What beer are we drinking this week ?

MonstaMash · 14-10-2013 08:00PM

Drinkstore have 478ml (16 fl oz) cans of Sierra Nevada Torpedo in stock...all is well with the world

irish_goat · 14-10-2013 08:05PM

Seaneh wrote: »

By any chance an homage to a well known californian beer or just a play on the name?

It's named after 'The Liberties', where the brewery is located in Dublin.

ciaran76 · 14-10-2013 08:39PM

irish_goat wrote: »

It's named after 'The Liberties', where the brewery is located in Dublin.

Also -The Five Lamps, a famous landmark in the North Inner City, commemorates five major battles
fought in India during the days of the British Empire

Up at where Amien street meets Strand road. http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/dublin-buildings/five-lamps

Lovely Bloke · 15-10-2013 07:10AM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Also -The Five Lamps, a famous landmark in the North Inner City, commemorates five major battles
fought in India during the days of the British Empire

Up at where Amien street meets Strand road. http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/dublin-buildings/five-lamps

Do you know the Five Lamps?

salacious crumb · 15-10-2013 07:43AM

eurokev wrote: »

Having a 5 lamps liberties ale

Saw them in the offie the other night, but didn't go for them. I might now if you're saying they're tasty.

ciaran76 · 15-10-2013 07:47AM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Do you know the Five Lamps?

I am not going to hang my bollix from them if thats what you are going to ask :pac:

Martyn1989 · 15-10-2013 08:46PM

Just spent a long weekend in Seattle, its a fantastic city which I'd highly recommend.

Highlights are Elysian's Night Owl Pumpkin Ale and Kama Citra fresh hop ale. Both fantastic the latter being my beer of the trip.

Other highlights where Southern Tiers Pumking, strong, heavy and sweet but delicious, Fairmounts Pale Ale 'randelled' (infused) with fresh Mosaic Hops in the bar (amazing) and a pint of Sierra Nevada Pale which I havn't had in nearly a year. This time of year all the fresh hop beers are out and the Pacific Northwest seems to be the place to be. Every IPA I had was incredibly fresh.

Brought a few beers home to get stuck into, an Elysian Night Owl, Maui Coconut Porter (heard mixed things but always wanted to try it), Dogfish Head Punkin', Big Sky Moose Drool (another that I've wanted to try for quite a while) and a local fresh hop IPA from Old Schoolhouse Brewery.

ThisRegard · 16-10-2013 09:09AM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Is Innis & Gunn stout worth trying? I might see if I can get a bottle or two later on.

Seaneh wrote: »

Is that the "Irish Whiskey Aged Stout"?

If so, give it a miss.

Do you think ? I'm quite a fan of their stuff and although I haven't had their stout in a while I do recall liking it.

But their blonde is simply gorgeous, my favourite beer for a long time along with TSAs Big Blonde Vivacious Blonde Beer, http://www.tsabrewingco.co.uk/

Grayditch · 16-10-2013 10:22AM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Do you think ? I'm quite a fan of their stuff and although I haven't had their stout in a while I do recall liking it.

I think it's alright. Probably the better of I&G, which I'm not a giant fan of, but it's decent.

salacious crumb · 16-10-2013 11:45AM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Do you think ? I'm quite a fan of their stuff and although I haven't had their stout in a while I do recall liking it.

But their blonde is simply gorgeous, my favourite beer for a long time along with TSAs Big Blonde Vivacious Blonde Beer, http://www.tsabrewingco.co.uk/

I've had their toffee infused beer a couple of times and thought it was quite tasty. Scottish company I think.

ciaran76 · 16-10-2013 11:57AM

salacious crumb wrote: »

I've had their toffee infused beer a couple of times and thought it was quite tasty. Scottish company I think.

Yeah they use Tennents brewery to make and bottle the majority of their beer.

salacious crumb · 16-10-2013 12:00PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Yeah they use Tennents brewery to make and bottle the majority of their beer.

Tennents. Eeeew.
When I was underage, there was one pub that was easy to get cans from, but they only sold cans of Tennents. Horrible sh*t

Seaneh · 16-10-2013 12:04PM

I'm not an Innis & Gunn fan at all, the standard beer is meh, the rum aged one is decent as a desert beer but I couldn't drink more than 1 330ml bottle of it and I found their Irish and Scottish whiskey aged beers were both terrible.

I also have a major hangup about any beer that comes in a clear glass bottle as to me it signifies that the company cares more about image and aesthetics and marketing than it does about producing good beer and delivering it to their customers in best condition possible.

MonstaMash · 16-10-2013 12:06PM

Sweetwater IPA...an above average IPA with a decent head, hoppy with grapefruit tang & a great finish

ciaran76 · 16-10-2013 12:11PM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Sweetwater IPA...an above average IPA with a decent head, hoppy with grapefruit tang & a great finish

Did you get this in Dublin?

ciaran76 · 16-10-2013 12:19PM

Seaneh wrote: »

I'm not an Innis & Gunn fan at all, the standard beer is meh, the rum aged one is decent as a desert beer but I couldn't drink more than 1 330ml bottle of it and I found their Irish and Scottish whiskey aged beers were both terrible.

