It's Friday night, what are you drinking?

[Taf]

Will be drinking these babies tonight, which I got as a surprise yesterday from a colleague visiting from the US. He reckons the heady topper was only canned a few weeks ago. Will post back in relation to how good they are.

Heady Topper was decent, with good fresh fruity flavours, and I know the yeast is important in this beer, but can't help feeling that it also gets in the way of the taste. Was careful pouring the can, but still quite a haze. I've heard that it should be drunk straight from the can, but not sure about that.

I think I actually preferred the Jai Alai, as the yeast didn't seem to get in the way, and the flavour was lovely and fresh, although the can did advise to pour carefully.

What I did like about these two beers was the lack of crystal or any of those other sweet darkish malts that ruin most double IPA's for me.

[Bubbles]

I've heard that it should be drunk straight from the can, but not sure about that.

I never understood why they emblazon this across the top of the can. What craft beer tastes and smells better from a can, seriously??

It must be some silly marketing gimmick.

[Pheeel]

Heady Topper was decent, with good fresh fruity flavours, and I know the yeast is important in this beer, but can't help feeling that it also gets in the way of the taste. Was careful pouring the can, but still quite a haze. I've heard that it should be drunk straight from the can, but not sure about that.

It's supposed to be hazy

[Taf]

Heady Topper was decent, with good fresh fruity flavours, and I know the yeast is important in this beer, but can't help feeling that it also gets in the way of the taste. Was careful pouring the can, but still quite a haze. I've heard that it should be drunk straight from the can, but not sure about that.

It's supposed to be hazy

That's what they say, but why would they purposely brew a hazey beer? Maybe it's due to them trying to get it to market asap, and aren't filtering etc, which I understand and appreciate, but still not sure what benefit the haze brings. I doubt they would be saying to drink it striaght from the can, if it wasn't so hazy.

[Pheeel]

That's what they say, but why would they purposely brew a hazey beer? Maybe it's due to them trying to get it to market asap, and aren't filtering etc, which I understand and appreciate, but still not sure what benefit the haze brings. I doubt they would be saying to drink it striaght from the can, if it wasn't so hazy.

It's their 'thing'. It's unfiltered and unpasteurised. There have been some hazy IPA's out Stateside recently due to TH. I don't get it myself!

[AJ_Rowley]

The yeast they use is a low flocculator, apparently it's an English strain, though other people suspect it could have Belgian origins as some of the characteristics it produces at different ferm temps.

[Qs]

In Against the Grain. Having an 8 degrees Big River, definitely much better than their bottled stuff.. Outstanding beer.

[Pheeel]

In Against the Grain. Having an 8 degrees Big River, definitely much better than their bottled stuff.. Outstanding beer.

Yep i agree, much better than in the bottle

[Jonnycheech]

In Against the Grain. Having an 8 degrees Big River, definitely much better than their bottled stuff.. Outstanding beer.

Is that the beer IPA that tastes like grapefruit?

[molc]

Yup. We had it at the exam on Sunday from the tap. Tasty tasty.

[dcalnan]

Having a 8 degrees Millennium imperial ipa, really nice and balanced for a 10% beer, great beer to celebrate the 1000 brew. Have to try the big river ipa, and the elbow lane/bradley's collaboration Vienna lager soon as well.

[Keg]

A Dutch beer called Stout Met Hout, reminds me of 200 Fathoms!

[Qs]

Had a couple of local seasonals over the weekend, Wicklow Wolfs A Beer Named Rwanda (coffee brown ale) and OBrothers Joe (coffee porter). Both were really great beers. I preffered the Obrother though because it was just perfectly balanced IMO. Not too coffee-ey, not too roasty and not too bitter but all were present and enjoyable.

[johnrm]

I had OHaras Hop Adventure - Sorachi Ace
Single Hop - It was OK, but I thought the Hop was a tad menthol.

[RobShamrock]

Leffe rituel 9 enjoyed it 750ml bottle