What beer are we drinking this week ?

adamski8 · 22-12-2010 10:05PM

Technocentral wrote: »

Tried this for the first time last night, absolutely delicious stronger version of their stout, much more chocolatey and rich, have to say is one of the nicest stouts I ever tasted, A+, this and their IPA are world class, the best Irish brewers by a mile.

drinking a leann now. interesting stuff. for 6% its damn good, dont like beers more than 5% generally. nice for a change from the normal one

blueshed · 23-12-2010 05:54PM

was in M & S yesterday and picked up there 4 btl pack of hoppy christmas.
4 500ml btls cost me 18euro which i reckon is steep,just hope they are worth it.the btls are the following
1 Cornish ipa
1 Lincolnshire best bitter
1 Staffordshire ipa
1 Irish stout which is brewed by the Carlow brewin co.

also got a btl of Cheshire chocolate stout and a btl of Southworld winter beer

SomeDose · 23-12-2010 08:59PM

My Christmas stash as follows:

St Bernardus Christmas Ale 750ml (popular choice by the looks of it)
Gouden Carolus Christmas Ale x 2
Fullers London Pride
Fullers 1845
Fullers 2008 Vintage (for keeping)
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Weihenstephaner Hefeweisse Dunkel
Franziskaner weisse
Harveiston Old Engine oil
Adnams Innovation
O Hara's Irish Red
Paulaner Salvator
Chimay Blue
Orval

Looking forward to it. Any suggestions on how long I should put the Fullers Vintage away for?

Berty · 23-12-2010 09:38PM

Very boring right at this moment

Still

33 Export
Heineken

I did try to pick up some Erdinger in Tesco but they only had Alcohol Free so I will make a trip to the Offie tomorrow and pick up some Weiss and Dunkel.

Molloys Clondalkin · 23-12-2010 10:11PM

Looking forward to it. Any suggestions on how long I should put the Fullers Vintage away for?[/QUOTE]

As long as you can hold off
I have some coopers vintage stashed for a very very rainey night.
I got a case of Fullers in by mistake a few weeks ago and had to send it back

can you tell me how you found it Id love to know.

Dave_Kilkenny · 24-12-2010 01:54AM

A few gifts from a friend.

I know seeing the Duvel in the flute glass my sicken many but I didn't have any tulip glasses oh well its the same beer

Kaiserdom was NOT nice.

matrim · 24-12-2010 02:53AM

Was in Messers tonight and had a few Jul-ol (Christmas beer from White Gypsy). It was very nice but after a couple became very filling. I them switched to the Rusty Red which is a very nice smooth beer.

Bigcheeze · 24-12-2010 07:29AM

blueshed wrote: »

was in M & S yesterday and picked up there 4 btl pack of hoppy christmas.
4 500ml btls cost me 18euro which i reckon is steep,just hope they are worth it.the btls are the following
1 Cornish ipa
1 Lincolnshire best bitter
1 Staffordshire ipa
1 Irish stout which is brewed by the Carlow brewin co.

also got a btl of Cheshire chocolate stout and a btl of Southworld winter beer

That's not right. Those beers shouldn't have cost you more than a tenner.
Had some cornish ipa last time I was in uk. It's tasty.

Kylo Ren · 24-12-2010 07:42AM

1000th reply

SomeDose · 24-12-2010 02:07PM

Molloys Clondalkin wrote: »

I got a case of Fullers in by mistake a few weeks ago and had to send it back can you tell me how you found it Id love to know.

Just wandered into Drinkstore and asked if they had any. They had one 2008 and I think one or two of the 2009.

25-12-2010 01:33AM

Dave_Kilkenny wrote: »

The only German beer I've tried that I didn't like! Rotten stuff. Sells exceptionally well though.

Krusty_Clown · 25-12-2010 12:29PM

Got some beers as an xmas/birthday pressie, so wasn't responsible for the choice, but OH did very well. I'm planning on having one every evening:
1) Speakeasy Prohibition - yum! Yesterday's treat.
2) Samichlaus Classic - today's choice, me thinks.
3) Delirium Tremens - Stephen's day.
< a load of other beers I don't have with me>

The only dodgy choice in the list is this: Tactical Nuclear Penguin. While I really like the Brew-dog beers I've had previously, I'm not really sure what to do with this one. Maybe try and share it with as many people as possible. Save it for a Christmas party next week, and give everyone a shot?

fonecrusher1 · 25-12-2010 06:01PM

Got myself a few bottles of Erdinger Dunkel last night. Wow thats good stuff, really enjoyed it. Lovely crisp rich taste. More....

