jade1955 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Drinking a bottle of O'Hara's Irish Stout.There's a plethora of great Irish stouts around at the moment... Dungarvan Black Rock Stout, Porterhouse plain, Porterhouse Oyster stout, Porterhouse Wrasslers XXXX, O'Hara's Lean Folainn and the plain old O'Hara's Irish stout I just mentioned. Mostly dry tasting, in the real Irish fashion, and all of them infinitley superior to Guinness. I think, of all of them, the regular O'Hara's is my favourite session stout. Their Leann Folainn is a thicker, heavier brew, but the regular black bottle 'Irish stout' is a good one to look for. The brewing company behind these - O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company - stole a march on a lot of other Irish companies and started exporting abroad before they even had much of a market here in Ireland... That's worked out well for them apparently. Worth trying if you guys come across them. Had some of this on the train yesterday. Irish Stout, brewed by non other than the Carlow Brewing Co. Very good it was too. RoryQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Nice! I was in London all week. Drank Camden Ink, St. Peter's Porter on cask. Savagely hungover today. jade1955 and Reyeslv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight-Lines Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I had Black Diamond Brewery's "Jagged Edge IPA" last night and was incredibly disappointed. It tasted like there were metal shavings in the beer. Veer away from that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike112 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Nothing better than a cold Keith's on a hot summer's day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Going ghetto lately, supermarket has OE800 24 oz cans on sale for $1.29 each. CG slayer9019 and YOMONEY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Going ghetto lately, supermarket has OE800 24 oz cans on sale for $1.29 each.CG My favorite "ghetto" beer is Steelies (Steel Reserve). I started drinking them when I lived in Newark because they were A) CHEAP B) Readily Available C) high ABV. I always end up getting sick of OE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 My favorite "ghetto" beer is Steelies (Steel Reserve). I started drinking them when I lived in Newark because they were A) CHEAP B) Readily Available C) high ABV. I always end up getting sick of OE Steel Reserve... don't care for the taste, but the content is around 6%. OE has been one of my favs since last summer... one place had it for 89¢ a can with those orange price stickers.. plastered the stickers up and down the arms of my beach chair.. as luck woukd have it, the beach chair shits the bed on me and i had to chuck it. CG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Had a pint of Galway Hooker in The Long Hall. Lovely boozer with a Victorian era interior... Hard to beat. A Thwaites Porter. New to Dublin off licences... Pretty good ye olde English take on the style. Had this after my sleeve. Medicinal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeIndelible Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Had a Lagunitas Lucky 13 last night. Have a Stone Ruination in the fridge for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Coolest growler ever? Holds 4 pints. Ceramic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Coolest growler ever? Holds 4 pints. Ceramic. Wow I've never seen those before. Brewdog make some seriously good beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Wow I've never seen those before. Brewdog make some seriously good beer. Well, I just saw them post this online but I gather it's been floating around since July. I presume you can get them off the website (not us ROI people unfortunately, unless we want to get gouged with postage). I have a love/hate experience with Brewdog. On the one hand they've got a great forward-looking concept and I think they've got a legitimate niche within UK craft brewing. They're the opposite of the 'sandals, beards and cask ale only' CAMRA crowd, but at times they become a caricature of themselves, with the OTT marketing speak. Beer-wise I really *want* to enjoy their product line but if I'm dead honest I find a lot of their beers over-hopped for my taste. From time to time, sure, a Punk IPA can hit the spot, but some of the hoppier (or stronger ABV) offerings turn me off. I think I'm right in saying that one of the founders of Brewdog was previously involved with Thornbridge (them of South Pacific Pale Ale, Jaipur etc). To me Thornbridge makes some interesting beers - but without the Brewdog-style marketing blurb. I wonder which approach will win the day in the long run. - - - Updated - - - Hmm... http://www.brewdog.com/product/growler Looks like you can buy an older-style growler for 6 quid, the idea being that you fill it with draft beer from a Brewdog pub and it'll keep fresh for 2-3 days. Could be an idea for your train rides, @jade1955 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 @RoryQ I'm glad to hear you say that. It may be that their beer doesn't travel well (and I xan't speak as to their standards on flavored stability and oxygen control) but what I've had from BrewDog on this side of the Atlantic has been underwhelming. Doesn't help things for me that their write up on the Punk IPA label is basically