I also have a major hangup about any beer that comes in a clear glass bottle as to me it signifies that the company cares more about image and aesthetics and marketing than it does about producing good beer and delivering it to their customers in best condition possible.

You might enjoy this.
Why do you guys use clear glass bottles? Are you not worried about light damage?

http://www.innisandgunnnews.com/2011/august.html#5

Seaneh · 16-10-2013 12:29PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

You might enjoy this.
Why do you guys use clear glass bottles? Are you not worried about light damage?

http://www.innisandgunnnews.com/2011/august.html#5

That article really just reinforces my opinion.

They think that any damage that may occur is worth it because "the different colors of the different beers in the Innis & Gunn range appeal to consumers".

Some bottles of beer will sit on shelves for up to a month (depending on the offie/pub) so it really doesn't wash with me.

ciaran76 · 16-10-2013 12:30PM

Ha ha I knew you would love their marketing spiel.

Seaneh · 16-10-2013 12:31PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Did you get this in Dublin?

I also would like the answer to this question.

Drank a fair bit of it while in North Georgia, decent beer.

irish_goat · 16-10-2013 12:32PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

You might enjoy this.
Why do you guys use clear glass bottles? Are you not worried about light damage?

http://www.innisandgunnnews.com/2011/august.html#5

That's not really an answer at all. Innis and Gunn obviously won't change in the glass because it's already been lightstruck. And the low IBU of 18 doesn't matter as it's still enough to cause a skunky flavour. Try a clear bottle of low IBU lager and you'll still notice it. And lastly, even if low IBU beer is grand in clear bottles why is their pale ale in a clear bottle? It surely has a much higher IBU.

our brewer, Dougal Sharp, prefers to do so because he believes that the different colors of the different beers in the Innis & Gunn range appeal to consumers and provide some clear message about the different tastes of each beer.

Dougal Sharp should read "our marketing department".

ciaran76 · 16-10-2013 12:33PM

Seaneh wrote: »

I also would like the answer to this question.

Drank a fair bit of it while in North Georgia, decent beer.

Same here drank alot of it in Atlanta when there wasn't much else going on in some bars.

Seaneh · 16-10-2013 12:46PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Same here drank alot of it in Atlanta when there wasn't much else going on in some bars.

Aye, I ended up in one of their bars a few times and always head to their bar in ATL airport when I'm flying through.

ciaran76 · 16-10-2013 12:59PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Aye, I ended up in one of their bars a few times and always head to their bar in ATL airport when I'm flying through.

Yeah been through Atlanta a good few times and always leg it to the bar to get 1 or 2 before connecting to the next flight.

Halloween Jack · 16-10-2013 09:52PM

Just tried my luck in the offie, came home with some 8 degrees Amber Ella, which I thought was absolutely delicious, malty, but hoppy at the same time, strong but seriously drinkable.

Also had a brewdog electric India, completely bizarre Belgian/ipa cross, was a weird blend but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Also got some brewdog jackhammer, very good approximation of a west coast ipa.

At the weekend I had some thorn bridge stuff, some buried at sea and a brewdog imperial pilsner, all of which were divine.

I'm lucky to live in stoneybatter, drinkstore have 700 beers according to the owner;)

Scortho · 16-10-2013 10:22PM

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Just tried my luck in the offie, came home with some 8 degrees Amber Ella, which I thought was absolutely delicious, malty, but hoppy at the same time, strong but seriously drinkable.

Also had a brewdog electric India, completely bizarre Belgian/ipa cross, was a weird blend but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Also got some brewdog jackhammer, very good approximation of a west coast ipa.

At the weekend I had some thorn bridge stuff, some buried at sea and a brewdog imperial pilsner, all of which were divine.

I'm lucky to live in stoneybatter, drinkstorestoneybatter, drinkstore have 700 beers according to the owner;)

Youve no idea how lucky you are....Id be an alcoholic if I lived in stoneybatter...drinkstore and Mulligan Grocer within walking distance.

symbolic · 16-10-2013 10:30PM

Popped into JW Sweetmans for a pint of their porter. I like all their own brews and at 4 euro a pop it's great value.

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Seaneh · 16-10-2013 11:47PM

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Also got some brewdog jackhammer, very good approximation of a west coast ipa.

No, no it's not.

It's a horrendously unbalanced beer.

Probably the most unbalanced beer I've ever drank.

It's not a beer that was brewed to be drinkable, it was brewed to be a gimmick.

drumswan · 17-10-2013 12:38AM

Seaneh wrote: »

No, no it's not.

It's a horrendously unbalanced beer.

Probably the most unbalanced beer I've ever drank.

It's not a beer that was brewed to be drinkable, it was brewed to be a gimmick.

That's just, like, your opinion man

Azza89 · 17-10-2013 01:00AM

Just wondering can anyone tell me what is the best off licence in around the city centre please ? I want to try and find some more of the founders range but I live out in Meath so the pickings are slim.

Ipso · 17-10-2013 01:08AM

Stone IPA, I thought it was nice but was expecting more. I got more of a "pure" hoppy taste of it rather than citrus for example.
I hope to try Sierra Nevada's Narwhal Imperial Stout soon, has anyone had it.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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