What beer are we drinking this week ?

IrishWhiskeyCha · 20-10-2010 07:30PM

Just having a Little Valley Stoodley Stout, had Tod's blonde before that but I thought it was only so so.

The Stoodley Stout is not bad though ... says something on the label about chocolate malt but I don't get any chocolate flavours which I don't mind at all ... also goes on about rich rosted flavours.

Starts off deep and rich allright and smooths out with a bit of sweet fruit and fades away into with what appears to be a smokey finish.

Think I'll have a Bowmore 12 with this :cool:

Asphyxia · 20-10-2010 07:33PM

My boyfriend has gotten back into Desperados Tequila beer so that's what I am having this week :rolleyes: Surprisingly nice

BeerNut · 20-10-2010 07:54PM

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

The Stoodley Stout is not bad though

Yeah, it's so-so. Their IPA is quite good but the rest of the range were rubbish, I thought.

Poly · 20-10-2010 07:59PM

Not sure if this has been mentioned, "tapping the admiral" €1.49 in lidl.

fairly nice stuff.

enda1 · 21-10-2010 10:17AM

Girlfriend picked me up a six-pack of this (Schöfferhofer Eis-Kristall) in Germany yesterday.

I don't hold great expectations but I'm sure it will be palatable.

Anyone tried it before?

the beer revolu · 21-10-2010 04:31PM

Looks like a German version of Fosters Ice!!!

Technocentral · 21-10-2010 04:45PM

Its like a p*ss weak version of Budweiser lite, avoid!

ciaran76 · 21-10-2010 08:03PM

I have 2 cans of Hobgoblin if any one wants to take 1 to taste against a bottle version be my guest.

ciaran76 · 22-10-2010 05:03PM

I have a "400 pound monkey IPA" for this evening!

22-10-2010 06:14PM

Had some Kasteel Cru last night. Still have some bottles in the fridge. Quite a nice beer, never tasted another beer like it before.

matrim · 22-10-2010 06:56PM

Have a choice of O'Hara's Red, Curim and stout for tonight.

Krusty_Clown · 22-10-2010 07:11PM

Leto wrote: »

Oh, memories. I think #9 was one of the first beers that woke me up to the fact that beer could... well, taste of something, when I came across it in Maine a few years back. I think it's my epiphany beer. Kicked off a good summer of taste exploration! :pac:

Did you pick the #9 up in Ireland? I'd be interested to see what I think of it now.

I'm afraid I had it in the JetBlue Terminal in New York JFK. It was the nicest beer of my trip, though I did have a Lagunitas IPA that was fantastic.

stoneill · 22-10-2010 08:17PM

Moose Drool and Dead Guy Beer - having them over the weekend!
Also a bottle Kings Beer to try!

ciaran76 · 22-10-2010 10:28PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

I have a "400 pound monkey IPA" for this evening!

Wasn't the best IPA I have had was expecting a stronger hoppy flavour. It was average in everything about it.
So needed a hop hit so opened a Saranac Imperial IPA and I love it. Not overpowering but strong with a great bitter after taste.
The aftertaste lingers for a nice amount of time with malty slightly sweet taste.

Will be getting more of this in future.

brianthebard · 22-10-2010 11:27PM

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

Just having a Little Valley Stoodley Stout, had Tod's blonde before that but I thought it was only so so.

The Stoodley Stout is not bad though ... says something on the label about chocolate malt but I don't get any chocolate flavours which I don't mind at all ... also goes on about rich rosted flavours.

I think it has some wheat in it too doesn't it? Was very disappointed by it when I had it tbh. Tonight i had a few hot whiskies and a crabbies, not even sure if its technically a beer but I like it a lot.

Technocentral · 23-10-2010 05:04PM

Just bought a couple of Tanglefoots in Local Spar, have'nt tried it before.

MANUTD99 · 24-10-2010 01:39PM

Cathedral Quarter Beer x 2.

Nice and better than the ****e from Dungarven Brewery.

the beer revolu · 25-10-2010 11:46AM

MANUTD99 wrote: »

Cathedral Quarter Beer x 2.

Nice and better than the ****e from Dungarven Brewery.

I think the Helvic Gold ****e and the Black Rock Stout ****e are both great (especially on cask).
Not crazy about the Copper coast ****e but it's not a bad beer - just not to my (clearly) ****e taste!

Had Young's Special and Young's gold on cask in Richmond - Gold is yumm (even Mrs. beer drank a half) Special was pretty good too!!

Not too impressed with Fuller's ESB or Chiswick Bitter (one of them was really horrible and the other was just bland - not sure which was which and I suspect one of them was a bit off).

