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What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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    #4502
    BelovedAunt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 803 ✭✭✭BelovedAunt


    Lads what’s a good mix of beers for a beginner to try? I don’t really like very strong beer. My favourite is Lomza non pasteurised.


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    #4503
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    My local brewery is gone from beer in a box to one of those kegs. However it comes with live yeast and you need to vent.

    Get it into my veins

    https://trackbrewing.co/collections/beer/products/copy-of-5l-sonoma-bag-in-box-manchester-surrounding-areas-only-pre-order


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    #4504
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,818 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    BelovedAunt wrote: »
    Lads what’s a good mix of beers for a beginner to try?
    Tough question. Go to wherever near you has a good selection of beers and pick what looks interesting.

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    #4505
    DelmarODonnell
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭DelmarODonnell


    L1011 wrote: »
    Glen of Imaal wasn't as nice as I was expecting, which was entirely based on GBB Goodbye Blue Monday.

    There are recent untappd's for it; but one mentions a 2019 BBE - anyone know if there is going to be a run this year?

    I was completely the same, only had GBB in my head and that did not end well.


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    #4506
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    Macy0161 wrote: »
    How was the stout?

    I haven't been in Aldi during sales times since lockdown, so have missed the rebranding. I'd rate most of the O'Hara's range, but the O'Shea's has never been close. I'm a big fan of the Crafty range in lidl - great vfm, the Stout inparticular but I also rate the Red.

    It felt a little drier than the last time I tried it, but a bit more dusty chocolate, but still a little thin and not close enough to the Crafty Stout, which has a lot more mouthfeel with much more coffee and slightly charred chocolate notes.

    The Crafty American Wheat Ale is also great, big wafts of pineapple from it.

    If I was to recommend another Aldi Beer for the warm weather I'd recommend the Rheinbacher wheat beer (might seem like an oxymoron but its not!), a little lighter than the popular what beer breweries but really decent for the price and a real quaffer, compared to Lidls perlenbacher wheat beer, which is rubbish.


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    #4507
    senordingdong
    Registered Users Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    DelmarODonnell wrote: »
    I was completely the same, only had GBB in my head and that did not end well.

    +1.
    I couldn't finish it, it was polluted with an overpowering synthetic sweetness thy didn't fit the profile.


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    #4508
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    BelovedAunt wrote: »
    Lads what’s a good mix of beers for a beginner to try? I don’t really like very strong beer. My favourite is Lomza non pasteurised.

    I would explore craft beers in the style you like at the moment and expand from there.

    For me, Guinness was the first pints I had. So, I tried craft stouts. Then I did an Erasmus in Belgium and moved onto their mass lagers (Stella et al) but also was able to try a huge variety of beers - Trappist ales, Belgian ales, wheat beers... So I brought that back to Ireland when looking for beers. Now I am exploring IPA styles.


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    #4509
    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,325 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Beanstalk wrote: »
    It felt a little drier than the last time I tried it, but a bit more dusty chocolate, but still a little thin and not close enough to the Crafty Stout, which has a lot more mouthfeel with much more coffee and slightly charred chocolate notes.

    The Crafty American Wheat Ale is also great, big wafts of pineapple from it.
    Disappointing, given the Stouts they offer under the O'Hara's branding. I'm not weiss fan tbh. I like the Crafty American Brown too though. There's normally someone in Lidl during beer times, our Aldi family shop has moved to the morning.

    Anyway, still working my way through a box of St Mels (now there's a Brown!), an O'Hara's box arrived yesterday, and a 12 Acres beercloud order is in transit. I think I'm covered this week! :D


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    #4510
    bryaner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭bryaner


    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    Pity that. Change of business model or the beer just not selling? They have a distillery too don’t they?

    Lobbed all the cash into the distillery had to pull the plug on the brewery..


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    #4511
    Subbuteo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Subbuteo


    I have been trying out some trappist beers recently, and got 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze by mistake (I thought I was getting Tre Fontaine). Pleasantly surprised- it’s a beautifully crisp and tasty beer, though maybe a bit sour for some.


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    #4512
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    Subbuteo wrote: »
    I have been trying out some trappist beers recently, and got 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze by mistake (I thought I was getting Tre Fontaine). Pleasantly surprised- it’s a beautifully crisp and tasty beer, though maybe a bit sour for some.

    Haven't seen Tre Fontaine on offer anywhere. Have you spotted it somewhere?


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    #4513
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,859 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Subbuteo wrote: »
    I have been trying out some trappist beers recently, and got 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze by mistake (I thought I was getting Tre Fontaine). Pleasantly surprised- it’s a beautifully crisp and tasty beer, though maybe a bit sour for some.

