Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You have not truly lived until you have tasted Westvleteren. You do not have to drive to the little Flemish village near the coast; you can go to Amsterdam and find it in the Gollem bar for the modest price of 12 ? a bottle. But it is worth it. Nathan On 08/02/2009, at 19:40, Jeff Moore wrote: > 2009-02-08-05:42:35 Geoff Hopkinson: >> Don't make me link to the Westveleteren again. > > You are not to torture me with a beer I'm unlikely to get to taste. > >> By the way I've tried the delectable Orval as well but I'm not >> familiar at >> all with Saison Dupont. >> Feel free to enlighten me. > > Yum. A farmhouse-style. Less apparently sweet, more bready I guess, > than the other Belgians we've been discussing. An excellent beer to > serve when both good-beer lovers and those who're convinced they don't > like "those fancy beers" are at the table -- because the overall > flavor > profile is close enough to the mainstream supermarket lagers that > people > who habitually drink those won't get too freaked out, but those whose > palates want more will find subtleties to explore. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog