What beer are we drinking this week, too?

HopsAndJumps · 24-03-2016 08:14AM

Finally got my hands on Elvis Juice. That smell when you open the can!!

Insect Overlord · 24-03-2016 09:08AM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Head over to Belgium then :eek:

I was in that airport in July last year, funny man.

Lovely Bloke · 24-03-2016 09:12AM

Good for you, I'm looking into booking flights for about July time too, should be cheap enough.

Creamy Goodness · 24-03-2016 09:35AM

HopsAndJumps wrote: »

Finally got my hands on Elvis Juice. That smell when you open the can!!

Had this in ATG yesterday, it's like the soft drink lilt, but in a good way.

RasTa · 24-03-2016 12:36PM

I thought it was too fruity, not enough balance between a fruit juice and beer. The magic rock one has nailed it perfectly. Their beers need to start appearing over here soon.

I see Mchugh's tweeted they have the Eight Degrees 5th anniversary beer in.

HopsAndJumps · 24-03-2016 02:57PM

RasTa wrote: »

I thought it was too fruity, not enough balance between a fruit juice and beer. The magic rock one has nailed it perfectly. Their beers need to start appearing over here soon.

I see Mchugh's tweeted they have the Eight Degrees 5th anniversary beer in.

I understand where you are coming from, it is very pronounced. I hope the beer is a regular offering though!

Just googled magic rock brewing. I really want to try their stuff.

SlipperyPeople · 24-03-2016 03:13PM

RasTa · 24-03-2016 04:13PM

What type of IPA is the nailed it?

SlipperyPeople · 24-03-2016 04:17PM

RasTa wrote: »

What type of IPA is the nailed it?

Regular IPA it has on the bottle. Simcoe, Vic Secret, Centennial Apollo and El dorado hops used it says. 71 IBUs and 5.8%

jsa112 · 24-03-2016 05:46PM

Had it on top wasn't a fan sadly

SlipperyPeople · 24-03-2016 06:37PM

jsa112 wrote: »

Had it on top wasn't a fan sadly

Is it comparable to any of their others?

jsa112 · 24-03-2016 06:52PM

I've much preferred their other IPA releases like polar vortex, nomad, and what have you. It's a 5% ipa, not too much to be excited for really.

FWIW, cost 6.50 a pint in bull and castle, definitely not worth that cost.

L1011 · 24-03-2016 09:10PM

I did go marginally insane and ended up buying 13 (12 different) Irish crafts and a 12 box of Peroni.

I've been mostly drinking spirits the last few weeks, bar the fest last weekend, and wasn't planning on changing but siege mentality hit. Oops.

Grayditch · 24-03-2016 10:27PM

Wood Key, The Raven, Rye Ale.

It's a beer that doesn't taste nice.

L1011 · 24-03-2016 10:50PM

Grayditch wrote: »

Wood Key, The Raven, Rye Ale.

It's a beer that doesn't taste nice.

I had one of those this evening. It didn't taste great either.

Grayditch · 24-03-2016 10:51PM

I wouldn't bother posting if it was just meh, but it was a particularly bad beer, for me. I still think their Pilgrim is ok.

L1011 · 24-03-2016 11:03PM

Grayditch wrote: »

I wouldn't bother posting if it was just meh, but it was a particularly bad beer, for me. I still think their Pilgrim is ok.

From memory I'd concur on that also.

What I've got open now tastes slightly skunked but everything else from that brewery has been fine so I'm not naming it - but that Raven was very poor.

Sleepy · 25-03-2016 09:16AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Wood Key, The Raven, Rye Ale.

It's a beer that doesn't taste nice.

L1011 wrote: »

I had one of those this evening. It didn't taste great either.

Funny, I love the Ravens. Buy it regularly.

Tried 8 Degrees Nailed It last night and while I can appreciate the craft that's gone into it, it misses the citrusy aftertaste I've come to expect from American style IPAs

Followed it with Brewdog's Elvis Juice which, as other's have commented, is outstanding. Could be a very dangerous beer were you to have much of it around as it's far too easy to drink.

Rounded out the night with a Wicklow Wolf Black Perle Porter. Lovely flavour but over-carbonated imo. A Porter shouldn't be so fizzy!

demanufactured · 25-03-2016 03:35PM

Brown Bear of Connemara IPA in Aldi - Brewed by stationworks in Newry.

Lovely Bloke · 25-03-2016 04:07PM

Have a Siren Pompelmocello, 4 Francis, Black Boar and a Lord Smog Almighty (for the day that's in it).

Ruben Remus · 25-03-2016 05:29PM

demanufactured wrote: »

Brown Bear of Connemara IPA in Aldi - Brewed by stationworks in Newry.

Any good?

ciaran76 · 25-03-2016 05:31PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Have a Siren Pompelmocello, 4 Francis, Black Boar and a Lord Smog Almighty (for the day that's in it).

Drank my Pomelmocello last night. I really liked it.

Lovely Bloke · 25-03-2016 05:33PM

I had an Elvis Juice last weekend and was impressed, so if it's along those lines I'll be happy.

MonkstownHoop · 25-03-2016 05:47PM

Ruben Remus wrote: »

Any good?

The IPA isn't bad but the brown ale is terrible, not a not my taste terrible but a something went wrong here terrible, and I was told this before I bought it but had to fact check :-)

RasTa · 25-03-2016 06:47PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I had an Elvis Juice last weekend and was impressed, so if it's along those lines I'll be happy.

It's better but different style. tis a sour.

P_1 · 25-03-2016 07:36PM

Picked up a few bottles of Brains SA for today. Was always curious about it but never drank it. Have to say they're going down a treat.

Lovely Bloke · 25-03-2016 08:12PM

RasTa wrote: »

It's better but different style. tis a sour.

Ooooh

Now I'm really looking forward to it.

Insect Overlord · 25-03-2016 08:46PM

Had a bottle of Sheep Steeler with dinner earlier. Nowhere near as sour as I remembered it.

Lovely Bloke · 25-03-2016 09:02PM

was it supposed to be a sour? Thought it was a Saison.

Insect Overlord · 25-03-2016 09:23PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

was it supposed to be a sour? Thought it was a Saison.

Tis a saison, but it was the first of that style that I tried and I didn't like it at all the first time. Enjoyed it a lot more this evening.

Have since moved on to a Caribbean Chocolate Cake from Siren. It is great.

What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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