Beer tasting last night

[ironphoenix]

My orders:
Toernichoise Fumée--A very fine light (!) smoked beer, lots of flavour.
Malheur 10--A definitive abbey ale, complex and well-balanced.
Balthazar--A very fun beer, lots of interesting spices and tastes... immensely carbonated, it just about filled 2 glasses with foam when it was opened.
Blanche de Laval--An excellent wheat beer, better (imnsho) than either Blanche de Chambly or Hoegaarden; I wish I'd started with it, since it was following some stronger, heavier beers.

blinkus2000's orders:
Rogue XS Imperial Stout
Rogue Chipolte Ale--Nice on the chipotle, with a pleasant heat that comes in slowly; too bad the beer itself isn't anything special.
La Vache Folle Milk Stout
Route des Indes--A fine IPA, not to be confused with Keith's "IPA", which is just an ordinary lager with a marketing gimmick.
Delirium Nocturnum--Hillarious pink elephants on the bottle, and even little ones on the glass... nice beer, too, although I don't remember it as well.
La Bête Noire

scubajim and C____ were mostly drinking lambics, which are fascinating but mostly not my thing...

There was an excellent Flemish sour ale called Duchesse de Bourgogne that I could only describe as beer for red wine lovers; it is apparently called "The Burgundy of Belgium."

ETA: This post has a full list, I think.

By the way, for those not in the know, this all happened at Bistro l'Autre Œil. Now that's a beer menu!

Comments

[frenchzie.livejournal.com]

There's nothing like spending a night in each place on the same week-end to ensure that the comparison is accurate!
;)

Should you go to Les Brasseurs du temps, don't forget to place a reservation... And I love their twelve-different-own-brewed-beers-samplers...!
:)

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a worthwhile project!

Thanks for the tip, too!

soul_diaspora not being a beer drinker, I doubt it'll hold much fascination for her, so I may seek others to join me in this outing...

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

it's on our list of what we'd like to do again anyway, =)

[http://users.livejournal.com/niall_/]

I know the VP of Les Brasseurs du Temps, and it's not too far from where I work. Do let me know if you intend to go, I would be quite interested. :)

[frenchzie.livejournal.com]

You can always count me "in" for Les Brasseurs du temps...! (And should there be some carpooling, I would also try "Bistro l'Autre Œil"!)

However, as you're in the French sector, Soul_diaspora may then appreciate one of the "non-beer" items on Les Brasseurs du temps's drinking menu, which includes wines, ports and drinks... As they also have few "soft" beers, she may actually end up liking some...
;)

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

She reacts badly to alcohol, so usually restricts herself to a taste of some of the red wines I drink.

I think I have to plan an outing soon.

[frenchzie.livejournal.com]

Well, she may then enjoy the "designated drivers" stuff (non-alcoholic drinks)...!
;)

Plan the outing: great idea!