stolen from Stone's Arrogant Bastard. I appreciate that they're brewing American styles of beer in the UK, but I think if you compare it to the beers they're trying to emulate, they're mediocre at best. Marketing doesn't make up for that. Overhopping is a problem generally, in my opinion. I love hoppy beers, but there needs to be a balance there. - - - Updated - - - Please excuse the autocorrect typos. SStu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yeah, I can see how Brewdog's pitch might be a bit redundant on your side of the atlantic! One of the best ways of describing overhopping that I ever read* was to liken to it taking a food condiment, like salt, which is delicious if used properly... And then just hosing it on for its own sake. For me, the 'arms race' to brew ever hoppier beers just doesn't do it for me. There must be a point of diminishing returns. *I think it was the brewmaster from Brooklyn Brewery that used that analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I honestly think most beers that aren't an IPA are not hoppy enough for me, but that might be a side effect of drinking hoppy beers all the time. I feel like a lot of "session beers" I try don't have much taste. I really like Belgian IPA's and Dry Hop Wheat Beers if I am not going to drink IPA. There are definitely some beers that have pushed the IBU level too far, but I have had a few beers that are at or above 100 IBUS that are some of the most balanced beers in the category. I haven't tried any beers from Brewdog so I can't speak for them specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Could be an idea for your train rides, @jade1955 That's not a bad idea. Your can get an aluminium one from the Brewdog website. I brought this growler home with me from NY (I just liked it) but mislaid the screw top. Also bought a large bottle of Arrogant Bastard Ale from a food store just 100 yards from my hotel. As I sat, in just my underpants drinking it, a maid stuck her head around the door. The look on her face was priceless. A good range of beers can be found at Home | Beer, Wine, Cider | Beers Of Europe. slayer9019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Having a romeo y julieta cigar with this. Which im totally butchering. Btw this is a marzen style Oktoberfest beer from an Irish brewery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Sinkin' to new lows here.... Sunday I took a cold 12-pack of PBR to the beach with me. Drank 9, gave 1 away and had the other 2 on Monday. Local s'market has 24 oz Genesee Cream Ale for $1.39... been hittin' those up all week. CG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Genesee Cream AleCG I don't know about now, but those really sucked back in the mid-70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 @RoryQ There is literally a point of "diminishing returns" because only so many BUs are soluble in boiling wort...anything beyond that is wasted. I think it's something like a maximum of about 100 BUs in a standard gravity wort, more BUs in a higher density one. Granted I can't think of many commercial examples that are overhopped like that...BrewDog's "Nanny State" comes to mind, though that seemed more like a marketing gimmick than an actual beer, which is my problem with that brewery. Didn't actually try it though. @David Flores There are plenty of really hoppy beers that are well-balanced and I don't want to come across as anti-hops because given a choice of styles I would drink IPA more often than not (trying to get out of that habit though). I do think, though, that a beer that is overly focused on packing in the BU and aroma can sometimes be a little bit one-dimensional for my tastes. I really like the Six Points Bengali Tiger IPA because it has a really solid malty backbone underneath the hops. David Flores 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 7% and 9% respectively, serious brews made by humourless but robotically-competent Norwegian brewers. Expensive though. Six euro apiece... Seen em for as much as eight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeIndelible Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Had a Belgian Style Ale from North Coast Brewing in Fort Bragg, CA, called Brother Thelonius, last night with dinner. It was pretty good. Milder than a lot of Belgian ales that I have tasted, but still held its own with my sirloin burger. If you can find it, I recommend trying it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I don't know about now, but those really sucked back in the mid-70s. They're okay to me... I'm pretty much the anti-beer snob. Got turned off by hangin' with people who stopped at a few Samuel Adams or some other yuppie beer and called it quits. Meanwhile I'm pouring down a six of Bud 1/2 quarts just to cut the dust. These people know dick about drinkin' themselves sober. Another plus to bringing inferior suds to parties.... nobody is gonna touch it, maybe the college kids will hit on PBRs if I bring them. But it doesn't stop me from grabbing a few of their designer beers. I drink 'em fast so they gotta be looking right at me to catch it. CG SStu and Graeme 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Mikkeller beer geek breakfast. 7.5% Oatmeal stout. Amazing.., real coffee hit. slayer9019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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