What beer are we drinking this week ?

rubadub · 24-12-2011 06:26PM

Had some beer, I think it was called Dubliner or something, it was on draft and after ordering I noticed it was one of those ice cold taps. Horrible stuff, only 3.50 and 50 cent was going to some charity.

KJ · 24-12-2011 07:20PM

I'm having a Galway hooker in the old boro in swords. I'm impressed with the selection. On tap they have Galway hooker, oharas, sunburnt red. In bottles the have Galway hooker, oharas, eight degrees, brewdog, goose island and sierra Nevada. Hooker is 4.80 a pint.

MANUTD99 · 24-12-2011 08:24PM

Des wrote: »

Erdinger Dunkel is nice, but not the nicest Dunkel

Kostritzer is my favorite dunkel

Sarky · 24-12-2011 10:02PM

Someone gave me a bottle of Shepherd Neame's Warlock's Broth ale for Christmas.

It's quite pleasant. Not too hoppy, goes down nice and easy.

ciaran76 · 25-12-2011 07:16AM

Just got 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die book.

Best Christmas ever.

senordingdong · 25-12-2011 09:42AM

Great stuff, thanks lads.

_blank_ · 25-12-2011 12:42PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Just got 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die book.

Best Christmas ever.

Nah, best Xmas ever would have been the first bit of your post

ciaran76 wrote: »

Just got 1001 Beers.

rcaz · 25-12-2011 07:25PM

Enjoying a sixer of Brooklyn East India Pale Ale over the whole day... Deeeeeelish

Losty Dublin · 26-12-2011 11:33AM

Last night it was an oldie but goodie; Theaskon's Olde Peculiar. Went down nicely at room temperature, I hasten to add. Christmas Eve saw me finally dip into two bottles of Old Henry I got recently; worth the wait.

Sarky · 26-12-2011 04:45PM

Oh I

Old Peculiar! Really lovely stuff, and yeah far better off unchilled.

Not much in the way of beer in this house this Christmas. Plenty of yummy cocktails strong enough to disinfect surgical equipment though. ^_^

rcaz · 26-12-2011 04:47PM

Me and my Dad finished off Christmas day by splitting a Nøgne ø Two Captains. I'm not usually into really big IPAs, but Jesus that was gorgeous

Snake_Doctor · 26-12-2011 06:24PM

Been trying Dungarven coffee and oatmeal stout over the last few days, lovely. However, had one bottle of old engine oil - outstanding. I started off on the Ales, but I have moved onto the porters and stouts, as they seem to have a lot more flavour for me anyway.
Edit - forgot to say the Knockmealdown porter is excellent as well.

Martyn1989 · 26-12-2011 06:33PM

Snake_Doctor wrote: »

Been trying Dungarven coffee and oatmeal stout over the last few days, lovely. However, had one bottle of old engine oil - outstanding. I started off on the Ales, but I have moved onto the porters and stouts, as they seem to have a lot more flavour for me anyway.
Edit - forgot to say the Knockmealdown porter is excellent as well.

Had my bottle of the coffee and oatmeal with a fillet steak for dinner today it went down very well, Im going to get a few more bottles of this before its all gone.

Im the same as you, nearly all my xmas beers were porters and stouts. Ive also been enjoying brown ales like sierra nevada tumbler and anchor steam brekkles brown.

My uncle gave me a few beers yesterday including a smoked marzen
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/263/727
which I split with him, it was very smokey reminding me of a bbq sauce, dark and malty.
At first I didnt think Id even finish it but once I adjusted I enjoyed it, not an everyday beer though.

KJ · 26-12-2011 08:50PM

I had that smoked beer before. I hated it and threw it down the sink which I very rarely do.

Seaneh · 26-12-2011 11:56PM

I spent christmas day sipping old engine oil and tonight having (mostly) porterhouse plain and a few ola dubh 12's in Maguires in Athlone. Would love to have a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of old dubh 12 to chase it. It's a fantastic beer. If you haven't tried the ola dubh range you have to!

johnnyskeleton · 27-12-2011 04:51AM

Seaneh wrote: »

I spent christmas day sipping old engine oil and tonight having (mostly) porterhouse plain and a few ola dubh 12's in Maguires in Athlone. Would love to have a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of old dubh 12 to chase it. It's a fantastic beer. If you haven't tried the ola dubh range you have to!

Do you mean a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of Highland Park 12?

Snake_Doctor · 27-12-2011 10:01AM

I think its this one he is talking about? It looks good, gonna havta try it purely for research reasons of course!

Seaneh · 27-12-2011 11:03AM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Do you mean a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of Highland Park 12?

No I mean a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of ola dubh!

Highland Park wouldn't be bad either.

KJ · 27-12-2011 12:40PM

Snake_Doctor wrote: »

I think its this one he is talking about? It looks good, gonna havta try it purely for research reasons of course!

I've had that before. It is truly excellent.

johnnyskeleton · 27-12-2011 03:26PM

Seaneh wrote: »

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Do you mean a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of Highland Park 12?

No I mean a pint of old engine oil and a snifter of ola dubh!

Highland Park wouldn't be bad either.

never had beer from a snifter before, the closest I've had is from a leffe/kwak/duvel type rounded half pint glass. Instinctively it seems wrong, I enjoy a full pour of beer.

I thought you were trying to suggest a diy version of ola dubh by drinking an old engine oil and a hp 12 side by side, which sounds like a far more interesting idea to me.

Seaneh · 30-12-2011 07:55PM

Blackrock Stout on cask in The Salthouse in Galway.

ronano · 31-12-2011 01:54AM

It's become one of my favourites

Seaneh · 31-12-2011 02:03AM

what has?

ciaran76 · 02-01-2012 06:37PM

Harringtons Wobbly Boot Porter Ale.

Chocolate hit me on my first taste then a hint of malt with a slight nutty aftertaste.

Nothing too strong on this and nothing too memorable. I think I will stick to my Blackrocks and Dark Arts for a better tasting porter type beers.

snowblind · 04-01-2012 12:22PM

My christmas haul. Rasputin is just posing there, has been in my cupboard since early last year. Standouts for me were De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis and Nogne India Saison. Bloed, Zweet & Tranen by De Molen was probably my favourite beer ever for the first half of the bottle, then my tastebuds got used to the intense smoky fullness and the rest wasn't that impressive anymore. Still would drink that weekly if it was always available.

ronano · 04-01-2012 02:48PM

did you buy them in martins off license in fairview?

snowblind · 04-01-2012 03:01PM

Drinkstore in Stoneybatter on christmas eve. They were already almost out of the De Molen stuff but will be getting more some time in the future. The Bell Ringer I got from the Redmonds off licence in Ranelagh.

KJ · 04-01-2012 05:40PM

Great divide anniversary double IPA is excellent. Just had a bottle.

the beer revolu · 04-01-2012 06:27PM

KJ wrote: »

Great divide anniversary double IPA is excellent. Just had a bottle.

I thought it was good but in no way worth the €14.50 price tag despite the size of the bottle (and the beer).

Seaneh · 04-01-2012 06:29PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I thought it was good but in no way worth the €14.50 price tag despite the size of the bottle (and the beer).

Holy crap, for that price it would want to be pretty bloody exceptional.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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