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The Autumn Wind
God yes.
do want.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Looks like normal 12 oz bottles for the Ommegang pack. Notice the lack of corks in the pic.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
do want.
I picked up one of these earlier this year, mmm mmm so good. Was about $18 for the pack, 2 each of Hennepin, Witte, Rare Vos and Gnomegang. It's worth snagging for the Gnomegang alone.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
$18 isn't bad for an Ommegang pack. And what, no Three Philosophers in there? For shame!
But what is this Gnomegang? (checks Beer Advocate). I must try this.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I grabbed a 750 of Three Philosophers to make up for its lack of being in the pack, don't you worry! A shame it wasn't in there to begin with though I agree. You really must grab a Gnomegang if you can. It might be my second favorite thing to come from the brewery.
bumbillbee
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Yeah at my Trader Joes the Unibroue samplers are 8 dollars, which is just way too tempting for Fin du Monde, Maudite, Don de Dieu, and Trois Pistoles. Had the other variety posted a couple years back but I'm not a huge fan of the Ephemere (though I'd love to try the blackcurrant version).
Only in Michigan for a few more days, gotta decide what to bring back. Any mead enthusiasts here? Should I go for Kuhnhenn stuff or B. Nektar?
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I tried some B. Nektar two years ago, I can't really suggest the Cinnamon one. Tasted and smelled like tuna fish after the first sip and disagreed with my stomach something terrible. I don't know if they do straight honey meads or if it's all flavors of different kinds.
Though speaking of Unibroue, my latest Total Wine haul
My cat, proving his excellent taste as usual.
I loved Unibroue's La Terrible and La Fin Du Monde, So I decided to keep looking in that direction and picked up a pair of Trois Pistoles and a Maudite, both of which I've had since the picture was taken. Trois Pistoles was closer to the La Terrible, an extremely drinkable fruity and spicy brew with a bit less of the alcoholic after-punch. Left a very pleasant and long-lingering (they aren't kidding!) fruit aftertaste. Maudite was a lighter ale, slightly with more of a bread profile but still smooth going down.
Might go for the Chimay tonight.
bumbillbee
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The nearest liquor store back home always gets a lot of Stone stuff so hopefully I'll be able to stop by this weekend and pick up some when I'm back. Interested to hear what people think.
Kuhnhenn's IPAs and pale ales have been fantastic in my limited experience so I trust them. I'll see what kind of selection is left and narrow it from there. I hate cinnamon so I'll definitely avoid that one, tempted to just get the B. Nektar Necromangocon if it's still there.
Definitely going to miss regular access to Founders, Bells, Shorts, Dark Horse, Great Lakes, etc. Had a session sour IPA from Arbor Brewing a few times. You'd think it would taste like a melange of beeradvocate wet dreams and be terrible but it somehow works for me and I'm addicted, shame it's draft-only.
Have you tried the bourbon black version? I haven't but I neeed to track it down. Looks like they just started bottling it, but local release only.
I hope some of it makes it out to LA.
I had the Gnomegang at my local World of Beer, enjoyed it. I prefer the Abbey Ale more though. Next time I'm at Total Wine I'll have to grab a 4 pack of Three Philosophers.
My local Total Wine had a couple of the Sam Adams Small Batch Collections lying around so I grabbed one. Was 25.00 for 4 big bottles. Came with Honey Queen Braggot, Third Voyage Double IPA, Verloren Gose, and Imperial White.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I keep wanting to get the Abbey ale, but always go for something else. Will have to get it very soon.
Three Philosopher's is probably my favorite thing out there though. I rarely get it, as I treat it like a reward.
w00tStout
cream coffee head
malt forward
nutty, earthy, vanilla, bourbon,
caramel, pumpernickel, tad too boozy, tad thin for aged bourbon,
get more pecan flavor as it gets warmer, get a nice, bitter hop touch on the finish.
looking forward to aging one, i have a theory nutty beers age well, plus dat abv....
cream coffee head
malt forward
nutty, earthy, vanilla, bourbon,
caramel, pumpernickel, tad too boozy, tad thin for aged bourbon,
get more pecan flavor as it gets warmer, get a nice, bitter hop touch on the finish.
looking forward to aging one, i have a theory nutty beers age well, plus dat abv....
I think it occasionally makes it out here in keg form, have never seen it though
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The pecan flavor was my favorite part. Hoping to find more this week. Dunno if I can wait to age some.
codswallop
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Tried a cola weizen yesterday. About as terrible as you'd expect.
