What beer are we drinking this week ?

dan1895 wrote: »

Tried emilesse black ipa last night. Strange but in a good way. Was on special in the porterhouse for €4. Tasty and drinkable for a 8% in my opinion.

Just tried one of these. Not impressed. I normally like hoppy beers but thought this was very unbalanced and the hops were too overbearing and bitter.

Seaneh wrote: »

€15.50 a shot the other day in Salt House, and it's a 710ml bottle so there are exactly 20 standard shots in a bottle, don't know where you're getting those figures from.

I think ATG had the same noted on their FB page, so was also surprised to see the 6 shots per bottle comment.

Sipping on a bottle of The American Dream by Mikkeller. Very similar to Punk IPA.

Picked up 3 bottles for this evening all from Williams brothers. Grozet premium Scottish beer, "birds and bees" golden summer ale and Joker IPA.

having a few tonight

brown paperbag project oxman - very nice.
rogue chipotle ale - was expecting more of a bite from the chipotle, disappointing.
sierra nevada bigfoot 2013 - much nicer than 2012
fyne ales zombier - nice again but nothing hugely spectacular.

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

having a few tonight

brown paperbag project oxman - very nice.
rogue chipotle ale - was expecting more of a bite from the chipotle, disappointing.
sierra nevada bigfoot 2013 - much nicer than 2012
fyne ales zombier - nice again but nothing hugely spectacular.

I never fail to be disappointed by Rogue beers.

Stuck in deepest darkest Wisconsin for a few days, so going to make the most of it and sample the best craft beers on offer.

Bell's Two Hearted was lovely, but didn't pack the hop punch that I'm used to from US IPAs. Actually a very drinkable IPA. Currently enjoying a local saison, that just doesn't hit the sour notes of a Belgian saison, and is reminiscent of a weis beer.

Will be keeping an eye out for Surly Furious, which is one of my favourites.

Not many updates in this thread today. I assume everyone is out getting sozzled in the sun!
Anyway, had a BBQ/1st birthday party yesterday and polished off in no particular order:

2 Anchor Liberty Ales
Tempted Summer Sweet
Antoinette cider
Red Hook Copper Hook
Trouble Sabotage
Brewdog Liberty Black
Hopside Rotator IPA

Coupled with an interrupted sleep and early rise due to a crying child, I had a fierce head on me this morning.

Having a Dungarvan Mahon Falls this evening. Not my cup of tea, I think.

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Mahon falls is a strange one alright. Had it out a bottle first and hated it. Tried it again on cask and i really enjoyed it.

Might be a bottling issue. I love Serra Nevada's Ruthless Rye for example.

Also, in other news, I was in the Corkscrew off-licence attached to Kennys in Lucan yesterday.
I never knew Kennys had Sierra Nevada on tap (€4.80 a pint) and they're going through about 2 kegs a week.
The off-licence is also in final negotiations to sell growlers of beer! Not sure if it'll be Sierra Nevada or Brewdog but they're installing a tap in the offie and will sell growlers and refill them for you. A very unique offering for an Irish off-licence. Also, their selection of beers is excellent. Spotted a few Bath beers that I haven't seen anywhere else. I might have a new local go-to place for beer if I can't drop in to Drinkstore.

matrim wrote: »

Probus on Fienian St have gotten in a tap and mentioned to someone on facebook that they would do growlers. The beer at the moment is Thornbridge Reverend and the Makers (Summer Ale), which is only ok but it's nice to see offies coming up with more options.

Hollands out in bray do growler fills too, it's on all of their craft taps afaik. It's a great idea and shows that at least some off license's are willing to do something different.