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.
Tripel Karmeliet
Quote from: delzep on December 18, 2014, 12:14:37 PM
Tripel Karmeliet
I tried that in Belgium this year, didn't think it was anything special.
Saison DuPont
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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.
I brewed a black berliner weiss in Galway Bay. Hits the bars from today. Get yerself a growler of that for crimbo dinner :)
Quote from: Hop Bomb on December 18, 2014, 01:17:30 PM
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!
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
Quote from: Hop Bomb on December 18, 2014, 03:32:16 PM
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?
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.
Quote from: Hop Bomb on December 18, 2014, 03:38:04 PM
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..
Advertising your own product? :o
Quote from: Hop Bomb on December 18, 2014, 01:17:30 PM
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
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and one of these
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Still open to one more beer....
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.
Cantillon Gueuze
La trappe dubbel, that's the beer that got me into craft/decent beer.
Quote from: delzep on December 18, 2014, 03:56:56 PM
Advertising your own product? :o
Its a scaled up homebrew batch. An irish sour beer on draught. Worth a plug I think considering one of your NHC payed members brewed it 8)
Quote from: Qs on December 18, 2014, 06:16:04 PM
Cantillon Gueuze
I think this is the winner, cheers all.
Smoked - Aecht Schlenkerla is your best option, The Marzen. And the weiss are both good. Brown Paper Bag has a gratzer out as well - more summer beer thou
Sour - Rodenbach, 3 Fontenein, Cantillon all brilliant (the kriek is good with goose) and Liefmanns is good as well. The DeStruisse sour Ypres is good as well _ but even more expensive.
I've some Saison Dupont, Pannepot, Courage and Fullers RIS, Fullers Vintage, and Aventinus Eisbock stored away for the occassion.
Quote from: Hop Bomb on December 18, 2014, 07:16:07 PM
Quote from: delzep on December 18, 2014, 03:56:56 PM
Advertising your own product? :o
Its a scaled up homebrew batch. An irish sour beer on draught. Worth a plug I think considering one of your NHC payed members brewed it 8)
Was a joke....
Stocked for Chrimbo Day!!!! ;)
i got heathen in against the grain tom, its a delicious beer i got some dark fruit flavours off it very unusual, fair play to ya.
a beer i had recently that blew me away was buxtons far skyline its a dry hopped berliner weisse really light and tropical its amazing id literally drink buckets of it
and ya cant go wrong with rodenbach grand cru or a cantillon
that smoked beer is revolting its the only beer i ever drain poured :-[
Aecht Schlenkerla is a funny one. It tastes disgusting the first time but it rewards persistence.
Just spotted the Cuvee de Ranke - awesome beer. More lambic in it than a lot of lambics.
Yeah really looking forward to the Cuvee de Ranke. 70% Belgian Sour - 30% lambic supposedly.