What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

Beanstalk · 11-06-2021 09:56AM

I think its great Whiplash keep naming some of their cans after Pixie songs and Daniel Avery tracks.

Sebastian Dangerfield · 11-06-2021 10:00AM

Twee. wrote: »

My beer course is focussing on American beer this week and I went to three shops to get Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Lagunitas IPA, only got the Sierra and that was in Lidl! Tons of great Irish beer everywhere I went which is deadly to see of course. I'm sure I could have gotten them elsewhere but a fourth trip wasn't happening. I was able to get the Light Lager suggestion easy enough... Coors Light on the menu this evening! :P

Lidl sell Sierra Nevada? Any discount to the usual €3ish a bottle?

ErwinBrickyard · 11-06-2021 11:20AM

L1011 wrote: »

Are you going to have space to keep up the delivery when the bar reopens inside? Liam from Beercloud had to get a warehouse to clear the pub for reopening (as told on the IndieBeerWeek video chat).

Need to head back to the pub when its easier; last time was sheltering from an unseasonable wind storm when meant to be working at something in Airfield :pac:

We will indeed. Our storage room is bigger than the bar floor with a large coldroom so we’re well equipped.

We’re thrilled to have pints flowing again. New outdoor area helps massively but nothing can stop the wind ðŸ˜‚

hynesie08 · 11-06-2021 11:23AM

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

Lidl sell Sierra Nevada? Any discount to the usual €3ish a bottle?

4 pack for a tenner, the California IPA was 4 for 9 the last few weeks.

ben.schlomo · 12-06-2021 06:29AM

Tried the first of my Derry stash last night. Clwb Tropicana by Tiny Rebel. Not what I remember, the tropical flavour appeared quite synthetic to me. It mellowed a but the longer it was open but still not as good as I'd remembered from before.

Losty Dublin · 14-06-2021 12:34PM

At the weekend I took an old school goo for O'Haras Red but it's been AWOL in a lot of shops that I was in. I took to a Tesco where I saw one on the shelf and asked was there any more, the staffer checked and said yes and went of to get them.

Five minutes later he came back and said that it was a stock error and they were sold out :rolleyes:.

I settled for some Sunburst; nice in it's own way but it wasn't the same.

Thundercats Ho · 16-06-2021 04:25PM

Losty Dublin wrote: »

At the weekend I took an old school goo for O'Haras Red but it's been AWOL in a lot of shops that I was in. I took to a Tesco where I saw one on the shelf and asked was there any more, the staffer checked and said yes and went of to get them.

Five minutes later he came back and said that it was a stock error and they were sold out :rolleyes:.

I settled for some Sunburst; nice in it's own way but it wasn't the same.

I actually prefer their O Sheas red ale in Aldi.
I find the vanilla way too sickly in their O Haras red.
Might be worth a punt?

Losty Dublin · 16-06-2021 04:42PM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

I actually prefer their O Sheas red ale in Aldi.
I find the vanilla way too sickly in their O Haras red.
Might be worth a punt?

It’s awol as well, or at least it has been any of my about weekly stops in their stores. Plenty of IPA’s mind

Effects · 23-06-2021 07:09AM

A friend got one of those Father's Day boxes from White Hag. Had a few too many of those manky pastry stouts in it.

AnTarbh · 23-06-2021 07:11AM

Effects wrote: »

A friend got one of those Father's Day boxes from White Hag. Had a few too many of those manky pastry stouts in it.

The pastry stouts are the best things about them.

Effects · 23-06-2021 12:05PM

Really? I thought they were dire.
The Fionn DIPA was in the box, which is pretty good.

Shaka Hislop · 23-06-2021 05:11PM

Ah, Olan's Tart, how I've missed you... warm evening...BBQ and football, not too shabby at all

senordingdong · 25-06-2021 08:18AM

Effects wrote: »

A friend got one of those Father's Day boxes from White Hag. Had a few too many of those manky pastry stouts in it.

