What beer are we drinking this week ?

Seaneh · 02-04-2012 06:04PM

Currently sipping a Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout on the couch.

Went into Mccambridges to get 4 Leann Follain for €10 (a regular enough thing for myself) and left with 4 Leann Follain, 4 Black Chocolate Stouts (€3.10 each was too good to turn down!) and an Ola Dubh 12. Looking like a rather boozie, stouty week for me!

BaZmO* · 02-04-2012 07:37PM

De Molen Molenbier. From the few beers I've tried from this brewery I really don't know what to make of them, and this one's no different. It's a strange combination of a dry cider and a Belgian ale. Nice enough, but quite different. Also, as per usual the carbonation is just nuts. Beer head is normally measured in fingers, but De Molen's beer is like a horse.....it's measured in hands.

KJ · 02-04-2012 08:10PM

Some of De Molen beers reckon they develop in the bottle for up to 25 years which sounds crazy to me.

IrishWhiskeyCha · 03-04-2012 09:30AM

Some tried and trusted O'Hara's IPA ... so keeping it Irish too :cool:

the beer revolu · 03-04-2012 12:28PM

guilty of not keeping it Irish this week but so many new beers in The Abbot's, Cork to try. Won't be drinking all of them this week, though.
Particularly pleased to find some Oude Kriek and Oude Geuze and the Cantillions.

Large bottles:

Small bottles:

BeerNut · 03-04-2012 02:13PM

One of those is the single worst Belgian beer I've ever tasted.

I'll let you find which one it is yourself

the beer revolu · 03-04-2012 02:53PM

BeerNut wrote: »

One of those is the single worst Belgian beer I've ever tasted.

I'll let you find which one it is yourself

Well, the Leroy is the cheapest......???

BeerNut · 03-04-2012 03:33PM

Let's just say I'm glad to hear that. For your sake

Seaneh · 03-04-2012 06:04PM

Drinking one bottle westvleteren XII before the other 5 go in the cellar (read:wardrobe) . Even this young its bloody lovely. Big dried friuts taste. All figs and prunes. Cant wait to taste it in a years time when its ripened a bit!!!

KJ · 04-04-2012 12:25PM

I got these today so this is pretty much what I'm drinking this week.

Martyn1989 · 04-04-2012 12:28PM

KJ wrote: »

I got these today so this is pretty much what I'm drinking this week.

Great selection! where'd you get them?

Dermighty · 04-04-2012 12:45PM

Brew Dog 5am saint is grand on tap, haven't tried it from a bottle. I find it very hard to find a pale ale that beats the American offerings though. Open to suggestions!

KJ · 04-04-2012 12:55PM

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Great selection! where'd you get them?

I got them from the BrewDog Online shop.

ASJ112 · 04-04-2012 02:16PM

How much is the delivery for them usually ? Do you ever get any smashed bottles ?

Would love to know what the Brewdog and Japanese beers are like. You know you can get that Yeti here easily enough, great stout.

BeerNut · 04-04-2012 02:25PM

I think you can still get some of the Hitachino Nest beers in Yamamori in Dublin.

irish_goat · 04-04-2012 02:53PM

BeerNut wrote: »

I think you can still get some of the Hitachino Nest beers in Yamamori in Dublin.

What's the food like?

BeerNut · 04-04-2012 03:02PM

I've always liked it any time I've been.

bigfeller · 04-04-2012 03:06PM

Go to Yamamori Sushi on the Quays, it's fantastic. I think they are only doing one of the Hitachino Nest beers now though (the Weizen (sp?)).

KJ · 04-04-2012 03:59PM

ASJ112 wrote: »

How much is the delivery for them usually ? Do you ever get any smashed bottles ?

Would love to know what the Brewdog and Japanese beers are like. You know you can get that Yeti here easily enough, great stout.

Delivery costs €25 which is steep but because I'm a shareholder, I get 20% discount on the beer so it kinda balances out. Only once there was a smashed bottle but they sent me the whole order again anyway.

slayerking · 04-04-2012 05:44PM

Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye is available in drinkstore at the mo.

