What beer are we drinking this week ?

blueshed · 28-05-2010 06:34PM

got a few btls of TUCHER Ubersee in Aldi Maynooth.
at 1.69 a btl.
also got a few cans of Sainte Etienne in same place.
at 99cent a can.

ciaran76 · 28-05-2010 11:08PM

Trying Badger Tangle Foot tonight.

Just on 1st glass and very crisp and tasty.
Would recommend it to people who like light ales.

http://www.tanglefoot.co.uk/

jrar · 28-05-2010 11:12PM

Having to make do with a bottle of Westmalle Tripel........;)

Thundercats Ho · 31-05-2010 04:41PM

Was in malta for a week there, and the local beer seemed to be cisk.
The XS was 9% and was very tasty indeed. It was only €2, and €1.45 for the regular 5% stuff.
Both were the 330ml bottles, the draught quality varied from bar to bar.
I know this info isn't much use to anyone though, unless it can be purchased in offie's here....

31-05-2010 07:17PM

Picked up some hobgoblin and old speckled hen in dunnes at the weekend, very impressed with both of them.

Saruman · 01-06-2010 10:33AM

+1 on Hobgoblin. Whychwood do some great beers.

Old speckled Hen is pretty good too.

Frisbee · 01-06-2010 11:28AM

Tried some Desperados last night, thought it was absolutely disgusting, won't be going near the stuff again, it was more like a bottle of coke than a beer with how sweet it was.

Ham'nd'egger · 01-06-2010 11:59AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Picked up some hobgoblin and old speckled hen in dunnes at the weekend, very impressed with both of them.

Morland's Hen's Tooth is a better beer than Speckled Hen, believe it or not.

BeerNut · 01-06-2010 12:11PM

Hamndegger wrote: »

Morland's Hen's Tooth is a better beer than Speckled Hen, believe it or not.

There's a third one in the series now: aged Old Crafty Hen. Not seen it here yet. The clear glass bottles are silly, though.

Ham'nd'egger · 01-06-2010 02:28PM

BeerNut wrote: »

There's a third one in the series now: aged Old Crafty Hen. Not seen it here yet. The clear glass bottles are silly, though.

I had heard of it's existence but beyond that very little else; any info on it?

BeerNut · 01-06-2010 02:49PM

Bit about it on Wikipedia here. The hardcore geeks appear to approve.

studiorat · 01-06-2010 02:59PM

Old Engine Oil and La Trappe Quadruple.

If only you could get them in a pub...

BeerNut · 01-06-2010 03:13PM

Fairly sure the Bull & Castle does La Trappe Quadruple. I would expect the Temple Bar Porterhouse does too.

Zombienosh · 01-06-2010 07:56PM

had Brooklyn lager the other day, strange old after taste.

grenache · 02-06-2010 12:54AM

Frisbee wrote: »

Tried some Desperados last night, thought it was absolutely disgusting, won't be going near the stuff again, it was more like a bottle of coke than a beer with how sweet it was.

Really dont know how Desperados (appropriate name for it too!) its bracketed as beer. A beer shandy yes, a beer, no. Yet it remains a good seller in most shops. And not just with the ladies.

02-06-2010 01:09AM

grenache wrote: »

Really dont know how Desperados (appropriate name for it too!) its bracketed as beer. A beer shandy yes, a beer, no. Yet it remains a good seller in most shops. And not just with the ladies.

It is rotten though!Sampled it for the first time a few weeks ago, never again!

BeerNut · 02-06-2010 09:14AM

grenache wrote: »

A beer shandy

6% ABV is a pretty hefty shandy

. But yeah, it's very un-beer-like. More of an alcopop.

Timistry · 02-06-2010 10:42PM

Im drinking Spaten for the next few days. 5 500ml bottles for 8eu in supervalu. Great deal imo.

ciaran76 · 03-06-2010 08:17AM

Deleted User wrote: »

It is rotten though!Sampled it for the first time a few weeks ago, never again!

