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- Seasoned Drinker
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- Torontoblue
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Save some for me, Piggyviggo wrote:Some homebrew robust porter, its good stuff!

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Sleeman IPA earlier (bought a 12-pack just to try it), drinkable but still a Sleeman product. But followed that up with an Orval. Nice, seemed more malty to me than the others I`ve had.
When I was at the LCBO tonight picking up some more Orval, there was this couple who were curiously checking the remaining bottles of Orval left on the shelf (about
. They were about my age and buying some sort of cheap big bottle of probably rum but maybe wisky. I grabbed 3 bottles and told them they should give it a try, that it would be quite different but very tasty. They enthusiastically said they`d give it a try and I can only assume they did.
I`m kind of wondering now just what exactly I did to those people........
How do non-beer geeks generally percieve Orval I wonder....
When I was at the LCBO tonight picking up some more Orval, there was this couple who were curiously checking the remaining bottles of Orval left on the shelf (about

I`m kind of wondering now just what exactly I did to those people........
How do non-beer geeks generally percieve Orval I wonder....
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I always try and advise people who are standing around the beer section of the LCBO with a look of puzzlement on their faces. Usually end up seeing them at the cash with a mix 8 of Euro lagers, but sometimes you see people grab some OCB products or a seasonal.
"Everything ... is happening" - Bob Cole
Yeah I like to influence people as much as I can who are wondering around the areas with better beers. I do it more for the reactions though, some people give me the weirdest looks, it`s kind of funny. Personally I would MUCH rather see someone pick out 8 Euro lagers than buy 8 Heinekens or 8 of something else shitty that they can parade around like its something special.