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#14526 - 10/07/05 04:02 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 04/02/03 Posts: 16437 Loc: Ben Lomond, California |
Oh yeah? Well I much prefer Edition 2004 to all the other Unibroues I've tried.
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#14527 - 10/07/05 04:49 PM
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![]() aficionado ![]() Registered: 08/12/03 Posts: 639 Loc: Omaha, NE |
Ditto. We need to find that Gouden Noel Carolus (or whatever it's called). That's the only beer I've had that tops the Ed. 2004.
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#14528 - 10/07/05 05:23 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
Hey, it's the Bukowinski brothers chiming in on Begian style beer made in Canada.
I guess my work here is done for now. I can't always get the Edition (either 2004 or 2005) but can always get Trois Pistoles, La Fin du Monde, Blanche de Chambly and Maudite. I just never really warmed up to the Maudite. I don't disagree with you about the Edition, but its rarity and price don't allow me to drink it as often. Of course, I am doing more than talking about beer, unlike some people I know.
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#14529 - 10/07/05 05:26 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 04/02/03 Posts: 16437 Loc: Ben Lomond, California |
The Belgian Shop does carry some Carolus beers. I think they might get the Noel in December.
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#14530 - 10/07/05 05:28 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
I have yet to try an Edition 2005, but I've still got at least 3 bottles of 2004.
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#14531 - 10/07/05 09:34 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 04/02/03 Posts: 16437 Loc: Ben Lomond, California |
Tom, your taunt caused me to lose self control while I was at the supermarket picking up some chile powder. I ended up also buying a (cute little) case of Session Beer. It's pretty tasty and I could see myself accidentally going through a few too many in one sitting.
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#14532 - 10/08/05 06:41 AM
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![]() aficionado ![]() Registered: 08/12/03 Posts: 639 Loc: Omaha, NE |
The 2005 is nothing to write home about - at least by Unibroue standards. I prefer the Terrible for a dark Unibroue.
Tom, I tried the Sessions lager tonight - it's definitely one of the better lagers I've had, but I guess I'm just not much of a lager fan. Not that I didn't like it, but it's not the flavor I usually go for in beers. I prefer things a little heavier. ![]() |
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#14533 - 10/09/05 01:08 AM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
Adam, I do too. Typically, if I can't get a porter or a stout or a dubbel, I'm grumpy. But I've just found the Session to be so unpretentious and refreshing that I'm smitten. It's just so nice to have a clean, pale all-malt lager with North American hops.
Peter, it pleases me no end that I goaded you into having a beer. Clearly, your quality of life needed a nudge, and that $10 wasn't going to make a difference on your down payment anyway. Let me know about that Lagunitas black beer.
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#14534 - 10/09/05 03:03 AM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 04/02/03 Posts: 16437 Loc: Ben Lomond, California |
The Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout is quite tasty, and its improving as it de-chills in my glass. It's not as dark as I was expecting -- I can almost see to the bottom of the half-pint glass I poured. (Hey, I'm sharing with Adam.) It's almost the color of Black Butte. As for taste, it has a hint of sweetness, but the majority of the flavor comes as the beer glides past the mid-palette. Faintly bitter, which perfectly counteracts the first hint of sweetness. Overall, it's rich, dark, and tastes of coffee (ya think?)
Thanks for goading. I shall call you Tom Goad for a day. ![]()
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#14535 - 10/09/05 04:31 AM
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I feel like such a newbie with my little Sam Adams Octoberfest bottles in the fridge...
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