What beer are we drinking this week ?

07-08-2013 10:51PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Booooooooooooooooooooooo

Oops I am mistaken, Monday is the last day of the offer

Seaneh · 07-08-2013 11:13PM

EVEN WORSE!

cloudatlas · 08-08-2013 11:03AM

Tried Punk IPA as I heard it lauded to the skies and I actually prefer Dead Pony IPA which is a bit heavier. IPA's Widmer brothers is my new favourite.

Grayditch · 08-08-2013 11:12AM

I think Dead Pony Club is a bit lighter than Punk.

cloudatlas · 08-08-2013 11:19AM

Grayditch wrote: »

I think Dead Pony Club is a bit lighter than Punk.

I meant the taste not ABV Dead Pony is darker and has a fuller taste.

Grayditch · 08-08-2013 11:21AM

Nah, I mean that too, I find it smoother and lighter, from what I remember of the few I had. Both are nice, though. Had a few DPC's when we had the good weather.

adamski8 · 08-08-2013 11:40AM

cloudatlas wrote: »

I meant the taste not ABV Dead Pony is darker and has a fuller taste.

Yeah i disagree too. Dpc tastes like a lighter version of punk, still nice though

drumswan · 08-08-2013 11:40AM

cloudatlas wrote: »

I meant the taste not ABV Dead Pony is darker and has a fuller taste.

DPC is lighter in body, colour and flavour.

If Im going to have a couple Id go for the DPC every time, Punk becomes cloying after one or two.

A_Fitz · 08-08-2013 05:10PM

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

some for the bankholiday weekend...

and

May I ask what the Fake Lager is like??

the beer revolu · 08-08-2013 05:27PM

I thought the Hoptimum was a pretty run of the mill Imperial IPA.
Very nice but no better than many others.
If it came out a few years ago it would have had more impact me thinks.

Speak Now · 08-08-2013 06:44PM

A_Fitz wrote: »

May I ask what the Fake Lager is like??

Had it on draft in a brewdog bar and it's nothing special, I find it hard to go back to lagers though after being introduced to pale ales. There's one lager I still buy though, Ceilidh

Ravelleman · 08-08-2013 07:33PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I thought the Hoptimum was a pretty run of the mill Imperial IPA.
Very nice but no better than many others.
If it came out a few years ago it would have had more impact me thinks.

I find this to be the case with a lot of brews.

the beer revolu · 08-08-2013 10:18PM

Ravelleman wrote: »

I find this to be the case with a lot of brews.

Oh we tire so quickly!
What next?
Fermented hop juice aged in oak malt extract barrels that have been to Jamaica.

@ Brewdog: Can I have a job?

drumswan · 09-08-2013 08:20AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I thought the Hoptimum was a pretty run of the mill Imperial IPA.
Very nice but no better than many others.
If it came out a few years ago it would have had more impact me thinks.

It came out in 2009 afaik

BaZmO* · 09-08-2013 08:48AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I thought the Hoptimum was a pretty run of the mill Imperial IPA.
Very nice but no better than many others.
If it came out a few years ago it would have had more impact me thinks.

Ravelleman wrote: »

I find this to be the case with a lot of brews.

It's funny how your tastes change. I bought a bottle of Odell's St. Lupulin for old times sake last week. I had it for the first time in the Porterhouse a few years ago when it was their beer of the week. Loved it so much, even at the high abv (or at least it seemed really high at the time!).
I was slightly let down by it this time though, it just seemed to lack the punch that I remembered it having. Probably due to the fact that I regularly drink much hoppier and stronger beers now and the St. Lupulin just seemed a little tame in comparison.

Still think the Hoptimum is amazing though!

drumswan wrote: »

It came out in 2009 afaik

I thought it was just last year?

I was in Superquinn yesterday and was quite impressed at how much their Craft Beer range has improved. They had all the usual, Sierra Nevada, Brewdog, Trouble, etc., but they've also added the likes of Flying Dog, Widmer Bros., Redhook, and a few others. And with their 6 for 5 offer, they're at decent prices.

drumswan · 09-08-2013 08:53AM

There was talk of Superquinn picking up Oakham a while ago, anyone see any in there?

