Unibroue

Several places. I've seen them in the Midwest, on the East Coast, on the West Coast. I can't think of many areas they aren't available.

However, I know nothing about the market in South Carolina. Many southern states have silly restrictions on beer, disallowing beers above a certain alcohol level to be sold, and Unibroue beers tend to be pretty well up there.

-Steve

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I usually get them at Beverages & More or at Whole Foods Market. If you're in California,

The Unibroue web site has a distributor list:

Try contacting your local distributor for a retailer list.

It would help if you mentioned where in the United States you are located. For instance, I drink the Unibroue products at The Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh PA. That doesn't help you if you live in California.

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I've seen them in VA, MD, DC, IA, and FL at minimum, and those are just the places I tend to regularly be. They're pretty readily available.

Yes. There are two shops I can think of within a mile or three of my house. Probably several more places in town, too.

Near Greenville, SC is a reasonable guess. ;-)

Brian

Try this site to find good beer stores.

Best,

Steve

; Does anyone know where to obtain Unibroue beers in the United States.

I can usually find them at Downtown Liquors in Sommerville, MA, and Franklin St. Beer & Wine sometimes has them.

; They are brewed in Quebec Canada and are truly amazing.

The fresher, the better.

I dunno. Some I've had fresh have seemed liked a muddy jumble of flavors (what's that strong dark one... Trois Pistoles?. Age seemed to help that one, at least.

Yes. Fortunately, the USA is a very small country, so you should be able to find them where I find them.

True, and one of the bonuses of living in a small country like the USA is that it's a short drive to Canada. I can be in one of Canada's largest cities in less than 150 minutes, for instance, and I can buy Unibroue beers there, too.

to put out something orgasmic.

They offer things like "10" and "Terrible" and "MonSacreBlue" in the huge bottles. Actually, I think most of those cites are wrong--I can't remember. But in any case, their special bottlings can be fab, if overpriced. Their regular product is absolutely fabulous, until you get used to it. Then you don't buy it any more, and instead look for Belgian styles that have some hops.

"MonSacreBlue" in the huge

I've had "10" and "Terrible" but not in huge bottles, only in 750ml bottles.

be fab, if

fabulous, until you get

look for Belgian

Finding a Belgian beer that emphisize hops is like finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, with the exception that a small percentage of Belgian beers can be described as hoppy.

Bruce Reistle

everything by de Ranke, think Hommelbier, think Duvel, even !

And Piraat is a favorite. I also really like Bell's Sparking Ale, which has the champagne brightness of Duvel, and a great hops kick to boot.

Orval, think

even !

Yes, that was my point. But I'll repeat that a small percentage of Belgian beers can be described as hoppy. And Orval and Duvel are marginal candidates.

think Orval, think

even !

Sparking Ale, which

kick to boot.

Piraat hoppy? I guess this is a game of semantics since I distinguish "hoppy" from "containing evidence of hops."

Bruce, remember the Belgians don't see too many IPA's hopped to US levels, so the standard is not the way we think of it there. To help remedy that, I'm taking Mash Hash Hoppy Hour IPA, Three Floyd's Alpha King, as well as fresh Bigfoot, Storm King and Old Horizontal across the pond tomorrow. Call it a Cultural Exchange. Chuck C.