What beer are we drinking this week ?

slayerking · 06-02-2012 11:48AM

Dipped in to my Belgian stash over the weekend. Had some beers that had been there for about 2 years.

Westvleteren Blonde, Orval, Westvleteren 8 and Rochefort 8.

Orval is one of those beers that changes so much with ageing, its taste changes constantly! Very interesting beer. I really wana try both aged and young Orval side by side!

I think I preferred the Rochefort to the Westvleteren also, but its very close.

Big Nasty · 06-02-2012 11:53AM

slayerking wrote: »

Dipped in to my Belgian stash over the weekend. Had some beers that had been there for about 2 years.

Westvleteren Blonde, Orval, Westvleteren 8 and Rochefort 8.

Orval is one of those beers that changes so much with ageing, its taste changes constantly! Very interesting beer. I really wana try both aged and young Orval side by side!

I think I preferred the Rochefort to the Westvleteren also, but its very close.

Quality beers, every one of them!:)

I especially like Rochefort 8 myself.

KJ · 06-02-2012 03:45PM

On the subject of Belgian beers, I'm currently drinking a st. Bernardus triple. It's lovely. I should start ageing more beer. I only have a few at the minute.

oblivious · 06-02-2012 04:32PM

KJ wrote: »

On the subject of Belgian beers, I'm currently drinking a st. Bernardus triple. It's lovely. I should start ageing more beer. I only have a few at the minute.

I wound not really age a triple too much, unless the are some bugs in it like Orval

johnnyskeleton · 06-02-2012 10:19PM

Rumble oak aged ipa from the great divide brewery.

The last great divide I had was the mediocre yeti stout that made me think the whole range was overpriced.

This one is fantastic.

Balanced IPA with lots of hops but also fairly malty and heavy. Great aftertaste, presumably due to oak ageing.

Only flaw is, as with many such aged beers, can fill you up towards the end and it would be very hard to have a second one after.

Losty Dublin · 06-02-2012 10:56PM

A wee trip saw me pick up some Youngs London Ale. Deceptively light, fresh and fruity, this one could do some damage given the chance.

One of the nights last week, I had Marston's Oyster Stout. Where was it all my life?:)

BeerNut · 07-02-2012 09:25AM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

it would be very hard to have a second one after.

I don't think that sort of beer is really meant for session drinking. I doubt the brewer would see this as a flaw.

Martyn1989 · 07-02-2012 03:41PM

I bit the bullet and ordered a bottle of the Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada collab. Life and Limb. 750ml at 10% for €16 :eek: It would want to be amazing.
Im going to store it as Ive heard that it was brewed with that in mind. Some bottles seem to be capped and some corked. If I get a corked one will I store it on its side to stop it drying out?

Picked up the M&S Wiltshire Rum Beer from the Wadworth Brewery just out of curiousity.

mongdesade · 07-02-2012 05:47PM

Picked up 750ml 2010 Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer in Redmonds & a Tripel Karmeliet 4 pack with glassware...delish

stuchyg · 07-02-2012 08:26PM

Blue Moon, Innis & Gun Whiskey Cask Beer - amazing

roro_utd · 07-02-2012 10:07PM

stuchyg wrote: »

Blue Moon, Innis & Gun Whiskey Cask Beer - amazing

Had that last week, it's so good, pretty high percentage aswell

roro_utd · 07-02-2012 10:10PM

Sierra Nevada (think there's a few varieties) is delicious, well whichever one I got in o'briens was anyway

Seaneh · 07-02-2012 10:36PM

roro_utd wrote: »

Sierra Nevada (think there's a few varieties) is delicious, well whichever one I got in o'briens was anyway

What colour was the label?

Did it look like this?

johnnyskeleton · 08-02-2012 01:27AM

Seaneh wrote: »

What colour was the label?

Did it look like this?

Fire at will:

Dermighty · 08-02-2012 05:55PM

If you like the Sierra Torpedo then try the Odell IPA, it's 7%, tastes amazing and is superior to the Torpedo in almost every way.

Sierra Pale Ale is still the best I've had.

Seaneh · 08-02-2012 05:58PM

Dermighty wrote: »

If you like the Sierra Torpedo then try the Odell IPA, it's 7%, tastes amazing and is superior to the Torpedo in almost every way.

