What beer are we drinking this week ?

fonecrusher1 · 25-06-2011 12:07AM

Just had a Bishops Finger....har har, yes the old double-meaning quips & all that.

Well its...alright. I Like the texture & the initial taste but really theres not a whole lot to this classic english ale. Looks nice with its amber colour but ultimately i found it dull.

Not good enough for 1.99 a pop.

Saruman · 25-06-2011 02:40PM

Sarky wrote: »

Thoroughly enjoying a Fuller's 2010 Vintage Ale. Bradley's in Cork has a little stash of them in the far corner down the back. It kind of reminds me of a Belgian beer without the sort of sickly heaviness that stops me from wanting to drink it all night. Good stuff.

Try and find some older bottles. The difference between a 2000 and a 2010 is fairly mind blowing.

Mo14 · 25-06-2011 03:49PM

Saruman wrote: »

Try and find some older bottles. The difference between a 2000 and a 2010 is fairly mind blowing.

How long would these want to be kept? Is there a point where they'd peak and gradually get worse afterwards? I'm toying with the idea of buying 2 bottles of the 2008 that I saw in a shop here. One to drink, one to keep for a few years.

BeerNut · 25-06-2011 04:43PM

Some words on the subject here.

ciaran76 · 25-06-2011 09:44PM

Needed a proper hop hit after a week of Greek beers !

O'Haras IPA , Goose Island and Sierra Nevada IPA should do the trick.

Molloys Clondalkin · 25-06-2011 11:24PM

Damm Ciaran Goose Ilsand
Im drinking some lovely Bordeax white tonight now I wish I had a six pack of it

Seaneh · 27-06-2011 03:26PM

last beer worth talking about that I've had was Edmund Fitzgerald Porter by Great Lakes Brewing while in Madison Wisconsin.

Fantastic beer, one of the best porters I've ever had.

SomeDose · 28-06-2011 06:58PM

Mo14 wrote: »

How long would these want to be kept? Is there a point where they'd peak and gradually get worse afterwards? I'm toying with the idea of buying 2 bottles of the 2008 that I saw in a shop here. One to drink, one to keep for a few years.

I bought a 2008 Vintage at xmas, with the intention of keeping it for another year or two. Although after reading BeerNut's link maybe it has peaked already...perhaps it will cycle for another little while.

I think you should buy those 2 bottles, quaff one and report back!

FTGFOP · 28-06-2011 08:30PM

Sarky wrote: »

Thoroughly enjoying a Fuller's 2010 Vintage Ale. Bradley's in Cork has a little stash of them in the far corner down the back. It kind of reminds me of a Belgian beer without the sort of sickly heaviness that stops me from wanting to drink it all night. Good stuff.

I was going to try one of these till I saw it 7 or 8 euro.

Saruman · 29-06-2011 09:25AM

Well worth it to be honest.

BaZmO* · 29-06-2011 09:41AM

Saruman wrote: »

Well worth it to be honest.

It's funny the attitude people have towards the price of beer compared to wine.

A bottle of this is €7.95 for 500ml so it'd be €11.93 for 750ml (size of a bottle of wine).
Most people wouldn't even bat an eyelid paying €12 for a fairly average bottle of wine, and this type of beer would be very close in ABV so it'd be a sipper rather than a chugger.

But I suppose the general consensus is...

Beer = Cheap

Wine = Expensive

FTGFOP · 29-06-2011 12:43PM

I asked for that, didn't I?!

If I was richer man I'd have bought it just to see what it was like, but I had a budget, and for my tenner I got four different ales I knew to be delicious. The tragedy of the middlebrow, a snob and a philistine depending on company!

As for wine, I don't buy it, doesn't do a thing for me. At twenty cent a litre I'd still buy beer. So you might have a point generally but it wouldn't come into play in my case.

Saruman wrote: »

Well worth it to be honest.

What should I expect from it compared to say, Fuller's ESB?

Saruman · 30-06-2011 02:20PM

FTGFOP wrote: »

What should I expect from it compared to say, Fuller's ESB?

Hard to describe. I suppose it is like comparing a cheap red wine to a strong aged port.

Or perhaps comparing a cheap whiskey, barely deserved of the name to say an 18 year old or older bottle of good stuff.

If you are going to get the vintage ale, try and find an older bottle. 2010 is lovely yes but the older you get, the better it tastes. Though that 2010 bottle will be fantastic in a few more years as well.

The difference between a 2000 bottle and a 2010 is striking!!

Here is what I thought of it when I tried it first a few years back. I have since grown to appreciate them even more. Especially since it no longer costs €10 over here.

Mo14 · 30-06-2011 06:54PM

Had a bottle of Adnams The Bitter yesterday, I loved it, much more so than the (possibly bad) bottle of Innovation I had a few weeks ago. Definitely will return to it. Also picked up a 750ml bottle of Ename Tripel. I've read some good things about it, anyone on here tried it?

