Stouts for Xmas

adrian522 · 22-11-2020 04:21PM

Picked up a couple of Wicklow brewery barrell aged stout as well as 2 Worlds end from Blacks of Kinsale.

I was tempted by the Levig Rum barell aged stout but at €15 for a 330ml can I just couldn't do it.

Hotblack Desiato · 22-11-2020 11:48PM

bennyl10 wrote: »

Picked up a couple of bottles of 12.12.20 by Wicklow.

Picked up two in my local Molloys. €9.99 each! Better be worth it (and better resist the temptation to try them out too soon!)

Keeping an eye out for the barrel aged Leann Follain, any sightings in the wild yet?

Macy0161 · 23-11-2020 10:30AM

I had the two new Wicklow Wolf ones over the weekend. Mad Mex was amazing, although didn't get the spice kick I was expecting definitely a lovely chocolate cake flavour. Beanut Putter like a liquid peanut butter cup. It's been a great stout season for Wicklow Wolf imo (and the Double BIPA with Dot was great too).

listermint · 23-11-2020 10:42AM

Geuze wrote: »

It seems that the barrel-aged Leann Follain is not actually new.

https://www.carlowbrewing.com/our-beers/oharas-barrel-aged-series/

This is edition 9, to be launched this month.

Mine is addition 9, it is the new launch

listermint · 25-11-2020 03:04PM

Available now in O Briens , craftcentral , beerclub amongst others.

barrel-aged Leann Follain Edition 9

Effects · 25-11-2020 04:43PM

I picked up the new Leann Follain in Molloys earlier.

gypsy79 · 04-12-2020 07:34PM

Was in o Brien’s earlier. Brutal stout collection

irish_goat · 04-12-2020 08:23PM

Craft Central have 200 Fathoms up now.

https://craftcentral.ie/products/galway-bay-two-hundred-fathoms-2020-imperial-russian-stout-500ml-bottle-10-abv?variant=32974316535843

adrian522 · 04-12-2020 09:59PM

I've finally added some O'Hara's Barrell aged to my ever expanding collection of stouts and porters. Once my Galway Bay order arrives it'll be approaching complete!

Effects · 06-12-2020 03:31PM

gypsy79 wrote: »

Was in o Brien’s earlier. Brutal stout collection

Yeah, I mentioned this recently. I was in the store in Sandymount and they actually had no craft stout at all.

adrian522 · 06-12-2020 04:27PM

I've started drinking rather than buying my stouts and porters. Last night I had the Scaldy Porter from whiplash (excellent) and four provinces (Pretty good but nothing exceptional really).

Have a few of the 3fe/Whiplash collab for later on.

mccard · 07-12-2020 01:09PM

adrian522 wrote: »

Have a few of the 3fe/Whiplash collab for later on.

Oh man, you are in for a treat.

adrian522 · 07-12-2020 02:47PM

mccard wrote: »

Oh man, you are in for a treat.

It's good alright, very heavy coffee flavour but for me one was enough. Still have a few more stored away to have over the next few weeks.

Effects · 07-12-2020 08:22PM

I ordered six initially, and ended up having them all over the weekend they arrived.

15-12-2020 07:59PM

Effects wrote: »

I picked up the new Leann Follain in Molloys earlier.

My local shop finally had this.

How much is it going for?, this place is god awful for not having prices on non-routine beers.

I went for the 375ml(?) And it was around e6.50.

Anyone know the prices for the two?.

Will open it in a while.

adrian522 · 15-12-2020 08:47PM

Mine was around €8 for the 375ml in O'briens.

Effects · 15-12-2020 10:48PM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

My local shop finally had this.

How much is it going for?, this place is god awful for not having prices on non-routine beers.

Molloys was €15 for the large bottle, and €8 for the small one. As far as I can remember.

I wasn't blown away by it to be honest. I still have two large bottles left.
I think 200 Fathoms is a lot better. I was lucky enough to get about 10 bottles of that one.

Geuze · 16-12-2020 01:05AM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

My local shop finally had this.

How much is it going for?, this place is god awful for not having prices on non-routine beers.

I went for the 375ml(?) And it was around e6.50.

Anyone know the prices for the two?.

Will open it in a while.

6.50 for 375ml of the series 9 Leann Follain aged stout.

I see its limited to 4,200 bottles.

The 75cl was 12.95.

Pricey, I hope it's good, leaving it until Xmas.

16-12-2020 01:17AM

My local shop seems to be cheaper so. I think it was somewhere close to e6.50.

Its Joyce's in Galway incase anyone is interested.

They misprice beers like this at times. A few months back they were selling the bottles of Left Hand Nitro for e2.50 and cans for less than e3(same story, I had to price them at the counter).

I cleaned them out of their stocks of that the two times it was lower than average. I still have a few bottles left(I think I had 50 bottles/cans initially) as I only have one or two a week.

Geuze · 16-12-2020 01:27AM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

My local shop seems to be cheaper so. I think it was somewhere close to e6.50.

Its Joyce's in Galway incase anyone is interested.

They misprice beers like this at times. A few months back they were selling the bottles of Left Hand Nitro for e2.50 and cans for less than e3(same story, I had to price them at the counter).

I visited the Dougiska and Ballybane shops - not great.

Is the beer collection still good in Fr. Griffin Road since Joyce's took over?

16-12-2020 04:35PM

Geuze wrote: »

I visited the Dougiska and Ballybane shops - not great.

Is the beer collection still good in Fr. Griffin Road since Joyce's took over?

Father Griffin is the only one I use and the above refers to there.

Anything that's irregular is usually not priced and you need to bring them to the till.

But it worked out with the Left Hand as I cleared them out.

But the general selection would likely be better than what was there under SV to be fair.

Johnny Drama_11 · 01-12-2021 03:45PM

That time of year again. Let's hear your recommendations.

TIA

BeerNut · 01-12-2021 03:53PM

The stout that has impressed me most this year is the Brewmaster Nitro Imperial. Brehon's Oak & Mirrors is also excellent. O'Hara's Leann Folláin, McGargles Sean's Export and Porterhouse XXXX continue to exist.

Effects · 01-12-2021 03:58PM

Wicklow Wolf have a new stout coming out, aged in Drumshanbo barrels. Looking forward to trying that one.

Thundercats Ho · 01-12-2021 06:11PM

The Brewmaster Imperial nitro and the O Haras nitro were welcome additions this year.

Both readily available. Left hand nitro too.

As others have said, Leann Follain, Porterhouse xxxx, Lidls own brand stout is good too.

I ordered these recently, and am looking forward to tucking into them over Christmas, along with a few more i get in the local offie.

Macy0161 · 01-12-2021 08:03PM

Shout out for any of the Lineman Stouts too. I really like Slow Burner by St Mels, even if I struggle to pick it up other than ordering direct!

Cetyl Palmitate · 03-12-2021 04:53PM

Guinness West Indies porter for me. Really nice and half the price of many of the craft brewer offerings.

Hotblack Desiato · 03-12-2021 05:36PM

A non-barrel-aged craft stout does not cost twice as much as West Indies Porter. In my local Dunnes, Leann Follain is cheaper.

alwayswright · 05-12-2021 02:37PM

Recommend Kinnegar's Winterland vanilla coffee milk stout.

Very nicely balanced.

Macy0161 · 06-12-2021 10:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118264062#Comment_118264062

And McGargles Export Stout currently 2.50 around the supermarkets.

Stouts for Xmas

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