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What beer are we drinking this week ?

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    #5552
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Maybe the bar managers want to appear to offer something exclusive? Maybe they might feel it will be an easier sell to the less discerning beer drinker?

    I'd imagine the brewers are happy if enough of their beer is being shifted, they do run businesses at the end of the day.

    Having a Dark Arts porter lovingly stowed in my gfs case when she flew here, its better then I remembered it.


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    #5553
    BeerNut
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    I'd imagine the brewers are happy if enough of their beer is being shifted, they do run businesses at the end of the day.
    This. The Franciscan Well has always been happy to rebadge its beers to get them sold. In the 1990s Irish craft beer was less about brand profile and more about getting someone, anyone, to drink the stuff. I think there was a feeling that the "Rebel" branding wouldn't fly so well in Dublin.
    TheNinthGate wrote:
    the very same beer has been available in The Bull & Castle under it's actual name
    Only in the last few months. It was "Castle Red" when it went in in 2006.

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    #5554
    Lovely Bloke
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    I'm sure it's been Rebel Red for more than a few months, no?


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    #5555
    BeerNut
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    I think the change was made some time last year. irish_goat will know.

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    #5556
    Knifey Spoony
    Registered Users Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭Knifey Spoony


    bladebrew wrote: »
    I was at the winter beer festival in the franciscan well earlier today had a few different drinks, had a coffee and oatmeal stout and a dark arts porter, i have only tasted them twice before in bottles but it was way different they seemed to have a far more bitter taste, im no expert but i didnt really enjoy them as much as i hoped,
    The jameson aged stout was feckin lovely though! very high abv of 7.8% but it has a sweet taste very hard to describe, only €3 for a glass aswell,

    Was there myself for a bit on Friday and Saturday night and was very impressed since I didn't really enjoy it last year. Was great to get to have Alpha Dog again, which was one of the highlights of the festival for me. Sabotage IPA was also great, really looking forward to the bottle version of it later in the year.

    I was really looking forward to having some of the Jameson Stout again, but missed out on it by an hour.:( Although Leann Fileann and Shandon Stout on cask somewhat made up for missing out on the Jameson Stout. Also, had a try of the Metal Man Pale Ale and don't really see what all the fuss about it is, considering it won Beoir beer of the year.

    It was also great to see the Franciscan Well be so involved with the festival in terms of the amount of their own beers they made available on cask, which was a big change from previous years from what I can remember.

    Roll on Easter Fest now.


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    #5557
    cormacjones
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    stuchyg wrote: »
    Was in town with the missus yesterday to plan our honeymoon. We hit up Farringtons in Temple Bar where I had a pint of Metalman and she had a glass of Blue Moon and SN. Next up was the Porterhouse, she had a pint of Strawberry Fruli which was amazing I must say and I had a pint of Hop Head on cask which was v poor. Iffy Taste and Smell. Hit up ATG afterwards for some grub and pints. I had some Celebration ale which was as good as you would expect. The star of the show though was my first taste of Left Hand Milk Stout on tap. Can honestly say it was the nicest stout I have ever tasted.

    I had my first taste of Left Hand Milk State from a bottle this weekend and I thought it was delicious. Far nicer than the Dungarvan Coffee and Oatmeal IMO (I'm only mentioning that because it was the previous stout I tried).

    I'm looking forward to trying it on tap. Hopefully Brewdock have it as well.


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    #5558
    baron von something
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    looking forward to trying the new innis&gunn irish whiskey cask.absolutely loved their highland cask


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    #5559
    squonk
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    Sampled some more Buried At Sea this weekend and it was, as it was previously, fantastic. I don't want the tap to go away from the SaltHouse. While I was there I also gave Dead Pony Club a try. It was OK but didn't have enough body to my taste really. As a treat I tried a bottle of Mickeller Geek Breakfast. Holy jumpin Jebus! I wasn't prepared for how complex it would be or just how damn good it is! I've never experienced beer like it before. I reckon any other oatmeal & coffee stout will be ruined for me after that. A smaller bottle would have down though. It's very rich and I think there was too much of it to appreciate it fully.


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    #5560
    Frankie Lee
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    I had a couple of bottles of St Peters Organic Ale, unremarkable but rather pleasant. The best thing about it is the flask shaped bottle.
    squonk wrote: »
    It was OK but didn't have enough body to my taste really. As a treat I tried a bottle of Mickeller Geek Breakfast. Holy jumpin Jebus! I wasn't prepared for how complex it would be or just how damn good it is! I've never experienced beer like it before. I reckon any other oatmeal & coffee stout will be ruined for me after that. A smaller bottle would have down though. It's very rich and I think there was too much of it to appreciate it fully.

    Mikkeller really are an insanely good brewery, nothing I've tasted from them has been ordinary. They are like Brewdog on steroids.


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    #5561
    stuchyg
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    ^^^^ only Mikkller brew I have had was the Coffee IPA and i was pretty disappointed. That being said I still wanna try geek breakfast


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    #5562
    Colonel Sanders
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    stuchyg wrote: »
    The star of the show though was my first taste of Left Hand Milk Stout on tap. Can honestly say it was the nicest stout I have ever tasted.

    Interesting, always wanted to try this.

    Wouldn't be in town very much these days but should be in either Friday or Saturday this weekend


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    #5563
    Losty Dublin
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    TheNinthGate wrote: »
    I've asked before about small Irish operations going down the re-badging route, especially when the very same beer has been available in The Bull & Castle under it's actual name. It would be a different story if a beer was being produced exclusively for a certain establishment.

    for example, Carlow Brewing produce a beer for The Bull & Castle, it's a Golden Ale called Buckley's, and as far as I know is only sold in the B&C, and perhaps a small number of other places.

