What beer are we drinking this week ?

the beer revolu · 16-07-2013 02:13PM

drumswan wrote: »

Both Hooker and O'Haras Pale are Pale Ales, not IPAs.

Debatable.
Both are marketed as Irish Pale Ale - IPA
This is a deliberate blurring of the lines, IMO and the lines between an India Pale Ale and an Irish Pale Ale are very blurred indeed. To confuse things further, US IPAs are totally different to UK IPAs. All very fuzzy!

BaZmO* · 16-07-2013 02:27PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Debatable.
Both are marketed as Irish Pale Ale - IPA
This is a deliberate blurring of the lines, IMO and the lines between an India Pale Ale and an Irish Pale Ale are very blurred indeed. To confuse things further, US IPAs are totally different to UK IPAs. All very fuzzy!

Beer definitions are generally very blurry. I only ever use them as a guide.

ASJ112 · 16-07-2013 04:30PM

Just wait till somebody gets into the old porter/stout debate again

Is Drinkstore the only place in Dublin that has Oakham beers ? I had heard of them before but didn't expect to see them stocked here.

Losty Dublin · 16-07-2013 07:11PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Beer definitions are generally very blurry. I only ever use them as a guide.

Only coming to this now and this point pretty much expresses my thinking when I posted yesterday. What it reminded me of was more so an classic bitter but I wasn't going to pigeon hole it into any genre. An IPA it is not but a blonde, maybe.

ASJ, yer man in Drinkstore hadn't tried it but if anywhere else Redmonds may have it as well.

BaZmO* · 16-07-2013 07:39PM

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Only coming to this now and this point pretty much expresses my thinking when I posted yesterday. What it reminded me of was more so an classic bitter but I wasn't going to pigeon hole it into any genre. An IPA it is not but a blonde, maybe.

ASJ, yer man in Drinkstore hadn't tried it but if anywhere else Redmonds may have it as well.

Afaik Bitter & IPA can be interchangeable in England, Bitter being the draught version.

Grayditch · 16-07-2013 07:48PM

Since it was in O'Briens, I picked up a Mikkeller "The American". Good beer. Not €4 good.

ASJ112 · 16-07-2013 08:37PM

Anybody been in Cassidy's on West moreland street, saw on twitter that they have To Ol on tap ? Any idea of what they have on tap and what the cost is usually ?

Creamy Goodness · 16-07-2013 08:45PM

ASJ112 wrote: »

Anybody been in Cassidy's on West moreland street, saw on twitter that they have To Ol on tap ? Any idea of what they have on tap and what the cost is usually ?

brew dock have had To Øl on tap before. if i remember correctly it was First Frontier IPA so Cassidys probably have the same as it would be all imported by the same importer.

Speak Now · 16-07-2013 08:47PM

Going to be drinking in a brewdog bar next few nights. Yum Yum!!

BaZmO* · 16-07-2013 10:00PM

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Going to be drinking in a brewdog bar next few nights. Yum Yum!!

Their pizzas are lovely too!

irish_goat · 17-07-2013 12:41AM

ASJ112 wrote: »

Anybody been in Cassidy's on West moreland street, saw on twitter that they have To Ol on tap ? Any idea of what they have on tap and what the cost is usually ?

As Creamy Goodness guessed, they have First Frontier IPA on at the minute.

Had a Citrus Hystrix IPA by Nøgne Ø in Cassidy's the other day but can't say I enjoyed it. Was far too much spicy maltyness going on for my liking.

BaZmO* · 17-07-2013 07:30AM

irish_goat wrote: »

Had a Citrus Hystrix IPA by Nøgne Ø in Cassidy's the other day but can't say I enjoyed it. Was far too much spicy maltyness going on for my liking.

I really really liked it.

noby · 17-07-2013 09:09AM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Afaik Bitter & IPA can be interchangeable in England, Bitter being the draught version.

That's bitter and pale ale.

Now I think I'll slowly back away from a style guideline conversation.... :cool:

BaZmO* · 17-07-2013 09:33AM

noby wrote: »

That's bitter and pale ale.

