Craig wrote:Lake Effect is back in the bottle shop right now, actually.
I bought it in cans at the brewery yesterday.
Craig wrote:Lake Effect is back in the bottle shop right now, actually.
mgmoney wrote:Will Lake a Effect be in Lobos? East ender here so little change I'll get out to GLB anytime soon
cratez wrote:Over the last couple days:
Great Lakes Brewing Lake Effect IPA - drinking ridiculous right now (best batch so far?)
Against The Grain The Brown Note - tasty, well-balanced U.S. brown ale with a really funny label
Rickard's Red IPA - surprisingly decent WC hop character, thin-bodied mouthfeel
Belgian wrote:Having and Orval AND a Trois Pistoles. Some things just don't get any better.
AugustusRex wrote:How do you find the Trois Pistoles compares to Westmalle Dubbel, Rochefort 8 or Chimay Blue?
Belgian wrote:AugustusRex wrote:How do you find the Trois Pistoles compares to Westmalle Dubbel, Rochefort 8 or Chimay Blue?
All different!Westmalle Dubbel and Rochefort 8 have a dry earthiness in common, but still two very different flavor profiles.
Trois Pistoles is probably the closest thing to Chimay Bleue, and in ways it's better, but Bleue also has its own thing going on. You can cook up a mean stew with Pistoles or Maudite, while the Chimay is a bit subtle for that. Pistoles should age pretty gracefully for 7 or 8 years, getting smoother and expressing the portwine-like notes.
Trois Pistoles I just opened is not aged so it's a bit sweet and bubblegummy, doesn't seem as intense and complex as earlier bottlings I recall but has pretty good aroma. I suppose some of the dark fruit sweetness is comparable with Rochefort.
I have the sense all these Trappist-y beers are a bit materials-and-labor intensive & may thus be under threat of slowly being dumbed-down or even disappearing. We should enjoy the truly great ones (or great batches) while we can!
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