What beer are we drinking this week ?

rcaz · 28-10-2010 11:26PM

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

it also had a rant on the side of the bottle saying how bad the current beers on the market are and that thy were leading a beer revolution.

I reckon BeerNut is right, BrewDog, but it sounds like 5AM Saint. I stopped drinking BrewDog because the 5AM Saint label pissed me off so much. I used to think they were cool and a little 'kooky' or whatever, now I think they're just ****.

the beer revolu · 29-10-2010 12:39PM

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

Thats it thanks, they had three or four different types. Any recomendation?

Pretty much everything from that Brewery is good.
I think the only one I'm not crazy about is Riptide Stout - a bit thin for my liking.
I've not tried their lager.

Hardcore IPA
Punk IPA
5 AM Saint
Tokyo
Thrash Blonde
Paradox Stout
Zeitgeist

Are all fantastic beers imo

fonecrusher1 · 29-10-2010 05:37PM

Right then i have my weekend supply bought.

Hoegaarden x4 (4 pack only) - never had it before 4.99 in lidl
Singha x2 / 1.25 in lidl
Paulaner - never had it before / 2.49 in tescos
Spaten - never had it before - / 179 in Aldi
Chimay - never had it before. I'l go easy with this its 7% alcohol.:pac: / 2.89 in Tescos
Old Speckled Hen - never had it before / 1.99 in Dunnes
Tyskie - 1.65 in lidl
Franziskaner - never had it before / 1.79 in lidl

I took a look in my local offie & there was a considerable difference in price for the chimay & old speckled hen. About 50cent difference compared to the supermarkets.

Ronan|Raven · 29-10-2010 05:40PM

Tuborg.. cheap and nasty

There is however a nice bottle of spitfire in the "emergency ale" cabinet...

ntlbell · 29-10-2010 07:19PM

all this talk of brew dog, grabbed a few o'briens are doing 4 for 7 on thrashy blonde and their larger

Sharkey 10 · 29-10-2010 07:26PM

ntlbell wrote: »

all this talk of brew dog, grabbed a few o'briens are doing 4 for 7 on thrashy blonde and their larger

A balls was in a town with o briens , wulda got them .
i got some of the aldi ale , i think it could be packaged better for some reason the packaging and bottle reminds me of cooking sherry for some reason.
Got some brooklyn lager in tesco also

locomo · 30-10-2010 10:41AM

Had lots of Carlberg the other night, it did the trick for me, did not feel good yesterday though ( hic ).

Krusty_Clown · 30-10-2010 05:13PM

Just had my first ever pint of Galway Hooker, not two miles from where it's made. It's just moved to the top of my favourite Irish beers list.
Will be heading out to JJ Harlow's later this evening, to enjoy some more (and sample some of the other micro brews they have available).

ciaran76 · 31-10-2010 08:36PM

Saranac IPA really nice IPA and Great Divide Titan IPA which was also very nice. The 3 IPA's I have had from Saranac really impressed me.

Ham'nd'egger · 31-10-2010 10:02PM

Picked up four bottles of Thwaites Liberation Ale for €10 from Redmonds of Ranalagh this evening; it's close to my new favourite beer. A hint of fruit going for it and the malt isn't biting too much, it's subdued and smooth yet it is a very very present beer; one to be tried again.

Saermegil · 31-10-2010 10:15PM

I've been having the Duvel lately cause Tesco have it for 1.88, that's pretty good value for money! I've also been having the Maisel's Weisse Dunkelbier, 3 for 5 euro at my local offie, I enjoy that as well, good session beer.

fonecrusher1 · 01-11-2010 12:44AM

I drank a large variety of quality beers this weekend but what stood out by a mile was the Chimay dark ale, the trappiste or trappist (shows how much i know:rolleyes:) it was incredible. Seriously the best beer ive ever tasted. Its a bit expensive at 2.89 but it really is worth every drop. Superb.;)

The Franziskaner was a bit of a disappointment having heard so much about it but maybe i hyped it a bit. Still a good brew though & good value at 1.79.

Paulaner, yeah i liked it a lot. mmmm... Leffe, nice beer, drinkable.

The biggest surprise was the 4 pack of Hoegaarden. I enjoyed it a lot. Really tastey, slightly cloudy pale ale, could have drunk it all night & at 4.99 a bargain.

The least enjoyable (but still drinkable) was the Innis & Gunn oak aged red ale. A lovely smokey smell but a slightly unpleasent aftertaste. Then again im new to red ales so give it time.
The Old Speckled Hen was definitely a red ale i could drink again. Really nice & smooth. A real winter ale.

But again the Chimay, hats off to the monks.:)

01-11-2010 12:50AM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

The Old Speckled Hen was definitely a red ale i could drink again. Really nice & smooth.)

Speckled hen is very good. If you liked it, you should also try hobgoblin.

fonecrusher1 · 01-11-2010 12:55AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Speckled hen is very good. If you liked it, you should also try hobgoblin.

