What beer are we drinking this week ?

Creamy Goodness · 04-12-2012 04:40PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Snap!

Finally got round to trying it. Beautiful stuff. Not cheap though, €6.50 a pint but I definitely think it's worth it. Proper cider!
I actually would've said that I'm not a fan of cider, mainly due to a couple of bad experiences in my youth, but proper cider is a whole other animal. I also had a bottle of Stonewell Cider over the weekend which was lovely too.

I'm the exact same, never enjoyed cider at all until i had a stonewell's, then this cask stuff set my taste buds a popping. apparently WJK's are getting more of it in again, well read it on twitter at some stage (may have been the stuff you get there).

AnonoBoy · 04-12-2012 04:43PM

Glad to see the Rogue Mocha Porter back in stock in the Drink Store in Stoneybatter.

Lovely stuff.
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BaZmO* · 04-12-2012 10:44PM

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

I'm the exact same, never enjoyed cider at all until i had a stonewell's, then this cask stuff set my taste buds a popping. apparently WJK's are getting more of it in again, well read it on twitter at some stage (may have been the stuff you get there).

There's not much difference from the bottled version from what I can remember. Their apple juice is sublime too.

Grayditch · 04-12-2012 10:53PM

Gotta try that Whitewater Christmas beer. Their Clotworthy Dobbin and Belfast Black are two of my favourites. Wasn't pushed on the Copperhead, though.

Grayditch · 04-12-2012 10:55PM

Giving the Innis And Gunn Spiced Rum Finish a go. Not overly excited by it. I've the Whiskey Cask, I might try later, but as much as I like the original, I'm not overly keen on their special casks etc.

the beer revolu · 04-12-2012 11:29PM

Grayditch wrote: »

Giving the Innis And Gunn Spiced Rum Finish a go. Not overly excited by it. I've the Whiskey Cask, I might try later, but as much as I like the original, I'm not overly keen on their special casks etc.

Devil's p1ss!

Grayditch · 04-12-2012 11:56PM

The rum one wasn't bad by the end of the glass, but nothing special. I think I'm done with any Innis & Gunn, bar the odd bottle of the original every now and again.

TO_ARTHUR! wrote: »

When I drink beer in Ireland, I prefer Bavaria

Jaysus, man. I find it to be a really low quality beer. Tasteless gas water. I can get the stuff for free and I still pass it up

Martyn1989 · 05-12-2012 02:06AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Jaysus, man. I find it to be a really low quality beer. Tasteless gas water. I can get the stuff for free and I still pass it up

I think thats why its ok, tasteless fizz with no offensive taste, like some of the other cheap 6 for €7 offerings such as Dutch or *shudders* Primus.

Have a Rogue Pumpkin for later, looking forward to it. Drinking a Baird Brown Ale now, its more of a mirky red, but decent flavours in there, except for a slight tang, poor storage conditions maybe.

Anyone ever tried the Rogue Irish Style Lager? They have it here in the 'Liquor Store' for about $8, I'm not sure if I want to shell out for Rogue's interpretation of Harp but, alas, curiosity will get the better of me.

Grayditch · 05-12-2012 02:17AM

Martyn1989 wrote: »

I think thats why its ok, tasteless fizz with no offensive taste, like some of the other cheap 6 for €7 offerings such as Dutch or *shudders* Primus.

Never had a Primus, but I'd agree that even Bavaria is leagues better than Dutch. Jaysus, even Carling is better than Dutch.

For session beer when money's tight, it's Spaten, or Newcastle Brown, for me

Martyn1989 · 05-12-2012 02:24AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Never had a Primus, but I'd agree that even Bavaria is leagues better than Dutch. Jaysus, even Carling is better than Dutch.

For session beer when money's tight, it's Spaten, or Newcastle Brown, for me

Primus is feet beer, it truly is terrible, popular among some of my friends because it shares its name with the band.

Newcastle brown is nice, I wouldn't session on it just because it seems a little sticky/sweet after 1 or 2. On the tight budget I'd go for the Bav every time. Then again if I can't stretch to 6 pack of Guinness Extra I probably shouldn't have a few anyway. Here Molsen Canadian and Rolling Rock (for old times sake) are inexpensive and inoffensive. But generally a 6 pack of bottles will run about $12-$14 whether its a craft(ish) brewery or a macro lager.

Seaneh · 06-12-2012 10:07AM

Last night I had a Thornbridge Chiron in The Salt House. Lovely APA. and at €4 for a 330ml glass, great value.

Also had a pint of Sierra Nevada Tumbler, which is a favourite of mine at this time of year.

KJ · 06-12-2012 11:52AM

My deliveries came. These should keep me going for Christmas.

BrewDog Delivery

Ales By Mail Delivery (UK Beer)

Ales By Mail Delivery (USA Beer)

beans · 06-12-2012 01:35PM

The Kernel's stuff is wicked awesome. Their Double SCCANS is perhaps my favourite IPA.

