What beer are we drinking this week ?

Colonel Sanders · 28-10-2012 01:51PM

Had a few Punk IPA's on tap last night in ATG. Seriously tasty

I have a banging hangover off it though. I was pretty exhausted going out so no sure if that's the cause of it simply gives you a bad hangover!

stuchyg · 28-10-2012 02:17PM

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

Had a few Punk IPA's on tap last night in ATG. Seriously tasty

I have a banging hangover off it though. I was pretty exhausted going out so no sure if that's the cause of it simply gives you a bad hangover!

Had. A couple myself last week and thought they wernt a patch on the bottles.

Herb Powell · 28-10-2012 02:47PM

Paid a visit to the Franciscan Well Oktoberfest yesterday, good to see it packed. There were some fantastic Belgian ales (Kriek tasting nowhere near as awful as Ithought it would have)

beans · 28-10-2012 05:45PM

Sampled lots of quite different stouts last evening, in ascending order:

* Trouble Brewing Dark Arts - nice, sessionable
* Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast - prefer the Hop Breakfast
* Sierra Nevada stout - nice hop character, bit thin
* Porterhouse Celebration - very good, oak wasn't too overbearing, but maybe a bit sharp?
* Victory Storm King, my current favourite beer! Velvety smooth, roasty, bit sweet, just everything a big stout should be imo.

Also, got a bad Orval in the pub. Tasted like a lambic, foamed like mad. Barstaff tried to pass it off as normal, despite me not arguing for a replacement, simply letting them know. Guess some bacteria got in? Still yummy

BeerNut · 28-10-2012 05:57PM

beans wrote: »

Barstaff tried to pass it off as normal

Orval doesn't really have a normal. No beer changes more as it ages than it. A super-fizzy sour one is well within the spectrum.

beans · 28-10-2012 06:07PM

BeerNut wrote: »

Orval doesn't really have a normal. No beer changes more as it ages than it. A super-fizzy sour one is well within the spectrum.

I've never tasted anything like it from an Orval bottle, for sure. One to watch though, I guess they must have had an old batch? Orval is one of my favourite beers, and I've drank quite a bit of it but generally from the same source. This was gueuze-bitter, almost. And to my mind, that bitterness smacked of bugs that shouldn't have been there.

On a side note, I love their bottles!

Edit - Just read that the brewers add Brettanomyces during secondary fermentation. I had no idea!

Heroditas · 28-10-2012 08:25PM

Seaneh wrote: »

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.

I'd be of the same opinion as yourself. Nothing special and one or two bottles I've had have been unpleasant with, how can I put it, a "vodka" taste off them as if the alcohol had separated from the rest of the liquid.
I kep giving it another chance from time to time because so many people rate it. Maybe they had a lot of variation in the earlier batches.

Edit: tucking into a Nogne 500 this evening. Absolutely fantastic beer. Big on everything. Hint of chocolate in the aftertaste with a bit of caramel. One of my favourites.

Son0vagun · 28-10-2012 10:46PM

Having a Proper Job by St Austell. It's your typical IPA very tasty full on hoppy taste!

Schism · 28-10-2012 11:21PM

beans wrote: »

* Victory Storm King, my current favourite beer! Velvety smooth, roasty, bit sweet, just everything a big stout should be imo.

Had this for the first time myself the other week, it's absolutely delicious. I love stouts in the cold weather

Had the Southern Tier 2XIPA during the week, another tasty one. Nice and hoppy.

_blank_ · 29-10-2012 01:58PM

I was drinking Dungarvan Blackrock Stout down in Waterford Castle over the weekend. Every single bottle I had there was a very noticable slow-lava like ooze of foam from the bottle after opening, and it didn't stop.

When pouring, the head that formed was absolutely huge, even with the glass tipped to a near 90 degree angle and pouring the liquid down the inside surface of the glass as you would normally pour bottles.

It was as if there were too many fermentables left in the bottles at bottling and there was an over-abundance of CO2 because of that.

Same whether the bottles were off the shelf, or from the fridge.

Fair play to the hotel, they had Copper Coast too - and Metalman on tap.

