Looking to try something totally different for Christmas

[winstonia]

This was the year that I branched out fully into beer appreciation. Anyway will keep it short but looking for one standout beer to add to the shopping list, doesn't even have to be amazing but something that will give me a wow moment similar to that first can of punk IPA.

I know nothing about German beers bar the standard weissbeers over here.

I'm guessing I'm looking for something smoked or something sour.

So far on the list it's

Goose Island - Bourbon County Stout.

[delzep]

Tripel Karmeliet

[winstonia]

Tripel Karmeliet

I tried that in Belgium this year, didn't think it was anything special.

[TheSumOfAllBeers]

Saison DuPont

[delzep]

[Bubbles]

While I don't think this years is as good as last years, Sierra Nevada Hoptimum delivers a "smack around the face" bitterness that would appeal to a Punk IPA drinker. The SN Bigfoot is a really special beer and worth a try if you haven't had it before.

Anything by nogne - expensive, but a nice treat occasionally. The Imperial Stout is great, as is the funky saison.

For something sour - Rodenbach flanders Red - not easy to source, but the specialist off licences will have it.

[Hop Bomb]

I brewed a black berliner weiss in Galway Bay. Hits the bars from today. Get yerself a growler of that for crimbo dinner  

[mcgrath]

I brewed a black berliner weiss in Galway Bay. Hits the bars from today. Get yerself a growler of that for crimbo dinner

Any sourness to it? Love sour beers!

[Hop Bomb]

Yip its pretty tart & kinda fruity. (it was pretty tart anyway - I think Im immune to it now at this stage from all the sampling - haha)  PH 3.0  FG 1.007

[mcgrath]

Yip its pretty tart & kinda fruity. (it was pretty tart anyway - I think Im immune to it now at this stage from all the sampling - haha)  PH 3.0  FG 1.007

Sounds great. Will be in Dublin city tonight, is it available here tonight?

[Hop Bomb]

Should be yeah. Brewdock & the 108 are the only bars that have tweeted it so far but its early yet. Im sure all the Dublin GBB bars will have it on later.

[mcgrath]

Should be yeah. Brewdock & the 108 are the only bars that have tweeted it so far but its early yet. Im sure all the Dublin GBB bars will have it on later.

Thanks, I'd love to try that. Thanks for the info..

[delzep]

Advertising your own product? 

[winstonia]

I brewed a black berliner weiss in Galway Bay. Hits the bars from today. Get yerself a growler of that for crimbo dinner

Cool, I'll be trying that tomorrow.

Got one of these



and one of these



Still open to one more beer....

[akavango]

I can think of a few.
Westmalle dubble
Eight degree double irish and also the belgian
White hag  flagh not sure of the spelling or if it is in bottle but worth a try anyway.