Must tip down and pick up a few, looks interesting.

adamski8 · 04-04-2012 08:09PM

Sarky wrote: »

I tried Brewdog Tokyo the other night, and loved it. It has a flavour similar (but much superior) to Tactical Nuclear Penguin, while still having a kick that'll knock you flat if you're not careful.

Lovely drink, well worth trying.

i really dont understand the toyko, doesnt it just taste like alcohol???

Seaneh wrote: »

Currently sipping a Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout on the couch.

Went into Mccambridges to get 4 Leann Follain for €10 (a regular enough thing for myself) and left with 4 Leann Follain, 4 Black Chocolate Stouts (€3.10 each was too good to turn down!) and an Ola Dubh 12. Looking like a rather boozie, stouty week for me!

and what did you think of the BBCS? nearly picked it up today.

drinking a "very nutty black 'export strength'" at 3.9%. reading the shocking reviews its gotten has confused me, i think people are getting it confused with the regular nutty black.
its apparently bottle conditioned but i didnt see any sediment whatsoever, it is not very carbonated (the reviews say its over carbonated)
has all the coffee/chocolate tastes but its very much dulled down in this beer which i dont think is necessarily a bad thing!
pretty good in my books if you want those tastes but don't want to be drinking the ~7% the others usually bring to the table.

Martyn1989 · 04-04-2012 11:26PM

Had a Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA, my first taste of a rye beer, I was expecting some kind of very unique malt character thats not really there. Good hoppy aroma and a little bit of maltiness. Then theres some hop flavours, a kind of dry maltiness and a noticeable bitterness and a slight alcohol taste. Anyone any thoughts?

trackguy · 05-04-2012 09:00AM

Brooklyn Summer Ale and Howling Gale bottles

Glebee · 05-04-2012 09:15AM

Had a couple of bottles of 8 degrees porter last night. Lovely stuff.
Heard something on radio about 8 degrees supplying Tesco. Anybody else here this or was I dreaming...

the beer revolu · 05-04-2012 10:21AM

BeerNut wrote: »

One of those is the single worst Belgian beer I've ever tasted.

I'll let you find which one it is yourself

the beer revolu wrote: »

Well, the Leroy is the cheapest......???

BeerNut wrote: »

Let's just say I'm glad to hear that. For your sake

Tried the Leroy last night with the fateful thought of, "how bad can it be?".
Bad is the answer.
No really unpleasant tastes or aromas but absolutely no pleasant tastes or aromas either - no reason at all to drink it. So I didn't - the sink got a rare glass of beer.
I'd describe the taste as a glass of lager allowed to go flat and all the alcohol evaporated off, topped up with a good splash of bottled guinness with a generous spoon of white sugar stirred in.
Life is too short;)

KJ · 05-04-2012 03:52PM

Shipyard Export. Nice enough. Nice vanilla taste from it.

Seaneh · 05-04-2012 04:50PM

adamski8 wrote: »

i really dont understand the toyko, doesnt it just taste like alcohol???

and what did you think of the BBCS? nearly picked it up today.

.

I agree with you about Toyko, it's ****e, to say the least. Horrible beer.
Tokyo Horizon is lovely though.

Anyway, BBCS is, in my opinion, almost flawless, very, very good Imperial stout, does exactly what you'd expect and the chocolate profile is to the front but not over powering. Lots of flavours going on in there.

I recently shared a bottle of Black Op's and I have to say that Brooklyn have out done themselves, one of the best imperial stouts I've ever drank, very hard to justify paying €35 in a pub for it but as me and my mate were celebrating we threw logic to the wind and am extremely glad we did!

Defiler Of The Coffin · 05-04-2012 06:58PM

Drinking a few bottles of Goose Island IPA. Gloriously hoppy, it's going down like nectar!

Got some Sierra Nevada lined up as well.

Eramen · 05-04-2012 07:39PM

A couple of Fullers Black Cab stout and their Chiswick bitter. Both are pretty fine I'm glad to say.

donnacha · 05-04-2012 09:01PM

Finally getting around to one of my westvleterens. Really enjoying it - complex taste of dried fruits (prunes), sort of reminds me of a good espresso.
Will have to start buying a few more trappists.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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