What beer are we drinking this week ?

Micky Dolenz · 15-06-2013 10:46PM

Crazy prices for beer.

stuchyg · 15-06-2013 11:13PM

Hit up atg with the missus today. I had

Sn torpedo - so good on tap, loses some of the bitterness of the bottle but keeps all the taste
SN ruthless rye - better in bottle
SN blindfold - enjoyed this
Jaipur - both our favourite, hadn't had the bottle but this was gorg
Thornbridge APA - good but couldn't compete with Jaipur
Seaforth on cask - meh
Buried at sea - liked this but lacked the sweetness and coffee profile of a milk stout
NZ voyager - undrinkable. The bitterness was overbearing, twas only after tasting I remembered the reviews on here.

She had her oul reliable blue moon and a pint of aspalls which was pretty tasty.

Had hoped to split a decent Belgian but they had nothing interesting

adamski8 · 15-06-2013 11:14PM

stuchyg wrote: »

Buried at sea - liked this but lacked the sweetness and coffee profile of a milk stout

but it is a milk stout!

stuchyg · 15-06-2013 11:20PM

adamski8 wrote: »

but it is a milk stout!

Must say I'm confused by this response

Lovely Bloke · 16-06-2013 11:26AM

I was at The Lighthouse Cinema last night, and when I came out there was a guy handing out flyers for the new bar beside it, Oscars.

Free pints of Rebel Red, they also have Shandon Stout and Blue Moon on tap too.

They have O'Hara's Stout on tap, and bottles of O'Hara's Pale Ale, Red and Stout in bottles, which were €4 each last night, an excellent price. I also saw Ór and Hooker.

Only thing is, the bar staff were pretty amateur, which is infuriating.

penev10 · 16-06-2013 12:55PM

Had a Delirium Nocturnum last night. Found it quite light for a dark beer thats 8.4%. Was too cold to make any other judgments on it. Will leave the next bottle out to warm up next time.

adamski8 · 16-06-2013 01:55PM

stuchyg wrote: »

Must say I'm confused by this response

For some reason i thought you didnt know it was a milk stout but now i see you were saying it didnt live up to its billing as a milk stout

I think it is sweet and dont get coffee off it but ive never got coffee off other milk stouts, i dont think they are meant to have coffee tastes?

stuchyg · 16-06-2013 02:45PM

adamski8 wrote: »

For some reason i thought you didnt know it was a milk stout but now i see you were saying it didnt live up to its billing as a milk stout

I think it is sweet and dont get coffee off it but ive never got coffee off other milk stouts, i dont think they are meant to have coffee tastes?

I tend to get a whack of coffee of them generally, the first time i had the left hand in atg my missus reckoned she could smell coffee of my breath

BaZmO* · 16-06-2013 05:24PM

Mikkeller Årh Hvad. Wasn't sure on first taste but it got nicer as it warmed. Definitely see the Orval similarity but the original wins out me thinks.

Grayditch · 16-06-2013 05:36PM

I tried them backwards. Fell in love with Orval instantly, the other night.

Ravelleman · 16-06-2013 06:14PM

I had a Buried at Sea and a Blindfold today in ATG.

Buried at Sea was nice alright - sweet, as a milk stout should be - but slightly lacking in body. I would recommend Left Hand over this and, although it's not the same style, I also think that Leann Folláin is a better bet.

Blindfold was also good - quite alcoholic, moderately hoppy, not that much bite, caramel notes. If it were a regular pale ale it would be quite unremarkable though.

Manc-Red · 16-06-2013 07:38PM

I got a really nice present today of 8 bottles of beer from around the world..... Just had 2 bottles of Duvel to start the night off... Feet up & watch the Golf with a really relaxing buzz off them, possibly the finest Beer I've ever had.

Kentucky bourbon barrel ale is next.....

MonkstownHoop · 16-06-2013 07:46PM

Manc-Red wrote: »

I got a really nice present today of 8 bottles of beer from around the world..... Just had 2 bottles of Duvel to start the night off... Feet up & watch the Golf with a really relaxing buzz off them, possibly the finest Beer I've ever had.

Kentucky bourbon barrel ale is next.....

had some of that at the secret beer garden in dundrum, very nice

Manc-Red · 16-06-2013 07:56PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

had some of that at the secret beer garden in dundrum, very nice

I first tasted Kentucky at the Beer festival at the RDS last year - pretty powerful stuff

Manc-Red · 16-06-2013 09:34PM

Innis & Gunn.... Not the best

MonkstownHoop · 16-06-2013 09:38PM

Manc-Red wrote: »

Innis & Gunn.... Not the best

take that back! lovely it is

Manc-Red · 16-06-2013 09:39PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

take that back! lovely it is

In fairness it's getting better lol!

