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Belgian wrote:Belgian Wit.
That's when you make a joke, right? :D

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Over the last two plus weeks in Brussels and Munich:

At Moeder Lambic Fontainas:
Bertinchamps B x Ballekes Blond (bottle)
L'Ermitage Soleil (draft)
L'Ermitage Temple du Ciel (draft)

At Berlin Fabrik:
Bavik Super Pils (draft)
Hapkin Belgian IPA (draft)

At Dynamo - Bar de Soif:
Alvinne Morpheus Vintage Blend #3 (draft)
North Brewing Transmission IPA (draft)
Alvinne Wild West Grape Edition 2015 (bottle)

At Delirium Cafe:
Oud Beersel Lambic Infused w/ Earl Grey Tea (draft)

At Nüetnigenough:
Brasserie de la Senne Anspach Porter (bottle)
Dok Brewing Pro-Pale (draft)

At Poechenellekelder Bar à Bruxelles:
Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vieille (bottle)
Brasserie Lupulus Lupulus Hopera (draft)

At our Airbnb in Brussels:
Brussels Beer Project Delta IPA (bottle)

At La Brocante:
Brasserie Dupont Monk's Stout (bottle)
3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek (bottle)

At Le Bier Circus:
Poperings Hommelbier (bottle)
Witkap Pater Dubbel (bottle)

At Brasserie Egalite:
De Ranke Simplex (bottle)

At Moeder Lambic Original:
Moor Beer Amoor - English Porter (draft)
Det Lille Bryggeri Bloody Pale Ale (draft)
Cantillon Cuvée Moeder Lambic Kriek (cask)
No Science Sabotage IPA (draft)

At Restobières:
Siphon Damme Nation (bottle)

At Brasserie Cantillon:
Cantillon Vigneronne 2019 (sample)
Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic (sample)
Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (sample)
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2016 (bottle)

At Le Perroquet:
Brouwerij Verstraete Papegaei (bottle)

At Café Bizon:
Timmermans Faro Lambicus (bottle)
Brasserie de la Senne Brussels Calling (bottle)
Brouwerij de Kievit Zundert 8 (bottle)

At our Airbnb in Munich:
Eik & Tid Aronia (bottle)

At Schneider Bräuhaus München:
Schneider Weisse Weizen Hell (draft)
Bräu Girgl Altbairisch Dunkel (draft)
Schneider Weisse Festweisse Weissbier (bottle)

At Biergarten Viktualienmarkt:
Ayinger Lager Hell (draft)

At Wirtshaus Zum Straubinger:
Paulaner Zwickl Naturtrüb (bottle)

At Augustiner Bierhalle (1st stop) & Klosterwirt (2nd stop):
Augustiner Edelstoff (draft)
Augustiner Dunkel (draft)
Augustiner Lagerbier Hell - From The Barrel (draft)
Augustiner Pils (bottle)

At Ayinger am Platzl:
Ayinger Kellerbier (draft)
Ayinger Bairisch Pils (draft)

At Ambar Bistro:
Schönramer Pils (bottle)
Braukollektiv Jacques West Coast IPA (bottle)

At Giesinger Bräustüberl:
Giesinger Märzen Festbier (draft)
Giesinger Feines Pilschen (draft)
Giesinger & Hopsteiner Munique (draft)
Giesinger Doppel-Alt (draft)

At the M1 Restaurant & Cafe at BMW Museum:
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (bottle)

At Paulaner Bräuhaus:
Paulaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel (draft)
Paulaner Munich Pale Ale (draft)

At Frisches Bier:
Arrogant Consortia Enter Night Pilsner (can)
Giesinger Dunkel (draft)
Sierra Nevada Resilience Butte County Proud IPA (draft)

At Chinesischer Turm (English Garden):
Hofbräu Urbock (draft)

At Andescher am Dom:
Andechser Vollbier Hell (draft)
Andescher Weissbier Dunkel (draft)
Andechser Bergbock Hell (draft)
Andescher Doppelbock (draft)

At Goethe-Bar Frankfurt Airport:
Paulaner Weissbier Kristallklar (bottle)

And now, not surprisingly, taking a much-needed break for a few days :lol:
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Great Lakes THRUST! an IPA — Always loved this one. The can still mentions "a beer with a deep copper hue" but this batch is yellow haze. Delicious, but I would love a some of the original.
Blood Brothers Mara (salted peanut butter stout) — This is a liquid candy bar. Muddy brown.