BaZmO* · 09-08-2013 08:58AM

drumswan wrote: »

There was talk of Superquinn picking up Oakham a while ago, anyone see any in there?

Really? That'd be great if they did. They make fantastic beers.

Ravelleman · 09-08-2013 11:13AM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Still think the Hoptimum is amazing though!

I wonder if they still have it in Devenneys. I suppose I should give it a go!

baron von something · 09-08-2013 11:34AM

just back from a trip to prague.i'm so beer'd out that i never wana look at another pint until at least tomorrow.drank a lot more dark beer than i normally would and as usual the pilsner urquell and the staropramen were faultless.such a difference from how it tastes over here they really don't travel well

Seaneh · 09-08-2013 12:02PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

It's funny how your tastes change. I bought a bottle of Odell's St. Lupulin for old times sake last week. I had it for the first time in the Porterhouse a few years ago when it was their beer of the week. Loved it so much, even at the high abv (or at least it seemed really high at the time!).
I was slightly let down by it this time though, it just seemed to lack the punch that I remembered it having. Probably due to the fact that I regularly drink much hoppier and stronger beers now and the St. Lupulin just seemed a little tame in comparison.

In fairness the St. Lupulin is designed to be all about the nose. The hops it uses and how it uses them are there to give it that insanely gorgeous smell, I've often heard it described as "like walking into an orchard" and I'd say it's not far off that aroma wise.
It is still plenty hoppy for an APA but I think that since we've all been so caught up in drinking "super hoppy" beers for the last few years we are becoming desensitised to the more subtle hop varieties.

I tasted the hoptimum the other day and it's nice, but I'd almost call it unbalanced. For the hopforwardness of it, it really needs more malt to back it up, it feels almost watery to me, I find it's just like a supercharged torpedo and to be honest I'd have the same complaints about torpedo too.

When a beer is THAT big and with that many hops I'd much prefer it have a big malty backbone to make it more interesting rather than just letting the hops go mental and making something hoppy for hoppyness sake.

When I think Imperial IPA's I'm far more likely to get excited by the likes of Hardcore or Anderson Valley DIPA than I am by Hoptimum.

That said, it's still a lovely beer, just, not brilliant or anything.

BaZmO* · 09-08-2013 01:49PM

Seaneh wrote: »

In fairness the St. Lupulin is designed to be all about the nose. The hops it uses and how it uses them are there to give it that insanely gorgeous smell, I've often heard it described as "like walking into an orchard" and I'd say it's not far off that aroma wise.

Ah I don’t think you can say that a beer is designed to be all about the nose. Beers are designed to be drunk to taste nice, the nose good or bad is a by-product of this. I’ve mentioned it before on here, but my sister once described it as “Smelling like a garden where the parents had no children and concentrated on the garden instead."

Seaneh wrote: »

It is still plenty hoppy for an APA but I think that since we've all been so caught up in drinking "super hoppy" beers for the last few years we are becoming desensitised to the more subtle hop varieties.

I agree with that and it was kinda the point that I was making. When I first tried St. Lupulin it was the hoppiest beer I’d had at the time (I was quite the novice) and it was pretty up there strength wise too, so my memory of it was of it being a lot more punchier than it actually is.

Seaneh wrote: »

I tasted the hoptimum the other day and it's nice, but I'd almost call it unbalanced. For the hopforwardness of it, it really needs more malt to back it up, it feels almost watery to me, I find it's just like a supercharged torpedo and to be honest I'd have the same complaints about torpedo too.

When a beer is THAT big and with that many hops I'd much prefer it have a big malty backbone to make it more interesting rather than just letting the hops go mental and making something hoppy for hoppyness sake.

When I think Imperial IPA's I'm far more likely to get excited by the likes of Hardcore or Anderson Valley DIPA than I am by Hoptimum.

That said, it's still a lovely beer, just, not brilliant or anything.