Will be in Berlin for the next few days. Suggestions on best places a tourist can get to? Don't care if it's modern 'craft' or traditional, just want really good stuff I can't find elsewhere. I have a few brewpubs on the list but suggestions appreciated.
Oh and where's the best place I can find a Berliner Weisse? Really excited to try what I assume will be better than ones I've has elsewhere.
Will be in Berlin for the next few days. Suggestions on best places a tourist can get to? Don't care if it's modern 'craft' or traditional, just want really good stuff I can't find elsewhere. I have a few brewpubs on the list but suggestions appreciated.
Oh and where's the best place I can find a Berliner Weisse? Really excited to try what I assume will be better than ones I've has elsewhere.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Berliner-weisse is typically served with sweet syrups and straws in Berlin unless you can convince the waiter you're serious about drinking it straight up. They may have wised up to tourists doing this, but I imagine its still pretty rare.
I still like the fresh bottles I get so yeah, for sure I'd like it on tap too. I like them so much I have trouble aging them even though I know it peaks after a year or two (my preference). Zero self control.
Those are really tasty Unibroue beers. If you ever see Seigneuriale I'd recommend it too. This might be even more tricky to find but their Grand Reserve 17 is one of their best offerings as well.
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The Autumn Wind
You'll be pleased to know that it's certainly no worse than a fresh bottle.
distantmantra
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Cracked open bottles of Beatification Batch 003 and St. Lamvinus tonight.
Snytbaggen
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Dunno if it's been posted before, but I just stumbled upon this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXPk5hhWfqc
Verdict? Is it the best of the RR sours, or just the most rare?
$18 for 8 750 ml bottles is amazing considering they usually go for $7-$8 each. Nice find!
I haven't tried any Ommegang so I might try to locate one. Unibrou is A+ though.
Funny you bought those two together, as I did the same on my last run in the beer store.
My order probably went Milk Stout Nitro > Curmudgeon > Bully Porter > Dragon's Milk for me. Now that I think about it, I've probably posted this image since it's been a while. I need to head out and try some new beers again.
I'll have to try the others you mentioned. I'm much more of a fan of these types of beers than something like an IPA. Unless my tastes change, that is. Still very new to beer.
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The Autumn Wind
My favorite line:
"This is a really limited release. You can't have one though; they only brewed a pint."
In case you don't know it's the exact same recipe as the renowned Sixtus 12° by Westvleteren, they actually used to brew the sixtus for the abbey till somewhere in the 90s. After they stopped brewing it for the abbey they kept on brewing it but sold it under the Bernardus 12 name.
Same. I haven't found and IPA (or anything yellowish or white really) that I like.
remember
Absolutely. The pour is the best part of Milk Stout Nitro. And the look on peoples' faces when they see it happen.
Valkyr Junkie
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Hasn't Westvleteren changed their recipe since then? So technically, St. Bernardus is brewing the classical 12?
I need to try some of these Belgian beers that everyone is posting. They at least look good.
Westvleteren 12 has changed since they started brewing in their own facility. New yeast (Westmalle yeast) and probably other changes as well. It's easy to taste the difference.
codswallop
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Visited a place near Alexanderplatz this afternoon and besides a strange look, had no trouble getting a Berliner Weisse without syrup. Drank out through the straw because screw trying to drink out of that giant bowl. Had a second with woodruff syrup for point of comparison. Wife said that was much more drinkable (I enjoyed both in their own ways, but I drank it a lot faster).
Later, I found a supermarket (a Kaiser, not sure how common) sells the same Berliner Kindl brand stuff pretty cheap. Seems you can get little tubs of the syrup at some places too, if I understood the packet. They also sell premixed with syrup but six packs only (4). Might buy one of each just for the hell of it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Had some of that on tap and picked up two bottles. Fantastic beer.
I only ever saw the middle bottle. Could never find the other two. Is there a difference in the beer itself though?
And yes, it is fantastic beer. I want another bottle if I can find it.
They only had the middle bottle at the Pasadena Stone Company store. I believe they are all the same.
Pretty interesting wheat beer. You get the banana, clove, and bubblegum you'd expect but there's some unique spicey thing going on with the pine, tropical fruit and citrus from the hops. Pretty similar in style to Les Trois Mousquetaires Hopfenweisse really.
Good beer and an even better label and name. I would imagine the distribution is quite poor outside of Quebec but I recommend it if you ever see it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Woohoo! Found two bottles of WootStout. One was the comic bottle too.
distantmantra
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Bottleworks XII (Imperial Berlinerweisse with raspberries and spice) got a second batch made. Bottleworks had their bottle release this morning. Got my three bottles, really hope it's as good as the first batch from 2011.
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