I agree most if not all are better from a glass, and I never watched his videos, but my theory was that drinking from the can means that it hits a different part of your palate first than it does when drinking from a glass, and perhaps with that particular hop profile it hits better that way.Yeah the logic on the can is bunk. Kimmich made a whole Youtube video about it because people kept asking about it. And he laid out some reasoning, including that Oxygen bomb hypothesis. And that logic is also bunk. I recommend it (and most beers) out of a glass.
Hitting TB and one of my other favorite farm breweries, Fox Farm, on my way to Newport tomorrow. Amazing that TB is on draft at Gillette. Couldn’t have imagined that even a few years ago.Didn’t have heady topper but had Tilted Barn on draft at the Patriots game. Fantastic beer.
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Sadly I have no idea what it was. But damn it was great.Hitting TB and one of my other favorite farm breweries, Fox Farm, on my way to Newport tomorrow. Amazing that TB is on draft at Gillette. Couldn’t have imagined that even a few years ago.
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Just a fantastic kolsch from Marlowe. Zac Ross continues to be a master of the low ABV segment. I feel bad for everyone in the New Haven/shoreline areas who will not be able to easily access his beers once he moves.
Downtown Nyack, NYwhere is he/Marlowe going? just curious
Please tell me you also bought some lambics. Anything from Cantillon.Did about 6-7 hours of driving around Belgium and Netherlands today.
Redemption was achieved getting this from Zundert.
Was over in same area last year and Google maps did me dirty with directions and put me on a one way dirt road that ended with me in a car, some dairy cows, barbed wire fencing, a water aqueduct ditch and no beer.
Gonna make these taste even sweeter knowing it took me 54 weeks to get them.
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Please tell me you also bought some lambics. Anything from Cantillon.
Not everyone enjoys lambics. I don't. Had a lot of great beers in Belgium when there in 2019. That includes one kriek, one geuzue, one framboise, didn't care for any of 'em.Please tell me you also bought some lambics. Anything from Cantillon.
Same. I’ve had several Cantillon. I appreciate how well made and delicate they are, but it’s not my thing. Would rather just drink wine. I do like quads though. Chimay Bleau was the first beer I ordered in Bruges.Not everyone enjoys lambics. I don't. Had a lot of great beers in Belgium when there in 2019. That includes one kriek, one geuzue, one framboise, didn't care for any of 'em.
I’m just the opposite. I’d rather drink a well made lager than a Belgian quad. Give me all the Cantillon, 3 Fonteinen, Gueuze Tilquin though. Different strokes for different folks!Same. I’ve had several Cantillon. I appreciate how well made and delicate they are, but it’s not my thing. Would rather just drink wine. I do like quads though. Chimay Bleau was the first beer I ordered in Bruges.
Not everyone enjoys lambics. I don't. Had a lot of great beers in Belgium when there in 2019. That includes one kriek, one geuzue, one framboise, didn't care for any of 'em.
Same. I’ve had several Cantillon. I appreciate how well made and delicate they are, but it’s not my thing. Would rather just drink wine. I do like quads though. Chimay Bleau was the first beer I ordered in Bruges.
I’m just the opposite. I’d rather drink a well made lager than a Belgian quad. Give me all the Cantillon, 3 Fonteinen, Gueuze Tilquin though. Different strokes for different folks!
Agree with you on grand cru. Some fantastic examples from Belgian breweries. I’ll bite my tongue on Lindeman’s. I’ll just say this… there’s a reason why you can easily find their framboise and kriek at Trader Joe’s throughout the U.S.Well, anything I'll try once, I'll try three times.
Lambics have been harder to find than I expected. Finally found a Lindeman's Kriek. I realize there is more to the style than just this beer but not a fan.
I will say this, not all quads are my cup of tea. Plenty of these brewers I've enjoyed a blonde, dubbel, or tripel more than the quads.
I will say this. Every Grand Cru I've had has been phenomenal.
I'm not a fan of the style, but those are definitely not top tier examples.Agree with you on grand cru. Some fantastic examples from Belgian breweries. I’ll bite my tongue on Lindeman’s. I’ll just say this… there’s a reason why you can easily find their framboise and kriek at Trader Joe’s throughout the U.S.
Agree with you on grand cru. Some fantastic examples from Belgian breweries. I’ll bite my tongue on Lindeman’s. I’ll just say this… there’s a reason why you can easily find their framboise and kriek at Trader Joe’s throughout the U.S.
I'm not a fan of the style, but those are definitely not top tier examples.
Not at all surprised. There are so many American lovers of spontaneous/mixed fermentation beers traveling to Belgium these days with multiple empty suitcases. They fly to Brussels, spend a few days tasting everything they can, buy up available bottles, and fly back with 2 or 3 full suitcases.I realize they are not the best, but as of now, it's all I can find.
I forgot that Shelton Brothers shut down. They always had a baller table at Beervana, including the names you listed. The fanboys would line up there first, but I usually got a taste or two.Not at all surprised. There are so many American lovers of spontaneous/mixed fermentation beers traveling to Belgium these days with multiple empty suitcases. They fly to Brussels, spend a few days tasting everything they can, buy up available bottles, and fly back with 2 or 3 full suitcases.
Two years ago, Shelton Brothers Importers - the primary distributor of the small quantities of Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen, Fantôme and De La Senne that made it to the U.S. - ceased operations. So hard to find here now. Secondary market is too pricey for me to justify (and explain away to my wife!).
No beer Mon-Thurs for me barring extenuating circumstances (concert, game etc.) but Friday is open season. Anybody else apply FIFO accounting to beers that are best fresh? Oldest first.
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