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Lidl 'Crafty Brewing co' beers

Started by LordEoin, February 29, 2016, 07:57:03 PM

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Leann ull

IPA is surprisingly good, not as good as Italian Lidl version though





Their Amber version is crap, I guess with some of these breweries producing for German discounters it whatever they have access to hops wise and like other posters have commented it can be pretty inconsistent.

Greg2013

I have to agree the Crafty IPA is a surprisingly decent drop for what it is,definitely the best of the bunch,the stout and lager are crap imho.The red ale has flavours it should not have like chocolate and sometimes i can detect a hint of dark roast,it is a touch too sweet for my liking but still drinkable.Tbh i find all the crafty beers have that "watered down" mouthfeel.

The Aldi Amber ale from O'Shea's is my favourite of these budget beers so far but i was not impressed at all by the new Session IPA and Wheat from O'Shea's.

On the other hand Aldi do have Hobgoblin Gold atm and that is one beer i don't mind paying €2.50/500ml for. ;D
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