Sierra Pale Ale is still the best I've had.

If you like Sierra Nevada Pale Sle, try O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale, you'd be head pressed tell them apart in a blind test.

BaZmO* · 08-02-2012 07:21PM

Seaneh wrote: »

If you like Sierra Nevada Pale Sle, try O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale, you'd be head pressed tell them apart in a blind test.

I disagree, I'd be able to tell them apart from the bottle. However, I only recently had a SNPA draught version and it was totally different from the bottle version (quite similar to O'Hara's so maybe that's what you're comparing?)
The bottle version is slightly unfiltered so on appearance alone it's quite different.

Sarky · 08-02-2012 07:43PM

Trying the Bierhalle's guest beer, Hirschbraü Sonthofen Weihnachts-Bier.

It's pretty bloody good. A little dark, crisp and tasty. orth a fiver for the 500ml bottle.

roro_utd · 08-02-2012 09:17PM

Seaneh wrote: »

What colour was the label?

Did it look like this?

Yeah, that's the one. I thought it was really nice, you ever had it?

Lapsed Catholic · 08-02-2012 09:25PM

Porterhouse Celebration Stout. Very nice, coffee, chocolate and smooooooth. 7% and dangerously drinkable.

Great to see more quality stout on the market.

Seaneh · 08-02-2012 10:28PM

Had a Williams Brothers Midnight Sun Porter today, was very nice!

Also had an Williams Brithers 80/- Scotish Ale. Was nice but very very sweet!

Elbow · 08-02-2012 10:40PM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Seaneh wrote: »

What colour was the label?

Did it look like this?

Fire at will:

had a few bottles of this in the pub over the weekend, very nice

themandan6611 · 08-02-2012 10:45PM

6 x sierra nevada celebration 2011

some porterhouse celebration for tomorrow

imo the o'dells ipa is superior to the sierra nevada torpedo / pale ale

Elbow · 08-02-2012 10:57PM

themandan6611 wrote: »

6 x sierra nevada celebration 2011

some porterhouse celebration for tomorrow

imo the o'dells ipa is superior to the sierra nevada torpedo / pale ale

personally I'm not a fan of the sierra Nevada pale ale, and brewdog hardcore is far superior to the torpedo but considering the normal trash you can get in a nightclub the torpedo went down nicley

johnnyskeleton · 08-02-2012 11:08PM

Dermighty wrote: »

If you like the Sierra Torpedo then try the Odell IPA, it's 7%, tastes amazing and is superior to the Torpedo in almost every way.

Sierra Pale Ale is still the best I've had.

The five barrel is very nice, but I wouldn't say the odells Ipa is superior to torpedo. I would be reluctant to assert one beer is better than another, but I personally find many of the odells range to be over rated and dear. They aren't bad, but aren't particularly memorable for me either. The rumple pale ale is, IMO, something of an exception

Seaneh · 09-02-2012 12:44AM

roro_utd wrote: »

Yeah, that's the one. I thought it was really nice, you ever had it?

Yeah, I'd say most of the lads on here have had it to be honest, it's pretty much a standard barer for micro brewed beers, and you are right, it's a lovely beer!

Very good choice dude, you should keep looking around, you have a good pallet!

Try O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale, it's a very similar beer brewed in Carlow and one of the best beers brewed on this Island in my opinion.

BeerNut · 09-02-2012 09:26AM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

I personally find many of the odells range to be over rated and dear. They aren't bad, but aren't particularly memorable for me either.

I'd definitely agree with that. I think the IPA and Myrcenary are superb, and 5-Barrel is good, but the others are lacking, especially the darker ones.

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

The rumple pale ale is, IMO, something of an exception

The which?

Ronan cork · 09-02-2012 01:29PM

I think he means rumble ipa from great divide

BeerNut · 09-02-2012 02:42PM

Dermighty wrote: »

If you like the Sierra Torpedo then try the Odell IPA, it's 7%, tastes amazing and is superior to the Torpedo in almost every way.

Sierra Pale Ale is still the best I've had.

No-one's commented on how lovely my yarrow and fennel plants are in the background of that photo

Ruben Remus · 09-02-2012 04:31PM

Top-notch yarrow and fennel plants there BeerNut!

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