Grayditch · 16-06-2013 09:43PM

I&G is nice at the right temperature from a nice glass. Their Whiskey Stout is pretty good. Not into the Rum ones.

They're not good enough for the price, I don't think.

stuchyg · 16-06-2013 09:56PM

First taste of tremens, not as good as duvel

MonkstownHoop · 16-06-2013 10:28PM

Grayditch wrote: »

I&G is nice at the right temperature from a nice glass. Their Whiskey Stout is pretty good. Not into the Rum ones.

They're not good enough for the price, I don't think.

i always have mine with a short glass, like the 8 degrees or brew dog, not too cold, price is an issue alright, i took advantage of the 750ml being nearly half price from the drinkstore

BaZmO* · 17-06-2013 11:29AM

Had a bottle Einstok Pale Ale & a bottle of Mikkeller Nelson Sauvin Single Hop IPA yesterday. The Einstok had a lovely mouthfeel and balnce of sweetness and bitterness but was lacking in the hops department. The Mikkeller was certainly not lacking in the hops, but I felt it was just a bit too thin, could've done with a bit more body imo.

Also had a bottle of Brew Dog Cocoa Psycho. Fantastic beer. One of the nicest Imperial Stouts I've had. The balance was spot on, and I loved the way it wasn't too sickly sweet. Sometimes I find that as soon as "chocolate" is added into the equation it becomes too much to take, but this was just perfect.

Forgot I also had Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro. Weird looking at it settling in the glass like a glass of Guinness. Unsurprisingly there was no real aroma off it, but it did taste extremely smooth with decent enough milky sweetness. Very quaffable.

Ravelleman · 17-06-2013 12:55PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Forgot I also had Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro. Weird looking at it settling in the glass like a glass of Guinness. Unsurprisingly there was no real aroma off it, but it did taste extremely smooth with decent enough milky sweetness. Very quaffable.

I must get a bottle of this during the week.

ciaran76 · 17-06-2013 02:49PM

I am back in North Dakota for 2 weeks but and was handed possibly one of the worst beers ever.

Michelob Pale Ale just tasted like malty water.

ThirdMan · 17-06-2013 07:49PM

I had my first pint of this earlier. I haven't got a very discerning palette or anything, but I quite enjoyed it. I tried a few commercial lagers for the first time recently and I found them very bland. But the Hersbrucker had a little more to it. Can anyone recommend some similar products that I might enjoy? Thanks.

BeerNut · 17-06-2013 08:33PM

ThirdMan wrote: »

Can anyone recommend some similar products that I might enjoy?

Hersbrucker is a bit too bitter for me, but if that's how you like your lagers, try Flensburger Pils or Jever. Even Pilsner Urquell is in that sort of zone if it's cold.

ThirdMan · 17-06-2013 08:51PM

BeerNut wrote: »

Hersbrucker is a bit too bitter for me, but if that's how you like your lagers, try Flensburger Pils or Jever. Even Pilsner Urquell is in that sort of zone if it's cold.

Great, thanks!

And yeah, I do enjoy a bitter beer alright. So I guess that explains it.

Micky Dolenz · 17-06-2013 09:24PM

Having a Leffe Royal again. Smooth and lovely.

18-06-2013 02:10AM

I had two bottles of Mountain Man Green Bullet which were ok, not bad at all but I would go for 8 degrees instead.
Also tried a bottle of Kinsale pale ale, all hop no other flavours. Not for me.

Knifey Spoony · 18-06-2013 10:48AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I had two bottles of Mountain Man Green Bullet which were ok, not bad at all but I would go for 8 degrees instead.
Also tried a bottle of Kinsale pale ale, all hop no other flavours. Not for me.

As a matter of interest, is the Kinsale pale ale available anywhere in the city at the moment? Venturing out to Kinsale just to try one drink isn't really an option and I'm very interested in trying it out.

the beer revolu · 18-06-2013 11:01AM

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

As a matter of interest, is the Kinsale pale ale available anywhere in the city at the moment? Venturing out to Kinsale just to try one drink isn't really an option and I'm very interested in trying it out.

The Abbott's have it.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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