tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post8466021496404723027..comments2023-08-22T17:10:29.661+01:00Comments on THE GOOD STUFF: Sharp's Monsieur RockLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-22241398913336154652011-02-08T10:08:24.679+00:002011-02-08T10:08:24.679+00:00I liked this but at the same times its not as mind...I liked this but at the same times its not as mind-bloggling as some people seem to think.<br />I've shared bottles with a few friends and they've all liked it. Super fresh and crisp, herbal and flavoursome. I can easily see the connection to Orval, it seems like a natural fit.<br />One thing that I found off putting was the intense carbonation make for a bloated feeling and maybe a too dry finish.Rob Derbyshirehttp://hopzine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-80323251966166003852011-02-07T18:22:06.371+00:002011-02-07T18:22:06.371+00:00Mark/Andy - I really, really did like it. TIW - I ...Mark/Andy - I really, really did like it. TIW - I think so, yes: you might be able to find out more on Stuart's excellent blog. Chris - thanks for the response mate, I know I can count on your for a measured response! I know what you mean about collaborations - and in fact, some 'hyped' beers - not hitting the mark; but isn't it just as simple as the fact that you didn't like it? If the hype had not had been here, the previous excellent good press, the clamour to get your hands on it, would you have enjoyed it more? I hope that I've got across in the review that, as a lager, or even 'lagered ale', there were flavours going on that I had not experienced in that kind of beer before. And for me, that alone is something new in beer. It's not Orval; nothing could be!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-58400133766907453972011-02-06T17:18:15.868+00:002011-02-06T17:18:15.868+00:00I'm glad others have found it so impossibly ha...I'm glad others have found it so impossibly hard to describe but so incredibly good! I adored this beer when I tried it and couldn't get enough of it, wanting bottle after bottle, so much so that I bought a whole case of it. What a beer.Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-27331689565015155712011-02-06T14:43:03.780+00:002011-02-06T14:43:03.780+00:00When you consider something, you have to do so in ...When you consider something, you have to do so in isolation. Your thoughts should be about that "product" and only in that time and place.<br /><br />This becomes harder, and compounds the issue of considering how good something is, when it is a collaboration. Now I've had Sharps beers and thoroughly enjoyed them - I also had an Orval on Friday night which was the pick of the beers sunk (including Roosters, Marble and Ilkley)... so when I got home, still in the mood for a beer, I went for this.<br /><br />To say it left me pondering whether I'd been sold the Emperor's new clothes is an understatement. I couldn't really pinpoint anything with this beer that suggested the hype was justified, or that it even sat in the top two beers I'd drunk that day, let alone in a lifetime of drinking. <br /><br />I just don't feel what others clearly do. If this is a hard to get beer, if this is not a permanent line or not going to be in stores for much longer; then fine, tried it and will move on - more likely to more Orval. Which, if i'm frank - made me feel once more that it's probably better if two great brands simply smiled at each other and went their separate ways*<br /><br />(*Adidas and Star Wars please take note)Chris Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803075270046105597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-66203311295330427152011-02-06T14:41:15.789+00:002011-02-06T14:41:15.789+00:00Is this a limited run, then? I've been looking...Is this a limited run, then? I've been looking for this down 'ere and not found it yet. Mind you, it took me months to find a bottle of Brewdog IPA.TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-9225642494622474372011-02-06T14:33:58.140+00:002011-02-06T14:33:58.140+00:00Glad you liked it mate!!Glad you liked it mate!!BeerReviewsAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549567405003804994noreply@blogger.com