RonMexico · 25-12-2010 07:00PM

Few bottles of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Singha, James Boags and Samuel Adams.

Limerick is crap for world beers.

ciaran76 · 25-12-2010 10:18PM

Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere and O'haras stout.

Both excellent.

the beer revolu · 26-12-2010 11:25AM

RonMexico wrote: »

Limerick is crap for world beers.

Shame, Mac's on the Ennis road used to be really good for beer but it seems that after the demise of Eurobeers, they just didn't bother to source from elsewhere.
Weird, cause they clearly had a market.

JONJO THE MISER · 26-12-2010 03:01PM

Really enjoying bishops finger.

the beer revolu · 26-12-2010 05:11PM

I haven't had a beer since 22nd!!
What is wrong with me?

Krusty_Clown · 26-12-2010 06:41PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I haven't had a beer since 22nd!!
What is wrong with me?

You're broken. I know how to fix you.
Step 1: Drink beer.
Fixed.

27-12-2010 06:05PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I haven't had a beer since 22nd!!
What is wrong with me?

Haven't had any beer since the 24th. Had a fair amount of whiskey though!

blueshed · 28-12-2010 04:58PM

last night had the red - white and blue Chimay
the red is my favourite.
the night before i had Hens tooth,one of the better ales i have tasted this year.
this evening going to have some Old speckled hen and a btl of Anchor steam beer then im headin to the pub to drink pts of bud or heineken.....

the beer revolu · 28-12-2010 06:43PM

I'm fixed:D
having a Theakston's Old Peculiar.
Nice and caramely.

Krusty_Clown · 29-12-2010 12:24AM

Really enjoyed my second bottle of Samichlaus of the Christmas period, though at 14% it takes quite a while to get through it. Finished off with a bottle of Cotleigh's Reinbeer, which though quite tacky in its branding, I found quite tasty after the strength and complexity of the Samichlaus.

ciaran76 · 30-12-2010 10:14AM

What I had over the last few days.

SIERRA NEVADA KELLERWEIS : Nice enough German type beer but I think I will stick to the real German beers as the Germans do it better and in bigger bottles !

WEIHENSTEPHANER DUNKEL : Not a bad dunkel and better then Erdingers IMO but not as good as the Augusteiner one I had a few weeks ago.

ST. BERNARDUS CHRISTMAS ALE : Spicy and fruity tatse anll wrapped up i none. Great after coming in from the cold and a very stong beer.

ANCHOR STEAM CHRISTMAS ALE : Now I had this beer after the St Bernardus Christmas ale and I wasnt sure about it. Got a strong ginger taste from this but after reading other reviews online it seems it best kept for a few years.
(note to self , must start a beer cellar for such beers)

matrim · 31-12-2010 02:24AM

Had a couple of bottles of Rudolph’s Reward which is a Christmas beer from Shepherd Neame and is available in Lidl.

It's nice enough and defiantly seems like a Shepards neame beer so if you like Bishops finger give it a try (or vice versa). I found it slightly spicy and fruity while still having some nice bitterness but I thought it was let down by not having much of a finish

Black Sheep · 31-12-2010 09:14AM

I actually had the Rudolph's Reward I picked up before Xmas the day before yesterday.... Like Matrim, found it pleasant enough. Definitley a spicy element to it.

Also had an Autumn Blaze (Sheperd's Neame too). This poured extremely well and it was one of those occassions where if I'd been handed the pint and told it came from a cask I could have believed it. More bitter than the RR.

For seasonal beers I had low enough expectations but I'd buy the Autumn Blaze again.

Down to Waterford tomorrow morning, going to try and visit Dungarvan Brewing Co. if they're open at any stage over the weekend or on Monday (a longshot, I know).

BeerNut · 31-12-2010 05:14PM

Black Sheep wrote: »

going to try and visit Dungarvan Brewing Co. if they're open at any stage over the weekend or on Monday (a longshot, I know).

Make sure you ring them first. They're not open to the public on a day-to-day basis. Breweries in Ireland generally aren't.

Black Sheep · 31-12-2010 09:55PM

Yep, I noticed they asked to be rung in advance alright. Left a message and haven't heard back yet. I would suspect they probably shut down before Christmas and won't re-open till after the New Year, but oh well - next time.

dazey · 01-01-2011 07:36PM

Had the Shepard's Neame Rudolph's reward the last couple of nights - a lovely beer, tasty but light

BK92 · 02-01-2011 02:43AM

RonMexico wrote: »

Limerick is crap for world beers.

I can't seem to find a lot of the decent beers talked about here in Limerick either ... sucks

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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