What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

Hotblack Desiato · 23-05-2020 01:12AM

Jeez if you're desperalte enough to brew bargain basement alcohol you should be looking at cheap fruit juice not actual fruiit which is way more wasteful and expensive.

L1011 · 23-05-2020 01:42AM

Got a mixed case Ballykilcavan delivered today. Had some of their beers at a festival, possibly the Kildare County Show some years ago, which were decent.

Only had Secret Passion so far which wasn't great. Line Blocker is there but I can't remember the third - did you get the same case by any chance? :pac:

Hotblack Desiato · 23-05-2020 09:28AM

Hah! No. Just got three 440 cans for a tenner in my local Molloy's.

I wanted to get 8 Degrees (or Kinnegar cans, not bottles, as I was walking home) but I couldn't see any.

Hego Damask · 23-05-2020 09:33AM

I am in Spain, I really really wish I could get Guinness West Indies porter

God I miss that stuff!!

sheepsh4gger · 23-05-2020 11:24AM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

cheap fruit juice not actual fruiit which is way more wasteful and expensive.

The juice you buy is not pure, it has chemicals in it to keep it from fermenting. Even so called 'organic' juice is always full of chems.
Maybe you can buy juice that is actually organic, but I'm not playing the game of buying every juice on the shelf and checking if it ferments.

23-05-2020 12:22PM

L1011 wrote: »

Got a mixed case Ballykilcavan delivered today. Had some of their beers at a festival, possibly the Kildare County Show some years ago, which were decent.

Only had Secret Passion so far which wasn't great. Line Blocker is there but I can't remember the third - did you get the same case by any chance? :pac:

Tesco do 4 cans of 8 degree's range for a tenner. Absolute Bargain.

23-05-2020 02:16PM

Grabbed a few of the Wicklow Wolf Are You Well? yesterday. Deceptively doesn’t taste like a DIPA but it’s so sweet it could be in a Larkins can. Wouldn’t get it again.

DenMan · 23-05-2020 02:17PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Hah! No. Just got three 440 cans for a tenner in my local Molloy's.

I wanted to get 8 Degrees (or Kinnegar cans, not bottles, as I was walking home) but I couldn't see any.

I read that post too fast and thought you got 440 cans for a tenner.

23-05-2020 02:18PM

DenMan wrote: »

I read that post too fast and thought you got 440 cans for a tenner.

I was near on the way down myself

sceach16 · 23-05-2020 02:23PM

DenMan wrote: »

I read that post too fast and thought you got 440 cans for a tenner.

Thats what it says. Not only 440 cans but 3 of them

Inspector Coptoor · 23-05-2020 02:33PM

Yesterday evening I had

* a bottle of Founders 2016 KBS 12.2%
Never had this before. Very rich and enjoyable stout with coffee, chocolate and vanilla
- can of narwhal barrel aged Imperial stout at 11.9%.
Also very good but not as nice as the KBs
* Speakerbox by Trouble brewing - 7.6%
A DDH IPA - really liked it
* can of Hope and Brewdog Outpost Dublin American Pale Ale - very meh

PTH2009 · 23-05-2020 06:02PM

Anyone try this before ???

Going to try it later, seems a crazy idea. Same company make Vodka Beer, Tequila Beer among others

MonkstownHoop · 23-05-2020 06:37PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Anyone try this before ???

Going to try it later, seems a crazy idea. Same company make Vodka Beer, Tequila Beer among others

Where did you get that?

23-05-2020 06:39PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Where did you get that?

I’ve seen it in a few Carry-Out off-licences, a whole range of them.

PTH2009 · 23-05-2020 06:40PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Where did you get that?

Local off Licence

Heres there site you might find where they stock

https://www.xmarkdrinks.com/

Pen Rua · 25-05-2020 08:08AM

I was able to have some of O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale (good), Brú's IPA (also good, which Untappd says is now out of production) and Journeyman's Session IPA (eh).

I have O'Hara's Extra Stout put away for later in the week (which I am particularly looking forward to). I also had to make a stop at Lidl so I've chanced it on the some The Crafty Beer Company bottles since I've read some good things along these threads. Bought the American Wheat Pale Ale, the Brown Ale and their Saisson.

BeerNut · 25-05-2020 08:15AM

Pen Rua wrote: »

Brú's IPA (also good, which Untappd says is now out of production)

When they relaunched, they created a whole new entry for the brewery and its beers, so the old Brú IPA is "out of production" but the new one isn't.

Pen Rua · 25-05-2020 08:27AM

BeerNut wrote: »

When they relaunched, they created a whole new entry for the brewery and its beers, so the old Brú IPA is "out of production" but the new one isn't.

Ah - I would suppose I actually had the new one (the narrative on the bottle references mergers etc, and the BB date is May 2021...) but Untappd still directed me to the old one. Oh well - was a nice beer all in all.

Subbuteo · 25-05-2020 09:58AM

Had some Spencer Trappist ale last night. It’s more similar to Leffe than I had expected. Not bad at all.

Mervyn Skidmore · 25-05-2020 09:33PM

Having a couple of tins of Native IPA by Lough Gill this evening. It's gotten a few bad reviews on here but I think it's ok. Nothing special but a nice enough beer for only 2 quid.

Tedious Bore · 26-05-2020 02:24AM

drank our fridge dry so had a rummage round the garage found these....
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNGkTpdDgKg/S1buNQcZkCI/AAAAAAAAAFg/iHMJ-1kMjuE/s320/breo+beer+001.JPG

horsed all 6... taste more musty than citrusy if ya ask me!

Subbuteo · 28-05-2020 05:24PM

La Trappe Quadrupel- very nice and dry strong beer. You can taste all of the 10%...

mikeecho · 01-06-2020 01:26PM

Lervig Liquid Sex Robot 7.9%

I'm in heaven

Hotblack Desiato · 01-06-2020 10:57PM

Subbuteo wrote: »

La Trappe Quadrupel- very nice and dry strong beer. You can taste all of the 10%...

I had a bottle of that the last couple of Christmas Days after dinner (would have had the O'Haras whiskey barrel aged stout if I could, but couldn't get one.)

Nice indeed but at that % and after a big feed (and a nice red with dinner) it's sleepy time!

DenMan · 01-06-2020 11:15PM

A can of Carlsberg tonight lads. The only cheapish beer (Pilsner) from a can that has a great head and a refreshing taste imo. Thank you Denmark. It's the same in the pubs (remember them?). Carlsberg is a nice beer and it's on special offer right now (12 cans for €14 in Centra).

ciaran76 · 03-06-2020 09:50AM

Atlantic Odyssey Red IPA really enjoying this beer these days.

PTH2009 · 03-06-2020 06:30PM

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-ale-samuel-adams-boston-lager-500-millilitre-/p-1338721000

Anyone try this ??, might pick up a bottle the weekend if theres any left in my local SV

03-06-2020 06:32PM

Just opened. 12 acres winter is coming. From a poor bunch it’s the best oatmeal stout in the country.

BeerNut · 03-06-2020 06:44PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Anyone try this ??, might pick up a bottle the weekend if theres any left in my local SV

Samuel Adams Boston Lager? Yes, it's worth a go. It's been around since the '80s though the version we get is brewed in England. I don't think it's quite as good as the American one but at least it's fresher.

PTH2009 · 03-06-2020 06:52PM

BeerNut wrote: »

Samuel Adams Boston Lager? Yes, it's worth a go. It's been around since the '80s though the version we get is brewed in England. I don't think it's quite as good as the American one but at least it's fresher.

What are the top US beers as a matter of interest ?

Americans seem massive bottle drinkers in there pubs. Pints or nothing for me

What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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