Also had Doom Bar and King's Old Head in Sussex. Doom Bar is a pretty run of the mill cask bitter and King's Old Head is a very tasty seasonal dark ale.

Didn't find the favourite Timothy Taylor's Landlord but overall had a pretty good cask tasting few days!!

MANUTD99 · 25-10-2010 12:03PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think the Helvic Gold ****e and the Black Rock Stout ****e are both great (especially on cask).
Not crazy about the Copper coast ****e but it's not a bad beer - just not to my (clearly) ****e taste!

I only tried the Helvic Gold. I really wanted to like as I want breweries like this to do well but I found the taste just too full on. I couldnt enjoy it. Every sup was an effort for me but thats just my opinion. Everyone else I know who drank it seems to like it!!

I'll be heading to drinkstore this week and want to try an American lager this time, any tips which one to look out for?

noby · 25-10-2010 12:19PM

MANUTD99 wrote: »

Cathedral Quarter Beer x 2.

Nice and better than the ****e from Dungarven Brewery.

That's Dungarvan Brewery.

line6 · 25-10-2010 12:19PM

surprised no-one has mentioned shepherd neame's 4-4-2 in lidl at the moment for 1.49/500ml - i'm getting seriously addicted to this

the beer revolu · 25-10-2010 12:34PM

MANUTD99 wrote: »

I'll be heading to drinkstore this week and want to try an American lager this time, any tips which one to look out for?

I'm not much of a lager drinker so I'm of little use to you there.
I think you'll find that US lagers are remarkably similar to any other lagers.
Brooklyn lager is very nice but doesn't usually appeal to people who mostly drink only lager (a lot of flavour going on).

fonecrusher1 · 25-10-2010 01:07PM

Had a few beers that i'd never tasted before this weekend.

Singha - Thai beer, pretty damn delicious. Wish i'd got more than 2. Not particularly cheap at 1.79 for 330ml - 8/10

Warsteiner - Its ok. Tastes a bit like Perllenbacher but its double the price. Probably won't bother with it again. 5/10

Staropramen - Its nice. Very clean & crisp, definitely quality. 2.25 for 500ml. 7/10

Zwyiec - had it before but its such a good allrounder I had to get a few. Can't go far wrong with this Polish favourite & its a very reasonable at 1.79 for 500ml.

The beer that impressed me the most this weekend was Singha. Its a refreshing alternative to the Polish & german brews. Not sure i could drink it all night but definitely worth having a few in the weekend stash.

Next weekend going to try Erdinger, Spaten & a few other less mainstream brews. Might even try some of these recently popular english ales.

JnarF · 25-10-2010 11:54PM

Having a bottle of Goose Island 312 at the moment. An "Urban Wheat Ale" apparently! Quite nice though. Big fan of Goose Island. Never had a bad beer from them yet. And there's no big hype bull**** around them either.

enda1 · 26-10-2010 08:23AM

enda1 wrote: »

Girlfriend picked me up a six-pack of this (Schöfferhofer Eis-Kristall) in Germany yesterday.

I don't hold great expectations but I'm sure it will be palatable.

Anyone tried it before?

To give an update.

Easily summed up in one word: meh.

Tastes like a more fruity version of corona. Went down well with Mexican food after I gave it an initial trial on its lonesome where it suffered a quiet death.

goldencleric · 26-10-2010 09:55AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

MANUTD99 wrote: »

I'm not much of a lager drinker so I'm of little use to you there.
I think you'll find that US lagers are remarkably similar to any other lagers.
Brooklyn lager is very nice but doesn't usually appeal to people who mostly drink only lager (a lot of flavour going on).

+1 for Brooklyn Lager ... on special in Supervalu 6 bottles for 8.99

Sephiroth_dude · 26-10-2010 12:20PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Staropramen - Its nice. Very clean & crisp, definitely quality. 2.25 for 500ml. 7/10

Had that at the weekend too,loved it.Its my replacement for kombacher seeing as I can't find it anywhere anymore

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26-10-2010 11:32PM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Had that at the weekend too,loved it.Its my replacement for kombacher seeing as I can't find it anywhere anymore .

The abbots ale house have it. Saw it in one of the fridges there last friday night. Dunnes do it too, but only the 6x330ml though.

fonecrusher1 · 27-10-2010 12:07AM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Had that at the weekend too,loved it.Its my replacement for kombacher seeing as I can't find it anywhere anymore .

Yeah its a nice brew.:D Hey give Singha beer a go, honestly its feckin lovely.

Kombacher? Never heard of it. Where do you usually get it?

Rockery Woman · 27-10-2010 12:12AM

my friend bought me some beer from Poland.:D

Its called "Warka Strong" its lovely, but I don't think I can get more of it in Ireland though!:(

But its the best beer Ive ever had!!!!

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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