FTGFOP · 30-06-2011 08:26PM

Saruman wrote: »

Hard to describe. I suppose it is like comparing a cheap red wine to a strong aged port.

Or perhaps comparing a cheap whiskey, barely deserved of the name to say an 18 year old or older bottle of good stuff.

If you are going to get the vintage ale, try and find an older bottle. 2010 is lovely yes but the older you get, the better it tastes. Though that 2010 bottle will be fantastic in a few more years as well.

The difference between a 2000 bottle and a 2010 is striking!!

Here is what I thought of it when I tried it first a few years back. I have since grown to appreciate them even more. Especially since it no longer costs €10 over here.

Food for thought. Thanks!

Berty · 30-06-2011 08:58PM

4 X Galway Hooker - Ronan gave me a few today.

Happy to take them.
2 X Sam Adams
2 X Leftover Krombacher

I'm going to pick up something tomorrow whilst out and about. Wish me luck I get something random and nice.

ciaran76 · 01-07-2011 08:18PM

Currently enjoying a Metalman pale ale in Mulligans.

Excellent beer.

Dahtac · 01-07-2011 10:01PM

Just had a bottle of Mac's Gold and some of 8 Degrees Howling Gale.

Very underwhelmed by the Mac's. Had a similar experience with their Sassy Red recently as well, good and drinkable but nothing groundbreaking.

Very impressed with the Howling Gale though, was a bit unsure at the first bottle I had as a taster in Holland's yesterday, but loved tonight's bottle. Nice light, hoppy ale, makes a nice difference from the bigger beers I have been working through for the last month

pudzey101 · 02-07-2011 09:15PM

trying the new bulmers light!, would notice the diffrence 100%, supose its handy when im tryna watch the calories lol

Krusty_Clown · 02-07-2011 10:05PM

Flying Dog - Double Pale Ale - Didn't realize this one was 11.5% when I opened it, but you'd know soon enough when you taste it.. Great taste, massive flavours, need a lie down.

ciaran76 · 03-07-2011 10:59AM

Porterhouse Hophead 4 for €7 is nice deal in Molloys at the moment even the guy workin there was unaware of the deal.

Ok maybe it's my over active imagination but I could swear they tasted different to the last time I tasted these. Has there been a change in the hops or something ?

Technocentral · 03-07-2011 03:29PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Porterhouse Hophead 4 for €7 is nice deal in Molloys at the moment even the guy workin there was unaware of the deal.

Ok maybe it's my over active imagination but I could swear they tasted different to the last time I tasted these. Has there been a change in the hops or something ?

Had some red and an brain blasta in bottles a few days ago, they tasted different too from last ones I had about a month ago, nicer actually, maybe its my imagination too.

GristlyEnd · 03-07-2011 04:47PM

Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest. First time trying it and there's no mistaking the hops which I love.

ciaran76 · 04-07-2011 11:34AM

Technocentral wrote: »

Had some red and an brain blasta in bottles a few days ago, they tasted different too from last ones I had about a month ago, nicer actually, maybe its my imagination too.

Maybe it was the good weather !

fonecrusher1 · 04-07-2011 08:12PM

Had a bottle of whitstable bay organic ale on saturday night. Hefty enough price 2.59, nice looking bottle of beer unfortunately the taste doesn't live up to the packaging.

Its really very average ale. Quite bitter in fact. Lovely colour & a nice crisp texture but thats as much as i compliment it. Not good enough for the price.

Losty Dublin · 05-07-2011 10:34AM

Had some Thwaites Lancaster on Sunday night. Overall it's a good solid beer with a nice malty presense to it though IMO it lacks a little bit of something to make it a brillinat beer. That said, it's a worthy brew from one of the UK's better brewerys.

BeerNut · 05-07-2011 10:39AM

Losty Dublin wrote: »

IMO it lacks a little bit of something to make it a brillinat beer.

Cask dispense

I've never had the bottled version but always enjoy it on draught.

Losty Dublin · 05-07-2011 11:15AM

BeerNut wrote: »

Cask dispense I've never had the bottled version but always enjoy it on draught.

Possibly that is it's true calling, yeah. Their Liberation on the other hand is one of the finest beers I'v ever laid my hands on

KJ · 05-07-2011 02:49PM

I was in Leicester & Birmingham at the weekend. In Leicester I found a pub that had Hobgoblin & Brakspear Buzz on cask. The Brakspear Buzz was really nice. Very honey-ey. They had run out of Hobgoblin though.

Then in Birmingham I tried the new Stella Artois Black. Tasted a lot different to normal Stella and quite a bit nicer. Then on cask I had BrewDog Alice Porter, Purity UBU & Rudgate Ruby Mild. All of which were very nice and cost next to nothing for a pint.

ciaran76 · 05-07-2011 05:28PM

Flensburger Frühlingsbock well it's quite bitter in taste and quite carbonated.
That's a bad start for me so couldn't really get into it.

Maybe I got a bad bottle but don't think I'll be rushing back anytime soon.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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