What beer are we drinking this week ?

mongdesade · 24-01-2012 03:52PM

Maredsous Brune 8, St. Bernardus Tripel & Trappistes Rochefort 10

Elbow · 24-01-2012 10:33PM

Was feeling a bit brave in the offie earlier so picked up a bottle of Brewdog Tokyo, at 18.2% its definitely a slow sipping one but packed with flavor and like a lot of stuff I've tried recently an hour by the fire before drinking made a huge difference

Ronan cork · 25-01-2012 12:53AM

Snake_Doctor wrote: »

Yeah,
Hadnt seen it before either, there are actually 2 celebration's one is 7% the other is 11%.

I tried the 7%, quite nice but I'm completely biased towards the 8 Degrees at the moment.

They also had a bottle of stout for 69 Euro! 34%, I was temped but got whis key instead.

Ronan cork wrote: »

I havnt seen that celebration... What was it like? Is it a limited edition brew or what?Apart from trying to take your finger!

Yeah I was surprised to see that on the shelf to be honest! Was down there today to get more humdinger and some lad nearly got a bottle for €3.99!! Sadly Michael spotted it and gave the correct price! I was going to get 6 at that price! Seems brave to leave it out like that but I suppose thieves don't know the value...

themandan6611 · 26-01-2012 10:51PM

2 x odells porter - lovely porter, could drink it all night

4 x 8 degrees knockmedown porter - thought it would be match the above but it is also a really tasty and drinkable porter

happy night

ASJ112 · 27-01-2012 11:55AM

Have the following at the moment

Porterhouse Hop Head
Jagged edge IPA
Blue Heron pale ale

The Hop Head smells amazing, but the taste wasn't quite there sadly.

Never heard of the other two before, but thought I'd give them a shot.

BaZmO* · 27-01-2012 02:01PM

ASJ112 wrote: »

Have the following at the moment

Porterhouse Hop Head
Jagged edge IPA
Blue Heron pale ale

The Hop Head smells amazing, but the taste wasn't quite there sadly.

Never heard of the other two before, but thought I'd give them a shot.

Wasn't that impressed with the Blue Heron, but the Jagged Edge is a beautiful beer.

ciaran76 · 27-01-2012 07:05PM

Fyne Ales Holly Daze - Pours a lovely amber colour.
Sweet caramel smell and a malty taste with a hint of spice.
Not too bad will get another one soon as pleasantly surprised.

Seaneh · 27-01-2012 10:28PM

This week it's been a mixed bag. O'Hara's IPA, Stout and Leann, Timothy Taylor Labdlord, Blackrock Stout (cask), Anchor Porter and Steam, Altfrankish Klosterbier, 5am saint and Trouble Brewing Dark Arts.

Been a good week for the auld taste buds!

ciaran76 · 28-01-2012 09:36AM

Badger Golden ale - Well the minute I opened it I smelled grass and kinda sweet floral.

Nice slight sweet taste a hint of hops and malt. I would say this would be a perfect hot summer day beer to be honest.
I also was a little scared going to taste this beer as it was a clear bottle and after reading many blogs about beer I now fear tasting clear bottled beers(joke).

the beer revolu · 28-01-2012 04:47PM

Had an Erdinger Champ for lunch yesterday (lunch of champions?):D

What a terrible weissbier!
It looks like a hefe,
It's called a hefeweizen,
It has malted wheat before barley in the ingredient list
but it tastes just like a bland lager:mad:

Still, the setting was nice and it's so long since I had beer before 1 O clock!

Krusty_Clown · 28-01-2012 05:55PM

Over the last few days got to enjoy taste some Bulgarian beers. Most of the indigenous beer brands seem to have been taken over by Heineken and Carlsberg, and all that's left are some unspectacular pilsner type beers. I was told about better brews, but didn't manage to find any of them. Some of the Bulgarian wines fared a lot better.

themandan6611 · 28-01-2012 09:54PM

odells myrcenary, lovely ipa

the beer revolu · 29-01-2012 01:06AM

themandan6611 wrote: »

odells myrcenary, lovely ipa

Having a 90 shilling as I type. This is, apparently, their entry level beer.
Such good beers, all round.
A class apart in my limited experience!

ASJ112 · 29-01-2012 11:09AM

Love Odell's, must try Myrcenary as am a huge DIPA fan. I don't suppose any of the Irish craft breweries make a DIPA(or are planning to) ?

themandan6611, Odell's Red Ale and 5 Barrel Pale Ale are amazing as well. Love the bottle art too !

Has anybody tried their new Bourbon Barrel Stout ? It ain't cheap at 27 euros for a 750 ml bottle.

http://odellbrewing.com/beers/single-serve-landing/bourbon-barrel

Will be drinking Flying Dog's Horn Dog this week, I quite like these barely wine beers. The Sierra Nevada one is good too, Brewdog's one didn't do it for me though. Are there any other barely wine's worth trying ?

but the Jagged Edge is a beautiful beer.

