Cuvee Des Jaacobins Rouge - Flanders Red Sour Ale - 5.5% ABV - Belgium -
Another DNP from Belgian night. Refreshing vinegary sour balanced gorgeously with oak-barrel aged vanilla and fruit. The bottle says stone fruit, coconut, cherries, apples. Sure. Beergoddess liked it and agreed that we couldn't discern all those flavors.
Loved it. The strongest of Category 2. Beeradvocate says 96 - world class. (I dunno, tough to beat... New Glarus)
Saison Dupont - Somewhere in Belgium (not in Bruges) - 6.5 %
This just smells and tastes so Classically and refreshingly Belgian. The strongest of Category 2. Loved it. Buy and taste one if you haven't.
You won't be disappointed.
Somehow I still have a Westmalle. It's a big bottle and for whatever reason those linger longer in my fridge. But it's going down Friday to make room for some New fruited Gems. Thanks for educating me on Belgians. They really set the standard on how good beer can be and still is.
Sung to the tune of Wells Fargo Wagon from The Music Man:
(with apologies to Meredith Willson)
"Oh the New Glarus beermule is a coming down the street
Oh please let it be for us
Oh the New Glarus beermule is a coming down the street
I wish I wish I knew what it could be..."
More tomorrow night, I hope.
[redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.
It’s local and it’s back - and now in cans! Ardent’s Honey Ginger.
Sampled by several here, it’s a spiced ale brewed with locally sourced honey and fresh, hand-peeled ginger. A medium-bodied beer that pours a deep copper color, with a nice balance between mild honey sweetness and a spicy ginger bite in a refreshing summer seasonal.
Cat 3.
7.8% ABV • 18 IBU. I picked the BBA version as my favorite, but this a go to “regular” beer. $14 for a 12oz. four pack. My first two won’t last long. Can’t wait until the fall for the BBA version.
Tomorrow brings another Ardent - the big D.
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It appears I'll be picking up 600-800 New Glarus beers tomorrow night. That should set off some alarms.
[redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.