Beer?

[User169]

Do you know if there is a Belgian hostel organisation? I'm not after paying top euro for accommodation; I'd rather spend it on beer

Not sure. The last two years I've stayed in Gent and got reasonable hotel prices. If you want to be in Oudenaarde might be worth looking now - its not a huge place.

 

[rich p]

5yr old Hell and Damnation from DeMo. Brewed on their old kit back in the days when they numbered every bottle and sealed them with wax. Just fantastic. Super thick, black and oily-looking with a long chocolate finish. Stupendous!

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The brewery that got my 60th party barrel from (Kings) have been making a limited edition bottled beer that is not for sale and only supplied to Tom Kerridge's pub. It's a screwtop sealed with wax
My son managed to blag one but has already drunk it

 

[User169]

The brewery that got my 60th party barrel from (Kings) have been making a limited edition bottled beer that is not for sale and only supplied to Tom Kerridge's pub. It's a screwtop sealed with wax
My son managed to blag one but has already drunk it

I do like a spot of waxing (?!), but it's a bit perverse to do it to a screw top!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Not sure. The last two years I've stayed in Gent and got reasonable hotel prices. If you want to be in Oudenaarde might be worth looking now - its not a huge place.

Thanks DP, I looked at Oudenaarde last night and most places seem booked up already - I'll have a look at Gent now that I know it's accessible for the race. I really am clueless and starting from scratch here!

 

[User169]

Comment unnecessary!

 

[User169]

Frazzles! God, I love this stuff.

 

[User169]

A rather appetisingly named "brown beer". Lots of cereal flavour in this one.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Working away DP or have you fallen into the wrong pub?

 

[User169]

Working away DP or have you fallen into the wrong pub?

The landlord went on a trip to Bamberg and brought a few cases back. Loving the Schlenkerla, but the brown beer's what it says on the tin unfortunately.

 

[User169]

Pale Simcoe from DeMo. I think @theclaud checked in the Citra version a while ago. This is bloody brilliant - smells of catpiss. - and has a generally winey feel.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Pale Simcoe from DeMo. I think @theclaud checked in the Citra version a while ago. This is bloody brilliant - smells of catpiss. - and has a generally winey feel.

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Should we 'like' this then?!

 

[rich p]

I drank that Rauchbier in Bamberg when on tour (street cred innit?) but although I liked it as a one-off it's not one I'd drink all evening.

 

[rich p]

Just done a quick thread search and can't find my post on it but turned up this one from @smutchin which concurs from page 202

I once made the mistake of ordering a full pint of that. The first third of the pint was lovely. But I reckon that's about as much Rauchbier as it's possible to drink in one go. The rest of the pint was very hard work. I had to finish it though, because it was at a beer festival and I needed the glass.

 

[rich p]

p.s. This is in no way a criticism DP just a nod to your eclectic palate!

 

[User169]

Should we 'like' this then?!

I think its lush! One of my beers of 2014.