Ale appreciation thread (1 Viewer)

[Wobbler]

if anyone's passing by the Bull & Castle i highly recommend dropping in for a pint of Phuca. it's a winter ale from the Franciscan Well brewery and is very tasty.

Will check it out. Thanks

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

has anyone seen this around Dublin?
Harvieston Bitter and Twisted

 

[ilovehoovering]

has anyone seen this around Dublin?
Harvieston Bitter and Twisted

Drink Store in Stoneybatter have had it in stock the last few times I've been in there. Very nice! Can't remember if i told you about that place before but if I didn't then it's probably the nearest off licence to your place that stocks that kind of thing. check it out!

 

[Wobbler]

Very tasty beer.

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

Very tasty beer.

It's gorgeous - kinda fruity or citrusy or something, i cant quite put a finger on it.

 

[ilovehoovering]

just remembered i've also had the Harviestoun Old Engine Oil which i really enjoyed.

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

just remembered i've also had the Harviestoun Old Engine Oil which i really enjoyed.

do they have another one beginning with "s" - schallion" or something like that.

 

[Wobbler]

just remembered i've also had the Harviestoun Old Engine Oil which i really enjoyed.

Old Engine Oil is a great dark beer. Appropriate name too.

do they have another one beginning with "s" - schallion" or something like that.

Off the top of my headm, that's the only nice lager brewed in the UK, which I can think of.

Lovely beer.

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

Old Engine Oil is a great dark beer. Appropriate name too.

Off the top of my headm, that's the only nice lager brewed in the UK, which I can think of.

Lovely beer.

they had on trial one night in the Bierhaus in Galway one night. it was rather nice if i remember as i drank it all night.

The Bierhaus - Where time stands still

 

[Wobbler]

Nice spot

 

[flashback]

Ireland sounds like its getting its beer selection together.

Sound. I was getting a pain in my rocks with the state of the selection there over the spring.

 

[Wobbler]

Ireland sounds like its getting its beer selection together.

Sound. I was getting a pain in my rocks with the state of the selection there over the spring.

Gradually. Walk into a random boozer and your best bet is still Guinness.

 

[Wobbler]

Getting this shit down my beerhole right now.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/victory-hop-wallop/29211/2/1/
Fucking unbelievable. Brewed with fresh (rather than dried) hops which is a first for me. Anyway, got it in the Drinks Store in Stoneybatter a few days back. Going to have Hopdevil from the same brewery tomorrow.

 

[Wobbler]

Getting this shit down my beerhole right now.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/victory-hop-wallop/29211/2/1/
Fucking unbelievable. Brewed with fresh (rather than dried) hops which is a first for me. Anyway, got it in the Drinks Store in Stoneybatter a few days back. Going to have Hopdevil from the same brewery tomorrow.

Flashback, you would love this beer.

 

[TheBeerNut]

Fucking unbelievable.

I thought it was a bit one-dimensional. Have you tried the Sierra Nevada Torpedo? Brilliant beer, and much more to it, IMO.

 

[nEiLo]

Have you tried the Sierra Nevada Torpedo? Brilliant beer, and much more to it, IMO.

Yeah, lovely stuff. Their ESB is nice too.

 

[Wobbler]

I thought it was a bit one-dimensional. Have you tried the Sierra Nevada Torpedo? Brilliant beer, and much more to it, IMO.

One dimensional indeed, but I'm not convinced that that's in any way a bad thing. The hops were huge but tasted perfect.

Haven't tried SN torpredo yet, looking forward to it.

 

[Wobbler]

Their ESB is nice too.

Indeed, but I can't help preferring Fuller's ESB.

 

[TheBeerNut]

Indeed, but I can't help preferring Fuller's ESB.

They're two very different beers (and the acronyms stand for different things). I don't get the notion of "ESB" as a defined beer style.

 

[Wobbler]

I don't get the notion of "ESB" as a defined beer style.

I took it to be a souped up bitter or a less hoppy IPA. Both beers would fit that description.