What beer are we drinking this week ?

RasTa · 18-10-2013 08:05PM

Enjoying the Kinnegar atm

Seaneh · 18-10-2013 09:19PM

My haul for tonight, 4 for €10 in McHughe's, noice.

Starting on the All Day IPA, porter and Pale Ale were both off the shelf so they need some time in the fridge.

MonkstownHoop · 18-10-2013 09:25PM

Seaneh wrote: »

My haul for tonight, 4 for €10 in McHughe's, noice.

Starting on the All Day IPA, porter and Pale Ale were both off the shelf so they need some time in the fridge.

Just had the pale ale, very nice

irish_goat · 18-10-2013 09:44PM

Back into the Wetherspoons festival today. Had a pint of Stone's Supremely Self Concious Black Ale and I have to say I was disappointed. At first it was nice, full of really fresh citrus hops and with a subtle roastyness but after a few more sips all I could taste was far too much bitterness. I love bitter beers but this was just too much. By the end of the pint I'd decided it was more than enough for me. I'd not buy it again tbh.

After that I had Fat Head's Sunshine Daydream. Didn't really think this was great either, there was a weird taste in it and it wasn't until I checked the tasting notes that I could figure out what it was, melon.

Best of the bunch was Cambridge Brewing Company's Sgt. Pepper that I had last night. It's a saison style beer made with 4 types of peppercorn. Really nice spicy kick on the aftertaste. Took a few sips to get into but I ended up ordering another one as it got really good by the end.

Heroditas · 18-10-2013 09:49PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Just had the pale ale, very nice

Having one myself too at the moment!
Got it, the all-day, Centennial and Dirty B@stard earlier.

Grayditch · 18-10-2013 09:52PM

Seaneh wrote: »

My haul for tonight, 4 for €10 in McHughe's, noice.

Starting on the All Day IPA, porter and Pale Ale were both off the shelf so they need some time in the fridge.

Got the exact same ones, this time. I think I might regret not switching the All Day to a Dirty Bastard, but I'll decide that after I drink it, I guess.

The Dry Hopp was lovely, but it doesn't beat the Centennial.

jsa112 · 18-10-2013 10:52PM

Having Flying Dog's "The Fear" - imperial pumpkin ale. A little bland to be honest. You can get that initial strong DIPA taste, but the pumpkin and spices(nutmeg and cinnamon I'd say) brings it back down. Cool label design as usual for Flying Dog beers.

ciaran76 · 18-10-2013 11:11PM

Finished off the night with Helvick Gold. It really is a good beer that never disappoints.
I'm out of stock now so need to stock up again.

Azza89 · 18-10-2013 11:27PM

Seaneh wrote: »

My haul for tonight, 4 for €10 in McHughe's, noice.

Starting on the All Day IPA, porter and Pale Ale were both off the shelf so they need some time in the fridge.

The All Day is something else ! It's just a bit of a pity it would cost about €25 to drink it all day ! Have a dirty bastard in the fridge for tomorrow night, and a couple of centennials, looking forward to it i must say.:):)

Seaneh · 19-10-2013 12:44AM

Had the pale ale after the All Day, they were both fantastic beers.

Have the Porter and the Centenial for tomorrow.

nomnomnom.

ciaran76 · 19-10-2013 10:29AM

Tried the Smithicks Winter spirit it's not a bad beer actually.
It has that Smithicks malty taste but darker colour and a little hoppy.

Prefer this than their pale ale.

Seaneh · 19-10-2013 06:47PM

3 Knockmealdown for €6 in Centra in Galway so I'm giving it another chance.

First bottle didn't explode when I opened it and doesn't sour or smell weird.

umpteenth time lucky I guess.

Herb Powell · 19-10-2013 06:50PM

Breznak Czech dark beer.

Cheap as hell here, light, full-bodied, delicious. Definitely my favourite dark beer I've found out here, and the closest to the likes of the stouts in Ireland. Prost!

Lovely Bloke · 19-10-2013 08:33PM

Selection from Drinkstore. Got the Iron Maiden for the \m/ that's all - it's rather bland.

got the Rustbucket because I love it and I want them to keep making it.

Seaneh · 19-10-2013 08:50PM

What's the O'Hara's DIPA like?

Lovely Bloke · 19-10-2013 08:54PM

Haven't opened it yet

I'm just in from the Cinema, and just opened the Iron Maiden.

I don't know what order to drink these in, probably have the DIPA last, so I can taste the rest.

Martyn1989 · 19-10-2013 09:39PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Selection from Drinkstore. Got the Iron Maiden for the \m/ that's all - it's rather bland.

got the Rustbucket because I love it and I want them to keep making it.

:eek: This is my jealous face.

Had my Maui Coconut Porter, loved it. Perfect balance of dry roasty malts and a little toasted coconut character, fantastic.

