What beer are we drinking this week ?

keano_afc · 22-03-2013 02:42PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

What was 8 Degrees like? I had it at the IFSC but couldn't properly taste it from the plastic.

First impressions were that it had a much bigger whiskey hit than either the Franciscan Well Jameson Stout, or Ola Dubh - both of which are excellent beers. I'm not sure what % the Ola Dubh comes in at, but the Fran Well stuff is 10%, and at 7% the 8 Degrees stuff tasted much higher.

I liked it. Big whiskey hit, more than I was expecting. But very tasty. Strong enough so not really a session stout.

adrian522 · 22-03-2013 03:11PM

Had 2 each of the (Aldi) O'Sheas Red Ale, Pale Ale and Stout. I liked all of them but the Pale Ale probably the best. Think they were 1.79 each in Nutgrove.

ciaran76 · 22-03-2013 10:10PM

Bellerose Bière Blonde Extra - a light Belgian styled beer with a quite sweet taste like pears.
Slightly hoppy but nothing over the top. Not a bad beer but nothing memorable either.

Justice! · 22-03-2013 10:12PM

Was at a local micro brewery in Galway last night. Gotta love a bit of Bay Ale!

22-03-2013 10:17PM

I've decided I'm in love with leffe. It's yummy.

Has anyone seen De Koninck anywhere? I wonder if it's available anywhere in Ireland.

BaZmO* · 22-03-2013 10:46PM

adrian522 wrote: »

Had 2 each of the (Aldi) O'Sheas Red Ale, Pale Ale and Stout. I liked all of them but the Pale Ale probably the best. Think they were 1.79 each in Nutgrove.

Cracking beers, particularly the Red & Pale Ale. Brewed by Carlow Brewing Co. (The guys that do O'Hara's) in case you didn't know.

Just finished a bottle of To Øl Raid Beer. Really nice, and straight out of the Brewdog recipe booklet.

Had a few Kona beers over the last week, quite impressed with them. Surprisingly I thought the lager was the best of the bunch.

The Drunken Destrier · 23-03-2013 11:06AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Has anyone seen De Koninck anywhere? I wonder if it's available anywhere in Ireland.

I think they have it in the Abbot's in Cork. Had it in Amsterdam a couple of years ago, not bad.

Owryan · 23-03-2013 11:25AM

Was told in my local obriens offy that the dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout was finished. That and the leann follain are my drink of choice.

BaZmO* · 23-03-2013 11:28AM

Owryan wrote: »

Was told in my local obriens offy that the dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout was finished. That and the leann follain are my drink of choice.

Finished until next Christmas. It's a seasonal.

Owryan · 23-03-2013 11:29AM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Finished until next Christmas. It's a seasonal.

Cheers for that, only discovered it recently

23-03-2013 01:44PM

The Drunken Destrier wrote: »

I think they have it in the Abbot's in Cork. Had it in Amsterdam a couple of years ago, not bad.

Thank you, I'm not in Cork but at least if one place does it there's a good chance somewhere else does too

BaZmO* · 23-03-2013 07:39PM

To Øl Black Ball. Bootiful!

Grayditch · 23-03-2013 07:50PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

To Øl Black Ball. Bootiful!

Do you know of O'Briens sell it? I think I saw some Øl stuff in there.

Ravelleman · 23-03-2013 07:55PM

Owryan wrote: »

Was told in my local obriens offy that the dungarvan coffee and oatmeal stout was finished. That and the leann follain are my drink of choice.

The Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson St. still had this a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was an underwhelming beer. Leann Folláin is much better

Insect Overlord · 23-03-2013 08:40PM

My local Dunnes are finally stocking the 75 cl bottles of Duvel again. Just after I started a 6 week drinking hiatus.

Le sigh.

Lucena · 23-03-2013 08:58PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

My local Dunnes are finally stocking the 75 cl bottles of Duvel again. Just after I started a 6 week drinking hiatus.

Le sigh.

"75 cl bottles of Duvel"!!!:eek:

Danger here!:)

BaZmO* · 23-03-2013 09:05PM

Grayditch wrote: »

Do you know of O'Briens sell it? I think I saw some Øl stuff in there.

Haven't a clue sorry. I tend to get all my 'exotic' beers from Drinkstore

ASJ112 · 23-03-2013 09:17PM

Occasionally I pop into O'Briens for beers since they have Brewdog there now, but never seen any To Ol beers in them Grayditch. Strangely enough, one of their shops has a few types of Nogneo, Hardcore, Brooklyn 1,2,3

Going to be near an O'Briens tomorrow so will pop in and check.

Grayditch · 23-03-2013 09:25PM

I've was in McHuges the other day as well as O'Briens, I'm probably mistaken.

Gonna see if they have any of that Porter there now anyway, and grab the Left Hand Black Jack too.

Heroditas · 23-03-2013 09:48PM

Bottle of Cul Dorcha by West Kerry Brewery at the moment.
Have only ever had their stuff previously at the Craft Beer festival in the RDS.
Enjoying it so far, full of flavour.

DaithiMa · 24-03-2013 03:12AM

Sampled Duvel for the very first time tonight as a result of a previous post on here. Joining boards.ie was worth it judging by tonight's results!! It is a lovely beer. Am looking forward to sampling some of the other brews recommended here. Go raibh mile maith againn.

GLaDOS · 24-03-2013 03:43AM

DaithiMa wrote: »

Sampled Duvel for the very first time tonight as a result of a previous post on here. Joining boards.ie was worth it judging by tonight's results!! It is a lovely beer. Am looking forward to sampling some of the other brews recommended here. Go raibh mile maith againn.

Fairly inexperienced when it comes to Belgian beers myself, but I'd recommend trying Leffe if you like Duvel.

stuchyg · 24-03-2013 03:34PM

Give leffe a miss, try picking up some rochefort for a quality example of a belgian.

Insect Overlord · 24-03-2013 03:41PM

stuchyg wrote: »

Give leffe a miss, try picking up some rochefort for a quality example of a belgian.

The Rochefort range is beautiful, but Leffe isn't a bad one to start off with. A few places around the country have it on tap.

matrim · 24-03-2013 03:58PM

Had a Galway Bay Voyager yesterday.

Very nice but a bit raw, very strong citrus hop hit right from the start without the initial maltyness to ease your way in.

Grayditch · 24-03-2013 04:29PM

I was indeed mixing up Nøgne ø and To Øl, somehow.

I picked up the Black Ball porter anyway.

Edit: Sweet Jesus, Black Ball is something special.

Ruben Remus · 25-03-2013 09:28AM

Also had Galway Bay Brewery's new Voyager IPA at the weekend. It's probably the hoppiest Irish beer I've tasted. Smells sweet and slightly fruity, but the taste brings long, lingering bitterness. It wouldn't be to everyone's taste but I really enjoyed it. I think it's great that there's a new Irish beer which brings something different to the table.