What beer are we drinking this week ?

symbolic · 23-11-2012 10:47PM

matrim wrote: »

Also picked up a bottle of FW Jameson aged stout and will probably have that tomorrow.

Just wondering where did you pick this up?

Will be in Cork City tomorrow, are they selling bottles in the Franciscan Well?

matrim · 23-11-2012 11:02PM

symbolic wrote: »

Just wondering where did you pick this up?

Will be in Cork City tomorrow, are they selling bottles in the Franciscan Well?

I got it in Probus in Dublin.

On their facebook page they say

Cork-Bradleys, Abbots, Mcgoverns and Galvins bandon road

stuchyg · 23-11-2012 11:44PM

had my first brooklyn choc stout tonight, v impressed with it. for a 10% beer it went down v easy, lovely whiff of choc off it as well

BaZmO* · 23-11-2012 11:47PM

Was out in Dundrum this evening so I popped into Deveneys on the way home and picked up a few beers. Just finished a bottle of St. Rogue Red Ale. Lovely beer, very similar to 5am Saint but more refined, less harsh.

Just sipping on some Rogue Hazelnut Brown now. Don't know what to make of it tbh. I had a pint of it in WJ Kavanagh's a few weeks back and thought it was one of the nicest beers I've ever had. It's totally different from the bottle. Very strong taste of Hazelnuts (I know, the clue is in the name!), rather than a more subtle flavour which I was expecting. The jury's out on this one.

Seaneh · 24-11-2012 03:02AM

Seaneh wrote: »

Guinness FES on the couch before hittinh the Bierhalle at the galway christmas market with the galway city boardsies.

Wanted to have somehting tasty beore drinking god awful hefeweizen :pac::pac::pac:

Luckily they were selling Paulaner oktoberfest bier as well as they hefeweizen in the beer tent at the market.

There wouldn't be many times that I would be glad to have a lager instead of another beer but tonight was one of them!

Drank a liter of the marzen and as far as pale lagers go, I wasn't violently opposed to it!

penev10 · 24-11-2012 11:54AM

Found some Spaten Octoberfestbier in the local of license which I havent seen in at least 3 or 4 years. Very tasty it is. Also picked up a bottle of Dark Arts porter after reading about it here. Was a bit disappointed, wasn't as flavoursome as I'd hoped. Maybe after the Spaten wasn't the best time to sample it.

aclerkin · 24-11-2012 11:58AM

franziska beer - straight from Germany - sweet beer.

stuchyg · 24-11-2012 09:03PM

flying dog winter cruiser, lovely lovely beer, has that warming effect you want from your seasonal brew

Lovely Bloke · 24-11-2012 09:06PM

I don't "get" winter brews.

I mean, it's the same temperature in my house all year round, I don't need a beer to warm me up.

Now, that's not to say that I don't enjoy them as much as the next man.

BaZmO* · 24-11-2012 09:39PM

TheNinthGate wrote: »

I don't "get" winter brews.

I mean, it's the same temperature in my house all year round, I don't need a beer to warm me up.

Now, that's not to say that I don't enjoy them as much as the next man.

You're supposed to drink it in your shed

Son0vagun · 24-11-2012 10:47PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

You're supposed to drink it in your shed

Isn't all beer suppose to be drank in your shed?

BaZmO* · 24-11-2012 11:40PM

Son0vagun wrote: »

Isn't all beer suppose to be drank in your shed?

'My' shed?

bladebrew · 25-11-2012 12:24AM

I have a hilarious picture in my head of some guy drinking a winter beer out in the shed:D:D

Im having a 5am saint, an unusual flavour, nice though, also in the fridge is an innis and gunn rum finish, i have had it before the taste is just insane, id say it would be better to have with food than by itself, fairly high abv aswell,

Son0vagun · 25-11-2012 12:44AM

When I buy my house(hopefully soon) I plan to do a lot of drinking/brewing in my shed!

BaZmO* · 25-11-2012 02:17AM

Son0vagun wrote: »

When I buy my house(hopefully soon) I plan to do a lot of drinking/brewing in my shed!