Azza89 · 19-10-2013 10:11PM

Has anyone tried the Founder's Dirty Bastard yet ? Don't know if it's just me but it was a bit of a let down.

19-10-2013 10:12PM

I cleared out the last couple of Augustiner Helles from the local carry out, happy days. I got a few bottles of Hacker pschorr Oktoberfest as well, I have good memories of that beer

ciaran76 · 19-10-2013 10:30PM

Azza89 wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Founder's Dirty Bastard yet ? Don't know if it's just me but it was a bit of a let down.

Its OK very scotch ale american type of beer.
Quite malty bit of an alcohol kick from it also. Not my everyday type of beer.

ciaran76 · 19-10-2013 10:33PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Had the pale ale after the All Day, they were both fantastic beers.

Have the Porter and the Centenial for tomorrow.

nomnomnom.

Liked the All Day but the pale ale was very dissapointing IMO.

Lovely Bloke · 19-10-2013 11:15PM

The Odell's Red Ale above is lovely. Nice malty flavours, bit of an alcohol warmth. I was a bit wary when I read "a variety of aggressive American hops" - the hops are there, but very much in the background.

This is almost like a Williams Bros 80 Shilling, in the same category (I realise Odell's themselves do a beer called 90 Shilling).

Gorgeous stuff.

I like Odells, lovely smooth quality to all of their beers.

Seaneh · 19-10-2013 11:23PM

Azza89 wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Founder's Dirty Bastard yet ? Don't know if it's just me but it was a bit of a let down.

Had one tonight, fine malty beast, hides the alcohol well and has just enough hops to keep it in check.

As far as scotch ales go, it's one of the better ones I've had.

Seaneh · 19-10-2013 11:27PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Liked the All Day but the pale ale was very dissapointing IMO.

I like the pale myself.
On the maltier side of the pale ale spectrum, but I like that sort of beer.
To me Pale Ales are never beers that jump out and grab you with big flavours, it's a style that's very balanced and tends to be designed for sessionability more than big flavours. If you compare it to American IPAs it's not going to be a winner on the flavour front but compared to other APAs I think it more than holds it's own.

Lovely Bloke · 19-10-2013 11:45PM

Seaneh, if you've a few more minutes, the DIPA is about to be opened!

The Hopside Down is fairly bland, but that's after the Odell's.

I've a Dirty Bastard in the press, but won't be touched tonight, the % frightens me after 5 beers.

Seaneh · 19-10-2013 11:47PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Seaneh, if you've a few more minutes, the DIPA is about to be opened!

The Hopside Down is fairly bland, but that's after the Odell's.

I've a Dirty Bastard in the press, but won't be touched tonight, the % frightens me after 5 beers.

Looking forward to the findings :P

Hoping McHugh's in Artane have it so I can pick one up for myself.

Lovely Bloke · 19-10-2013 11:48PM

Actually, the Hopside Down is LESS hoppy than the Odell's.

wtf kind of beer is it even supposed to be?

"India Style Pale Lager" - is that a thing?

It's 6.7%, but I don't get that from it.

Lovely Bloke · 20-10-2013 12:31AM

Right, the O'Hara's DIPA is a bit of a disappointment, it's not very different to the Irish Pale Ale, maybe slightly more bitter - it's very obviously an O'Hara's too - not a bad thing per se.

Not hiding the 7.5%, again not a bad thing, I want to know if my beer is in the higher % range.

I'm actually a bit confused.

What, exactly, is a "Double" IPA? I'm further confused - does the IPA in this refer back to their "Irish" Pale, or is it a Double India Pale Ale?

there is a good bit of sweetness in this one, and not enough hops to counter that - for the style.

On the other hand, it's not a bad beer taken in isolation.

People looking for a hop bomb are going to be disappointed, people looking for a twist on O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale will be happy - and for that reason I'm happy - it's like a HD version of that - they've added their Irish Pale to their Irish Pale, so it's a Double Irish Pale.

It's not sitting beside SN Torpedo "Extra IPA" in the bitterness stakes, not at all. So if you are expecting an Irish hop party, don't get this.

It's a grand beer, but I just don't see the point in it - it's not breaking any boundaries here, not even in Irish beer circles. It's not to their Pale Ale as LF is to their stout.

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In other beers, I was in Oscar's beside The Lighthouse Cinema this evening, had a Shandon Stout - much nicer than I remember, it's a decent stout.

drumswan · 20-10-2013 01:09AM

O Haras DIPA is not bad. They shouldve just released it as an 'india pale ale' so peoples expectations were not let down when drinking it.

ciaran76 · 20-10-2013 09:11AM

Post Road Pumpkin Ale - Brooklyn Brewery I liked this beer nice pumpkin taste and slightly spicy also.
Initially you get pumpkin followed by a spicy nutmeg and clove taste.
Really liked this not too carbonated either which suited this perfectly.

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