tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post2493864790922463292..comments2024-03-28T07:02:44.451+00:00Comments on The Beer Nut: Not worth the tripThe Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-43513189099031896272011-02-25T11:05:40.338+00:002011-02-25T11:05:40.338+00:00couldnt agree more. I tried the Brooklyn Brown Ale...couldnt agree more. I tried the Brooklyn Brown Ale and it was utterly forgettable, honestly not much better than a newcastle brown. But half the size and twice the price!<br /><br />On balance though, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout is a stone cold classic which I have yet to see bettered by a local imperial stout. In this case well worth the import!Neil, eatingisntcheating.blogspot.comhttp://www.eatingisntcheating.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-14417327521241333642011-02-24T23:51:12.136+00:002011-02-24T23:51:12.136+00:00I don't understand the rationale behind where ...I don't understand the rationale behind where they export their beers, either. Brooklyn beer is available in Ireland, but I still can't get it here in the lonely Midwest of America. Bizarre.Flagon of Alehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961940368880824313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-31527385351375549802011-02-24T14:11:05.394+00:002011-02-24T14:11:05.394+00:00The Brooklyn EIPA is a monumental beer. God agrees...The Brooklyn EIPA is a monumental beer. God agrees.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852488639948144328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-66099109516140354452011-02-24T12:58:26.744+00:002011-02-24T12:58:26.744+00:00Erm, I guess then I am a heretic (no surprises the...Erm, I guess then I am a heretic (no surprises there really) but I find most of Brooklyn's beers just plain boring.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-32020244458510058342011-02-24T11:15:58.850+00:002011-02-24T11:15:58.850+00:00I'd add the Monster Barley Wine to your list o...I'd add the Monster Barley Wine to your list of good 'uns, and the Brown Ale to the decent, but beyond that it's much shakier ground. Which isn't to say you shouldn't be snapping up and trying the likes of Locals 1 and 2, or Pennant or Oktoberfest or Summer Ale to try for yourself.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-67029659703211054952011-02-24T11:01:12.188+00:002011-02-24T11:01:12.188+00:00Interestingly Brooklyn have done some of the best ...Interestingly Brooklyn have done some of the best imported American beer I have consumed. The lager is excellent, the IPA is decent and the chocolate stout is sublime. On that track record I would snap up and Brooklyn beer I see to try it.dredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-8298065060630556272011-02-24T10:29:46.198+00:002011-02-24T10:29:46.198+00:00Oh, not that Speakeasy isn't the good stuff, ...Oh, not that Speakeasy isn't the good stuff, of course. Mine's a Payback Porter...The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-51292496738604656562011-02-24T10:29:05.859+00:002011-02-24T10:29:05.859+00:00they pretty much get whatever they can
I wonder ho...<i>they pretty much get whatever they can</i><br />I wonder how much of this is because other European importers are scooping up the good stuff, which then doesn't get shipped this far.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-31694373077355558132011-02-24T10:25:41.063+00:002011-02-24T10:25:41.063+00:00Well according to the good people at CWI, they pre...Well according to the good people at CWI, they pretty much get whatever they can. Technically Speakeasy is not available in Ireland according to the brewery but some importers are able to get it.<br /><br />We get a sort of random pick n mix.Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-90988063260061789572011-02-24T09:20:05.423+00:002011-02-24T09:20:05.423+00:00Along with *some* good stuff, Matthew...
A campai...Along with *some* good stuff, Matthew...<br /><br />A campaign against boring brown oktoberfestbier, Tandleman?The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-73696202190956557632011-02-24T09:15:48.639+00:002011-02-24T09:15:48.639+00:00well i suppose its a problem thats going to happen...well i suppose its a problem thats going to happen when craft beer from around the world gets a big push....along with all the good stuff, your gonna get a heap of naff, uninspired crap with itmatthew turnerhttp://overthejumpandfaraway.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-19925418949024343082011-02-24T08:19:53.056+00:002011-02-24T08:19:53.056+00:00"The usual shade of dark amber". When I..."The usual shade of dark amber". When I go to Yankley, that's one thing I do tire of.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.com