Will do.:D

I seen it in dunnes when i was in getting the speckled hen. It was a choice between that & the hobgoblin, completely random decision. Im new to red ales. Have you tried the Innis & Gunn?

01-11-2010 06:23PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Will do.:D

I seen it in dunnes when i was in getting the speckled hen. It was a choice between that & the hobgoblin, completely random decision. Im new to red ales. Have you tried the Innis & Gunn?

Yes, really good stuff. There's a triple matured version which is extremely good, and a rum cask version which I didn't like at all.

JnarF · 01-11-2010 06:53PM

Planning to have a bottle of Belhaven Stout tonight, looking forward to it. Anyone else tried it?

builttospill · 01-11-2010 07:00PM

JnarF wrote: »

Planning to have a bottle of Belhaven Stout tonight, looking forward to it. Anyone else tried it?

Yeah, Belhaven is one of my favourite stouts. Nice, sharp and sweetish, not that bitter compared to other stouts of the same alc volume and very flavoursome.

Enjoy.

the beer revolu · 01-11-2010 07:03PM

JnarF wrote: »

Planning to have a bottle of Belhaven Stout tonight, looking forward to it. Anyone else tried it?

Yes it's very nice.
Full flavoured and slightly sweet and doesn't taste like the 7%abv that it is. Lovely after dinner drink with a bit of cheese or chocolate.

ntlbell · 02-11-2010 09:38AM

Picked up some tripel karmeliet, you wouldn't want to be drinking to many of them! 8% or so

BeerNut · 02-11-2010 09:46AM

ntlbell wrote: »

you wouldn't want to be drinking to many of them! 8% or so

So, roughly as much alcohol as a single glass of wine, then?

ntlbell · 02-11-2010 10:04AM

BeerNut wrote: »

So, roughly as much alcohol as a single glass of wine, then?

You wouldn't want to be hammering glasses of wine eithier!!

boardsy · 03-11-2010 02:41PM

Fast coming to the conclusion that Fuller's can do no wrong. I had tried Golden Pride, 1845, and ESB ales and loved them all. Last night had a London Porter - great, bitter, chocolatey, stout-ish.

TheWarrior · 03-11-2010 03:26PM

boardsy wrote: »

Fast coming to the conclusion that Fuller's can do no wrong. I had tried Golden Pride, 1845, and ESB ales and loved them all. Last night had a London Porter - great, bitter, chocolatey, stout-ish.

Have to agree about the Fullers range- love their london pride/porter & 1845 but golden pride is a bit too boozy for me.

boardsy · 03-11-2010 03:50PM

TheWarrior wrote: »

Have to agree about the Fullers range- love their london pride/porter & 1845 but golden pride is a bit too boozy for me.

It's full-on all right - I probably wouldn't drink more than a bottle at a sitting, or might share one; but I love the stuff!

JnarF · 03-11-2010 06:03PM

boardsy wrote: »

It's full-on all right - I probably wouldn't drink more than a bottle at a sitting, or might share one; but I love the stuff!

Hmm, have a bottle of this waiting at home for me, be interesting to see how it goes so.

Ronan|Raven · 04-11-2010 03:56PM

Had a couple of pints of Belfast Blonde last night - not a bad drink.

fonecrusher1 · 04-11-2010 06:05PM

Got my stash for the weekend.:D

Name those beers?!!...

Technocentral · 04-11-2010 07:24PM

TheWarrior wrote: »

Have to agree about the Fullers range- love their london pride/porter & 1845 but golden pride is a bit too boozy for me.

Have to disagree that Golden Pride is a magnificent beast!

the beer revolu · 04-11-2010 07:46PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Got my stash for the weekend.:D

Name those beers?!!...

Back Row L-R.
Westmalle Dubble, Weihenstephaner Oktoberfest (I think), Paulanner Hefe, Fullers London Pride, Blue Moon, Trapiste Rochefort 8.

Front Row L-R
Chimay Red, Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA (I think), Duvel

fonecrusher1 · 04-11-2010 08:18PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Back Row L-R.
Westmalle Dubble, Weihenstephaner Oktoberfest (I think), Paulanner Hefe, Fullers London Pride, Blue Moon, Trapiste Rochefort 8.

Front Row L-R
Chimay Red, Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA (I think), Duvel

Well played sir. You are correct. Ok the weihenstephaner is the hefe weissbier but hell you got em all.

I took a look in The Abbots Ale off licence in cork city & holy feck its got some choice of beers. 260 something i was told. friendly staff & everything lined up nicely to be plucked off the shelves. I was bamboozled a bit from the huge array of fine beers in stock but eventually made my choice. What a place it is. Couldn't recommend it more highly.

Also took a look in Bradleys on north main street & although not as many as abbots, it has a fine choice also. Both great offies.:)

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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