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What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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  • #9182
    Grayditch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    Had the Beavertown Bramley Apple Saison last night. I'm not mad about Saisons but I had to try it because I see it ever time I'm in the off licence and I love bramley apple. It was nice enough. I'd imagine it's incredible for fans of the style.


  • #9183
    limnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,349 ✭✭✭limnam


    Creamy Goodness wrote: »
    Change of the guard in the brewdock. Beautiful stuff hides the alcohol content really really well.

    I think as a first brew from the new head brewer it's a pretty strong start. But at that price point I expect a bit of a finish. It has a nice taste bomb upfront but it just vanishes. Looking forward to seeing a few more from him.


  • #9184
    husq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭husq


    hard to beat the franciscan brewery, great stuff


  • #9185
    Yarghhh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭Yarghhh


    limnam wrote: »
    I think as a first brew from the new head brewer it's a pretty strong start. But at that price point I expect a bit of a finish. It has a nice taste bomb upfront but it just vanishes. Looking forward to seeing a few more from him.

    It's actually a collaboration between the old and new brewer. I'll be awaiting his first few solo recipes.


  • #9186
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,301 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Saw Brown Bear brown ale in Aldi this evening, which is brewed for them by Cumberland. While I don't expect a €1.89 beer to be up there with a Kinnegar, I do expect a brown ale to be just that, a brown ale. Disappointed with this one big time.


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  • #9187
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    Saw Brown Bear brown ale in Aldi this evening, which is brewed for them by Cumberland. While I don't expect a €1.89 beer to be up there with a Kinnegar, I do expect a brown ale to be just that, a brown ale. Disappointed with this one big time.

    It's awful alright


  • #9188
    Ruben Remus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Ruben Remus


    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    Saw Brown Bear brown ale in Aldi this evening, which is brewed for them by Cumberland. While I don't expect a €1.89 beer to be up there with a Kinnegar, I do expect a brown ale to be just that, a brown ale. Disappointed with this one big time.

    Was warned off this beer by someone else who told me that it was truly awful, but that the Brown Bear IPA (which I haven't had) is actually quite nice.


  • #9189
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    Ruben Remus wrote: »
    Was warned off this beer by someone else who told me that it was truly awful, but that the Brown Bear IPA (which I haven't had) is actually quite nice.

    They're both awful.

    I had a glass of Hopendunkel from Galway Bay there on draft on the way to the train.

    Now that's a hell of a beer.


  • #9190
    RayCon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭RayCon


    King Goblin (6.6%) Wychwood Brewery is €2.49 per 500ml bottle in Aldi at the moment ... This'll be this weekend's tipple


  • #9191
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Was given a bottle of Jack Cody's Hibernicus, a dry hopped IPA, and it's lovely. One of the nicer IPA's I've had in a while as it's pretty refreshing.


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  • #9192
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    RayCon wrote: »
    King Goblin (6.6%) Wychwood Brewery is €2.49 per 500ml bottle in Aldi at the moment ... This'll be this weekend's tipple

    Why wait till the weekend?!


  • #9193
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    I'm currently drinking a bottle of franziskaner.

    Need to get through about 20 bottles for homebrew empties in a few weeks.

    Tough work but someone's got to do it.


  • #9194
    limnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,349 ✭✭✭limnam


    murphyebass wrote: »
    They're both awful.

    I had a glass of Hopendunkel from Galway Bay there on draft on the way to the train.

    Now that's a hell of a beer.

    Hell out of balance imo. Kompass for me was a big let down and its so rare I find a dunkel I don't get on with.

    Too clove forward really felt the alcohol content was totally out of whack.

    next!! :D


  • #9195
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    limnam wrote: »
    Hell out of balance imo. Kompass for me was a big let down and its so rare I find a dunkel I don't get on with.

    Too clove forward really felt the alcohol content was totally out of whack.

    next!! :D

    We'll agree to differ so. I loved it. Wish they bottled it.


  • #9196
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭matrim


    Had some cask Leann Follain earlier. It's a lovely beer normally but superb on cask.

    Now having a children of the revolution from Wicklow Wolf. Quite nice with pine and citrus with a decent hop bitterness.


  • #9197
    RayCon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭RayCon


    murphyebass wrote: »
    Why wait till the weekend?!

    Work :(


  • #9198
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    RayCon wrote: »
    Work :(

    I'm still confused.

    Bought three bottles on the way home. Have work tomorrow. Will be definately partaking in one or two.

    Sure it's nearly the weekend


  • #9199
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Passenger


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    Galway Bay Brewery Diving Bell

    Lovely. Really tasted the "salted caramel" in this. Just an overall nicely balanced brew from GBB on draught in Against The Grain.


  • #9200
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,588 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Finding it hard to get past the 4 for €10 on Metalman/Punk/Brooklyn/Founders in the local off-licence to try new stuff lately.


  • #9201
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Zapiain Cider. Got it in SuperValu, Celbridge.

    Not sweet, kind of acidic. Nice strong crisp taste. At 6% there's a nice aftertaste as well.

    /edit
    Don't think I'll be buying this one again.


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  • #9202
    Inspector Coptoor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Had 3 pints of children of the revolution IPA from Wicklow wolf yesterday.

    Very nice beer.
    Hoppy and zesty


  • #9203
    DonnchadhMac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭DonnchadhMac


    Water


  • #9204
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    DonnchadhMac wrote: »
    Water

    @DonnchadhMac, Please contribute something positive next time to this thread


  • #9205
    PixelTrawler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭PixelTrawler


    Had my first Of Foam and Fury this week. Really nice beer. I have to try and clone it! Was expecting it to be more bitter but its just right, and they must dry hop with an enormous amount of hops because the wham of the aroma in the nose is so intense.


  • #9206
    murphyebass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    PixelTrawler wrote: »
    Had my first Of Foam and Fury this week. Really nice beer. I have to try and clone it! Was expecting it to be more bitter but its just right, and they must dry hop with an enormous amount of hops because the wham of the aroma in the nose is so intense.

    It's an incredibly well balanced beer imo.

    I absolutely love it so if you clone it please give me the recipe. Ideally extract. Yes I'm lazy. Lol


  • #9207
    Liamo08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Liamo08


    PixelTrawler wrote: »
    Had my first Of Foam and Fury this week. Really nice beer. I have to try and clone it! Was expecting it to be more bitter but its just right, and they must dry hop with an enormous amount of hops because the wham of the aroma in the nose is so intense.

    You can see the recipe here if you want to take it on http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/index.php/topic,491.msg101563.html#msg101563


  • #9208
    Grayditch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    I feel like Elvis Juice was made for me.


  • #9209
    ciaran76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,717 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Grayditch wrote: »
    I feel like Elvis Juice was made for me.

    I feel like it was made for me too.
    My other half asked me why I didn't buy more than 2 !!!:o


  • #9210
    Grayditch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    ciaran76 wrote: »
    I feel like it was made for me too.
    My other half asked me why I didn't buy more than 2 !!!:o

    I had one, then went back the next day and picked up a 4-pack. I don't think a beer has ever gone down so easy.


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  • #9211
    ciaran76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,717 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Grayditch wrote: »
    I had one, then went back the next day and picked up a 4-pack. I don't think a beer has ever gone down so easy.

    I went back last night too and ended upgetting some Monk Hammer from Brewdog also.


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