La Chouffe, Maredsous, Ommegang

[St Veronus]

Interesting meeting today with two fellows from Horizon Beers. They are the new agents for Duvel and De Koninck in Ontario. They tell me they will be listing Maredsous Brune, La Chouffe and Ommegang Hennepin at TBS in both bottle and keg this month. It'll be great if they pull it off.

[cratez]

Man, things really ARE changing in Ontario. If someone had of told me that Hennepin was coming to TBS a year ago, I would have laughed them out of the room. But with the amount of new products that we've been seeing lately, it no longer seems unfathomable. I'll defintely buy all three if and when they come. Thanks for sharing the great news.

[Bytowner]

Hennepin? Time to take out another mortgage I guess...

[Jonah Hex]

Well, it looks like some of them are here... if only in keg, at least.

Houblon Chouffe
http://www.thebeerstore.ca/beers/houblon-chouffe

La Chouffe
http://www.thebeerstore.ca/beers/la-chouffe

Liefmans Fruitesse
http://www.thebeerstore.ca/beers/liefmans-fruitesse

Maredsous Brune
http://www.thebeerstore.ca/beers/maredsous-brune

And most are on tap at WEST 50 POURHOUSE in mississauga.
From http://twitter.com/West50Pourhouse

30 OctWest50 Pourhouse ‏@West50Pourhouse
@blarkness no pumpkin ale this year! three new great beers from belgium! including a mixed berry, aged in a cask and spontaneously fermented.

30 OctWest50 Pourhouse ‏@West50Pourhouse
#NewBeersReadyToBeTapped..from Brasserie d'Achouffe we introduce La Chouffe & Chouffe Houblon.. as well as Liefman's Fruitesse.

Also, FYI:

27 OctWest50 Pourhouse ‏@West50Pourhouse
In case you missed our tweets yesterday @InnisandgunnCA new Treacle Porter is now on tap. Get it while you can!

[Kish84]

Don't mean to thread jack, but how is West 50 now?? I haven't been, but was told a lot of beer goes off because of the huge tap list. My cousin just found out about it, he enjoyed it and wants to take some of us there as he knows I like "different" beers, and the others would be able to find something to have. He strictly drinks Molson Ex, but enjoyed the Fosters he had so I don't know what to make of his recommendation.

[dale cannon]

Don't mean to thread jack, but how is West 50 now?? I haven't been, but was told a lot of beer goes off because of the huge tap list. My cousin just found out about it, he enjoyed it and wants to take some of us there as he knows I like "different" beers, and the others would be able to find something to have. He strictly drinks Molson Ex, but enjoyed the Fosters he had so I don't know what to make of his recommendation.

My office used to be walking distance from West 50, so I was there often. And unfortunately, I did find that the beers were often not very fresh. This was obviously more pronounced with beers like hefeweizen (Denison's likely wouldn't be happy with how their beer often tasted there).

In any event, it's been over a year since I was last there. It still isn't too far from my office, and the availability of La Chouffe and Houblon Chouffe on tap are great reasons to re-evaluate!

[Jonah Hex]

Don't mean to thread jack, but how is West 50 now?? I haven't been, but was told a lot of beer goes off because of the huge tap list. My cousin just found out about it, he enjoyed it and wants to take some of us there as he knows I like "different" beers, and the others would be able to find something to have. He strictly drinks Molson Ex, but enjoyed the Fosters he had so I don't know what to make of his recommendation.

Well, I was there today, and I came home happy.

It depends what one wants in a bar/restaurant. I think it's a great place for someone who likes a wide range of on tap beers, a little bit a craft beers and some quality imports, while also having a selection of macros ... for those who don't know any better.

[matt7215]

anyone know if we are gonna see bottle from any of the breweries mentioned in this thread??