THE BEER THREAD(?)----->!!!

[sevenSHARPnine]

My girlfriend's parents and brother went to Belgium and got to drink Westvleteren 12. Envy is me. But they did bring me and my girlfriend back a couple of cool chalices

[object88]

My girlfriend's parents and brother went to Belgium and got to drink Westvleteren 12. Envy is me.

Honestly, I don't think you're missing out on much. I've had the 8 and 12, and while it was good, it wasn't mind-blowing. I think they got a lot of hype because they are damned near impossible to get, much like Pliny the Younger.

[sevenSHARPnine]

My girlfriend's parents and brother went to Belgium and got to drink Westvleteren 12. Envy is me.

Honestly, I don't think you're missing out on much. I've had the 8 and 12, and while it was good, it wasn't mind-blowing. I think they got a lot of hype because they are damned near impossible to get, much like Pliny the Younger.

I feel you on the Pliny thing. It's amazing the kind of hype that beer can generate. I mean, it's beer. C'mon. That being said, I would like to try Westy someday, but for now I'm quite satisfied with the much more easily-accessible offerings from Rochefort and St. Bernardus. There are also some American quads that I'm quite fond of.

[pelliott]

No guys you have to climb up a frickin' mountain first in order to get and truly appreciate the best beer on earth duh

[pelliott]

Or you just go to wherever in Burlington, VT, and drink whatever Hill Farmstead beer they have on tap and start weeping tears of joy.

[HorsSujet]

[sevenSHARPnine]

La Chouffe. I love it.

[jfrey]

Spring Beer Summit Fest tonight.

[phantasmagorovich]

Did not really like it. But it got the job of getting me drunk done with bravour.

[Grrface]

I had totally forgotten about this thread. Moving to Maryland was the best thing I've ever done for my beer drinking. There's a brewery literally 4 minutes from my house, and pubs as far as the eye can see. I found a little hole in the wall bar that has a 99 bottles of beer club where if you drink 99 beers from their list, you get a plaque on the wall and 20% off for life. I'm 4 beers down already, I think I can get the 99 done in about a year time max.

[sylnau]

Le Trou du Diable
Le Sang d'Encre
Epic Stout

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Delicious stout.

[sevenSHARPnine]

Currently doing homework and enjoying SN Torpedo. Seriously such a good beer. Super afforable and always tasty. I love Sierra Nevada.

[Gearmond]

the beer store by my house might still have fantome, but i'm not sure and i want to go home and see if it does

[Grrface]

This weekend I had what might be the best beer I've had. 21st Amendment's Brew Free or Die IPA. Wow. Incredibly smooth, crazy delicious.

[Andrew]

Wow, I tracked down a bottle of Old Rasputin RIS. Sooo goood. $8.50au a bottle though

I've been drinking Holgate Temptress Chocolate Porter recently, it's pretty decent. Shows that Aussie craft is getting there... but there needs to be more Breweries around.