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Fuller’s Vintage Ale, 2019 Edition. Exceptional as always. While the LCBO Christmas release does lean heavily on repetition, in the case of the Fuller’s I hope they keep repeating.

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BeerIsGood wrote:Fuller’s Vintage Ale, 2019 Edition. Exceptional as always. While the LCBO Christmas release does lean heavily on repetition, in the case of the Fuller’s I hope they keep repeating.
would love to see the imperial stout on an annual basis as well
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BeerIsGood wrote:Fuller’s Vintage Ale, 2019 Edition. Exceptional as always. While the LCBO Christmas release does lean heavily on repetition, in the case of the Fuller’s I hope they keep repeating.

Yep drank one of these the other night as well. Always a treat. I wish they’d bring back the Samuel Smith winter warmer as well

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portwood wrote:
BeerIsGood wrote:Fuller’s Vintage Ale, 2019 Edition. Exceptional as always. While the LCBO Christmas release does lean heavily on repetition, in the case of the Fuller’s I hope they keep repeating.
would love to see the imperial stout on an annual basis as well

Fully agree

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portwood wrote:
BeerIsGood wrote:Fuller’s Vintage Ale, 2019 Edition. Exceptional as always. While the LCBO Christmas release does lean heavily on repetition, in the case of the Fuller’s I hope they keep repeating.
would love to see the imperial stout on an annual basis as well
Agreed, I bought a dozen of the Imperial Stout last year with the intent of aging most of them...but that worked out less well than planned. :D :(

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I guess i'm the only one who didn't enjoy 2019 Fullers Vintage Ale, it's fine.. but not worth cellaring this years vintage. I think it's the Crystal malt they sourced from NZ is throwing me off.

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JaseWescott wrote:I guess i'm the only one who didn't enjoy 2019 Fullers Vintage Ale, it's fine.. but not worth cellaring this years vintage. I think it's the Crystal malt they sourced from NZ is throwing me off.
Not that I didn't like it but I agree the 2019 is the weakest of the last 5 years
to my untrained palate it tastes more like a pale than an old ale
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JaseWescott wrote:I guess i'm the only one who didn't enjoy 2019 Fullers Vintage Ale, it's fine.. but not worth cellaring this years vintage. I think it's the Crystal malt they sourced from NZ is throwing me off.

I’d agree it’s not as good as usual....but that’s a pretty high benchmark. Still glai grabbed a few before they’re gone

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Thornbury Pickup No. 26 Pilsner and Dam Dark Lager (dunkel) — Solid options, still as good as they were in the King Brewery days

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At Bellwoods Hafis Road:
Bellwoods Gose w/ Lemongrass (draft)
Bellwoods & De La Senne Bière De Terrace (draft)
Bellwoods & Revel Spontaneous Coolship Beer (sample)

Over the last week plus at home:
Great Lakes & Bar Hop Blue Caboose Pilsner
Great Lakes & Sawdust City Murder For A Jar of Red Rum
Great Lakes Fjord Ranger
Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier
Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar
Pabst Lone Star Beer
Indie Alehouse Safe Word Kveik Pale Ale
Bellwoods Paper Tiger Wet-Hopped
Bellwoods Wizard Wolf Centennial & Mosaic
Bellwoods Bellweiser Lime
Indie Alehouse King Richard's Bitter
Bellwoods Re:Verse IPA
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cratez wrote:Bellwoods Bellweiser Lime
:lol:

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Monday:
Collective Arts BLACKBERRY, CHERRY, LEMON SOUR - very good, assertive berry fruit and the lemon gives it a little tangy depth. (Only Cafe)

Fat Tire Amber Ale, can from LCBO. Really liking this one! Nice hop profile.

Godspeed Svetly Lezak 12º, oh wow this is just in another league of complexity. Hoping Bim will bring this Czech-style beauty back next summer.

Tuesday:
2018 Fuller's Imperial Stout. Classic British style, almost fruity profile and the tamer rose petals from this bottling is even more so. They really dialed it back to feature the light roast and chocolate. It's good but kind of simple.

2017 Saint Ambroise Russian imperial Stout, holy cow this has smoke and oak, some nice depth. It is maturing insanely well. I think I prefer it to the Fullers. If you stocked up on this, you're a winner!
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