Now I think I'll slowly back away from a style guideline conversation.... :cool:

Ahh, I knew it was one or t'other. But that said, it's difficult to distinguish a Pale Ale and an IPA from each other at the best of times.

snowblind · 17-07-2013 10:31AM

Barrel aged Leann Follain was a huge let down. The standard caramel/whiskey barrel taste felt like tacked on and the beer felt like it lacked body to support that anyways. It tasted almost like a watery beer mixed with whiskey and additives. And the standard Llean Follain is my favourite Irish beer!

Colonel Sanders · 17-07-2013 10:53AM

snowblind wrote: »

Barrel aged Leann Follain was a huge let down. The standard caramel/whiskey barrel taste felt like tacked on and the beer felt like it lacked body to support that anyways. It tasted almost like a watery beer mixed with whiskey and additives. And the standard Llean Follain is my favourite Irish beer!

It definitely lacked body IMO

Thought it was nice but nowhere near worth the price

snowblind · 17-07-2013 11:02AM

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

It definitely lacked body IMO

Thought it was nice but nowhere near worth the price

I had much higher hopes, wish they would have put out small bottles instead. Kindred Spirit & Celebration Stout Barrel Aged are way nicer IMO. Also, cheaper.

Ruben Remus · 17-07-2013 01:05PM

ASJ112 wrote: »

Is Drinkstore the only place in Dublin that has Oakham beers ? I had heard of them before but didn't expect to see them stocked here.

SuperValu on Aston Quay had the Oakham Ales 'Citra' and 'Bishop's Farewell'. The Citra is delicious but the last time I was in that Super Valu, which was about 10 days ago, it was all gone.

I had a bottle of the Bishop's Farewell last night and really enjoyed it. It almost tasted like it was from a cask.

MonstaMash · 17-07-2013 03:32PM

Hoppelhammer by The Whitewater Brewing Company...not over impressed

Sierra Nevada Torpedo being my go-to beverage

Ravelleman · 17-07-2013 05:31PM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Hoppelhammer by The Whitewater Brewing Company...not over impressed

I wasn't impressed by this either. I didn't find it as hoppy as the name would suggest.

The Drunken Destrier · 17-07-2013 10:42PM

Hoppelhammer is a let down if you're expecting a hop-bomb (which is totally understandable, given the name). For some reason though, I knew it wasn't going to be that, so I enjoyed it quite a lot. Sure, it's not got the extreme bitterness you look for in a strong(ish) IPA, but the flavours were quite beautiful. If it was called something else, I think people would have reacted much better to it IMO

17-07-2013 10:48PM

Just opened a bottle of Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, not keen on it so far

the beer revolu · 18-07-2013 01:32PM

Very nice, dry Belgian golden ale.
Reminds me a bit of Westie Blonde or Goose Island Sofie.
Some very interesting Belgians in The Abbot's, Cork atm

enda1 · 18-07-2013 02:01PM

While waiting for the train to the tube to the tube to the airport to the plane to the car to the folks. Phew.

Colonel Sanders · 18-07-2013 08:00PM

Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Top notch IMO

dan1895 · 18-07-2013 08:50PM

Old Dan. 7.4% and delicious.

Ronan cork · 18-07-2013 09:52PM

Really enjoying a de struise pannepot ATM. Really rich flavour, very like westvleteren 12 from memory anyway...will have to taste them side by side... Having their blonde next then a Hopus fresh hop...nice night in!

Seaneh · 19-07-2013 07:31AM

Ronan cork wrote: »

Really enjoying a de struise pannepot ATM. Really rich flavour, very like westvleteren 12 from memory anyway...will have to taste them side by side... Having their blonde next then a Hopus fresh hop...nice night in!

Shared a bottle of De Struise's "Black Albert" Imperial Stout yesterday with a few of the lads in Salt House. Top class stuff, super brewery.

Insect Overlord · 19-07-2013 10:09AM

Speaking of imperials stouts, I had a bottle of Brooklyn's Black Chocolate Stout last night. It nearly blew my head off, but in the nicest way possible!

Lesson learned: stout doesn't make for good post-football refreshment.

jester77 · 19-07-2013 10:12AM

On the stout theme, I've some liquorice stout that I picked in Denmark. Not sure if I should crack it open this weekend or wait until the temps drop.

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