So what did you drink for International Stout Day?

[admin]

Cask of Blackrock Stout was on in the B&C, so I had a pint of that, before having a few pints of Beamish in the Lord Edward. I don't rag on the macros for the sake of it, but the Beamish was a disappointment. I remembered it as being roasty. If it was a blind taste test I would have said it was Guinness.

[Eoin]

I was classy, I had a few cans of Bavaria.....I didn't wake up under a bridge and I'd hardly pissed myself at all this morning.

[Eoin]

I am an unapologetic lager fan, it is the pinnacle of brewing in my mind.

Bavaria is not actually a bad lager, there...I said it.

[Eoin]

I am an unapologetic lager fan, it is the pinnacle of brewing in my mind.

I kind of agree with that.

(The other bit I don't! )

Value for taste, it can't be beaten.

The whole lager is great thing is a hard sell in the craft brew scene, but that said...I see very few craft breweries doing a real cracking lager. <edit> make that none actually....8 degrees Ochtoberfest is not a standard lager so not counted in this.

[Eoin]

I have found Carrig lager has steadily improved to the point where I will drink it regularly now. Plus Andy Horn and his busines partner Morgan Smyth, are really top notch blokes.

I must give it a try, I find that while it is commendable that they use local ingredients, that lager should have noble hops or don't bother calling it a lager.....is that just me?

I don't like Belfast for this reason, or any of the local macro offerings either come to think of it, unless it's import it's rubbish normally.

[Eoin]

I agree about noble hops. What makes you think they aren't?

Well I'm not commenting on the one you just mentioned, but I've found it's a general problem I have with more local lagers.

Carrig is yet to be tested and judgement passed on it

[Padraic]

I rarely drink lager, when I do it's normally Brooklyn, Sam Adams or Budvar...


For stout day I had a Black Rock and a couple of Beamish.

I had planned on drinking international stouts only, but I got lazy in my search, the only one I saw was Left hand milk stout but I opted for a cask stout instead!

[Spud395]

I had a few pints of a porter I have on, enjoyed them so much I've decided to do my 1st rebrew and enter it in the competition 

re: the Lager boys, any of you had Crean's I believe it's a decent lager, never sold more than 10 days in the keg