new beers in my area

I think....I'm jealous! I can't obtain anything with "foreigner words" on it! I did visit the websites of all of them and will be on the look out for them...yeah right...

Best regards, Bill

Decent lambics on the sweet side. I love their pub in Brussels, but that doesn't do you much good in Canada.

Which one? The dubbel and tripel are usually sold in North America. Both are outstanding, but the tripel is often considered the quintessential example of the style.

Which one? The red is OK, the white (Cinq Cents) is better.

The "blue" Chimay. I don't like it as much as I used to, but it's still a damn good beer, and very complex.

Outstanding.

One of the world's great beers, although I actually prefer the Rochefort 8 over the 10. Incredibly rich, deep, complex. A true standout in the amazing world of Belgian and Trappist beers. (Only Westvleteren, which is incredibly difficult to find in North America, is better than Rochefort, IMO.)

Do you mean Gösser?

-Steve

Sorry for my spelling as I have been sampling the brews. It is Gosser and the Westmalle is the Tripel. It is the red Chimay.

Classic Flemish brown ale. Not quite what it used to be in the days before Riva took over, but still a great beer.

Commercial lambics, on the sweet side, but nice refreshers served chilled on a warm day.

The Triple? Taste treat, something of a model for all the rest. The Double is on the sweet side to my tastes, but still a rewarding drop.

Plain ol' Chimay red? It seems simpler than it used to be, and the carbonation seems to get in the way to a greater extent than it used to. Or maybe it's just me.

Still a great beer, to be drunk with respect.

The benchmark strong golden ale still has all of its compenents in order. Last time I tried it, there was still that distinctive hop component - not as hop-forward as, say, an west-coast-style American IPA, but still there to offset what could otherwise be quite a sweet beer.

Another benchmark. Feel fortunate that you have some of this.

I take this to be Gösser, from Austria. Which one, the lager? Okay, nothing special; it's a big-brewery mass-production lager, competently made, but not outstanding. Their dark Stiftsbrau is only for those seeking a very sweet, malty beer.

"scott burke" wrote in news:7ZxRc.47121 $ snipped-for-privacy@nnrp1.uunet.ca:

I think you'll be a happy, happy man for a while. I'll echo everyone's opinion on the Rochefort--great stuff. Westmalle is a great tripel.