    The Gingerbread has had it's own ales in for over a decade now. I'd say much of it is to keep their names going in some shape or form.

    I finally made it into the Merchant's Arch last night and had one pint of Rowers. I found it to be quite watery and lacking a general warmth, not worth half of what I paid for it and in rather tacky surroundings. We beat a hasty retreat to the Palace where some Leanan on tap (Mmmmmmm) and a few O'Hara's red saved the day for me; it's an excellent pub to be sure :)


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    #5564
    irish_goat
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    I think the change was made some time last year. irish_goat will know.

    Changed sometime in December. Can't remember if the boss gave a reason or not.

    Buckley's is made exclusively for the Buckley's chain of restaurants and pubs although I think the point of it is more that it gets the brand name out there. I'm not sure they'd care if Carlow started selling it as O'Hara's Golden Ale as well.


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    #5565
    BaZmO*
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    irish_goat wrote: »

    Buckley's is made exclusively for the Buckley's chain of restaurants and pubs although I think the point of it is more that it gets the brand name out there. I'm not sure they'd care if Carlow started selling it as O'Hara's Golden Ale as well.
    Didn't they run a competition to name the beer? I doubt it's about brand awareness if they were letting the customers name it. I'd say its more a case of having an exclusive beer.


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    #5566
    Martyn1989
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Didn't they run a competition to name the beer? I doubt it's about brand awareness if they were letting the customers name it. I'd say its more a case of having an exclusive beer.
    Buckleys was the winning entry?


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    #5567
    Lovely Bloke
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    Buckleys was the winning entry?

    Nice and simple, certainly better than some convoluted BrewDog-esque hipster name. :pac:


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    #5568
    Martyn1989
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    TheNinthGate wrote: »

    Nice and simple, certainly better than some convoluted BrewDog-esque hipster name. :pac:
    It is better then some brewdog names but it can't have been a very large competition if the best that came in was the name of the restaurant


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    #5569
    irish_goat
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Didn't they run a competition to name the beer? I doubt it's about brand awareness if they were letting the customers name it. I'd say its more a case of having an exclusive beer.

    I can find out but I'd be surprised if that was the case.


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    BaZmO*
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    irish_goat wrote: »

    I can find out but I'd be surprised if that was the case.
    I'm almost certain it is. Think it was on the Beoir (formerly ICB) website. And if memory serves me right none of the suggestions were picked, they just went with Buckleys themselves. I'm sure Beernut will know.


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    #5571
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,777 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    You are correct, Bazmo*. Here's the thread.

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    #5572
    the beer revolu
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    Drinkin Metalman Pale Ale on cask in The Abbot's, Cork this week.
    Nicer than anything I tasted at the festival over the weekend.

    For me, this is the perfect cask beer.
    Yummmmmmyyyyyyy!!!!


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    #5573
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Got two bottles of Schneider weisse mein kristall tap 2 ,is it similar to erdinger kristall?


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    #5574
    the beer revolu
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    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Got two bottles of Schneider weisse mein kristall tap 2 ,is it similar to erdinger kristall?
    Yes.
    Nicer imo.


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    #5575
    Scortho
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    squonk wrote: »
    Sampled some more Buried At Sea this weekend and it was, as it was previously, fantastic. I don't want the tap to go away from the SaltHouse. While I was there I also gave Dead Pony Club a try. It was OK but didn't have enough body to my taste really. As a treat I tried a bottle of Mickeller Geek Breakfast. Holy jumpin Jebus! I wasn't prepared for how complex it would be or just how damn good it is! I've never experienced beer like it before. I reckon any other oatmeal & coffee stout will be ruined for me after that. A smaller bottle would have down though. It's very rich and I think there was too much of it to appreciate it fully.

    Where'd you pick up the mikkeller?


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    #5576
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭squonk


    Scortho wrote: »
    Where'd you pick up the mikkeller?

    In the Salt House here in Galway. They have some bottles of Geek Breakfast in at the moment.


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    #5577
    Dermighty
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    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Got two bottles of Schneider weisse mein kristall tap 2 ,is it similar to erdinger kristall?

    Far better!


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    #5578
    donalfo
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    I tried a couple o' bottles of Donegal Blonde, from a new brewery in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. I have very little experience drinking pale ales, but it tastes very nice but the head disappeared very fast.
    I'd buy it again when I'm having one or two because it is very tasty, not sure about going on a session on it though, could be a bit heavy.

    I'm not sure if it is sold anywhere besides their own pub and off licence (Dicey Reillys).


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    Scortho
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    squonk wrote: »

    In the Salt House here in Galway. They have some bottles of Geek Breakfast in at the moment.

    Feck I'm in dublin.
    Does anyone know if drink store or devaneys have it?
    Or does the salt house let you buy bottles and take them with you (like an offy)?


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    #5580
    slayerking
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    donalfo wrote: »
    I tried a couple o' bottles of Donegal Blonde, from a new brewery in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. I have very little experience drinking pale ales, but it tastes very nice but the head disappeared very fast.
    I'd buy it again when I'm having one or two because it is very tasty, not sure about going on a session on it though, could be a bit heavy.

    I'm not sure if it is sold anywhere besides their own pub and off licence (Dicey Reillys).

    Funny enough Superquinn started stocking it in Dublin recently. They have really started to get in a lot of Irish craft beer which is great. Its not a bad blonde if memory serves me correctly.
    It could do with a few more hops, but that's just my own personal preference. I say that about most blonde ales!


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    #5581
    slayerking
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    Scortho wrote: »

    Feck I'm in dublin.
    Does anyone know if drink store or devaneys have it?
    Or does the salt house let you buy bottles and take them with you (like an offy)?

    Carry out in Ashtown had it a few weeks ago. Haven't been in there in a while.

    Where are you based?


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