What beer are we drinking this week ?

Grayditch · 27-10-2013 10:55AM

I had a Narwhal last night. I think it tried to fight me. We made friends, by the end. Nice little bit of hoppyness coming through such a strong stout.

MrGee · 27-10-2013 01:41PM

The Galway bay crowd have made an imperial brown ale which is part of a pilot series of beer launches. The beer is served completely flat. Was an interesting beer and aparently a few more "stronger" limited release beers are on the way.
Had it in the brew dock yesterday.

Lovely Bloke · 27-10-2013 02:01PM

Anyone know what the selection is like in the Dame Tavern?

matrim · 27-10-2013 02:08PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Anyone know what the selection is like in the Dame Tavern?

Think it's poor. Standard fare with the fanciest thing being Smithwicks Pale Ale and maybe Peroni

Lovely Bloke · 27-10-2013 02:18PM

Thet might have large bottles of Guinness?

Passenger · 27-10-2013 02:58PM

Franciscan Well Rebel Red. Had it on Draught in Sin é. Amber red ale with moderate head and decent carbonation. Full tasting ale, slightly bitter with a hint of something sweet.

themandan6611 · 27-10-2013 09:03PM

just having a sierra neveda ipa beer camp, it's alright nothing special. have some odells ipa for after, nom nom

Ipso · 27-10-2013 09:18PM

Had an IPA by Drake brewery from San Leandro in North California. Got a metallicy type taste at the start but ended up being a good solid IPA.

the beer revolu · 28-10-2013 09:29AM

At the Well beerfest again last night. Started on Rodenbach Grand Cru. Anything else just tasted heavy and sweet after it so pretty much stayed on it for the night. Yummmmmmmmm!

stuchyg · 28-10-2013 09:50AM

Had a Brooklyn choc stout with my venison dinner last night and followed it with the founders centennial IPA which was pretty damn nice

Pang · 28-10-2013 10:01AM

Was in the Brewery Corner in Kilkenny and tried Brugse Zot dubbel with my OH.

Very smooth.

the beer revolu · 28-10-2013 10:03AM

At the Well beerfest again last night. Started on Rodenbach Grand Cru. Anything else just tasted heavy and sweet after it so pretty much stayed on it for the night. Yummmmmmmmm!

The Drunken Destrier · 28-10-2013 02:16PM

Had my first Odell IPA last night, absolutely fantastic, and only 3 months old. Broke my 8 Degrees glass shortly afterwards though. Gutted...

Seaneh · 28-10-2013 02:46PM

The Drunken Destrier wrote: »

Had my first Odell IPA last night, absolutely fantastic, and only 3 months old. Broke my 8 Degrees glass shortly afterwards though. Gutted...

One of my favourite beers, I think it's pretty much flawless.

the beer revolu · 28-10-2013 03:57PM

After all the Rodenbach Grand Cru, I cracked open a bottle of Rodenbach Caractere Rouge.
WOW! A stunning example of a fruity, sour beer.
One bottle left:(

Seaneh · 28-10-2013 04:25PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

After all the Rodenbach Grand Cru, I cracked open a bottle of Rodenbach Caractere Rouge.
WOW! A stunning example of a fruity, sour beer.
One bottle left:(

Rodenbach is available in Ireland, just get your local offie to stock it.

the beer revolu · 28-10-2013 04:39PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Rodenbach is available in Ireland, just get your local offie to stock it.

I think this is a fairly limited edition - not sure how available it is.

ciaran76 · 28-10-2013 06:36PM

SN Narwhal is one of the blackest beers I have ever poured. Light didn't come through when held up.

Smells smoky and sweet.
Feels foamy in the mouth there is a sweetness there too can't put my finger it though. Maybe like dried figs.

There is an alcohol kick too as it's 10.2%.

Good sipping beer while cooking the dinner.

Seaneh · 28-10-2013 07:48PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Not just me so.
Anyone else?

So, I'm drinking a bottle in Murphy's Law in Athlone right now. Had s pint in the brewdock last week and this tastes identical and both taste great. Carbonation is spot on and there is just enough of a malt backbone to support the hops.

