super drinkable. Really impressed.

snowblind · 12-05-2019 10:30PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

I really didn’t like it either. I didn’t get any diacetyl though. I just thought it was a fizzy twangy bitter lager, with not much much in the way of hop or malt flavours.

It wasn't full on diacetyl, more "kinnegar big bunny 2018" than "those Trouble Ambush cans". Still a drainpour tho

senordingdong · 19-05-2019 03:52PM

Zaph wrote: »

Has it aged well? I still have a couple of bottles of it myself that I should crack open sometime soon.

Just had my aforementioned 2017 bottle. Aged well enough in all fairness, i would say it was missing a little sweetness if i had to highlight anything. Still tops though.

Found my local selling 8degrees blowhard for €4 and Brooklyns black choc stout for €4.2 so i will be taking full advantage of that!

Ruben Remus · 20-05-2019 05:31PM

ben.schlomo wrote: »

12 Acres Hazy IPA, really nice, fruity, bitterness, and super drinkable. Really impressed.

It's interesting how tastes vary. I had this (from a can) at the weekend and didn't detect any hoppy fruitiness from it. Personally I didn't really like it.

Erik Shun · 20-05-2019 05:33PM

May have sad it before, but
Kinnegar have a winner in Olan's Tart... perfect on a sunny evening

RasTa · 24-05-2019 03:32PM

It's going to be a beer and ice cream weekend over in Manchester, omnipollo are over so a few other places are doing it too. It's also a bank holiday

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Hotblack Desiato · 24-05-2019 05:10PM

Let me guess, that ones £30?

L1011 · 25-05-2019 08:48PM

In the second Brewdog in Leeds having their 0.5% stout which is only a tiny bit thin bodied to reveal/indicate that it is that low alcohol

krustydoyle · 25-05-2019 09:47PM

Just opened a can of Kinnegars Barrel Hunter.. Nothing special overall

laros · 26-05-2019 06:51AM

Spent the afternoon in Dead Center in Athlone yesterday. My stand out beer was a Brett saison from Wide Street Brewing in Ballymahon...a fantastic beer

Uncle_moe · 30-05-2019 09:35AM

Sans Juice was surprisingly good. Maybe one of my favourites this year. Buxton clawtrack IPA on the other hand was pretty bland and a tad thin, which I really didn't expect at 6.4%.

Dexter2019 · 31-05-2019 06:46PM

Sierra Nevada Teopical IPA just now, and onto a Founders Centennial IPA next.

senordingdong · 31-05-2019 09:05PM

Dexter2019 wrote: »

Sierra Nevada Teopical IPA.

Any use?

Dexter2019 · 01-06-2019 12:44AM

senordingdong wrote: »

Any use?

Lovely.

Dexter2019 · 01-06-2019 05:42PM

Brewdog 5am Saint Amerivan Red Ale.

OOnegative · 01-06-2019 07:40PM

Frau Gruber - Green is Lord
Frau Gruber - Pleased to meet You
Mikkeller - Windy Hill

Ipso · 01-06-2019 08:01PM

senordingdong wrote: »

Dexter2019 wrote: »

Sierra Nevada Teopical IPA.

Any use?

If it’s the Tropical Torpedo, I think it’s a good beer but not very tropical.

OOnegative · 02-06-2019 08:59PM

Oskar Blues Brewery - G’Knight & Can-O-Bliss Tropical
Belching Beaver Brewery - Phantom Bride IPA
Left Coast Brewing Co - Orange County IPA

Bateman · 03-06-2019 06:30PM

Sam Adams this weekend

poitinstill · 05-06-2019 12:14PM

got some beer in Lidl on monday Steam "german craft beer"
500ml can 4 for 6. 3 variety
german red ale 7.9% .........Tramps piss ... thrown down sink
imperial stout 7.8%.........dark tramp piss... thrown in sink
imperial ipa.... 7.8%....average not bitter at all. but wont buy any more . overall very poor outing

slayerking · 05-06-2019 01:47PM

poitinstill wrote: »

got some beer in Lidl on monday Steam "german craft beer"
500ml can 4 for 6. 3 variety
german red ale 7.9% .........Tramps piss ... thrown down sink
imperial stout 7.8%.........dark tramp piss... thrown in sink
imperial ipa.... 7.8%....average not bitter at all. but wont buy any more . overall very poor outing

I went in to get some of these yesterday and they were all gone.... blessing in disguise it seems!

What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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