As above Been lurking the site a long while now so thought id come up for air and say hello. I like lots of different beers (except lambics, ciders and wine, sorry!) but am looking to find some more that I may be fond of. Suggestions welcome. Seems to be lots from the USA here so let me start by saying I love some of the stuff from goose isl, pepe nero (despite all the bad reviews) is a staple but at 5 euro a pop its a treat. Looking forward to trying the vanilla county stout which was strongly recommended to me recently. Worried to read the brewery was bought by bud though Unfounded or rightly concerned? Also like the Brooklyn bourbon stout but was left a uninspired by the local 1, a bit samey maybe? When I was in San Francisco I used to drink some nice stuff from Anchor Steam. Feel free to shout some recommendations. If I was to pick an all time fav so far its unquestionably rochefort 10. For me nothing else comes even close its that good imo. So, off the back of all that waffle let rip with some recommendations and don't slaughter me for not liking Lambics lol. Ps heres a pic of the Ark Recently got another westy brick and some whisky's too Thanks all tsp
Look at some local beers too. Trouble Brewing has been putting out some good stuff, and 8 Degrees seems ambitious. Have you tried Galway Hooker? Which County are you in?
Very nice Ark! Welcome aboard (or from coming out of lurk mode, anyway). No specific suggestions from me - I'm pretty random when it comes to exploring beer and I know nothing about what's available to you in Ireland. Dabbled in everything but true sours so far - fond of saisons at least for the summer. If you've been following the site a while, you know who the big boys are - Stone, Sierra, Founders, etc. Worries about Bud and Goose Island - so far so good in terms of Goose Island's beer. If you don't like sending money to AB/Inbev for whatever reason, then not so good. I think those are fair statements - others may add.
I remember loving the Porterhouse Oyster Stout from their brewpub in Dublin. There isn't a great deal of talk about it on this site but the craft scene in Europe seems to be getting better every time I hear about it. I would love to see how things have progressed there since I moved back to the States in 2010. Most people have heard a thing or two about Scandinavia and the UK and perhaps Italy, but there are exciting things happening in other places as well. I remember visiting a pub in Amsterdam called the Arendsnest which specialized in Dutch craft beer. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3312 They had over a hundred beers available. Who knew that the Netherlands had over a hundred craft breweries? So keep a lookout locally, that would be my advice.
Hearing comments like yours about the large number of American beers that are available to you is surprising to me (I'm assuming that you're talking in local stores). Do any of your favorite stores have a website that lists their American offerings to be able to help with recommendations?
Hiya right back! Glad you are no longer lurking and please try all the beer. And what mothergoose03 said about giving us some idea of what is available to you would help us to make proper recommendations. You should always try everything at least once anyway and there's always new beers. Start with a style or with a name of a brewery that intrigues you and go from there. Just don't feel disappointed if you don't like everything. Invest in singles if you can. =)
First off, that's a great pic! It shows you love Roche 10 (a personal favorite of mine, as well). I'm not sure what you get over there, so as Mothergoose said, if you link us to what's available, we can better advise. Or, they can; I'm a newb, so I can shout out, "I like that!" at all of the beer. I love lamp.
I'll take a snifter or two of Jameson Gold ( or Midleton ) over any of the pictured brews. Whiskey, or whisky, rather, trumps beer in my book. But glad to have you aboard the Brew Express. It's a fun ride when the hard stuff doesn't take precedence. Cheers
