tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420116927797999271.post3718960700099217597..comments2023-03-20T10:01:54.638+00:00Comments on La Vie en Gueuze: #82: Dublin - Round 1Killhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155984629200535886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420116927797999271.post-74781958219628746572012-09-20T10:23:00.182+01:002012-09-20T10:23:00.182+01:00Real shame about the Helvick, it's a beautiful...Real shame about the Helvick, it's a beautiful beer. All Dungarvan beers are cask or bottle conditioned.Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420116927797999271.post-25776289506793830812012-09-16T17:22:00.754+01:002012-09-16T17:22:00.754+01:00It was my first cask beer, so I had no frame of re...It was my first cask beer, so I had no frame of reference, but I did feel there was something up. I'll have to try the bottle and see how the stuff actually tastes.<br /><br />And yeah, in hindsight I reckon I'd change most my choices! I love the Sierra Nevada so no regrets there, but I do regret passing up Hop Head on cask. Also, there's such a nice selection in the Bull and Castle that I feel I spent my ducats rather unwisely. <br /><br />Oh well, I'll be looking to go back up soon anyway, just for the day and just to drink some more beer. Such a great scene up there. Cheers.Killhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155984629200535886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420116927797999271.post-16160748250108904542012-09-16T16:53:11.885+01:002012-09-16T16:53:11.885+01:00Aww, bummer about the Helvick: when it's on fo...Aww, bummer about the Helvick: when it's on form it's nearly unbeatable. The Bull & Castle uses an immersion chiller in its cask. That tends to produce beer which is more likely to be too cold than too warm: you may have hit a malfunction.<br /><br />And I'd have gone with the Hop Head :) I reckon any hop-forward beer crossing the continental US and Atlantic Ocean cannot compete with one that merely has to cross the M50.<br /><br />And thanks for the linkage!The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com