What beer are we drinking this week ?

Krusty_Clown · 17-05-2012 12:44PM

blueshed wrote: »

http://www.rain-bar.co.uk/

if in Manchester check out this pub if ye like JW lees.

also near by and well worth checking out http://www.manchesterbars.com/britonsprotection.htm

http://manchesterbars.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/peveril-of-the-peak/

Thanks. Saves me asking the question in a few weeks time. Also looking forward to visiting the BrewDog bar that has opened up recently, but somehow I think I'll enjoy your suggestions more.

IrishWhiskeyCha · 17-05-2012 12:49PM

Had the Moonraker by JW Lees last night and really enjoyed. Especially as I found a whiskey to go with it that perfectly complimented it.

Very tasty if a bit on the sweet side but suited my mood perfectly and the single cask Springbank that I had to accompany it.

This is a very dark beer and to me resembled a Stout. But I have to admit my beer knowledge is very basic.

So question, what is the difference between a Dark strong Ale and a Stout?

BeerNut · 17-05-2012 12:54PM

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

what is the difference between a Dark strong Ale and a Stout?

The label

. They're all just marketing terms when it comes down to it.

IrishWhiskeyCha · 17-05-2012 12:55PM

BeerNut wrote: »

The label . They're all just marketing terms when it comes down to it.

Thanks, thank god for Marketing men or we'd all just be drinking beer

BeerNut · 17-05-2012 02:32PM

Old Engine Oil is the classic example: it went from being a "Dark Beer" to a "Black Ale" to a "Porter" over the course of a couple of years. These would have meant different things once upon a time but modern breweries regard them as totally interchangeable now.

run_Forrest_run · 17-05-2012 08:47PM

drinking a bottle of Birra Rossini and not enjoying it. Sometimes a gamble on Aldi beers pays off but not this time I'm afraid. Tis like old washing up liquid

SomeDose · 17-05-2012 10:08PM

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Thanks. Saves me asking the question in a few weeks time. Also looking forward to visiting the BrewDog bar that has opened up recently, but somehow I think I'll enjoy your suggestions more.

If you're in Manchester, then a visit to http://www.portstreetbeerhouse.co.uk/ is essential. It has a huge beer list and they'll probably have some stuff you won't find elsewhere. Around the corner from it is the Marble Brewery bar which carries loads of Belgian & German stuff along with it's own cask and bottled beers.

ciaran76 · 18-05-2012 12:19AM

Porkslap IPA - stay away from this as its as bad ad it sounds.

CiaranC · 18-05-2012 03:32AM

I have now had 64 different beers since arriving in New Zealand. I am getting extremely fat.

Highlights have included 8 Wired iStout, Garage Projects Trip Hop, 8 Wired HopWired IPA, Renaissance Elemental Porter, Moa Methode and Tuatara Pilsner

Mr. Loverman · 18-05-2012 06:02AM

I'm in Szechuan in China at the moment and they have all sorts of weird beers here. Came across this beauty last night. I think it is having an identity crisis.

http://i.imgur.com/SsRIN.jpg

BeerNut · 18-05-2012 08:03AM

Heh. Reminds me of this stuff I found in Uruguay:

KJ · 18-05-2012 02:34PM

Yesterday's haul from the BrewDog shop.

snowblind · 18-05-2012 03:47PM

I've got a De Molen Rasputin with a bottling date in April 2010. I think the time to drink it is nigh

White_Wolf · 18-05-2012 05:27PM

KJ wrote: »

Yesterday's haul from the BrewDog shop.

You lucky/rich man... Enjoy them

KJ · 18-05-2012 05:35PM

White_Wolf wrote: »

You lucky/rich man... Enjoy them

It was actually cheaper to buy them both from the online store. Still not cheap but I got both for less than the price places charge for STB over here.

It's my second time having TNP but first for Sink. Looking forward to opening it.

White_Wolf · 18-05-2012 07:10PM

KJ wrote: »

It was actually cheaper to buy them both from the online store. Still not cheap but I got both for less than the price places charge for STB over here.

It's my second time having TNP but first for Sink. Looking forward to opening it.

Good luck, let me know how it goes.

stuchyg · 18-05-2012 09:14PM

Currently enjoying a bottle of Rumble by Great Divide, v nice but not quite as good as a bottle of 5 barrell, njoy the SINK & TNP v v jealous

dodderangler · 18-05-2012 09:42PM

After a month in Philippines drinking local beer red horse I just had first sup of a bulmers second sup it was gone missed it so much lookin forward to my hangover

DenMan · 18-05-2012 09:44PM

Excelsior lager from Lidl. Very tasty stuff being honest.

KJ · 18-05-2012 10:04PM

DenMan wrote: »

Excelsior lager from Lidl. Very tasty stuff being honest.

Is that the one with tequila?

DenMan · 18-05-2012 11:00PM

KJ wrote: »

Is that the one with tequila?

No that's Desperado.

Mr Benevolent · 18-05-2012 11:07PM

DenMan wrote: »

No that's Desperado.

Awful shit.

This week I'm trying:

Flying Dog's Raging Bitch 10% (60 IBU) - Very tasty, hoppy and light.
Great Divide's Double Hercules IPA 10% - Lovely hoppy start, chocolate toffee mid tones/finish. Well worth the €5 per 330ml.
Flying Dog's Classic IPA 5.5% - Nice, but not tasty enough imo.
Confab's Chilli Ginger Beer - 5.6% - Lovely, but not for general release.

Mostly from McHugh's - GB from Confab's Brewery.

mongdesade · 19-05-2012 09:40AM

Brewdog Punk IPA in a can...can't explain it, but it somehow tastes better IMHO ?!

MANUTD99 · 19-05-2012 01:03PM

Tried some "Badger Fursty Ferret" last night.

Not very impressed at all. Shame I bought 5 to be honest. Still have 3 to drink today

White_Wolf · 19-05-2012 05:50PM

mongdesade wrote: »

Brewdog Punk IPA in a can...can't explain it, but it somehow tastes better IMHO ?!

Because cans are better than bottles for beer. They keep the light out.

ciaran76 · 19-05-2012 08:07PM

Terrapin Hopsecutioner India Pale Ale loving this hoppy beer in draught in the US at the moment.

At 7.2% I have to be carefull to just have 1-2.

stuchyg · 19-05-2012 08:11PM

Just finished a Thwaites celebration ale, nice but lacked something. I seem to much prefer the extra hoppiness of the American IPA's

White_Wolf · 19-05-2012 08:31PM

stuchyg wrote: »

Just finished a Thwaites celebration ale, nice but lacked something. I seem to much prefer the extra hoppiness of the American IPA's

Fully agree there, I much rather American IPAs to English ones. Though BrewDog(Scottish) make some very good ones.

Martyn1989 · 19-05-2012 11:38PM

Had a bottle of Knockmealdown Porter earlier and it was way over carbonated, a mate was complaining about this recently, disappointing but ok once you leave it sit for a bit.

Have a Samuel Adams Noble Pils, slightly heavier mouthfeel then expected, good clean flavours and a decent european hop bite. None of the after taste I associate with some other pils I've had. Nicer than expected, a decent summer beer even for someone who prefers ales.

Got a gift of an Innis and Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask (which Ive had before) and an Innis and Gunn Rum Cask (which I havn't) which I'm looking forward to.

Colonel Sanders · 20-05-2012 11:22AM

Just noticed someone mentioned Harviestoun beers on the 1st page of this thread. Had a few of the lager last night, really tasty.

Off to a stag in Edinburgh in 2 weeks. Hopefully a few of the pubs stock it.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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