Dublin Beer Views

So had a look in the supermarkets whilst shopping this week Tesco €5 4X Hoegarden 330ml €5 4X Leffe Blonde 330ml Superquinn €10 4X Any Adnams beers 500ml they had in stock Innovation, Bitter and Lighthouse

Well last Friday night was Queen day - in Holland, so a coupe of bottles of Grolsch wheat beer spotted on the shelves in Tesco (€2.69) seemed like a respectful choice Its labelled as having won "world beer of the year - wheat beer, 2007" I may have missed those awards, I assume lots of celebs younger than most of my socks made fools of themselves etc etc ad naseum Anyway, its really kinda nice, in a plain sorta way. Its a wheat beer, its got lots of head, very very fine carbonation, amazing for just 4 ingredients... its got some of those indicative wheat beer flavours but its...well nice. Dare I say it, formulaic. I drank them both, enjoyed them and have now blogged them. Paulaner in future though.

This stuiff is magic, its a special co-op beer brewed by two fabulous breweries, Schneider Weiss from Europe and Brooklyn from over there in the US of A Its thick with huge body, pours like syrup and has the most amazing deep taste. All those wonderful wheat beer tastes, and bannan and chery, its stunningly delicious, and potent at 8.2%.... I made the mistake of destroying 2 in an hour, thats 4 pints down the pub and I felt it!!! As for value, the lovely people at Devenney's had them on special at €2 a bottle. I should have bought more.

Got me a bottle of Harviestoun's Bitter and Twisted, and Schiellanlion last night. I just didnt like the Bitter and Twisted it was a bit watery for me, hoppy finish but nothing special. The Schiellalion is simlly gorgeous though. Its similar to Adnams Innovation, it has similar flavours and complexity, I really liked the fruity finish. Not cheap €3.25 in Molloys, but worth it for a dinner beer. I'm becoming a bit of a fan of this brewery

Just waiting for a chance to try these side by side

I love Innis and Gunn, particularly the 750ml bottle as opposed to the 330ml ones. Its got a lovely soft toffee taste BEWARE : the clear glass bottles can lead to awful skunking, and Tesco wont take it back, I've had that arguement. Get yourself a fresh bottle, store in the dark. Enjoy by yourself (I am greedy) Available in Tesco, Superquinn, Super Valu and assorted specialist off licences. Tesco definitely stock 750ml bottles though @ €5.76

Lovely stuff this, its a special addition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Williams Bros Froach, Heather Ale. Heather Ale is an age old Scottish brew, that Williams Bros re-engineered and introduced to the market. Its light, fresh, strong and fragrant. A tasty wee drop. The 20th Anniversary is a different animal. 11% means its got kick, it has bags of raisin fruit, the heather is there and tangy finish. Its great for sharing, the three glasses in my pic testify to that. I had bought a bottle but was iffy about opening it, waiting for a special occasion, so I bought a second bottle to save for some future date and opened this one on what was a special evening, my little fella's 4th birthday. (after all the kids were gone though)