What're you drinking right now?

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:28 pm

Dinner is slow-roasted pork burrito
Beer: Fantone Saison D'hiver - nice combo.

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:40 pm

Belgian wrote:Dinner is slow-roasted pork burrito

Chino Locos?

boney · Post by **boney** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:30 am

Christoffel Nobel
Cantillon Kriek
Dieu du Ciel Equinoxe du Printemps

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:33 am

A magic potion made of Amarillo Bile, Monkshood, Wolfsbane, Unicorn Parts, and of course, Eye of Newt. Mmmmmmmmm. More brewers need to do this!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:40 am

velovampire wrote:
Belgian wrote:Dinner is slow-roasted pork burrito
Chino Locos?

Exactemundo. Really tasty with the chow mein instead of the rice. This to me is NYC-style food.

Enjoying a wee sip of 2006 Delirium Tremens... some belgian beers are just really tasty at 8:30 AM on a Sunday! This would be a great beer for a 'champagne' brunch (where you've got the mushroom scramble and toasted multigrain, or maybe French Toast cooked with orange zest & served with mixed fresh fruit...)

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:42 am

With bobsy last night:

Growler of Beau's Beaver River IPA
Beau's Sleepy Time Stout
Manchester Brewing's Naughty Nancy Nut Brown
Pretty Things Jack D'Or
A totally flat Drie Fonteinen Doesjel (which was sad)

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:50 am

Belgian wrote:
velovampire wrote:
Belgian wrote:Dinner is slow-roasted pork burrito
Chino Locos?
Exactemundo. Really tasty with the chow mein instead of the rice. This to me is NYC-style food.

Enjoying a wee sip of 2006 Delirium Tremens... some belgian beers are just really tasty at 8:30 AM on a Sunday! This would be a great beer for a 'champagne' brunch (where you've got the mushroom scramble and toasted multigrain, or maybe French Toast cooked with orange zest & served with mixed fresh fruit...)

Jonas, you're my kind of guy!!! I too, am rocking an early morning beer.

kinguy · Post by **kinguy** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:51 pm

Chimay Red this afternoon

Black Oak Ten Bitter Years and Nutcracker last night

carguy · Post by **carguy** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:13 pm

Grand River Plowmans Ale
Garrison Imperial Pale Ale
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Black Oak Ten Bitter Years

viggo · Post by **viggo** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:06 am

ritzkiss wrote:With bobsy last night:

Growler of Beau's Beaver River IPA
Beau's Sleepy Time Stout
Manchester Brewing's Naughty Nancy Nut Brown
Pretty Things Jack D'Or
A totally flat Drie Fonteinen Doesjel (which was sad)

Jack D'Or is dope. The Doesjel is supposed to be flat, its an unblended young lambic.

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:45 am

viggo wrote:
ritzkiss wrote:With bobsy last night:

Growler of Beau's Beaver River IPA
Beau's Sleepy Time Stout
Manchester Brewing's Naughty Nancy Nut Brown
Pretty Things Jack D'Or
A totally flat Drie Fonteinen Doesjel (which was sad)
Jack D'Or is dope. The Doesjel is supposed to be flat, its an unblended young lambic.

It was dope.

Is it supposed to be totally flat? If so, then I perhaps I just need to expand my horizons and try a few more for comparison. If not, I felt it could have used at least a few bubbles to bring out some of the complexities of the flavor.

Bobbyok · Post by **Bobbyok** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:51 am

ritzkiss wrote:
viggo wrote:
ritzkiss wrote:With bobsy last night:

Growler of Beau's Beaver River IPA
Beau's Sleepy Time Stout
Manchester Brewing's Naughty Nancy Nut Brown
Pretty Things Jack D'Or
A totally flat Drie Fonteinen Doesjel (which was sad)
Jack D'Or is dope. The Doesjel is supposed to be flat, its an unblended young lambic.
It was dope.

Is it supposed to be totally flat? If so, then I perhaps I just need to expand my horizons and try a few more for comparison. If not, I felt it could have used at least a few bubbles to bring out some of the complexities of the flavor.

It is blended, like a gueuze, but it is indeed supposed to be flat, like an unblended lambic. Commercial description from Ratebeer:

Blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old lambic. Fermented and lagered in oak vessels. In this bottle the young yeast is brought to sleep ('ingedoesjeld') so the original lambic flavors are preserved. This beer has no head, just like lambic. The lambic is brewed with 60% barley, 40% wheat, last years hop

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:15 pm

Thanks guys! Guess I just need to drink more of these unblended lambics to get a feel for how the lack of carbonation can add to the experience.

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:21 pm

viggo wrote:
ritzkiss wrote:With bobsy last night:

Growler of Beau's Beaver River IPA
Beau's Sleepy Time Stout
Manchester Brewing's Naughty Nancy Nut Brown
Pretty Things Jack D'Or
A totally flat Drie Fonteinen Doesjel (which was sad)
Jack D'Or is dope. The Doesjel is supposed to be flat, its an unblended young lambic.

The Jack D'Or had this huge lemon character to it that didn't seem to be mentioned as such a big factor in other batches. I enjoyed it, but didn't think it was all that stellar for a saison, and it certainly lacked the dryness and funk I usually dig. My presumption is that batches of this one have a lot of variance. While Doesjel may well be intended to be flat, it did make me realise how much carbonation brings to a beer. Put even a few bubbles in this and it would be right up there with some of my favourite lambics, but as it was I felt like I was drinking funky lemonade.

I can't believe Eric didn't mention what we paired these beers with: http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:00 pm

This discussion needs to be re-routed another thread - "Rare Belgiums"

I'm getting a serious thirst-on to try some different Gueuze and Saisons from Buffalo - the Fantone Dalmation is on sale for 10 bucks at Consumers right now!