What beer are we drinking this week ?

BaZmO* · 29-03-2013 09:40PM

Sharp's Doom Bar

Very quaffable. Although it has that unpleasant bitter hop smell I tend to get a lot from certain English Ales. Maybe it's the clear glass bottle, which accompanies the smell a lot of the time.

Lucena · 29-03-2013 09:50PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

clear glass bottle

:eek:

Grayditch · 29-03-2013 10:20PM

This Bourbon County Stout is brilliant. It's very complex. I couldnt afford this every week, but this was a nice treat for the day that's in it. Very impressed by the balance. Beautiful bourbon warmth afterwards. A lovely finisher for the night.

It makes look forward to the new batch of Fransiscan Well Jameson Stout, even more.

matrim · 29-03-2013 10:30PM

Had a couple tonight

A Thornbridge Bracia. Very complex and heavy, molassy with lots of roasted malts, honey and some woody / oakey flavours and hints of vanilla and plums

Also had a Nogne O Two Captains. Was worried at first because of the amount of sediment (see picture) but it is very nice. Malty start and finishes with a lovely bitterness. Hints of grapefruit and orange.

slayerking · 29-03-2013 10:35PM

Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye tonight, very nice indeed.

Odell IPA up next. I love the way the Odell beers have bottled on dates as opposed to a best before. Bottled in January, so still relatively fresh.
More beers should do this, especially the hoppy ones.

ciaran76 · 29-03-2013 10:39PM

matrim wrote: »

Had a couple tonight

Also had a Nogne O Two Captains. Was worried at first because of the amount of sediment (see picture) but it is very nice. Malty start and finishes with a lovely bitterness. Hints of grapefruit and orange.

Major sediment. Where did you get it.

matrim · 29-03-2013 11:21PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Major sediment. Where did you get it.

Got it during the week in probus.

the varg · 29-03-2013 11:56PM

Rogue beer..you just can't put a foot wrong!

1st off the chipotle ale is simply delicious especially if you like your chilli, fantastic brew

Next their Yellow snow IPA, absolutely so drinkable, oh god I want more

Then the Dead Guy Ale, fantastic too but just a notch below Yellow snow, but that still says a lot.

Going further up north, teh alaskan brewing company offering of Alaskan Smoked Porter...again a real chipotle type flavour similar to the rogue chipotle ale, again very drinkable and gets better with age apparently.. BB date on bottle was 2023...was never gone to live so long in this house:)
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ciaran76 · 30-03-2013 11:10PM

Dead Pony club from Brew Dog. I actually think this is my favourite hoppy beer from them.

BaZmO* · 30-03-2013 11:22PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Dead Pony club from Brew Dog. I actually think this is my favourite hoppy beer from them.

Really? I had a bottle of it last night and thought it was nice enough but lacking body. I have better memories of having it on draught last year.

ciaran76 · 30-03-2013 11:23PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Really? I had a bottle of it last night and thought it was nice enough but lacking body. I have better memories of having it on draught last year.

Yeah now not my favourite hoppy beer just my favourite hoppy beer from Brewdog. Oh I should have also said as a session beer. It's not too strong and you can have a few in 1 sitting.

BaZmO* · 30-03-2013 11:28PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Yeah now not my favourite hoppy beer just my favourite hoppy beer from Brewdog. Oh I should have also said as a session beer. It's not too strong and you can have a few in 1 sitting.

Yeah it'd make a great session beer, although I'd much prefer a Punk or 5AM (which I'm having at the moment!)

ciaran76 · 30-03-2013 11:36PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Yeah it'd make a great session beer, although I'd much prefer a Punk or 5AM (which I'm having at the moment!)

Oh both excellent beers too. There's not much between them really I feel.

Creamy Goodness · 31-03-2013 07:39PM

6 pack of Sierra Nevada's 2013 ruthless rye ipa. delicious goes well with chocolate.

Ipso · 31-03-2013 09:37PM

Anyone ever have Sierra Nevada's ale called Bigfoot?

Creamy Goodness · 31-03-2013 09:39PM

had the 2012 version not the 2013 version.

it was OK, not forgettable but not astounding

The Drunken Destrier · 31-03-2013 10:14PM

Love the Bigfoot series. Have 4 of the 2012 set aside for ageing, it's supposedly one of the best for that.

Ravelleman · 01-04-2013 02:24PM

I tried Bonaparte´s (Galway Hooker) Stout in Tigh Neachtain yesterday evening. To be honest, I didn´t think it was great. It was served much too cold and I didn´t enjoy the nitro head. It could have been the temperature but I found it quite bland - there was a faint hint of vanilla but not much else that I could pick up.

Ipso · 01-04-2013 06:55PM

Thanks for the replies on the Bigfoot, I really like regular Sierra Nevada and tried their Harpoon a while back but it was a bit hoppy for me.
I moved to New York a few years ago and there id some great stuff available.

Hogzy · 01-04-2013 07:35PM

Having a Blue Moon Spiced Amber ale. Tastes just like Christmas cake.

Creamy Goodness · 01-04-2013 08:08PM

that sounds awful and like a sinker to me. I've only had one beer I've thrown down the sink but anything that tastes like christmas cake would meet the same fate :pac:.

Hogzy · 02-04-2013 03:55PM

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

that sounds awful and like a sinker to me. I've only had one beer I've thrown down the sink but anything that tastes like christmas cake would meet the same fate :pac:.

Its certainly different. Dont think ill be buying it again but it was an interesting bottle of beer.

Herb Powell · 02-04-2013 11:45PM

Ice-distilled excess homebrew. Did it purely for the laugh, since I had some left over (and no bottles for it). Tastes Belgian.

BaZmO* · 03-04-2013 07:49AM

Herb Powell wrote: »

Ice-distilled excess homebrew. Did it purely for the laugh, since I had some left over (and no bottles for it). Tastes Belgian.

Is that not illegal? And more importantly, quite dangerous.

Arturo Bandini · 03-04-2013 11:36AM

Going to try some Duvel tonight. Hope it lives up to the hype.

Tried some Zlaty Bazant last night, which was decent. It was no way near as good as some of the other, finer Czech pilsners though.

BeerNut · 03-04-2013 11:37AM

It's Slovakian

Arturo Bandini · 03-04-2013 11:46AM

I always thought it was more of a style of pilsner, then a pilsner strictly from Czech Republic. Excuse my ignorance.

Herb Powell · 03-04-2013 12:07PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Is that not illegal? And more importantly, quite dangerous.

Try enforcing that if it is, lol. I won't be doing it again anyway.

Insect Overlord · 04-04-2013 12:46AM

Bought my friend a bottle of Straffe Hendrik this evening as a present. He wasn't too impressed. Prefers his German beers (Spatten Oktoberfest is pretty damn good too, in fairness) but I won't be treating him again too soon!

Ravelleman · 04-04-2013 08:30AM

Hogzy wrote: »

Having a Blue Moon Spiced Amber ale. Tastes just like Christmas cake.

Deveneys in Dundrum are selling the winter specials individually for €2 at the moment. I was kind of tempted but I don´t really like regular Blue Moon or Christmas cake, for that matter, so I got myself a Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA while I was there.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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