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Draak is listed: http://www.lcbo.ca/lcbo-ear/lcbo/produc ... anguage=EN

Technically showing 1 in stock at 60 Carlton in Toronto, but hopefully the fact that it's up is a sign of more to come, and soon.
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JeffPorter wrote:Tried a bottle of the van keizer last night and tonight finishing the bottle tonight, the sweetness is obviously coming through a lot more with a little less carbonation ...
An article (The Grid?) advised aging the VDK Blauw for a year to let it become more balanced and less heavily sweet. I like it right now! It punches Chimay Bleu in the balls pretty hard, it is a much more well-rounded beer.

Speaking of physical violence, I had the Skull Splitter BW today, seems a bit sharp at first but it's really good - it might age in a way similar to the Schloss Eggenberg beers.

Better drink up my old Samichlaus to make room for the new shipment! It must be freaking awesome with proper age on it.
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Belgian wrote:Better drink up my old Samichlaus to make room for the new shipment! It must be freaking awesome with proper age on it.
Out of curiosity, what would you consider proper age for a Samichlaus? I've a few with a couple years on 'em now.
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skaghevn wrote:Out of curiosity, what would you consider proper age for a Samichlaus? I've a few with a couple years on 'em now.
Not an expert, but they sure do smooth out in a few years.
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I have a single bottle of Samichlaus from 2006. I think I'll be enjoying that come Christmas Eve.
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I know the rule of thumb is to store lagers at cooler temperatures than ales. Should Samichlaus be stored in the fridge (my beer fridge is at 10 deg C) or in the cellar?
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Belgian wrote:
JeffPorter wrote:Tried a bottle of the van keizer last night and tonight finishing the bottle tonight, the sweetness is obviously coming through a lot more with a little less carbonation ...
An article (The Grid?) advised aging the VDK Blauw for a year to let it become more balanced and less heavily sweet. I like it right now! It punches Chimay Bleu in the balls pretty hard, it is a much more well-rounded beer.
i had a van keizer last night, way too sweet for my taste. reminded me of an ice wine almost
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Belgian wrote:
JeffPorter wrote:Tried a bottle of the van keizer last night and tonight finishing the bottle tonight, the sweetness is obviously coming through a lot more with a little less carbonation ...
Chimay Bleu balls
Ha, good one
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draak appearing at a few more stores now, as well as the Nostradamus!
Bull_Schott wrote:Draak is listed: http://www.lcbo.ca/lcbo-ear/lcbo/produc ... anguage=EN

Technically showing 1 in stock at 60 Carlton in Toronto, but hopefully the fact that it's up is a sign of more to come, and soon.
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The Nostradamus is great really enjoyed that one. Cool label too. It's nice to get some more Belgians in smaller bottle formats.
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Nostradamus, Propeller and Gulden Draaaaaak all on the shelf at Atrium on Bay today.
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distr0 wrote:i had a van keizer last night, way too sweet for my taste. reminded me of an ice wine almost
Should age it a year, even the Grid columnist knows that! ;)

Extremes don't bother me so much. Comes from being a resilient red wine drinker or something.
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Gedge wrote:Nostradamus, Propeller and Gulden Draaaaaak all on the shelf at Atrium on Bay today.
Picked up four of both the Nostradamus and Draak today. Completely forgot about the Propellar RIS!!! Wasn't even looking.
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Belgian wrote:
distr0 wrote:i had a van keizer last night, way too sweet for my taste. reminded me of an ice wine almost
Should age it a year, even the Grid columnist knows that! ;)

Extremes don't bother me so much. Comes from being a resilient red wine drinker or something.
I wish I had known this two weeks ago when I drank my van keizer. It was so sweet I found it disgusting. It was like someone had poured a bag of sugar into my beer. It was practically undrinkable for me at this point.
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Belgian wrote:
distr0 wrote:i had a van keizer last night, way too sweet for my taste. reminded me of an ice wine almost
Should age it a year, even the Grid columnist knows that! ;)

Extremes don't bother me so much. Comes from being a resilient red wine drinker or something.
yeah, I have another bottle that won't be touched for at least a year
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