What beer ya drinkin'?

[Anonymous]

Have you exchanged your US citizenship for Belgian citizenship and set up shop in Brugges?

Not yet....

Like you, I'm just waiting for my winning lotto ticket...

 

[elapid]

You just had to get the Kwak glass. didnt you?? Have one myself along with a few others, the beer Kwak itself is not bad but lets be honest, most people go for the beer to get the glass.

Ha - yes. I have the glasses for my favourite Belgian beers (Chimay, Maredsous, Westmalle, Rochefort), but the Kwak glass looked pretty cool. Haven't drunken the stuff yet, but sounds like it is not as good as the glass and that care will have to be taken when drinking it!

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

I had a St. Feuillien Saison the other day. Very enjoyable on a hot summer evening.

 

[L'arriviste]

I had a St. Feuillien Saison the other day. Very enjoyable on a hot summer evening.

I love St Feuillien beers. There's only one bar (that I know of) in the whole of Brussels that does them on tap.

Legend has it that 'Feuillien' was an Irish monk of the early medieval era who, like several of his countrymen, got puffed up with zeal, crossed the water and tried to convert the denizens of the dense forests that once spread across what is now the administrative region of Hainaut.

Since the local woodsmen were not accustomed to outsiders who spoke foreign tongues, they chopped Feuillien's head off. This tragic event supposedly happened in the area of the brewery, hence the name!

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

I love St Feuillien beers. There's only one bar (that I know of) in the whole of Brussels that does them on tap.

Legend has it that 'Feuillien' was an Irish monk of the early medieval era who, like several of his countrymen, got puffed up with zeal, crossed the water and tried to convert the denizens of the dense forests that once spread across what is now the administrative region of Hainaut.

Since the local woodsmen were not accustomed to outsiders who spoke foreign tongues, they chopped Feuillien's head off. This tragic event supposedly happened in the area of the brewery, hence the name!

Dang! I'll likely think of that each time I uncork the remaining 11 bottles.

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

Has anybody had Bush de Nuits?

A buddy of mine wants to split on a case of it. He hasn't tried this one, but has had good experiences with other barrel-aged beers.

 

[Anonymous]

Has anybody had Bush de Nuits?

A buddy of mine wants to split on a case of it. He hasn't tried this one, but has had good experiences with other barrel-aged beers.

Do it. Absolutely. 13% ABV so make sure you drink at home

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/604/46688

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

This forum is so useful. I nearly forgot about this thread and all the recommendations it contains. Incidentally, thank you scott socal for making me even less productive at work .

By the way, I walked into a gastropub with 600 different beers, 86 on tap. I asked the waiter to bring me whatever was the hoppiest; he brought me Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA. It wasn't the hoppiest I've ever had, but real good stuff. I'd recommend it. Anybody try it, or anything else from Southern Tier?

http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/beers.html

 

[L'arriviste]

Do it. Absolutely. 13% ABV so make sure you drink at home

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/604/46688

The snobs would say it was just chiming in with the runaway popularity of De Struise's Pannepot Reserva series, which the boys at Oostvleteren age in brandy casks.

I'm not generally a Bush fan. It's way too strong for me. I've had one or two of their Noel, on which the Nuits is based (it does a bit of hard time in Burgundy wine barrels). Sniff the stuff - there's a sort of a miasmic haze that hovers about a centimetre above the glass - and it floors you!

 

[L'arriviste]

My other half had a Bière d'Amarante a couple of weeks back. On special at our local haunt. Black pepper beer. Comes from the deep south, a pretty village called Virton in which it is forever raining. I got my nose in there too and had a few goes on it.

Extraordinarily lovely stench coming off it but surprisingly mean on the tongue. Not bad, but you wouldn't drink two in a row.

 

[fatandfast]

Dead Guy and Coney Island IPA

 

[usedtobefast]

also had the Imperial Russian Stout, Belgo on tap the other day. so good.

 

[Anonymous]

also had the Imperial Russian Stout, Belgo on tap the other day. so good.

Stone is really making some incredibly good and different beers. One of my favorite American brewery's. I get to go to the brewery occasionally... which if you/anyone is ever near Escondido (North San Diego County) you simply must stop by for a beer. Or a beer and the Mac & (beer) Cheese. Cool place.

 

[usedtobefast]

Stone is really making some incredibly good and different beers. One of my favorite American brewery's. I get to go to the brewery occasionally... which if you/anyone is ever near Escondido (North San Diego County) you simply must stop by for a beer. Or a beer and the Mac & (beer) Cheese. Cool place.

they do it up right for sure!

 

[Rip:30]

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

Do it. Absolutely. 13% ABV so make sure you drink at home

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/604/46688

L'arrviste on one shoulder, and Scott SoCal on the other. I'll listen to Scott this time and go for it.

