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What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Yep, I don't like Saisons at all, that yeast character just doesn't agree with me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    For the day thats in it, I've decided to open a new 200 fathoms. Not as good as last year, but its still feckin good...to open the 2015 or not? :cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Any good?

    Very good


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    Hope Brewing - Handsome Jack IPA
    Quite nice. An odd super sweet aftertaste that reminds me of something but I can't place it.

    The Celt Experience - Brigid Fire
    A rye IPA. Very tasty, nice bit of spicyness to it.

    Beavertown - Spresso
    Loved this one. The coffee was nice and subtle. Really rich mouthfeel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    I finally got around to cracking open the barrel aged Lean Follain I picked up at Christmas. Very nice indeed, if a little thin. I didn't have the problem with over-carbonation that has been mentioned on this thread. It was smooth with decent body and the whisky barrel really complemented it rather than being overpowering.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭baron von something


    Tried a chili porter from N17 last night. Hit the spot very nicely


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,717 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Meantime Yakima Red had it on draught in Wetherspoons.
    Quite sweet caramel taste finish's dry and a bit if hops. Not bad but a but light.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,122 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    ciaran76 wrote: »
    Meantime Yakima Red had it on draught in Wetherspoons.
    Sure it wasn't the Everards one? It's part of the festival at the moment.
    everards_yakima.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,717 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    BeerNut wrote: »
    Sure it wasn't the Everards one? It's part of the festival at the moment.
    everards_yakima.jpg

    Think you may be right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Started with a Lervig Hoppy Joe. Pretty poor, weak with very little going on.

    Followed up with a Buxton Axe Edge - yes please! Now that's how you make an IPA, alway a solid performer.

    Going to finish with a Caribbean Chocolate Cake, looking forward to it already:)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,157 ✭✭✭Ronan|Raven


    Founders Centennial.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,111 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Random yank brought his own cans of ten fidy into salthouse today. I declined his offer for a sip


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Founders Centennial.

    Lovely stuff


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭a_non_a_mouse


    Fran Well festival for a few very enjoyable hours on Sat!

    UCC - Saison -lovely beer
    O'Brother - Huck (Saison). Nice but a bit disappointing cos most of their stuff is so good.
    Whiplash - Surrender to the Void. Never even heard of them before I saw the festival listing. WOW. Stunning beer, DIPA but hid the % well and was so smooth had to have a second!
    White Gypsy - Old Smoke. Stunning beer, had to had a second here as well!
    9 White Deer - Lon Dubh. Lovely beer.
    Mountain Man - Sneaky Owl. First time having on draft, really like this beer draft even better than bottle.

    So much nice beers, I would have loved to have been able to get back on Sun...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭andekwarhola


    Didn't drink over the weekend so couldn't resist cracking open another Siren Caribbean Chocolate Cake.

    Also have an Eight Degrees Double Irish, Siren Pompelmocello and Eight Degrees Nailed It that have now moved on to the endangered list. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Whiplash - Surrender to the Void. Never even heard of them before I saw the festival listing. WOW. Stunning beer, DIPA but hid the % well and was so smooth had to have a second!

    Head brewer from Rye River's side, solo, project.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭cunnifferous


    O Brother session pale ale.

    Not bad, not great. Plenty of hop bitterness, not enough aroma or flavour. No where near my go to session ales: Jarl, Fourpure SIPA, Grand strech et al...

    Also having my first Big River by 8 degrees in a long time. Has a nice unique flavour, probably my favourite ~5% IPA atm.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭tomhalloween


    O Brother session pale ale.

    Not bad, not great. Plenty of hop bitterness, not enough aroma or flavour. No where near my go to session ales: Jarl, Fourpure SIPA, Grand strech et al...

    Also having my first Big River by 8 degrees in a long time. Has a nice unique flavour, probably my favourite ~5% IPA atm.

    Having an 8 degrees nailed it. And before you ask yes they have!


  • Posts: 27,583 ✭✭✭✭ Devon Old Partridge


    Hobgoblin is the ****

    Aldi have it @ a good price


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,029 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Having an 8 degrees nailed it. And before you ask yes they have!

    There is something about that beer, alright.
    It's just beautifully balanced.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    rk2F5p7.jpg
    bee going through these ones I ordered from Etre Gourmet. Fantome Saison is such a feel good beer, got 3 bottles of them, downed 2 already. All citrus all the way. The Alvinne sours are new but starting with the less rare bottles I love them. Even got a sign of approval from my cider drinking brother

    Also tried some local offerings during easter in donegal. Donegal Brewing co beers were decent, and a Bog Hopper beer was memorable enough. Nothing mindblowing tho


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭matrim


    Had a Brewdog Elvis Juice earlier. As others have said it smells exactly like lilt and is lovely and refreshing.

    Having a Black Donkey Arigna #1 now. It's nice has a very belgiany yeast flavour with a bit of spice and straw behind the dark fruit in the body.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,166 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    matrim wrote: »

    Having a Black Donkey Arigna #1 now. It's nice has a very belgiany yeast flavour with a bit of spice and straw behind the dark fruit in the body.

    I loved that. Really looking forward to seeing what they do for #2.

    Until then, I'll be mostly drink-free for April, so I'm finishing March with a bottle of 200 Fathoms.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,111 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    What's the new O'Hara's imperial stout like?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭Rumun


    c - 13 wrote: »
    Hope Brewing - Handsome Jack IPA
    Quite nice. An odd super sweet aftertaste that reminds me of something but I can't place it.

    The Celt Experience - Brigid Fire
    A rye IPA. Very tasty, nice bit of spicyness to it.

    Beavertown - Spresso
    Loved this one. The coffee was nice and subtle. Really rich mouthfeel.

    Where did you find beavertown?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    What's the new O'Hara's imperial stout like?
    Think people were saying it was nice but needed to mellow with time a bit.

    Thought somebody here tried white hag brett ipa but cant find the post, how nice is it? 9.15 a bottle nice?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,111 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Being sipping away at the homebrew all week so treated myself to 4 cans of Surrender the Void and the O'Hara's imperial.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    Would love to know what surrender the void is like, and another opinion on the imperial stout, been thinking of getting both


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    Rumun wrote: »
    Where did you find beavertown?

    Brought that one back from a recent trip to Edinburgh - couldn't find it over here


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭Chuppa Siopa


    8 Degrees Big River. Big grapefruity flavour, very refreshing, I really liked it.
    Similar to Galway bay 303 if it was toned down a little


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