Best place for it.

matrim · 25-11-2012 09:45AM

I had the FW Jameson Aged Stout last night. Very nice beer, I'd never had the standard stout before and the basic stout flavour was nice, then the Whisky added a nice hint of sweetness without being overpowering.

Anyone know anywhere in Dublin you can get the standard FW stout?

ciaran76 · 25-11-2012 11:25AM

Bernard Cerny - standard Czech black lager. Not bad slight coffee hint but I got a metal kinda taste at the end.

I stay away from Pilsner Urquell but found a bar that says its aTank beer, unpasteurised version and slightly different. Well it does taste different and I got a caramel aftertaste.
I need to go again as I have a bit of a cold and my taste buds are not 100% at the moment.

Lovely Bloke · 25-11-2012 12:12PM

matrim wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere in Dublin you can get the standard FW stout?

Good question, I was disappointed when I went into The Gingerman a couple of weeks ago, as they have a number of FW brews on tap in there, but not the Stout.

Had a couple of bottles of O'Hara's instead.

I got bottle number seven hundred and odd of the FW Jameson, I'll share it with the brother on Xmas day.

Son0vagun · 25-11-2012 03:07PM

Currently in Chester for a wedding. Having to drink Worthingtons which is quiet bland

Martyn1989 · 25-11-2012 04:19PM

Son0vagun wrote: »

Currently in Chester for a wedding. Having to drink Worthingtons which is quiet bland

Hickerys Smokehouse, decent selection of craft beer and melt in your mouth ribs cooked for 12 hours in a smoker, not cheap but worth it.

Grayditch · 25-11-2012 04:29PM

Picked up the Franciscan Well Jameson Stout, there today. Might try a bit tonight.

Creamy Goodness · 25-11-2012 04:52PM

Rogue Juniper Pale Ale for the grand prix. very tasty I have to say.

Seaneh · 25-11-2012 05:38PM

I picked up 4 can's of Abbot Ale for €1.99 in tesco while picking up some nomnoms, not a huge Green King fan usually but at less than 50c a can I couldn't really turn my nose up at it.

tony 2 tone · 25-11-2012 05:48PM

Left hand brewery Milk stout on draft, wonderful stuff.
Schendier Weisse Tap 6, not a wheat beer fan but this is really great.
And last but by no means least, Flying Dog Kujo, Imerial coffee stout. I love my stouts and this is a new favourite. Bit steap but worth it now and again.

blueshed · 25-11-2012 05:57PM

Seaneh wrote: »

I picked up 4 can's of Abbot Ale for €1.99 in tesco while picking up some nomnoms, not a huge Green King fan usually but at less than 50c a can I couldn't really turn my nose up at it.

why did you not tell me, you know i like a good bargain

Crann na Beatha · 25-11-2012 06:05PM

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Son0vagun · 25-11-2012 07:30PM

Drinking Farmhouse Ale by Spitting Feathers, a local brewery in Cheshire. Weird taste that I can't put my finger on. Might need another one or two!

PS only on here cos this wedding is pretty crap.

symbolic · 25-11-2012 08:15PM

matrim wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere in Dublin you can get the standard FW stout?

They have a Shandon Stout tap in Against the Grain.

ciaran76 · 26-11-2012 04:53AM

Nomád Karel Česká IPA 16° a lovely American styled IPA brewed with only Czech hops says the label.

Nice amber coloured beer with a nice fluffy white head. Smells grassy and lovely caramel after taste.

Oh and called Nomad because they brew in different locations.

munchkin_utd · 26-11-2012 02:22PM

Had (Erdinger) Fischers Lager there yesterday as I saw it on sale in Munich for the first time. (already had it in Dublin but it was stale so not a valid tasting really). It shows that Erdinger are finally rolling it out in Germany to a small extent, even if they cant be ärsed promoting it properly with even a mention on their website.

I can see why folks would prefer it over fizzy irish brewed heineken etc. It is very flavoursome compared to a lot of other beers.
For my taste though a shade too malty, too sickly sticky.
Its a munich style lager but it just isnt as balanced as your Augustiner reference or even the somewhat underrated Löwenbrau/ Spaten on draught.

If it was a song, it'd be a decent cover song but you really can only think of the original that you would prefer to be experiencing instead !

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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