Herb Powell · 06-12-2012 10:54PM

Interesting to see how your taste can change-I used to think Leffe was decent enough, but I'm just drinking one now (for the first time in about 8 months) and it's pretty watery and shiite.

toffeeshel · 07-12-2012 01:21AM

beans wrote: »

The Kernel's stuff is wicked awesome. Their Double SCCANS is perhaps my favourite IPA.

Wicked and will soon be paying a fleeting visit to Dublin

matrim · 07-12-2012 10:08AM

Had a Brewdog Hoppy Christmas and 8 Degrees Winter Ale last night.

The Hoppy Christmas was nice, a good bit more hoppy than Punk but less so than Hardcore. I thought the hop punch wasn't followed up by enough body to smooth it off so it was lacking a bit there. Probably not worth the extra price tag but most of Brewdog's special brews aren't.

The Winter Ale was nice, strong clove flavours with hints of cinnamon. A nice warming spiced ale but I'd probably only have one of them at a time.

Seaneh · 07-12-2012 08:21PM

Couple of bottles f O'Shea's Stout I picked up while getting a few bitteens in Aldi today to keep me company in front of the fire tonight.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

I'd drink this ahead of a lot of the more expensive Irish Craft stouts/porters happily. Lovely beer.
Those boys in Carlow know what they are at.

ciaran76 · 07-12-2012 09:05PM

Baronka a Czech pale beer slightly nutty taste an a sweet finish.

Need an American styled hop beer so moving onto Nomad next.

Rob987 · 08-12-2012 08:40PM

Enjoying Paulaner original munchner helles and Kloster Andechs weissbier dunkel. Simply superb beers.

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keano_afc · 08-12-2012 09:41PM

Shepherd Neame India Pale Ale tonight. Very nice, I'll be getting more.

cianr · 08-12-2012 10:34PM

KJ wrote: »

I picked up my Drinkstore order at the weekend.

Should be getting a delivery from BrewDog and Ales By Mail today or tomorrow.

Can yo tell me what the delivery charges are like from the UK? Recently ordered from DrinkStore.ie and find them quite good - are there any other Irish sites?

Cheers!

BaZmO* · 08-12-2012 11:10PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Shepherd Neame India Pale Ale tonight. Very nice, I'll be getting more.

I had a bottle of it last week and thought it was ok. Better than their usual fare, and probably lacking a smidgen of hoppiness for my liking.

The bottle looked great though, and surprisingly enough it's in a brown bottle.

evercloserunion · 09-12-2012 12:06AM

God I've been dying for a rauchbier lately but it seems to be evading me. Anyone know of any off licences around the city center where I might pick up a Schlenkerla? I know the Porterhouse sells them but I haven't been able to get down there.

Had a Leann Folláin just there, nice as always.

Grayditch · 09-12-2012 04:13AM

After this weekend, I'm convinced Punk IPA tastes better from a can. And I hate cans.

Herb Powell · 09-12-2012 11:58AM

7.7 Lager...........not what I was expecting. Very tasty indeed.

Hirschbraeu Doppelbock is tasty, reminds me a bit of St Bernadus.

Seaneh · 09-12-2012 02:12PM

Grayditch wrote: »

After this weekend, I'm convinced Punk IPA tastes better from a can. And I hate cans.

You are right it is.

matrim · 09-12-2012 04:04PM

Had a Five Lamps and a Carrig lager last night.

Didn't see much in the Carrig, fairly bland and inoffensive.

The Five lamps was nice enough. For a lager it had an ok hop profile and it was quite refreshing. Could be a nice sunny day drink. Kind of reminded me a bit of Brooklyn lager, although it's been a while since I had one of those so I may be remembering wrong.

Lovely Bloke · 09-12-2012 06:21PM

Was down in The Hole In The Wall for dinner today.

I never knew O'Hara's did a winter ale - Winter Star it's called. I was driving, so only had a mouthful of my wife's pint, she loved it, I thought it was decent. My wife is a fan of Ór and Metalman too, so it's somewhere along the same path as those two.

They are also selling Galway Hooker, Belfast Blonde, Ór, a White Gyspy on tap, don't know which one.

We didn't stay for long after dinner, so I picked up a few bottles in their off licence, which is more geared towards wine but had a good selection of beers too.

oblivious · 09-12-2012 09:04PM

evercloserunion wrote: »

God I've been dying for a rauchbier lately but it seems to be evading me. Anyone know of any off licences around the city center where I might pick up a Schlenkerla? I know the Porterhouse sells them but I haven't been able to get down there.

Had a Leann Folláin just there, nice as always.

drink store should have it http://www.drinkstore.ie

Poeterhouse and bull and castle usually stock it too

BeerNut · 09-12-2012 10:18PM

cianr wrote: »

are there any other Irish sites?

Bradley's and The Beer Club, but neither has the selection of DrinkStore, and even DrinkStore doesn't have everything up on the site.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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