What beer are we drinking this week ?

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 07:06PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Any fans of Sierra Nevada porter? I'm enjoying my first bottle of it with a chocolate brownie. Yum.

Love the stuff.

irish_goat · 02-10-2013 07:16PM

Scortho wrote: »

Are they doing after work Thursday tomorrow.
That's great value...free food and beer!:D

I think it's every Thursday. They put this photo up on facebook today anyway.

BaZmO* · 02-10-2013 07:17PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Any fans of Sierra Nevada porter? I'm enjoying my first bottle of it with a chocolate brownie and the Man United match on TV. Yum.

Yeah it's beautiful. It was my first introduction to hoppy porters/stouts and was blown away with it. Haven't had it in a long while though.

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 07:43PM

So after the pale ale in Sweetmans (which was grand but nothing to write home about) I decided to head to Bull & Castle for the second half.

Sipping an amberella at the minute and its a bit fecking good lads. Probably the best 8 degrees beer I've had. They should make this permanent.

Don't agree with the lads who Saud its better than 5am Saint, which I think is the mutts nuts, but its fecking lovely in its own right.

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 08:06PM

Just had a taste of the Metalman Smokescreen.

Not sure how I feel about that, tastes like kippers...

GristlyEnd · 02-10-2013 08:13PM

Stone IPA, Ruination & Levitation this evening. Great to finally taste some Stone beers. I also have Arrogant Bastard but that's for another day

Turtle001 · 02-10-2013 08:14PM

I lived in Scotland for a few years and was quite fond of the Williams Bros range. I see you can get some of their beers in Ireland but I'm not sure about their full range.

Does anyone know if it's possible to get Ceilidh or Good Times in Dublin?

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 08:24PM

DarrenG wrote: »

Stone IPA, Ruination & Levitation this evening. Great to finally taste some Stone beers. I also have Arrogant Bastard but that's for another day

Don't age the arrogant bastard, its best fresh.

That said, I find stone beers s tad over rated.

GristlyEnd · 02-10-2013 08:26PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Don't age the arrogant bastard, its best fresh.

That said, I find stone beers s tad over rated.

I have no thoughts of ageing any of these.

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 08:37PM

DarrenG wrote: »

I have no thoughts of ageing any of these.

Well, some of them might do well with age but the hoppy ones, get them into ya as quick as ya can.

Andre Salmon · 02-10-2013 08:41PM

Anyone tried the two new brown paper bag projects? Think one is a wheat beer, not sure about the other. I saw them in the local OL, Might pick them up over the weekend

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 08:45PM

Currently sipping a Hurricane by 8 degrees.

Much, much better than the cyclone. The malt is a lot more full on and the mouthfeel,for an ipa, is almost chewy, and then the hops come in and offer a good counter balance and a nice lasting bitterness at the end.

Weird how two very similar beers can taste so different.

Creamy Goodness · 02-10-2013 08:50PM

not a beer, but sipping a yellow spot.

ciaran76 · 02-10-2013 08:50PM

Citra - Oakham Ales very citrus flavour upfront also smells like it.
It's like a lite version of a Thornbridge beer.

Andre Salmon · 02-10-2013 09:08PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Citra - Oakham Ales very citrus flavour upfront also smells like it.
It's like a lite version of a Thornbridge beer.

Where are you based while drinking it? I had a thornbridge Chiron earlier for the first time, wasn't impressed compared to the Jaipur. Obviously Jaipur is of a very high standard.

adamski8 · 02-10-2013 09:16PM

Had a MM smokescreen. Just enough smokiness for me to enjoy but would love more smokiness. Quite nice and more sessionable than other smokier smokies!

