What beer are we drinking this week ?

sitting in Salt House and they have the new Galway Bay Strange Brew (brewers choice basically) its a brown ale. its kinda like a slightly tastier newcastle. its not amazing but its not bad either.

BaZmO* wrote: »

Brewfist Burocracy. Cracking beer!

i really didnt like it at all. spaceman was better but still not great if ya ask me.

Des wrote: »

Ola Dubh is one of the best beers I've ever tasted, all kinds of flavours in there. It was the "12" - want to get my hands on the others now.

before that I'd a Williams Fraoch Heather Ale - lovely drinkable beer. Smooth and tasty.

I'd say the 12 is amazing, one of the best whiskey aged stout's I've had, but to be honest, I actually think the Barrel Aged Celebration by porterhouse was even better! And you can still get it for €3 a bottle!

stuchyg wrote: »

Is the Ola not a porter. The 18 can be gotten in Redmonds in Ranelagh.

I've seen it called "old ale", "stout", "porter", "dark beer" and "black ale" depending on harvistouns mood, much like old engine oil really...

I'd call it a stout... but it could just as easily be called moon juice, dark beer names are fairly interchangeable.

In reality, it's just the old engine old recipe beefed up and then cask aged.

Albedo0.39 wrote: »

Anyone try Trouble Brewing golden ale? I don't think it's all that good- a bit too non descript. Not enough bite or aftertaste for me

Or? I'd imagine most of the micro brew fans here have tried it, it's a pretty standard Golden Ale imho, nothing to write home about but it's enjoyable.

stuchyg wrote: »

4 hoefilled gardens for 5 yoyo in lidl means im on the belgian atm. Had my first bottle of 90 shilling earlier, v english style ale. reminded me of London Pride which is no bad thing

You think Odell 90 Shilling tastes like London Pride?

Really?

I think they are extremely different beers to be honest...

BaZmO* wrote: »

Or is a nice sessionable golden ale. Nothing spectacular but nice all the same.



Wow. I absolutely hated Shipyard, terrible watery beer, but thought the Burocracy was really up there. Lively carbonation that give way to a really decent hop kick of tropical fruits followed by sweet malt and long bitter finish all with a slight chalkiness from the strong carbonation.

We all have different taste buds I guess

BaZmO* wrote: »

True, but it's interesting that you describe it as being totally opposite as what I got. It's not as if you're a Bud swiller! But yeah, different tastes buds I suppose.

Yeah, just didn't do it for me, at all.

IPA wise I love stuff like Odell IPA, Southern Tier 2XIPA, Dogfish Head 60 and 90 minute, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, Celebration, Northern and Southern Hemispehere Harvest, Deschuest Inversion, Brewdog Punk/Hardcore, etc. So maybe English style IPA's just aren't me thing? Like, I don't like Proper Job either and some people seem to love it!

btw, tonight I've been keeping myself company on the couch with 3 bottles of Leann Follain infront of the fire, for the night that's in it!

I think so too.

Son0vagun wrote: »

So you drink them warm?

not warm, beer should never be drank warm, that's just nasty, drank them at about 7/8 degrees though.

I just left them on the back step for an hour before opening them.

Perfect.