Recent beers Vol. 2

Garage Beer Co – Triangles 5.2% Session ale

New to the Irish market recently is Garage Beer Co from Barcelona. Ive seen a lot of others talking the range up over the last few weeks so I was intrigued to see what the fuss was about. Triangles was disappointing for me. Boring, uninspired, the very same as so many of the beers on off-licence shelves now. Its juice and haze all day long but there are many better alternatives to this out there and for considerably less money, Kinnegar Big Bunny being one for sure. Also, a session ale at 5.2%? OK.

Garage Beer Co Soup IPA

After Triangles I really wasn’t holding much hope for Soup. Again this is incredibly generic, its the exact same as thousands of other beers. There is not much to set this apart from even Triangles, maybe a little more bitterness but that’s about it. It’s a muddle of hops and some Vermont yeast. Soup indeed.

Boundary Brewing Co-op – Tobi German pilsner 5.1%

First Boundary beer in can form Ive had. Billing it as a German pilsner got my hopes up but unfortunately its not what I hoped it would be. Along with a poor carbonation it lacked the dryness Ive come to expect from a German pilsner leaving the mouthfeel a little flat.

Boundary Brewing Co-op – American Pale ale 3.5%

This would be a really good option as a session beer for me. Its got loads of classic APA flavours and aromas and somewhat unusually for an APA it clocks in at only 3.5%. Body wise it is on the thin side but in session terms this is alright in my opinion.

Wicklow Wolf 50 Shades of Bray Black NE-IPA 5.8%

Can says its a Black New England IPA but it has more of a Cascadian IPA feel to it, or more likely a bit of both. Interestingly different beer throughout and because its pretty close to black it looks like it might be super heavy, it definitely isn’t a big heavy bodied beer. Theres a real nice fruit character to it that you probably won’t expect. For me this is one of the better recent WW releases.

Kinnegar Bucket Brigade Red Rye IPA 6.5%

Ive only recently been able to track down a can of Bucket Brigade, I never found it in its bottle form from seasonals past either. This Red Rye IPA is as impressive as it sounds. Its got the rye spiciness and earthiness you get with Rust Bucket but Bucket Brigade seems a bit more balanced. Super easy to drink at 6.5%, very much enjoyed. Essentially there isn’t a Kinnegar beer out there not worth buying, they are doing it fantastically well across the board.