Also had amber ella. Had it before but had to have another few pints of it cause its so damn good. They have to make that permenant. I was actually never a fan of 8 degrees apart from a winters ale 2011 edition and now cyclone, hurricane and amber ella are all good to great.

drumswan · 02-10-2013 09:16PM

Seaneh wrote: »

So after the pale ale in Sweetmans (which was grand but nothing to write home about)

This is up there with O'Haras as the best Pale Ale in the country IMO. At 4 quid a pint it might just be the best session beer in any Irish pub. Their beers are miles ahead of Galway Bay and as good as Porterhouse.

adamski8 · 02-10-2013 09:17PM

drumswan wrote: »

This is up there with O'Haras as the best Pale Ale in the country.

It is very good i think. At 4e in the pub too is excellent value

drumswan · 02-10-2013 09:20PM

Pity Sweetmans is so far out of my way. Does anyone know if they are pouring these beers in The Barge?

adamski8 · 02-10-2013 09:28PM

drumswan wrote: »

Pity Sweetmans is so far out of my way. Does anyone know if they are pouring these beers in The Barge?

They are!
Pale ale and weiss if i remember correct.
I hear there is plans to sell it in other pubs too

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 09:47PM

drumswan wrote: »

This is up there with O'Haras as the best Pale Ale in the country IMO. At 4 quid a pint it might just be the best session beer in any Irish pub. Their beers are miles ahead of Galway Bay and as good as Porterhouse.

The pale was fine but not a patch on the likes of O'Hara's pale ale, Full Sail, metalman pale or Hopplehammer or even Hophead.
Fair enough if you like your more bland pale ales but for me its fine but nothing special.

As for the porter, as far as Irish stouts or porters go I'd rate Knockmealdown, buried at sea, all 3 porter house stouts, dark arts, o'haras, Leanne Follain, shandon, west Dingel's porter and Belfast black all ahead of it.

They are grand beers, but I wouldn't go out of my way to drink them, and when I can get O'Hara's stout, Hooker, rebel red and Metalman for €4 in bull and castle I won't be rushing back to sweetmans.

They both taste like decent home brewed beers rather than commercially viable products.

ciaran76 · 02-10-2013 09:55PM

Fuller’s Wild River well straight away I knew it was a Filers beer with that recognisable malty taste. There was a hoppy kick but nothing crazy.

Its not their best beer but worth trying.

ciaran76 · 02-10-2013 09:57PM

Andre Salmon wrote: »

Where are you based while drinking it? I had a thornbridge Chiron earlier for the first time, wasn't impressed compared to the Jaipur. Obviously Jaipur is of a very high standard.

In Dublin now.

adamski8 · 02-10-2013 10:04PM

You wont get 4e pints at the weekend in the b&c though seaneh.

Guess we have to disagree with sweetman and the galway bay beers. I would pay galway bay prices for sweetmans but bar BAS i wont buy galway bay at sweetmans prices.

adamski8 · 02-10-2013 10:07PM

While on the sweetmans topic. I went in tuesday and they only had 2 out of their 6 beers available. Not a great sign if they cant supply themselves with enough of their own beer (especially if they are looking to sell it in other venues)

Andre Salmon · 02-10-2013 10:08PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

In Dublin now.

Ah ok, I haven't noticed that beer before. I assumed you had been across the pond again to sample more micro brews.

Seaneh · 02-10-2013 10:10PM

adamski8 wrote: »

While on the sweetmans topic. I went in tuesday and they only had 2 out of their 6 beers available. Not a great sign if they cant supply themselves with enough of their own beer (especially if they are looking to sell it in other venues)

They had the porter, pale and weisse tonight.

ciaran76 · 02-10-2013 10:10PM

Andre Salmon wrote: »

Ah ok, I haven't noticed that beer before. I assumed you had been across the pond again to sample more micro brews.

Yeah first time for me seeing it here too so had to pick it up.

matrim · 02-10-2013 10:23PM

Having a Biffificio Del Ducato Smoked Porter. Quite tasty, obviously a smokey and woody flavour but has a strong plum flavour too that add a sweetness at the end

ronano · 02-10-2013 11:25PM

where'd you pick up the smoked porter ?

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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