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04-25-2008, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Willow Glen, CA
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Westvleteren 12 (Beer)
A very good friend of mine who is studying abroad just brought me some Belgian Beer that is by a huge margin the best beer I have ever had in my life. It's called Westvleteren 12. If any of you have the opportunity to try it and you enjoy beer, do yourself a favor and go get some. It's really amazing.
Apparently this beer is ridiculously hard to get a hold of -- you can only buy it from the monks at the Abbey, and only if you call your order in ahead of time. They are actively trying to keep people from re-selling the beer, such that if you can even find a bottle at a normal liquor store it costs more than ten euros per bottle. The beer is intriguing to me because I typically do not enjoy the European beers I have tried. The beers that I enjoy most around here are craft brews (Nut Browns, Pales and Stouts are my favorites), so maybe it's just that I don't like Lagers. Anyone know of any good foreign beers I could get a hold of over here that aren't as well-known as, say, Stella Artois?
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04-26-2008, 05:07 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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Belgian beers, in general, kick ass...
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04-26-2008, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Saldana is a huge beer fan and he raves about this one.
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04-26-2008, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Conyers GA
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I prefer Bud Select.
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04-26-2008, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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I'm sure I'd never pronounce that correctly, so in asking for it, I might receive the Belgian monk version of a golden shower or dirty sanchez. No thanks, mon frere. I like my beer like I like my women - familiar, easy to pronouce, and with a twist-off cap.
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04-26-2008, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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if its so hard to get, what's the point? give me something i can get at a store.
it can be the greatest beer ever, but if the only place to get it is at the top of Mt. Everest then i'll stick with a 12 pack of whatever good stuff i can get my hands on. |
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04-26-2008, 01:46 PM
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(9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: DC Suburbs
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I'd try it if I could find it, but I agree with HA and Crim.
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04-27-2008, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
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Dude, you are missing out with that Everest beer. Fuckin' AWESOME!
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04-27-2008, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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04-27-2008, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Minnesota
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St. Bernardus Abt 12 and Rochefort 10 are very very similar beers to Westvleteren 12 and are available here in the states. It shouldn't be a problem to find either of them in California. Westvleteren 12 is a very good beer, but is overrated due to it's scarcity.
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