Sounds like it'll be a nice winter warmer when it's -40 out.

 

[L'arriviste]

L'arrviste on one shoulder, and Scott SoCal on the other. I'll listen to Scott this time and go for it.

Sounds like it'll be a nice winter warmer when it's -40 out.

It'll be great. Refrigerate it for about 70-80 minutes before you open it (that's what it takes in my small fridge-freezer for a 75cl bottle anyway). It just needs to be about 10 degrees celsius: if it's too warm the increased level of alcohol can show through, too cold and you risk losing some of the flavours.

It will also need a couple of minutes to settle that haze once you've poured it. Then, if you've not had this strength of beer before, my advice would be to take it easy! You cannot underestimate the power of that beer!

I think the ordinary Bush Noel tastes like those juicy medjool dates they grow in Egypt, backed by some rougher notes of charcoal, so be sure to post here how you get on with it.

 

[craig1985]

Stone is really making some incredibly good and different beers. One of my favorite American brewery's. I get to go to the brewery occasionally... which if you/anyone is ever near Escondido (North San Diego County) you simply must stop by for a beer. Or a beer and the Mac & (beer) Cheese. Cool place.

Now does stopping for a beer = stopping for 7 beers and best take a taxi or have a friend pick you up as you will be in no state to drive (and being a good friend you offer to buy him a beer as a way of saying thanks but both end up in the same situation of not legally being able to drive ) home?

 

[Anonymous]

Now does stopping for a beer = stopping for 7 beers and best take a taxi or have a friend pick you up as you will be in no state to drive (and being a good friend you offer to buy him a beer as a way of saying thanks but both end up in the same situation of not legally being able to drive ) home?

I can't help but think you and I would get along pretty well

The 7 beer scenario is kind of a "more normal than not" thingy. My wife is pretty understanding though and doesn't mind gathering up the boys. Sometimes the bar tab is a little surprising (the next morning of course).

 

[Anonymous]

It'll be great. Refrigerate it for about 70-80 minutes before you open it (that's what it takes in my small fridge-freezer for a 75cl bottle anyway). It just needs to be about 10 degrees celsius: if it's too warm the increased level of alcohol can show through, too cold and you risk losing some of the flavours.

It will also need a couple of minutes to settle that haze once you've poured it. Then, if you've not had this strength of beer before, my advice would be to take it easy! You cannot underestimate the power of that beer!

I think the ordinary Bush Noel tastes like those juicy medjool dates they grow in Egypt, backed by some rougher notes of charcoal, so be sure to post here how you get on with it.

Perfect advice.

 

[usedtobefast]

Now does stopping for a beer = stopping for 7 beers and best take a taxi or have a friend pick you up as you will be in no state to drive (and being a good friend you offer to buy him a beer as a way of saying thanks but both end up in the same situation of not legally being able to drive ) home?

they also do food very well

 

[slowoldman]

Can't get enough of this lately.

 

[craig1985]

they also do food very well

Why ever leave? May as well just live there.

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

Perfect advice.

Indeed. Thank you both for your guidance. I will be sure to post my experience about it. And man, 75cl at 13%... that should be a sloppy night.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

This forum is so useful. I nearly forgot about this thread and all the recommendations it contains. Incidentally, thank you scott socal for making me even less productive at work .

By the way, I walked into a gastropub with 600 different beers, 86 on tap. I asked the waiter to bring me whatever was the hoppiest; he brought me Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA. It wasn't the hoppiest I've ever had, but real good stuff. I'd recommend it. Anybody try it, or anything else from Southern Tier?

http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/beers.html

Southern Tier pops up regularly around here. I've had the Phin and Matt's, porter, and their oatmeal stout. All good. I haven't had enough porters to really rank it, but I liked their oatmeal stout better than others I've had.

I forgot about this thread for a while too. My Beer of the Month (3 bottles of 4 brews) July Shipment came at the end of the month, and I'll report my findings:

Uinta Brewing Company

This is my favorite summer seasonal beer now. It is not fruity or sweet or any other common summer flavors. Its a good, crisp, beer with a good wheat and some citrus taste. Perfect summer beer IMO.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1416/50219

This was good, but not as good as some other pale ales easily available. I like an APA with a little more body. Both of these beers are all organic, which is a novelty I can respect. Makes it easier to justify it to a coach... somehow
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1416/48873/?ba=greybeardloon

This was my least favorite of the four. Another APA, without much body. A little creamy, which the newsletter sold as "doughy". Glad to have drank it, but would not order it.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4067/8790/?ba=birdman200

Favorite of the four. A third Pale ale which reminded me of sierra nevada, but with a more accute fruity zest flavor without being sweet or overpowering, and a crisper finish. A new brewrey, so not many online review options.

heres the BotM review if you're still curious: http://www.beermonthclub.com/newsletters/vol18no7.htm