posh beers and ales and stuff thread

Bought this to drink on new year's eve, but never did. Going to be the first beer after a sober January.

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Got this shipped from LA.  Wasn't cheap, but worth it- some of the best shit i've ever had.

I can't even remember the last time I posted in this thread, but Ireland has upped its craft beer game by so many levels since then its unreal.

I used to buy an American beer every time I went to the offo 3 years ago and now I can't even keep up with the beers being release here.

Deez few are good

I got suckered into buying a limited edition 4-pack of these because of their partnership with EC Comics and was surprised that the beer was extremely good!

I will drink some beer tomorrow.

  On 3/14/2021 at 12:58 AM, chassis said:

I can't even remember the last time I posted in this thread, but Ireland has upped its craft beer game by so many levels since then its unreal.

 

I used to buy an American beer every time I went to the offo 3 years ago and now I can't even keep up with the beers being release here.

 

Deez few are good

 

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                         all irish and not a Murphy's, Smithwick's, Harp or Guiness in sight:)

                                   just looked up organic irish beers and there's one

                                                        12 Towers out of Youghal

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                          I don't drink anymore but might have to try this:)

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                                                ok can't get the pic to load:)

  On 3/18/2021 at 7:13 PM, d-a-m-o said:

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Are milkshake beers becoming a thing? I had one last night that straight up tasted like a milkshake.

  On 3/16/2021 at 9:34 AM, Stickfigger said:

Had a nice beer from a brewery in my city recently and it was refreshing to see when I poured it out there was a decent amount of yeast in suspension that really added some earthiness to the floral and dank hops and sweet crystal malts . I think many ambers and red ales are compromised due to excess filtering 

I think filtering is actually becoming less and less popular. You can see brands like carlsburg releasing their unfiltered larger etc.

I agree ale don't really need to be filtered all that much, just enough so you're not pickin' bits out of your teeth. But people do like the look of a clear larger, plus leaving un-filtered because it has a better taste is a bit redundant to me as most largers don't have a particularly strong taste anyway.

Had to get this because of the can art, but beer is rated pretty highly too so going to see how this shit is.  

  On 3/14/2021 at 2:17 AM, J3FF3R00 said:

I got suckered into buying a limited edition 4-pack of these because of their partnership with EC Comics and was surprised that the beer was extremely good!

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Wow. Looks super cool. Even the craft ale cult cynic within agrees with that. 
 

Off the supermarket this afternoon to get some booze. Not sure what to get. I’ve been sipping on Budvar pilsner lately which is quite an agreeable beer. I’m bored of the usual supermarket fodder but also not keen on spending minor fortunes for ultra fashionable beer. Hmmm tricky  

Maybe Hoegaarden will hit the spot...

Procured a couple of these

went to supermarket and was very hum drum in my moody attitude towards beer, so stocked up on tonic water and budvar and then ducked into M&S and got a few of these. It’s just fine. Nothing special but better than fucking Asda. 

Had this one sitting in my basement for about a year now.  Kinda strange, the American trappist thing, but it's pretty good.  I'm not a big fan of stouts (hate coffee) but this is a decent, mild stout.

It's going really well with my dinner, a pizza (from a local pizzeria) with gorgonzola, mozz, pear, arugula, and candied pecans.

Never seen these before. Argentinian beer. My local wine cellar sometimes does odd beers from round the world as they supply local restaurants. They are straight from the fridge and I’m drinking them (I have 2) down by the river Thames. Cheers  

Seems I’m on a bit of a beer mission today as I have a few days off.

Procured this from Waitrose, it’s absolutely delightful. It’s on special offer as well. I’ll be back tomorrow to put much more in my knapsack.

not exactly posh (per se) but it was hot as balls in the valley today

  On 9/12/2021 at 5:32 AM, Nebraska said:

not exactly posh (per se) but it was hot as balls in the valley today

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They have this in my local M&S, I presume it’s imported and the real thing (NOT BREWED UNDER LICENSE IN FUCKING NEWCASTLE OR FUCKING WHEREVER!!) eh excuse the outburst  and for some reason I’ve never bought it. I need cheering up (bad back) so maybe I’ll sit in the back garden, pretend it’s 15 degrees warmer and gently work my way through half a dozen (maybe a dozen ) of these. 

As promised. It’s a cheerful, almost balmy afternoon here in the Thames Valley. Shorts, no socks or shoes in the September sun in the back garden. Got the red and blue ones. Almost had a heart attack when I read ‘brewed in Portsmouth’ thankfully followed by USA. Bought a few Staropramen the other day, cracked the bottle had one sip and instantly knew that when I looked at the label it would now say Brewed Under License. And there it was. Another beer fucking ruined (it’s a particular first world problem of mine as you might be able to tell). As for the Longboard it’s fine.

@beerwolf just curious, what other sorts of American beers do you see in supermarkets over there? I'd imagine it's the standard piss beers (Coors, Bud), with maybe a few other random ones mixed in. 

and in my opinion, sitting in the backyard on a warm sunny day drinking beer is about as good as it gets...

  On 9/15/2021 at 5:21 PM, zero said:

@beerwolf just curious, what other sorts of American beers do you see in supermarkets over there? I'd imagine it's the standard piss beers (Coors, Bud), with maybe a few other random ones mixed in. 

and in my opinion, sitting in the backyard on a warm sunny day drinking beer is about as good as it gets...

My local shops have Sierra Nevada pale ale, Brooklyn lager and a few other Brooklyn beers, Goose Island and Samual Adams. This I guess would appear in most supermarkets across the country. Marks and Spencer use to have Sierra Nevada Torpedo, which I loved but that has sadly been discontinued. I would like to drink more American specialty beers but in my local area they are hard to find. I’m sure if I headed to a specialist beer shop (Richmond)  I could find a much better selection. But it’s all a very expensive mission. And nowadays I’d rather buy a half decent bottle of wine. Not sure about online beer shops, I kind of gave up on them as I was spending a bloody fortune. Cheers  

(edit) also Lagunitas IPA is quite common.