Have to agree its one of the worst I have ever had.

builttospill · 03-06-2010 07:53PM

Had a bottle of Broughton Scottish Oatmeal Stout last night. Tasted lovely if a little watery, lacking in body. However there wasn't much of an oatmeal taste off it. It tasted more like a flat O'Hara's. I noticed that with the Porterhouse Oyster stout as well-there isn't much of an oyster flavour from it. It just tastes like a decent regular stout.

Saruman · 04-06-2010 09:07AM

Oatmeal stout is not supposed to taste like oatmeal. That would not taste very well. Oatmeal is included in the mash stage and would make the end product maybe a little smoother.

Oyster stout is similar, some Oyster stouts do not even have oysters in them but they match with Oysters. Porterhouse does include Oysters and while you will not get a taste of Oysters, if they made the same beer without the Oysters you might find that whatever they add would be missed.

Same goes with Chocolate stout. Some Chocolate stouts do not contain chocolate at all but contain chocolate malt which gives you a sort of chocolate taste. Murphys is a good example of a stout you could call a chocolate stout but without having any chocolate in it.

BeerNut · 04-06-2010 09:40AM

Saruman wrote: »

if they made the same beer without the Oysters you might find that whatever they add would be missed

I definitely get a sea-saltiness flavour from Porterhouse Oyster. Yummy.

Saruman · 04-06-2010 11:46AM

Yes but you have unnaturally good tasting ability.

Though not good enough to spot that kit beer eh?

builttospill · 04-06-2010 08:22PM

Saruman wrote: »

Oatmeal stout is not supposed to taste like oatmeal. That would not taste very well. Oatmeal is included in the mash stage and would make the end product maybe a little smoother.

Oyster stout is similar, some Oyster stouts do not even have oysters in them but they match with Oysters. Porterhouse does include Oysters and while you will not get a taste of Oysters, if they made the same beer without the Oysters you might find that whatever they add would be missed.

Same goes with Chocolate stout. Some Chocolate stouts do not contain chocolate at all but contain chocolate malt which gives you a sort of chocolate taste. Murphys is a good example of a stout you could call a chocolate stout but without having any chocolate in it.

No, I know the oatmeal and oyster stouts wouldn't have an overbearing or pronounced flavour of these ingredients but I still thought I would have got a hint of oatmeal or oyster.

I might try a decent ale tomorrow. I had the Sierra Nevada torpedo last week. Beautiful it was. Nice and bitter and well carbonated.

Has anyone any other suggestions for ales? The offy down the road has a great selection. It will take me a while to get though them all.

BeerNut · 04-06-2010 08:34PM

builttospill wrote: »

Has anyone any other suggestions for ales?

I don't know where to start with that. It's like "I've just discovered food. Recommendations?"

Of stuff that's knocking around at the moment: Porterhouse Brainblásta, Westmalle Dubbel, Clotworthy Dobbin, Goose Island IPA, Fuller's ESB, Aventinus, Old Engine Oil -- that's an interesting evening right there.

builttospill · 04-06-2010 09:11PM

BeerNut wrote: »

I don't know where to start with that. It's like "I've just discovered food. Recommendations?"

:rolleyes:

Saruman · 04-06-2010 10:58PM

Tonight I have had some Ch'ti (French beer) which is anything but how it sounds

Now I am going with a classic. Brooklyn Lager...mmmmm... hoppy goodness.

GristlyEnd · 05-06-2010 07:00PM

I'm trying new beers tonight. Westmalle Tripel & Dubbel, Goose Island Honker's Ale and Flensburger Pilsener. Will report back later

donnacha · 06-06-2010 09:04PM

got through a couple of dungarven blonde ales earlier and really enjoyed them. midway now into a sierra nevada bigfoot and its dangerously tasty.

IrishWhiskeyCha · 07-06-2010 12:36PM

Had a Pint of Paulaner and a 500ml Glass of Erdinger Weiss beers on tap yesterday in Kelly's pub (Old Living Room) in Galway. Very enjoyable, I prefered the Paulaner and a friend prefered the Erdinger.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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