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The good, the bad and the ugly of commercial beer and breweries, including microbreweries and craft breweries.
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Dogger Dan
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Location: Lucan, Ontario, Canada

Post by Dogger Dan »

8.50 a beer :shock:

Thats a bit of a reach

You must be the apple of the old mans eye after that,

I could only wish my kids may treat me that way one day :roll:

Dogger
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
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Lebowski

Post by Lebowski »

Girlfriend had a Belle-Vue frambois (rasberry beer thing) from belgian beer cafe and it was $13 for 375 ml :shock: but it was pretty interesting

I tried a kwak and that was $11
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Oliver
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Post by Oliver »

You've got to try these things once.

Whether you like the beer or not, you're not going to die wondering.

Oliver
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Jay
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Location: Newcastle, Australia

Post by Jay »

Words to live by Oliver.

Thought the Chimay was a bit much for my inexperienced palate. Although I did fancy that I could taste Christmas Cake towards the end :? Must have been the high alckyhol content messing with my senses.

Jay.
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Beer Krout
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Location: Melbourne

Post by Beer Krout »

I bought a 750ml Grand Reserve to share with a few friends and ended up drinking the lot myself. The other guys baulked at the high alcohol and malty "heaviness".
I love a dark beer and of course I loved this one. There is a lot happening in each sip. It's hard to describe.
The price seems expensive. (Mr Murphy, just put the price of the 750ml up another dollar this year). But it's not really a session beer. Still I've bought wine that was dearer than this and had much less happening.
Would be great for special celebrations :wink:

Cheers
BK
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pharmaboy
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Location: Newcastle NSW

Post by pharmaboy »

Went to a Newcastle restaurant the other day, had about 7 belgians on the offer, had a Leffe Tripel and a delirium, now $9-00 is a fair bit for a beer, but a bottle of wine for less than $20-00 in a restaurant is always crap, besides you're not likely to consume 5 or 6 of these suckers without either falling down or exploding1

Compared to wine, great beers are a veritable bargain! Now when does that Belgian Beer cafe open up this way..................

pb
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