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dragonmere:
--- Quote from: DMaximus on September 12, 2013, 04:23:02 pm ---A friend recently brought me a Westvleteren XII back from Belgium. It was glorious.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/westvleteren-12-xii/4934/
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http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/313/1545
Dang, a perfect score on two beer rating sites. Now I really want to try some. I'm assuming since your friend brought some back from Belgium that it's not widely available, but I will for sure keep my eye out.
Only beer I've ever had that was rated a perfect 10/10 was Three Floyds Zombie Dust IPA (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/64228). A very complex and hoppy IPA, the character seems to change with every sip, with an amazing buzz to go with it. If you have these in your area, but haven't tried them, pick up a six. In fact, anything I've had from Three Floyds is quite outstanding.
(Edit: I'm seeing reviews for Westvleteren XII from a variety of areas, some near me. Maybe it's not as exclusive as I first thought. I'll definitely be on the active look out for it. Thanks for the tip, I've never heard of that one.)
DMaximus:
--- Quote from: dragonmere on September 12, 2013, 04:32:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: DMaximus on September 12, 2013, 04:23:02 pm ---A friend recently brought me a Westvleteren XII back from Belgium. It was glorious.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/westvleteren-12-xii/4934/
--- End quote ---
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/313/1545
Dang, a perfect score on two beer rating sites. Now I really want to try some. I'm assuming since your friend brought some back from Belgium that it's not widely available, but I will for sure keep my eye out.
Only beer I've ever had that was rated a perfect 10/10 was Three Floyds Zombie Dust IPA (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/64228). A very complex and hoppy IPA, the character seems to change with every sip, with an amazing buzz to go with it. If you have these in your area, but haven't tried them, pick up a six. In fact, anything I've had from Three Floyds is quite outstanding.
(Edit: I'm seeing reviews for Westvleteren XII from a variety of areas, some near me. Maybe it's not as exclusive as I first thought. I'll definitely be on the active look out for it. Thanks for the tip, I've never heard of that one.)
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They did a US release a while back because their abby needed a new roof, it's not usually sold outside of their abby at all. It's really hard to get, which is probably a good part of the rating. It was an amazing beer, but Chimay Blue is pretty similar and much more widely available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westvleteren_Brewery#Availability
Yiski:
--- Quote from: N-Sunderland on July 07, 2013, 12:06:00 am ---Well Yiski's definitely an alcoholic. I remember him saying that he's a law student.
EDIT: That isn't a jab at law students. I'm only quoting Yiski.
--- Quote from: Yiski on March 16, 2013, 10:38:35 pm ---Fact: Being a law student means becoming an alcoholic.
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First, true.
Second a few of my favorites.
Weihenstephaner (GER): If you're in the mood for heavy wheat.
Great Divide (Colorado): Great variety of light, dark, and porters. They also have a raspberry beer.
Southern Tier (New York): Equally great assortment. Most known for making a creme brulee.
Xemkobankavareniya:
I'm fan of wheat bear.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hoegaarden/399/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/erdinger-weissbier-hefe-weizen/2468/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/primator-weizenbier/36953/
Barreltroll:
Can't go wrong with anything from Wychwood Brewery (http://www.wychwood.co.uk). Their most popular ale, Hobgoblin, is superb.
Another brewery I enjoy is Brewdog (www.brewdog.com)
Some crazy strong beers, great taste too.
They seem to be getting more of a footing in UK supermarkets, not sure if they do much international shipping yet.
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