    Welcome to the world of Lambic beers and sour beer, generally.
    A happy accident, I'd say!


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    #4514
    Subbuteo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Subbuteo


    Pen Rua wrote: »
    Haven't seen Tre Fontaine on offer anywhere. Have you spotted it somewhere?

    Not yet unfortunately. I’m based in London- Orval, westmalle, la trappe, chimay, rochefort, aschel are all available here. I’ve yet to see spencer, trefontaine or gregorious


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    #4515
    Subbuteo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Subbuteo


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Welcome to the world of Lambic beers and sour beer, generally.
    A happy accident, I'd say!

    Defo- to my mind it’s actually much better than the Trappists


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    #4516
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    Subbuteo wrote: »
    Not yet unfortunately. I’m based in London- Orval, westmalle, la trappe, chimay, rochefort, aschel are all available here. I’ve yet to see spencer, trefontaine or gregorious

    Ah - ok! And much the same available to me also. No sign of Spencer, Trefontaine or Gregorious locally. :/


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    #4517
    the beer revolu
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    Subbuteo wrote: »
    Defo- to my mind it’s actually much better than the Trappists

    While my taste certainly veers on the sour side, some of the Trappist beers are wonderful.
    Orval is possibly my favourite beer ever.


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    #4518
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,818 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Spencer does occasionally show up in Ireland.

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    #4519
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Subbuteo wrote: »
    Not yet unfortunately. I’m based in London- Orval, westmalle, la trappe, chimay, rochefort, aschel are all available here. I’ve yet to see spencer, trefontaine or gregorious

    You might come across Tynt Meadow, the English Trappist brewery.


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    #4520
    Subbuteo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Subbuteo


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    While my taste certainly veers on the sour side, some of the Trappist beers are wonderful.
    Orval is possibly my favourite beer ever.

    I regretted saying 3 fonteinen was ‘better’ the moment i posted! More complex might be the correct way to put it. Orval is nice, and I love the bottle design, though my current favourites from the bunch would be the La Trappe Blonde and the Chimay Blue.


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    #4521
    Subbuteo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Subbuteo


    irish_goat wrote: »
    You might come across Tynt Meadow, the English Trappist brewery.

    They’re new enough aren’t they? The belgian beer company have it in stock, might make an order. Thanks for the tip


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    #4522
    irish_goat
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    Subbuteo wrote: »
    They’re new enough aren’t they? The belgian beer company have it in stock, might make an order. Thanks for the tip

    Got Trappist status in 2018 yeah. Not had it myself though but it seems to get reviews online.


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    #4523
    BeerNut
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    I thought it was pretty good.

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    #4524
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,150 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Untapped gave me "We hope you're only sampling!" badge this evening after five different beers. Cheeky feckers. They were all sessionable.


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    #4525
    [Deleted User]
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Untapped gave me "We hope you're only sampling!" badge this evening after five different beers. Cheeky feckers. They were all sessionable.

    Did anyone ever find out how to use the new feature that lets you add past beers?


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    #4526
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,150 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    Did anyone ever find out how to use the new feature that lets you add past beers?

    No - that would be quite useful for the numbers people have given here as I don't always remember to use it; and never did before it was recommended as a way to find pubs Google didn't know about in Iberia a few years ago.


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    #4527
    [Deleted User]
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    L1011 wrote: »
    No - that would be quite useful for the numbers people have given here as I don't always remember to use it; and never did before it was recommended as a way to find pubs Google didn't know about in Iberia a few years ago.

    Apparently it was added recently that you can but for the life of me I can’t see how.


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    #4528
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Having a can of Galway Bay Of Foam and Fury. It's a couple of years since I've had it and it doesn't seem to be the same. I remember it being a massive hoppy beer but this one is very like their Full Sail. Bit disappointing. Anyone know if it has changed or are my memories fading?


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    #4529
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,929 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Perlenbacher Pilsner
    Brewed for Lidl, tis a fine drop


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    #4530
    ClashCityRocker
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    Subbuteo wrote: »
    Not yet unfortunately. I’m based in London- Orval, westmalle, la trappe, chimay, rochefort, aschel are all available here. I’ve yet to see spencer, trefontaine or gregorious


    I've picked up their trappist ale in indiebeer on Holloway Road previously, if thats anywhere near you in London


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    #4531
    Subbuteo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Subbuteo


    ClashCityRocker wrote: »
    I've picked up their trappist ale in indiebeer on Holloway Road previously, if thats anywhere near you in London


    Nice one- i've some family over that way. Time to call in some favours!


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