Do yourself a favor

Several months ago I began to tire of the beers I have drinking for the last couple years.
I had been drinking alot of Sam Adams, and Stella.  Both are good, but I had a hankerin' for
something different.  So I picked up a Belgian beer called Duvel, it comes in 4 packs, and was
more expensive than the usual fare.  It is great, first it taste good, it is not too hoppy, or bitter.
And it has a kick 8.5%.  So even though it was only 4 beers, they were slightly bigger and packed
about the same punch as a six pack of the other stuff.  Historical note, in the 20's there was a 
prohibition on gin which was the most popular drink back in Belgium.  Well the enterprising
Flemmish decided to make there beer stronger, so that is why Belgian style beer typically has a
higher alcohol content.  The word "Duvel" is flemish for "Devil".  I started trying others, Chimay
, PInk Elephant, etc.   All were good, but I found a favorite and I drink it almost exclusively now.
This wonderful libation is called La Fin Du Monde (End of the World) and is made by Unibroue in Quebec.
I think it is one of the best beers I have ever had, and at 9%ABV does not leave one sober.
If you are into beer, you should do yourself a favor and try some, you will not regret it.
Doesnt this look good?


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Posted by Powell on March 28, 2008 21:02 1 Comments
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March 30. 2008 20:41

Jimmy

Before I quit drinking, I was starting to get into liquor, but before that I was really into beer. I didn't have time to brew my own, but I wanted to. I was particularly fond of porters and stouts. My fave's were Alesmith Speedway Stout: http://www.alesmith.com/speedwaystout.html, Stone Smoked Porter: http://www.stonebrew.com/tasting/smoked/index.html and St. Peter's Cream Stout: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/296/2442/

Now, I only drink Absinthe, and very rarely, since Absinthe isn't exactly easy to come by. There's a version of it that's legal in the US now, but it's not the exact recipe from Europe. Ive tried two versions of it, and they are pretty damn similar in terms of taste and 'high'. I'd have to have some real absinthe to compare side by side to though.

Jimmy