What beer are we drinking this week ?

Oooh Tokyo* I need to try it again.
I tried it in the UK in a tiny brewpub in the arse of nowhere.

The barman called for punters to go on it with him. £10 for the bottle so we all chipped in and got a whiskey measure each. It was divine.

This is not a normal stout, it is an imperial stout so Guinness foreign extra is the closest to it in the Irish market and that is not a patch on Tokyo* though take a look at Ola Dubh as it is similar and cheaper I think.

If you can get someone to help you drink Tokyo* I would by the way. It is a drink best shared.

Tomorrow I am heading to the new Trouble Brewing brewery in Kildare for BBQ and beer day

Then drink it all yourself. What I mean is that if you know someone in to beer then sharing something like this is a good idea but only if they will appreciate it.

Ola Dubh can be got in any good off license that specialises in craft beer. drinkstore (they deiver nationwide) has it of course (two versions) and somewhere like Redmonds or Deveneys (Dublin) would too.

BeerNut wrote: »

I had a bottle of Tokyo* to myself and lived to tell the tale.

Same here, tis great stuff. I wouldn't be sharing it with anyone

got x2 btls of CURIM gold wheat beer from the Carlow brewing co.
very good beer indeed,really enjoyed them.
lovely golden colour and great taste imo.

i picked up some btls of Estrella Galicia in Kennys off license in Lucan.
a very poor selection of beers i reckon,the above and about 2 german lagers were about the only non mass produced lagers,and no craft ales or stouts.

on saturday i spent a few hrs in the Porterhouse temple bar.
i started off on the porterhouse red ale and it was very good
then tried a TSB and imo YUCK i did not like it
after that i asked for a Brainblasta=sorry out of stock
then asked for a Hersbrucker=sorry out of stock
got some of there Temple Brau lager and found it good,nothing special but
for 4.40euro it was well worth it.
the food i got was very good indeed and would recommend the chicken and ham pie with the ale gravey

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

4 x 4pack Leffe & 2x 4pack hoegaarden 4.99 each from Lidl ... Nice to get these bargains every so often. Used to like the Hoegaarden over the Feffe but must admit I'm getting a bit bored of the Hoegaarden now and prefer the Feffe now especially for the price.

when did lidl get them in stock .. i didnt see them advertised lately.


(must check my local lidl tomorrow)

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

They had an extra leaflet with their usual offers in the Sunday Papers and the Offer is valid for the week so get your skates on .

i got the regual leaflet.. but not the extra one.

i'll pop in tomorrow and see whats left

saw loads of both in lidl today
Tesco also doing 4leffe for 5

ciaran76 wrote: »

bitter and twisted again last night. Really like that stuff. Hope to pop into Mulligans this evening for 2 or 3 Speakeasy brews.

Bitter and Twisted is on draught at The Bierhaus, in Cork at the moment.
Yumm!!

Just back from Dublin. In Bull & Castle I had a few Goods Store IPA (Cask) from Carlow and in Porterhouse I had a bunch of Cask Hop Heads. Yum... before heading to get the bus, while waiting I had a plain in Messrs because they did not have the Bock on.

I also picked up some old engine oil in the supervalu (old Virgin megastore) @ €1.99 each.

I will have some later

Had Odell's IPA there last night. Really delicious IPA I must say, nicest I've had in a while, will definately be buying more.
Fair play to Drinkstore for gettin some great beers across the pond to our mouths. :cool:

Loving Cobra at the moment.