I thought the hops were too full on with the first taste but they sat back after a while once my palate got used to them. I’d also say it pretty well balanced imo. There’s a lovely ripe fleshy fruit sweetness too it. I love SN beers so maybe for me it just ticks all the boxes but on a more full on scaled version of their other beers.

Ravelleman · 09-08-2013 01:55PM

They don't have any Hoptimum in Devenneys nor will they be getting it, should anyone be planning to try there.

Seaneh · 09-08-2013 02:10PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

I agree with that and it was kinda the point that I was making. When I first tried St. Lupulin it was the hoppiest beer I’d had at the time (I was quite the novice) and it was pretty up there strength wise too, so my memory of it was of it being a lot more punchier than it actually is.

The first time I drank Sierra Nevada Pale Ale I had only been dipping my toe in the world of "craft beer" for a few months and had only tried the usual German and Belgian stuff, was drinking lagers still and the odd heffe or trappist beer.

I remember thinking "jaysus, that's bitter, urgh".

Now if I drink a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale I think "hmmm, very light, easy to drink, nomnomnom".

A friend tried my O'Hara's pale in Maguire's the other week and his reaction was hilarious (he was drinking fischers in fariness, he's not a craft beer drinker) and I was thinking to myself, jaysus, imagine his face if i'd been drinking an Odell IPA or something!

matrim · 09-08-2013 02:24PM

Ravelleman wrote: »

They don't have any Hoptimum in Devenneys nor will they be getting it, should anyone be planning to try there.

They had loads in drinkstore the other day

drumswan · 09-08-2013 02:32PM

Loads in Redmonds too.

Agree about the Hoptimum lacking a bit of malt character. The best IPAs Ive had are the Firestone Walker stuff, massively malty as well as hoppy to balance everything out. I like my IPA sweet too.

Seaneh · 09-08-2013 03:01PM

drumswan wrote: »

Loads in Redmonds too.

Agree about the Hoptimum lacking a bit of malt character. The best IPAs Ive had are the Firestone Walker stuff, massively malty as well as hoppy to balance everything out. I like my IPA sweet too.

Ha yeah, me too.

My favourite IPA's are stuff like Inversion or Odell or Anderson Vally Hopotten, stuff with a big malt backbone for a nice toffeeish sweetness to cut through the hops a bit.

Scortho · 09-08-2013 05:03PM

BeerNut wrote: »

Mont Salève makes some great beers, especially their paler ones. But I'd say the shop staff are the ones to ask -- apparently they know their stuff in there. Happy hunting!

Didn't even get to go to it in the end. At the same time the pub across from me had the rochfort range as well as some chimay blue and red, so I was well served:)
Rochfort 10 is a new favourite of mine.
In other news Paris is seriously lacking in craft beer pubs. Like Dublin 5 or 10 years ago.
If I spoke French I'd know where I'd be opening one!

Scortho · 09-08-2013 05:12PM

Seaneh wrote: »

The first time I drank Sierra Nevada Pale Ale I had only been dipping my toe in the world of "craft beer" for a few months and had only tried the usual German and Belgian stuff, was drinking lagers still and the odd heffe or trappist beer.

I remember thinking "jaysus, that's bitter, urgh".

Now if I drink a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale I think "hmmm, very light, easy to drink, nomnomnom".

A friend tried my O'Hara's pale in Maguire's the other week and his reaction was hilarious (he was drinking fischers in fariness, he's not a craft beer drinker) and I was thinking to myself, jaysus, imagine his face if i'd been drinking an Odell IPA or something!

My first ipa was punk. I wouldn't touch one for another two months.
I still prefer stout and heffe though.

Grayditch · 09-08-2013 05:35PM

London Porter is nice. I was expecting a very inoffensive smooth porter, and in a way it is, but it's got some great flavours going on. I'd get it again.

Ravelleman · 09-08-2013 07:15PM

Has anyone tried a Williams Bros. Midnight Sun? Trying to decide if I want that or an Oxman tonight. I could have both this makes it more interesting.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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