The dark druid series is over represented in their gift boxes lately.

youcancallmeal · 25-06-2021 08:34AM

Opened the Hope Gorse infused Tripel(8.8%) last night, had a few sips and poured it down the sink. First time I've done that with a beer in a long time. There was some hints of that gorse aroma but I just found it very syrupy and harsh. The little bit I did drink I could feel rumbling uneasily in my stomach. Maybe some people will like it but just not for me.

Zaph · 25-06-2021 09:03AM

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Opened the Hope Gorse infused Tripel(8.8%) last night, had a few sips and poured it down the sink. First time I've done that with a beer in a long time. There was some hints of that gorse aroma but I just found it very syrupy and harsh. The little bit I did drink I could feel rumbling uneasily in my stomach. Maybe some people will like it but just not for me.

Haven't tried it yet, but had a go of the Stroopwafel stout the other night. It was a very nice stout, but surprisingly bitter given what it was advertised as. I would have expected it to be quite sweet, but there wasn't even a hint of caramel that you'd expect from stroopwafels.

Passenger · 25-06-2021 09:06PM

Wicklow Wolf Vortex Illusion. Solid WW fare. Piney, malty, hoppy.

Passenger · 26-06-2021 10:18PM

Whiplash have Setting Sun back on their roster again. Typical Whiplash fare, doing what they do best. A rich, hazy, juicy DIPA.

wexdevil · 27-06-2021 08:07AM

Had some beers ordered for birthday weekend, this one was like drinking raspberry ice cream.

bloody delcious

17-07-2021 02:10PM

I think this place died!!

This afternoon I'll mostly be drinking,

Rascal's Siamese Dream

Black's Ace of Haze

Kinnegars Olans Tart

Crooked Stave's Earl Grey saison

& Poppels sour fruit ale strawberry

BonnieSituation · 17-07-2021 07:58PM

Being able to go to the local the last 2 months has had me reducing my home time intake.

That being said, Oettinger is back in Lidl baby, and I'm alright with that.

Outkast_IRE · 17-07-2021 08:02PM

Anyone having trouble getting Franciscan Well Archway ? Its probably my favorite beer but seems to be out of stock alot the last few months. I am in Cork so usually its all the supermarkets.

Kaybaykwah · 18-07-2021 01:51AM

Presently drinking Abittt à Tibi' beer from Belgh Brasse in Laval Quebec.

A very well put together IPA. Nice dry short bitter aftertaste.

ClashCityRocker · 23-07-2021 06:14PM

Drinking a Verdant Putty at the moment. It's about ten days past its best before date - have never had it fresh but must say its going down well

ben.schlomo · 26-07-2021 04:26PM

Had a Lough Gill Rough Wave Session IPA yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Also had a Raspberry Ripple Sour by Lough Gill which I also found rather pleasant. Not my favourite sour but certainly decent.

smillingsam · 26-07-2021 04:50PM

The Crafty Brewing Company - Irish Craft Pale Ale 4.5%

BeerNut · 02-08-2021 11:30AM

Adnams Ghost Ship is currently in absolutely outstanding condition on cask at the Three Tun in Blackrock. €2.65 a pint today.

02-08-2021 04:08PM

I can’t imagine how a beer like that would work flat but be interested to try it. Do their other outlets have it?

BeerNut · 02-08-2021 04:32PM

It wouldn't work flat. Flat is the opposite of "outstanding condition". It's pretty regular across the JDW chain. You can use the app to check what's on where at any given time.

02-08-2021 04:58PM

Is cask beer not manually pumped flat beer that’s done for dark beers? Or are they doing something else and calling it cask?

BeerNut · 02-08-2021 05:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117695985#Comment_117695985

Cask beer is absolutely not "flat beer". The beer is conditioned (ie carbonated) in the cask, so it can lose its fizz if the beer doesn't sell through quickly and no other measures are taken. However, I'm reasonably sure that JDW uses cask breathers so help keep the beer carbonated as it's sold. Cask conditioned beer isn't as fizzy as force-carbonated, but when well kept it's far from flat.

What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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