Am I really that cheesy?

Posted at 3:25 am by Patrick under Beer Photos

After 50 Euros in the Brussels airport duty free shop, you could say so.

There was a surprisingly good (if pricey) selection, including most of the Trappist abbeys. Part of my stinky bounty is pictured here. Guess you know what will be showing up at my holiday party!

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48 hours later: Kulminator

Posted at 3:01 am by Patrick under Beer Photos

I’ve been on the road for the past couple of days on business in (of all places!) — Belgium!

Those of you who know me understand that being sent to beer Disneyland for 2 days can be a wonderful thing. After my productive, but time consuming meetings (and a few OK tap beers), I was *finally* able to take advantage of being here.

Enter Kulminator.

I was entertaining a client and convinced him to come out for a nightcap and ultimately do a vertical sampling of Chimay Bleu. We chose the most recent vintage (2007) and the year Hermann’s twins were born (1993).

The 07 was quite fresh, but not at all developed. The signature vinousness and dark fruit flavors had not shown themselves. It seemed way too easy to drink, as Hermann commented. By contrast, the ‘93 was quite interesting. It had a notable corked quality, with some horse blanket and figgy notes. The head disappeared almost immediately after the pour, and the body was quite thin.

Hermann was quite surprised by the comparison, and the sibling brews made for a much warmer walk back to the hotel.

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