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pingwing · 4 Sep 2012 at 15:41

People should have things to do in THE DAY TIME! :eek:

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 15:49

pingwing said:
People should have things to do in THE DAY TIME!

He was playing a PC game half the night and sleeping by day the lazy git

PapaLazaru · 4 Sep 2012 at 15:51

My French beer is going to be such a **** poor example but I don't care as they generally make the worst beer in Europe.

pingwing · 4 Sep 2012 at 16:08

DirtyJester said:
He was playing a PC game half the night and sleeping by day the lazy git

Ha! Poke him!!! I we can't sleep through the day, no one can!

PapaLazaru said:
My French beer is going to be such a **** poor example but I don't care as they generally make the worst beer in Europe.

Carling make a French beer now you say??

(can't help the odd bad joke)

Got a feeling quite a few of us will be entering that main French option...

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 17:51

pingwing said:
Ha! Poke him!!! I we can't sleep through the day, no one can!

Carling make a French beer now you say?? (can't help the odd bad joke)

Got a feeling quite a few of us will be entering that main French option...

I'm gutted with finding a potential cracking French beer only for the shop to be out of stock for another 2 weeks

pingwing · 4 Sep 2012 at 18:51

Oooo that's a real let down

If it makes you feel better I'm sitting by the door like the hopeless dog waiting for my beer to turn up and it might have to be the rubbish back up choice... Actually scrap that I got a shipping confirmation! It's all coming up milhouse

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 19:15

pingwing said:
Oooo that's a real let down

If it makes you feel better I'm sitting by the door like the hopeless dog waiting for my beer to turn up and it might have to be the rubbish back up choice... Actually scrap that I got a shipping confirmation! It's all coming up milhouse

grrrrrrrrr

pingwing · 4 Sep 2012 at 19:38

If it comes tomorrow then I am screwed as I am in uni

Hopefully I catch it on Thursday

Ahleckz · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:13

DirtyJester said:
OMG!!!! In my element, I've just sourced a local (short drive away) offsales that stocks speciality beers

EDIT: French beer found, pleaseeeeeeeee have it in stock (Noooooooooooooo not for another 2 weeks arrrgh!)

2nd EDIT: Ahleckz they stock BrewDog

PUNK IPA
TRASHY BLONDE
77 LAGER
THE PHYSICS
CHAOS THEORY IPA
DOGMA
RIPTIDE STOUT
HARDCORE IPA

Come on gimme some tips on the above

Get the Punk, it's pretty hoppy and might prove a challenge to drink for a new comer to hoppy IPAs. Have it quite chilled (not freezer cold, but fridge cold).
Trashy Blonde is one of my favourites, though I've gone off it recently. It's a good pale ale, very easy to drink.
77 Lager is their bog standard lager (though with their twist on it). I don't think much of it, and it's not worth the £1.50+ price tag. That being said, I would suggest buying it just so you can see a different type of lager. They are discontinuing it soon so not sure how long it'll be around for.
Haven't seen The Physics for years.

I would avoid that myself, not great.
I haven't seen Chaos Theory for some time either. It's a big, hoppy, IPA. If I recall it wasn't great. Far too heavy on flavouring hops and nothing else much going on. Would probably avoid.
Dogma, I haven't had it but it's got all sorts of weird flavours going on IIRC.
I wasn't sold on the Riptide, but it might be worth trying it alongside Guinness which might be interesting.
GET LOTS AND LOTS OF HARDCORE.

Hope that helps.

tl;dr, buy in this order: Punk, Hardcore (I put this second as it's an assault on the mouth and might not be great to start on if you're new to hoppy brews), Trashy. The others are OK but don't go crazy until you know you like the Brewdog flavour. It's pretty distinct.

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:15

^^ God bless you

EDIT: I'm going to take a trip down tomorrow and I'll report back tomorrow night

Ahleckz · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:19

I'd also check use by dates, as some of these beers have been out of production for a while. It doesn't actually bother me, but for some it does. I wouldn't want you buying beer and then taking it home and not wanting to drink it.

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:23

Ahleckz said:
I'd also check use by dates, as some of these beers have been out of production for a while. It doesn't actually bother me, but for some it does. I wouldn't want you buying beer and then taking it home and not wanting to drink it.

LOL not wanting to drink it..... lol

oh stop it lol

They are listed on the site (doesn't list actual stock tho) but I'm guessing it will be a different story once I get there mate, but I'll double check. Cheers

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:25

Also hoping to pickup some Chilli beer too

cainer · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:33

@ DirtyJester,
can we has food of the world after this plz?

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:36

cainer said:
@ DirtyJester,
can we has food of the world after this plz?

You would be the man to sort that one out

cainer · 4 Sep 2012 at 20:37

DirtyJester said:
You would be the man to sort that one out

nope, il leave it to you as you have experience from this comp

Ahleckz · 4 Sep 2012 at 22:26

DirtyJester said:
LOL not wanting to drink it..... lol oh stop it lol

They are listed on the site (doesn't list actual stock tho) but I'm guessing it will be a different story once I get there mate, but I'll double check. Cheers

Ah right. Of the commonly available ones, I'd get the following:
Punk IPA
Hardcore IPA
Trashy Blonde
5am Saint
Dead Pony Club.

That should give you a good selection of styles and tastes.

DirtyJester · 4 Sep 2012 at 22:33

Ahleckz said:
Ah right. Of the commonly available ones, I'd get the following:
Punk IPA
Hardcore IPA
Trashy Blonde
5am Saint
Dead Pony Club.

That should give you a good selection of styles and tastes.

I'll see what all they have, with my luck it will be the same as my French beer.... none

Cheers matey

strang3r · 5 Sep 2012 at 08:04

You missed the dark brewdog ones, well worth trying. Dogma would be a good start, like that? then try the paradox jura. Unless you don't like dark beer that is.

DirtyJester · 5 Sep 2012 at 08:08

strang3r said:
You missed the dark brewdog ones, well worth trying. Dogma would be a good start, like that? then try the paradox jura. Unless you don't like dark beer that is.

The local shop (to me) hadn't listed any mate so I guess that's why Ahleckz didn't mention any as I'd not listed them. I'll keep an eye out when I down there later. Cheers

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