Ping: Lathum

[JeeberD]

What was that blonde beer that you had cartman and me try at TFS? Was it Duvel?

I was there last night and tried to remember. Either way, Duvel is quality stuff for a blonde...

[Honolulu_Blue]

Mmm... Duvel. It's a tasty, tasty beer. Biggest head on a beer I've ever seen. Powerful stuff too. I suffered greatly following many an evening downing Duvels.

[Lathum]

I believe it was duval.

[cartman]

Why did you ping Lathum? When I got there he was drinking Miller Lite! :D

I don't remember Duvel. However, I do remember a Hefeweisen or three.

[JeeberD]

I thought he made both of us try it, but it may have been just me...

And yeah, I think the Duvel was the only thing other than Miller Lite that he drank all night long... :D

[Lathum]

I've noticed a higher angst towards miller lite lately what is up with that?

[JeeberD]

Not just Miller Lite, but all crappy lite beers. Expecially drinking them in a place like The Flying Sacuer which has hundreds of much better beers... :D

[Lathum]

I'm enjoying a miller lite right now.

[JeeberD]

I need to head across the street and pick up some beer. Or maybe I should wait until the UTEP game tonight before I start drinking...

[saldana]

according to the lie that lathum told me about drinking a beer that didnt suck, you guys had a Duvel...if you want to try similar things, try some Chimay, its a little easier to find, the "Blue" is the same style as a duvel

[Lathum]

I knew your dumb ass would show up here sooner or later.

[saldana]

you actually had a doubt?

[saldana]

dola, you're just lucky you got here first.

[Franklinnoble]

http://www.civilwar.vt.edu/images/duval.jpg
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[JeeberD]

Boo Radley is a Hokie?

[cartman]

Now I remember the Duvel. Wasn't it the one that came in a special mug?

[JeeberD]

Yup.

http://web.mit.edu/martijn/www/pictures/beer/glassduvel.jpg

[Franklinnoble]

Boo Radley is a Hokie?

Doesn't seem too unlikely, does it?

[JeeberD]

Holy crap, I need one of these! :eek:

http://prelude.home.mindspring.com/duvel.jpg

[Franklinnoble]

That's beer? Looks like a champagne magnum...

[JeeberD]

Look at the the glasses. That's beer alright...

[Honolulu_Blue]

Now I remember the Duvel. Wasn't it the one that came in a special mug?

For what it's worth, almost all Belgian beers have their own special mug/glass. They say that the glasses are designed to bring out the special flavor of the beer, etc. Eh, I don't know if I buy that or not. I had plenty of Leffe brun/blonde is Leffe glass and a few in pint glasses. They were both tasty. I think it's more a marketing thing than anything nowadays.

[JeeberD]

I gotta say that I've come to appreciate Belgian beers. Duvel, Maredsous, Chimay...all very good. Them and the French-Candians...

[Honolulu_Blue]

I gotta say that I've come to appreciate Belgian beers. Duvel, Maredsous, Chimay...all very good. Them and the French-Candians...

French-Canadians? Do tell...

[FrogMan]

I gotta say that I've come to appreciate Belgian beers. Duvel, Maredsous, Chimay...all very good. Them and the French-Candians...

now you're talking, Unibroue rocks! :)

FM

[FrogMan]

French-Canadians? Do tell...

what do you wanna know? the beers?

www.unibroue.com (http://www.unibroue.com)

FM

[JeeberD]

Just like Frogman said, Unibroue beers are outstanding!

I also have enjoyed Maudite and La Fin du Monde...

[JeeberD]

Dola-

Doh! I forgot that Maudite was a Unibroue beer...

Edit: Actually, both of those are. :rolleyes:

[JeeberD]

Yup, Trois Pistoles freaking rocks...

[FrogMan]

Dola-

Doh! I forgot that Maudite was a Unibroue beer...

as is La Fin du Monde ;)

FM

[FrogMan]

DAMN TIMESTAMP BUG!!!!! :mad:

[FrogMan]

Just like Frogman said, Unibroue beers are outstanding!

I also have enjoyed Maudite and La Fin du Monde...

La Fin du Monde is one of my favorites although the Eau Bénite is my absolute favorite. Didn't you get hook starting with the Trois Pistoles?