Creamy Goodness · 29-10-2012 02:15PM

brew dog abstrakt ab:07, right now.

BaZmO* · 29-10-2012 02:32PM

Des wrote: »

I was drinking Dungarvan Blackrock Stout down in Waterford Castle over the weekend. Every single bottle I had there was a very noticable slow-lava like ooze of foam from the bottle after opening, and it didn't stop.

When pouring, the head that formed was absolutely huge, even with the glass tipped to a near 90 degree angle and pouring the liquid down the inside surface of the glass as you would normally pour bottles.

It was as if there were too many fermentables left in the bottles at bottling and there was an over-abundance of CO2 because of that.

Same whether the bottles were off the shelf, or from the fridge.

Fair play to the hotel, they had Copper Coast too - and Metalman on tap.

Brouwerij De Molen - Rijn & Veen was the worst beer I've ever had when it came to volcanic like carbonation. For a small bottle it still took 2 glasses to contain the foam, and even at that the foam kept coming! De Molen are terrible for over carbonation though. Strange to happen with the Dungarvan brews mind.

Martyn1989 · 29-10-2012 02:33PM

Des wrote: »

I was drinking Dungarvan Blackrock Stout down in Waterford Castle over the weekend. Every single bottle I had there was a very noticable slow-lava like ooze of foam from the bottle after opening, and it didn't stop.

When pouring, the head that formed was absolutely huge, even with the glass tipped to a near 90 degree angle and pouring the liquid down the inside surface of the glass as you would normally pour bottles.

It was as if there were too many fermentables left in the bottles at bottling and there was an over-abundance of CO2 because of that.

Same whether the bottles were off the shelf, or from the fridge.

Fair play to the hotel, they had Copper Coast too - and Metalman on tap.

Any off flavours?

_blank_ · 29-10-2012 03:51PM

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Any off flavours?

Weird question, when it eventually settled down in the glass it was delicious, I don't remember enjoying so much before

But no, it didn't taste off, or vinegary or anything.

Martyn1989 · 29-10-2012 04:20PM

Des wrote: »

Weird question, when it eventually settled down in the glass it was delicious, I don't remember enjoying so much before

But no, it didn't taste off, or vinegary or anything.

Is it? Often beers gushing like that when you open them is caused by infection. They must have just over carbed the batch.

_blank_ · 29-10-2012 04:32PM

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Is it? Often beers gushing like that when you open them is caused by infection. They must have just over carbed the batch.

Sorry, I knew I phrased that the wrong way.

What I meant to type was "funny you should ask".

Martyn1989 · 29-10-2012 04:39PM

Des wrote: »

Sorry, I knew I phrased that the wrong way.

What I meant to type was "funny you should ask".

Oh I didn't mean it like that, I've just seen my infected homebrews would push out over half the bottle before settling down.

Schism · 30-10-2012 06:39PM

I've got the Mikkeller Coffee IPA to try later on. I'm thinking it'll either be amazing or awful, doubt there'll be any middle ground on this one.

BaZmO* · 30-10-2012 06:43PM

Schism wrote: »

I've got the Mikkeller Coffee IPA to try later on. I'm thinking it'll either be amazing or awful, doubt there'll be any middle ground on this one.

Sorry to upset you but I had it over the weekend and I found it to be decidedly middle ground. Nice, but nothing spectacular.

Martyn1989 · 30-10-2012 06:44PM

Schism wrote: »

I've got the Mikkeller Coffee IPA to try later on. I'm thinking it'll either be amazing or awful, doubt there'll be any middle ground on this one.

I wasn't a fan when I tried it, not enough hops for an IPA with a coffee finish that tasted more like dregs, let us know what you think.

rcaz · 30-10-2012 08:44PM

Speaking of coffee and beer, any of yous had Dark Star Espresso Stout?

Weird one. Too much coffee bitterness for me (I thought I'd be into that 'cause I'm usually a fan of hop bitterness...). Everyone I gave a taste was either loving or hating it, no middle ground. And mostly hating it, at that.

Zebra3 · 30-10-2012 09:54PM

rcaz wrote: »

Speaking of coffee and beer, any of yous had Dark Star Espresso Stout?

