What's your favorite Beer?

[Seul]

But first… Hoegaarden Grand Cru... I did not have high expectations of it, and it defo wasn't on any priority list, but I thought to myself "Seul, don't be so closeminded, you eejit!.. Come on!.. Grab a bottle!.. ATTA BOY!.." And hey: it's not bad at all!.. Nothing crazy, but a solid beer!..

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hoegaarden-grand-cru/400/

[Guest]

Monk's Ale, brewed in Abiquiu, NM: New Mexico's version of a Belgian Trappist Brewery

And I have the glass for it!

[Finn666]

so this is how my friday evening looked like while installing the new tv!

3 of these:

and some good ones afterwards

and here you have it Eli! tasted so much better out of the right glass

[Seul]

Sick glass, Adam!.. And very nice, Rafa!.. 

Yesterday I had the Vin de Céréale 2004. It was borderline between expired and drinkable… Too bad!..

[Morose_Penguin]

I have discovered Brewdog Manchester :). I could leave here broke and paralytic…

[Seul]

If I recall so correctly, Geers has Brewdog urm… brews. Which one should I try bearing in mind I prefer mildly sweet, very strong dark ales...

[Morose_Penguin]

[Seul]

7.2%?.. That the best you got?.. 

[Finn666]

let's kick start the night

swiss beer

and the usual shit beer
(included the 19 to make the pic post worthy!)

[Guest]

And their take on a Belgian Wit Ale:

[mclaincausey]

Epic Hopulent Nitro 9%abv. Awesome.

It was actually more of a straw color terrible photo.

St. Bernardus Abt 12 10%abv. Even awesomer

Rodenbach GC need sourness. Yummy.

Chouffe Hublon back to the hops. Well done Belgium.

Stone R&R Coconut IPA

[Morose_Penguin]

@Seul:

7.2%?.. That the best you got?.. 

That was the strongest dark they had on draft. The strongest beer ever brewed was released by Brewdog a few years ago… 'The End of History', 50% ABV, sadly I never got round to picking a bottle up :(.

If you can get to a Brewdog bar, it's well worth it. It won't be a cheap experience but you will find something you enjoy.

[Seul]

McKleine: drinking Grand Cru out of a La Trappe glass?.. Excellent!.. You should post more ITT mate!!!

Me?.. I scored an older Rodenbach GC glass this morning at the fleemarket for 0.5 €… Decided it was time to finally open my Vintage 2010... Fans of sour, complex beer, TAKE HEED!.. This is spectacularly good!!!

[mclaincausey]

Yeah that goblet was what they put it in at the bar. Place called Muddy Pig, great food too. It's down the block from the place I posted about that does a Belgian Beer Fest. Both great tap houses. This is in St. Paul so I don't go there often.

[Seul]

If you liked the St Bernardus Abt 12, try and score some Rochefort 8 or 10… The 10 is one of my fav brews...

[mclaincausey]

I've had the 8, I'll look for the 10. I do love Bernardus, thanks for the pointer!

[Seul]

You'd love Westvleteren XII… I'm trying to score two cases by the end of the year (pciking them up at the abbey), if I manage to do so, I'll send you a bottle... Pinky swear!..

[mclaincausey]

I've been wanting to read that since Michael Jackson waxed poetic on it. Would love to try, and would try to find something similarly rare from here in exchange.

[Bums_Fan]

@Seul
So I picked this up the other day because you and others rave about it.  I'm definitely not a beer aficionado, more of a wine guy, but Fred I would give it a go.  I don't have the proper beer glass and have no idea about the right temperature to serve at.  Looking for your expert advice on alternative glass and temperature.

[Seul]

Anything that resembles the OG glass will suffice…

Pour slowly and steadily. Don't pour the leftover yeast residu in the glass (if you pour slowly, you can see the dark residu at the bottom sliding up; stop pouring there). Drink at 12-14C°. Don't eat anything whilst or before tasting. If you like wine, you'll like (this) beer. I wouldn't be able to make a choice between wine or beer…

Oh: and and enjoy... It's one of the best commercial beers out there...