Steve: The thing I will remember most about this was the experience of buying it. When Kris and I took it to the counter, along with some Old Rasputin, Dogfish Head, Brooklyn and others, the guy behind the counter said, "Oh, the Flanders beers, good choice, good choice." Of course, he said that about all of our selections. I think if I put a cheese log or a frozen turd in front of him, he would've said, "Oh, good choice, good choice." Anyway, this is a good summer ale. It tasted a lot like a Weiss/White beer with a lemon background and low hoppiness. Nice 8% ABV, but it was far from overpowering. (12/4/2004)


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Steve: The head is a dark tan, very reminiscent of a root beer float. Bornem is dark brown in color, sugary sweet, and 8% ABV. And, apparently, it's good luck for the Calgary Flames. Between the time I left the room to get this from my beer fridge to the time I finished pouring it (6-8 minutes), the Flames scored twice in Game 3 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, both times while I was out of the room. The home team does have a habit of doing that, dating back to April 1998, as my buddies Kris and John will confirm. (12/11/2004)


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Steve: Despite the fact that "Slap Shot" is full of beer-drinking hockey players, that's probably not the best movie to watch while drinking this (to be fair, the Chiefs are probably drinking Rheingold, Yuengling or maybe Ballantine, not a Belgian triple). But I have to say it was good nonetheless. Deceptively high alcohol presence at 9% ABV (you don't notice it), an almost candy-like sweetness (almost caramel-like) with a slight fruity background. It's deep gold in color (like something out of an old museum) and pretty highly carbonated. In other words, way too fancy for Slap Shot. But not enough alcohol to make Lost In Translation good, either. (12/18/2004)


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Steve: I didn't exactly dislike this, but it had more going against it than for it. The taste was a bit too sour to be easy-drinking, even though it had the wheat malt flavor and yeasty aroma and taste that I usually enjoy. Also, it was a little too effervescent for my taste. Hell, it took forever to pour it because it kept foaming well above the rim, even with careful pouring. FYI, it's the weakest of the six pack sampler at 5.2%. (12/4/2004)


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Steve: This comes in a milky white bottle, and packs a wallop at 10.5% ABV. It was extremely relaxing, I actually dozed off while drinking this and watching Monk. Too bad too, because it was a good episode and I missed a lot. This is very sweet, like a dark sugary presence, and very malty. 5 years ago I wouldn't have finished it. Now, in 2004, I crave more. Very nice indeed, almost like an aperitif (which I am counting on Spell-check to tell me if I got this word right). (1/8/2005)


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Rocky: There is a huge amount of yeast on the bottom, so if you don't like floaties in your beer you'd better pour very carefully or skip it altogether, but I wouldn't recommend that. It's too good, and yeast will not hurt you. It's a tripel, 10.5% ABV, and has the spicy, fruity, complex tastes that good belgians are famous for. Certainly worthy of purchase if you see it. (7/17/2004)


Steve: You probably recall how AOL Top Speed Technology put Mikey Tuetel into low earth orbit in a grocery store scooter (how can you forget, they ran it at every commercial during the Super Bowl in 2004). Well, I'm convinced that Piraat is the fuel for Top Speed. At 10.5%, this is like drinking two normal beers, so pay heed to the warning on the back about operating heavy machinery (or, for that matter, a grocery store scooter). A fine beer, with a nice malty texture, yeasty aroma, and a rum-like warmth down the throat....just very potent, that's all. (12/4/2004)


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