Agreed !

Had a Thornbridge Black IPA last week, very very tasty.

Mr. Loverman · 29-01-2012 12:08PM

Sooooooo happy!

Sitting here in Beijing on my second bottle of Leann Foliann!

I've been craving them for months (they were imported for me).

Nearly impossible to get stout here. A few bars sell Guinness but it's about EUR 8 a pint and they're a bit pissy.

ronano · 29-01-2012 01:19PM

Felt i needed to be drinking it more during the summer but even with that it had overpowering chocolate syrup taste to it which i was no fan of

La Trappe Bockbier

Kills me its only seasonal beer!

rcaz · 29-01-2012 07:07PM

Having an Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu pilsner at the moment, anyone know the scoop on these? Got it as a sample from a supplier, I don't know a huge amount of pilsners but I'm really enjoying this one.

BeerNut · 29-01-2012 08:40PM

El Pr0n wrote: »

anyone know the scoop on these?

What do you mean?

I reviewed most of the range here.

rcaz · 29-01-2012 10:20PM

BeerNut wrote: »

What do you mean?

I reviewed most of the range here.

I was wondering if there was a general opinion on them here! Beer Advocate had some very positive things to say, I'm reading your post now. Nice one!

redalan · 29-01-2012 10:23PM

Do you know if the Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu beers will be available in Dublin?

BeerNut · 29-01-2012 10:33PM

Pretty sure they will be. I think DrinkStore have them so I'd say the other usual suspects will too.

redalan · 29-01-2012 10:34PM

BeerNut wrote: »

Pretty sure they will be. I think DrinkStore have them so I'd say the other usual suspects will too.

Cheers

SomeDose · 29-01-2012 10:50PM

Thornbridge Brother Rabbit (cask), 4% Pale ale - A nice session ale, floral and fruity, nothing too challenging. It would make an eminently quaffable thirst-quencher in warmer weather.

Darkstar Critical Mass (cask), 7.2% - a more serious proposition, but what is it...Old ale? Porter? Dark winter ale? A quick peek at their website and I'm none the wiser. Anyhow, it's tasty. Lots of typical winter fruits and christmas cake flavours but also has a porter-like long finish of roasted malt bitterness. Bit sticky in the mouth too. One pint is plenty.

boardsy · 29-01-2012 11:47PM

Harviestoun's Old Engine Oil - what a great porter! Chocolate, coffee, bitterness, sweetness...

Seaneh · 30-01-2012 01:16PM

boardsy wrote: »

Harviestoun's Old Engine Oil - what a great porter! Chocolate, coffee, bitterness, sweetness...

She's a beauty alright.

Puts the Irish porter efforts to shame if you ask me.

BeerNut · 30-01-2012 01:17PM

O rly? Even Leann Folláin and Clotworthy Dobbin?

boardsy · 30-01-2012 01:29PM

BeerNut wrote: »

O rly? Even Leann Folláin and Clotworthy Dobbin?

Haven't had a Clotworthy Dobbin yet (where did they get that name?!), but Leann Folláin, Dungarvan Black Rock and (Diageo alert *gasp*) Guinness Foreign Extra are all great stuff too!

BeerNut · 30-01-2012 01:34PM

boardsy wrote: »

(where did they get that name?!)

He was a master brewer in Belfast in the early 19th century. I've seen the brewery sometimes referred to as "Clotworthy & Dobbin" and one beer historian has suggested that that might be the original name of the firm and that -- as was customary in such partnerships -- Mr Clotworthy's daughter may have been married off to Mr Dobbin. Their son, again customarily, would be given his mother's maiden name as a first name. Hence the poor bugger ends up being called Clotworthy Dobbin and goes on to inherit the brewery his father and grandfather founded.

Seaneh · 30-01-2012 02:14PM

BeerNut wrote: »

O rly? Even Leann Folláin and Clotworthy Dobbin?

They'd be the stand outs to be fair.
And I do love them, so very very much, but I was really thinking of stuff like Dark Arts, Knockmealdown, Blackrock, O'Hara's, Stormy Port, Porterhouse Plain, etc...

All decent beers in their own right and the brewers can be proud of them, but still, Old Engine Oil is different class.

redalan · 30-01-2012 02:20PM

BeerNut wrote: »

He was a master brewer in Belfast in the early 19th century. I've seen the brewery sometimes referred to as "Clotworthy & Dobbin" and one beer historian has suggested that that might be the original name of the firm and that -- as was customary in such partnerships -- Mr Clotworthy's daughter may have been married off to Mr Dobbin. Their son, again customarily, would be given his mother's maiden name as a first name. Hence the poor bugger ends up being called Clotworthy Dobbin and goes on to inherit the brewery his father and grandfather founded.

Clotworthy Dobbin is really good. Is it readily available in many pubs?

What beer are we drinking this week ?

Comments