FM

[JeeberD]

Heh, you're time-stamping above yourself! I didn't even know that was possible... :D

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'll have to see if I can't track some of these down. I'm 1/4 French-Canadian (grandfather), so I have a duty to check these out.

Quebecois!

[FrogMan]

Heh, you're time-stamping above yourself! I didn't even know that was possible... :D

yeah, that was the weirdest of all. I guess it's because I closed the window and reopened it about 2 seconds later...

FM

[JeeberD]

One of the nicer liquor stores in my aread carries some of the Unibroue beers. So if I can find them down here I would imagine you would have a fairly easy time up north...

[FrogMan]

I'll have to see if I can't track some of these down. I'm 1/4 French-Canadian (grandfather), so I have a duty to check these out.

Quebecois!

you certainly have a duty to check them out. When I worked in Pittsfield MA and was coming back to my parents place every couple of months, I was bringing back a six pack sampler with me for an employee of mine. After one six pack, I had him completely addicted to it :D

FM

[FrogMan]

One of the nicer liquor stores in my aread carries some of the Unibroue beers. So if I can find them down here I would imagine you would have a fairly easy time up north...

to add to this, some of them were also available in some liquor stores in Massachusetts when we lived down there...

FM

[saldana]

For what it's worth, almost all Belgian beers have their own special mug/glass. They say that the glasses are designed to bring out the special flavor of the beer, etc. Eh, I don't know if I buy that or not. I had plenty of Leffe brun/blonde is Leffe glass and a few in pint glasses. They were both tasty. I think it's more a marketing thing than anything nowadays.

the right glass absolutely has a ton to do with how the beer presents itself to you. first, the correctly shaped glass creates the correct head. if you pour the same bottle of duvel into the tulip glass in the picture above and into a straight sided pint glass, the results will be significantly differnt. the pint glass would probably overflow with foam and leave about 2 oz of beer at the bottom. second, in the straight sided glass, there is not enough movement in the beer to release the aroma while you are drinking it, or if you just wanted to smell it, you couldnt circle/swirl the beer without spilling it. and since smell affects taste, if you dont get all the aroma of the beer, you subsequently dont get all the flavor either.

IMO, crappy american beers are served in crappy glasses because most people dont care about all the other aspects of the beer, all they care about is "if it tastes like beer" and "it gets me drunk".

if you want a little more info about how the glass affects the beer, take a look at this article.
http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=124





all this talking has made me really want a beer....stupid job getting in the way...:(

[saldana]

I'll have to see if I can't track some of these down. I'm 1/4 French-Canadian (grandfather), so I have a duty to check these out.

Quebecois!


try here

http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/michigan/royal-oak/holiday-market/5365.htm

[Franklinnoble]

Wow... we should change Saldana's title to "Beermeister"

:D

(I can make this happen... just not here...) ;)

[Honolulu_Blue]

try here

http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/michigan/royal-oak/holiday-market/5365.htm

Woah. Good call! That place, Holiday Market, is a 3 block walk from the new H_B Manor and is the grocery store of pereference for Lady H_B. They do have a good beer selection. I will explore it more carefully next time.

[FrogMan]

For what it's worth, almost all Belgian beers have their own special mug/glass. They say that the glasses are designed to bring out the special flavor of the beer, etc. Eh, I don't know if I buy that or not. I had plenty of Leffe brun/blonde is Leffe glass and a few in pint glasses. They were both tasty. I think it's more a marketing thing than anything nowadays.

just read that post and wanted to point out that all unibroue beers also have their own glass. I have an Eau Bénite glass at home...

FM

[FrogMan]

this just for my buddy Jeebs, yours truly enjoying a sweet Eau Bénite :)

http://static.flickr.com/45/113939982_f68291adf0_o.jpg


Picture taken today at home after work. If you wanna laugh, look where the sleeve on my right arm ends (the one with the glass in its hand). See that white mark there? This is how high the snow still is on our backyard deck :)

And here's a pic of the bottle and the Eau Bénite glass...
http://static.flickr.com/48/113939984_163d43b974_o.jpg

It is a damn fine beer, 7.7% of alcohol and a kinda fruity taste, very nice :)

And with that size, at 750ml, 7.7% is strong enough. The Maudite or the Fin du Monde are tougher at 9 and 8% respectively...

FM