Its definitely the most aggressively hopped Irish Pale/IPA I've had but its not unbalanced at all.

€4 a bottle in this bar helps too :pac:

slayerking · 28-10-2013 08:53PM

Seaneh wrote: »

So, I'm drinking a bottle in Murphy's Law in Athlone right now.

Its definitely the most aggressively hopped Irish Pale/IPA I've had but its not unbalanced at all.

Murphy's Law, Who's brewing it?

Seaneh · 28-10-2013 09:22PM

slayerking wrote: »

Murphy's Law, Who's brewing it?

The post I replied to was about Galway Bay Full Sail IPA

Seaneh · 28-10-2013 10:16PM

So. On top of €4 for a bottle, Murphy's Law are doing 3 bottles for €11.

Couldn't bate that with a big stick.

Heroditas · 28-10-2013 11:02PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I revisited Galway's bay Full Sail.
Previously I really liked it but found it a little flat.
It seems they've eliminated the carbonation problem and most of the interesting flavours and character at the same time.
I thought this one was a pretty ordinary ale with quite a high bitterness but not much else. The first one I had had lovely complexity and that New World grapefruit hoppyness I like. Where'd it go?
Anyone else?

Revisiting this post of yours, I really feel there's a good bit of inconsistency in the batches.
I've had a few bottles of it and it never seems to taste the same.
I certainly haven't got much grapefruity taste from it recently, just bitterness.

drumswan · 28-10-2013 11:20PM

Galway Bay arent the only ones guilty of this. Some brewers seem to be experimenting with commercial batches. It really creates a poor impression IMO.

the beer revolu · 28-10-2013 11:23PM

Heroditas wrote: »

I certainly haven't got much grapefruity taste from it recently, just bitterness.

Exactly!

And I really liked it when I first had it.

Grayditch · 28-10-2013 11:33PM

Full Sail and Rogue Hazelnut beer are the most inconsistent beers I've ever had. Not by a huge margin, just noticable.

Seaneh · 29-10-2013 12:41AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Full Sail and Rogue Hazelnut beer are the most inconsistent beers I've ever had. Not by a huge margin, just noticable.

Ah Jesus you are comparing two beers that are made in quantities that are almost immerisible.

Grayditch · 29-10-2013 10:05AM

Seaneh wrote: »

Ah Jesus you are comparing two beers that are made in quantities that are almost immerisible.

"Ah Jesus", I'm not comparing them at all.

BaZmO* · 29-10-2013 10:32AM

Was in WJ Kavanaghs yesterday for a bite to eat and had a pint each of Adnam's Ghost Ship and Brú Dubh. Both were really nice, the Adnams being in the same vein as St. Austell's Tribute or Proper Job, the Brú Dubh was a really rich creamy sweet stout with a slight bitterness. I had a taster of their Red Ale but thought it was just ok so didn't bother with a full pint.

Popped into their Off Licence when I was leaving to see if they had anything different. They had a 5 for €10 special on a brewery I'd never seen before. Stevens Point Brewery. The one that I tried last night, the IPA, wasn't great, so I'm not particularly looking forward to the rest.

Also had 3 from Green Flash Brewing Co. over the last week, Double Stout, Hop Head Red, West Coast IPA. The IPA was definitely the nicest of the 3. I had a bottle of it a few weeks ago and thought it was very similar to O'Hara's IPA, I still stand by that, but maybe the hops a bit more 'American", almost similar to Goose Island's IPA mixed with O'Hara's.
Wasn't mad gone on the Stout, bit too sickly sweet. They should be done under the trade descriptions act for the Hop Head though, not very hoppy at all, very malt driven, but I was expecting hops so I was a bit disappointed with it.

Tabnabs · 29-10-2013 02:42PM

Had a bottle of Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale in Chameleon restaurant in Dublin and was really impressed. Just for the sake of comparison... I tried a SN Pale Ale afterwards and the Tumbler won hands down. I also tried Metalman Pale Ale on tap in Cassidy's Bar on Westmoreland (a dump with great music and college kids) but was really disappointed with that.

What beer are we drinking this week ?

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