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Tung Gwok
Mountain climber
South Bend, Indiana
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May 30, 2012 - 04:45pm PT
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Another entry: Dragon's Milk from New Holland Brewery. Aged in oak barrels. Licorice? Bit like bourbon in a brew.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2012 - 04:55pm PT
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Funny, I'm currently winding down from a super rough day of transporting tipi poles (piņon), planting my garden, and playing scrabble with strangers on the internet.
The beer I turn to? Maudite.
I'm halfway through it and it's great.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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May 30, 2012 - 05:13pm PT
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nuff said
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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May 30, 2012 - 05:17pm PT
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/vomit.
I love me some gud beer.
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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May 30, 2012 - 07:49pm PT
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My new favorite! Brewed in Oakland.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 30, 2012 - 09:10pm PT
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Anyone got reccomndations for beer drinking in Brugge or Amsterdam? Gonna be out that a way as well as some other places. I would like to partake.
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Chango
Trad climber
norcal
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May 30, 2012 - 09:58pm PT
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I've got to go with Pliny the Elder. I got my hands on 12 of them for this past weekend. Loaded up the glasses in front of 12 serious beer drinkers (most of which have never tried it). Without being prompted, every single one of them said it was the best beer they ever had.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 30, 2012 - 10:45pm PT
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Ooohhh that is a trappist! Will do.
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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May 31, 2012 - 12:10am PT
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I agree with Ghost, you gotta try more Belgian ales in order to see how Unibroue beers fit into the context of Belgian beer and also beer in general.
My brother used to work for Trumer in Oakland, it's a great pilsner!
I love living in San Diego with Alesmith, Green Flash, and Ballast Point nearby. I used to love visiting the Russian River brewery when I lived in the Bay Area. Currently the beer that I drink most often is Green Flash Rayon Vert, it's like an Orval clone! I once purchased a 6 pack of Westvleteren 12, it cost me a ridiculous amount. Westy 8 is my absolute favorite beer of all time...
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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May 31, 2012 - 12:20am PT
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Anyone got reccomndations for beer drinking in Brugge or Amsterdam?
Yes. When are you going?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2012 - 01:05pm PT
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Is that El Papa Chango chiming in here?
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 31, 2012 - 01:10pm PT
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@Ghost
I will be in Brugge June 29th-30th and Amsterdam July 1st-4th. We are coming from Paris and then make out way back to London and on up to Scotland. Got 3 weeks total vacation time, Hoping to sample beers the entire time.
Cheers.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 31, 2012 - 01:18pm PT
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Don't know if this has been mentioned yet....but a good little trick to get some Unibroue for cheap is buy Trader Joe's Anniversary beers each year. Brewed and bottled by Unibroue at a much cheaper price.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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May 31, 2012 - 01:20pm PT
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I will be in Brugge June 29th-30th and Amsterdam July 1st-4th
Which means I don't have to reply right this second. Which is good, because I'm on deadline today. But I'll gather some info and post up tonight.
In the meantime, here's a shot taken on my walk from hotel to pub in Amsterdam...
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 31, 2012 - 01:21pm PT
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Haha nice!
Thanks in advance!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I did a bit of research in preparation for a business trip to Amsterdam a year-and-a-half ago. One tool that turned out to be useful was a website run by a Brit who has lived in Amsterdam for a long time and who offers beer tours and beer guidebooks to the city (and other European cities). Which, come to think of it, is not a bad gig.
Check out http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/ as a starting point. Scroll down a bit and click on the appropriate spot on the map. You'll find a lot of info if you spend a bit of time. I exchanged a couple emails with the guy who runs the site -- he was friendly and helpful. And to give you an idea of the pub scene in Amsterdam, here's a quote from him: "Amsterdam has an absolute stack of pubs - 1200 of them for only 700,000 of us. (I don't mean to rub it in, but I'm lucky enough to be a resident of the Birmingham of Holland, as no-one calls it.) I make that one pub for every 583 people."
However, one big difference between the Netherlands and the US is that the craft beer thing is only just getting started there, and a lot of those 1,200 pubs are serving the same old same old. In most big US cities in the NE or on the West Coast it's easy to find pubs with dozens of taps offering amazing beers in any style you can think of. Or maybe featuring dozens of amazing examples of a particular style. Beer culture in Amsterdam is more dominated by a few big breweries, and it's never involved the amazing things the Belgians do so well. You have to search a bit to find the interesting stuff, but it's there if you look. And some of the pubs offer pretty good food at decent prices.
The craft beer thing is beginning to develop though. Brouwerij Emelisse is making beers as good or better than anyone in the US, and there are probably others now.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 22, 2012 - 10:06pm PT
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This stuff's damn good!
Next time I'm in Petaluma, I'm paying these folks a visit.
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covelocos
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Jun 22, 2012 - 10:31pm PT
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Everything worth saying has already been said, but it bears worth repeating since no one was listening the first time. Perhaps the finest beer ever made. "Pliny the Elder"
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