As a very special anniversary present, TLO bought me a monkey-puzzle tree.
She also bought me a bunch of fancy Belgian beers, and I thought it might be fun to blog them. Fun for me, that is: I get to drink 'em. You just get to be jealous.
So today's new beer is Echt Kriekenbier, a cherry beer that I had with some sweets at lunch. It pours out ruby-red, with not too much head. The taste is deceptive: full of cherry flavor but still quite dry. Well-suited to drinking with something sweet, and I'll say, um, 3 (of 5) if we have to put a number to it. Definitely a special-occasion beer, not something I'd have with dinner.
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3 of the 8 on display were
3 of the 8 on display were consumed by yours truly at Six Acres in Gastown just last week, the Echt Kriek included. I'm now intrigued what you have to say about the Duvel and the Tripel. I did the Echt last, as given its sweetness, seemed like a dessert option.
Hm
Did you really find the Kriek sweet? It has a lot of cherry flavour, but I didn't notice the sweetness per se. Nonetheless, the cherry flavour is so strong that it's an obvious chocolate pairing.
Speaking of which, I think there's now four available "chocolate stouts" in BCLDB listings, and I've only tried three of them.
For the Duvel and Tripel tastings, watch this space.
Happy anniversary :)
I would have never thought that Belgian beer would be a treat, up until I went for beers with my friend AF at some Belgian beer place on Commercial Drive. Whose name I can't recall. Great.
;)
Stella's?
You almost certainly went to Stella's, though there's a small chance it was Belgian Fries.
The easy way to distinguish them is that Belgian Fries has deep-fried Mars bars on the menu (not as good as you'd think) while Stella's has about a hundred types of beer on the menu.
Yes, it was Stella's
:)
Yes, it was Stella's. I am SO horrible with names. But what gave it away is what you mentioned... there's about a hundred types of beer in the menu.
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