Weird one. Too much coffee bitterness for me (I thought I'd be into that 'cause I'm usually a fan of hop bitterness...). Everyone I gave a taste was either loving or hating it, no middle ground. And mostly hating it, at that.

Yeah, I've had it. Bizarre stuff. Not for me.

Grayditch · 30-10-2012 10:52PM

Spaten Oktoberfest. Again. Wish I could have it all year round, it's a cheap enough, above average beer, for me.

SomeDose · 30-10-2012 11:44PM

rcaz wrote: »

Speaking of coffee and beer, any of yous had Dark Star Espresso Stout?

Weird one. Too much coffee bitterness for me (I thought I'd be into that 'cause I'm usually a fan of hop bitterness...). Everyone I gave a taste was either loving or hating it, no middle ground. And mostly hating it, at that.

I agree, way too much overtly bitter coffee flavours in the sense that it's like munching burnt coffee beans (and I say this as someone who drinks espresso on a daily basis). I wouldn't say I hated it but it's not a beer I'd be going back to.

Schism · 31-10-2012 11:49AM

So I was pretty disappointed with the Coffee IPA afterwards. More so because it came recommended by a couple of friends.

There wasn't much in it, I was expecting it to be a bit harsher I guess, not very hoppy either. That said it certainly wasn't bad. I suppose I was wrong with my earlier guess, a nice beer but decidedly middle of the road.

Ruben Remus · 31-10-2012 02:11PM

Last week i saw on Twitter that the first keg of Galway Bay Brewery's new brown ale had been tapped at The Oslo, so when I was in the area I called in and sampled a pint. It tasted pretty good at first, though seemed to get a little heavy/cloying towards the end. I had eaten dinner just beforehand so I don't know if that affected my enjoyment of it or not.

My main quibble, however, is with way it was portrayed at the bar. As I said, I knew from a tweet by the brewery that it was on tap, but it was only through a process of elimination that I figured out it was in the tap labelled 'strange brew'. Now, the last time I had this 'strange brew' was months ago and at that stage the beer I was given was a pale ale.

I find it bizarre that punters are expected to order and pay for a beer without any description being displayed of the kind of beer they will be getting. Would people order and pay for a 'strange meal' in a restaurant, not knowing if they will receive a steak or a plate of fish fingers?

BaZmO* · 31-10-2012 03:02PM

Ruben Remus wrote: »

Last week i saw on Twitter that the first keg of Galway Bay Brewery's new brown ale had been tapped at The Oslo, so when I was in the area I called in and sampled a pint. It tasted pretty good at first, though seemed to get a little heavy/cloying towards the end. I had eaten dinner just beforehand so I don't know if that affected my enjoyment of it or not.

My main quibble, however, is with way it was portrayed at the bar. As I said, I knew from a tweet by the brewery that it was on tap, but it was only through a process of elimination that I figured out it was in the tap labelled 'strange brew'. Now, the last time I had this 'strange brew' was months ago and at that stage the beer I was given was a pale ale.

I find it bizarre that punters are expected to order and pay for a beer without any description being displayed of the kind of beer they will be getting. Would people order and pay for a 'strange meal' in a restaurant, not knowing if they will receive a steak or a plate of fish fingers?

I'd say it's more a case of people that'd be willing to try a beer marked "Strange Brew" would be more inclined to ask what the beer was.

BeerNut · 31-10-2012 06:17PM

Ruben Remus wrote: »

I find it bizarre that punters are expected to order and pay for a beer without any description being displayed of the kind of beer they will be getting. Would people order and pay for a 'strange meal' in a restaurant, not knowing if they will receive a steak or a plate of fish fingers?

It's utterly bizarre. I mean, how hard is it to think up a new name? Daft.

Schism · 31-10-2012 06:24PM

Maybe it was to generate a bit of interest. Just imagine people walking up to the bar and trying to decide what they want, seeing this 'strange brew' and asking about it.

You're right though, I'd never buy a pint of it without having some idea what I'm getting.

murphyebass · 31-10-2012 06:46PM

4 bottles of leffe blonde for a fiver in lidl. Happy Halloween to me.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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