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What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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  • #122
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,963 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Dois Corvos Bambi brown ale. Delightful, toasty, roast malt, hint of smokiness and quite a carbonated mouthfeel which I'm enjoying.


  • #123
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Salt House tonight, Galway. Started with their Going Out West double IPA. Loaded with flavour, but took a while to finish. Accidentally got 2 glasses of Scarecrow (hoppy farmhouse ale) when I tried to order 1, but I enjoyed finishing both. Wish GBB would hurry up and open in Limerick!


  • #124
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Those cloudwater beers aren't cheap. 330ml too. Had to grab some of these http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/left-hand-black-jack-porter/431/ for €1 in drinkstore to offset my heart attack


  • #125
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    Stone's 'Go To IPA' is quite nice.


  • #126
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    Had a Brewdog Ship Wreck last night. It wasn't really for me, I felt the initial strong sweet hit didn't really work with the smokiness at the end. It did mellow out as it warmed up a bit but still didn't do it for me


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  • #127
    Rumun
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Rumun


    Toppling Goliath and infamous golden nugget.
    quick reflection after i crushed empty can- galway bay has much to learn.


  • #128
    Rumun
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Rumun


    RasTa wrote: »
    I see some cloudwater beers have arrived at McHugh's

    Its everywhere tap take over in beer market v6 also in pc mac


  • #129
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Rumun wrote: »
    Its everywhere tap take over in beer market v6 also in pc mac

    I'm guessing €8 for 330ml. Tis a lovely beer but not worth the price.


  • #130
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,963 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Hanscraft & Co. Backbone Splitter IPA. Really enjoying this, smooth bodied, hoppy and fruity flavours to the fore. 6.6%.


  • #131
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,776 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Hanscraft & Co. Backbone Splitter IPA. Really enjoying this, smooth bodied, hoppy and fruity flavours to the fore. 6.6%.
    Possibly my favourite German IPA. Loved it.

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  • #132
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    RasTa wrote: »
    I'm guessing €8 for 330ml. Tis a lovely beer but not worth the price.

    NINE!!


  • #133
    dexter647
    Registered Users Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭dexter647


    Jack Cody's Duxie grapefruit tea pale ale is very disappointing...Sorry Jack:(


  • #134
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    picked up a Speight's Gold Medal Ale in Molloy's, it caught my eye and I just got it as a little nostalgia trip.

    I don't regret it.

    Drinking a Black's Mosaic IPA. Hmm, it might not be at it's best, BB April 17. Slight onion thing going on.

    I have a Kinnegar Brown sour


  • #135
    Rumun
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Rumun


    Dieu de Ciel/The Alchemist Moralité Apa
    Max on ratebeer for a reson


  • #136
    JoeLapira
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭JoeLapira


    New Off Licence opened nearby with a decent Craft selection, got myself:

    White Hag Little Fawn Session IPA
    Cotton Ball Kerry Lane Pale Ale
    Cotton Ball Indian Summer

    Have had all 3 now and the Session IPA is by far the best, have never had anything by either of these breweries before but i doubt i'll be buying anything from Cotton Ball again, 2 very poor beers.


  • #137
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Their stout is ok.

    I had a No Joe porter from O Brother, lovely beer.


  • #138
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Drinking Butxon's Ring Your Mother - really love this, fully bodied and very well rounded.

    Going to follow it up with a Millionaires Stout:)


  • #139
    Rumun
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Rumun


    Watching Brazil vs Germany drinking The Bells Brewing Company-Oberon wheat ale


  • #140
    Rumun
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Rumun


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    NINE!!

    That's mad.


  • #141
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    Had a cloudwater DIPA v6 last night. It was lovely and balanced

    Also had a To Ol Gose to Hollywood. It was nice, a little bit sour without too much and just enough of a bite to go with it.


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  • #142
    HopsAndJumps
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭HopsAndJumps


    Had a going out west last night in the Beer Market. Its a nice beer, very basic malt. You can really taste caramel from the malt bill. Its very bitter I like DIPAs that way. Very dank hops, it could use some more aroma hops I think. The hops are very dank. 5.25 for 330ml seems pretty pricey.

    Cloudwater v7 DIPA is 9.25 for 330cl. Not a hope im paying that, what a rip off!!! I had V6 it in bottle the day before. Nice DIPA, too balanced though. DIPAs shouldn't be balanced in my opinion.


  • #143
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭Passenger


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    Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout

    The finest oatmeal stout I've had yet. Very smooth and subtle flavours.


  • #144
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    That bottle looks gorgeous.


  • #145
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭Passenger


    What do you like about it?


  • #146
    Trond
    Registered Users Posts: 1,972 ✭✭✭Trond


    Passenger wrote: »
    beer_130886.jpg

    Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout

    The finest oatmeal stout I've had yet. Very smooth and subtle flavours.

    Must try that one. I really love their dark ipa Wookey Jack. Well worth a try if you haven't had it.


  • #147
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Trond wrote: »
    Must try that one. I really love their dark ipa Wookey Jack. Well worth a try if you haven't had it.

    Had Wookie Jack in The Beer Market last week. Lovely stuff alright.


  • #148
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Passenger wrote: »
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    Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout

    The finest oatmeal stout I've had yet. Very smooth and subtle flavours.

    Alfie Byrne's had that on draught when I was there a couple of weeks ago, but I never got round to trying it. Regretting it now.


  • #149
    jsa112
    Registered Users Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    Any feedback on White Hags belgian pale ale, worth getting a growler of?

    Had the new GBB DIPA 'Going out west', wasn't very good.


  • #150
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,776 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Zaph wrote: »
    Alfie Byrne's had that on draught when I was there a couple of weeks ago, but I never got round to trying it. Regretting it now.
    Saw it on draught in Porterhouse Central yesterday.

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  • #151
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Passenger wrote: »
    beer_130886.jpg

    Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout

    The finest oatmeal stout I've had yet. Very smooth and subtle flavours.

    Is that Barrel Aged or just a regular Oatmeal Stout?
    They have one called Velvet Merkin also. I've had the regular oatmeal stout but it's a different bottle than that, it has a black label. I also had the nitro version which was lovely.
    There are a couple nice oatmeal stouts available in California.
    Recently I've had Sierra Nevada's Octoberfest which was very nice, easy drinking and nice and malty. I'd love to see something like it year round.
    I also had Lagunitas Stoopid Wit, I suppose you would called it a hoppy Belgian Wit. It had the familar Lagunitas hoppy smell but it didn't come through as much on the taste which was more Belgian but had a hoppy kick. A very enjoyable refreshing beer.


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