I'll have to check them out. I'm American, even worse a Texan... But I travel the world for work. My simple rules of the road when I am in a different country are if I can find it in the US, then it's not what I want.
That's an amazing beer. I call bullshit. The Americans know a hell of a lot more about making beer than Australians do! (unless they're busy drinking Bud-light). The US is filled with breweries cranking out amazing Ales, among loads of other tasty brews. Australia is only just starting to catch up with brewing "real" beers, previously there was only piss-weak fizzy lagers. I'm sure other regions were doing a bit better, but Queensland was stuck in the dark-ages of beer for a long time. In the last 5 years or so things have really picked up. Fosters is brewed under license in each country, so it's more of a brand than any one beer. Heineken makes it in Europe/UK, Molson brews it in Canada, and I think Miller brews it in the US. Amusingly, the Australian variant tastes the worse by far, it's very similar to (if not the same as) Crown Lager. I'm a sucker for any decent Belgian.
It's inevitable that you end up with such things in front of you. It's rude to not drink a beer that was given
That and Pitrsburgh's steel city was bad. The best beer I had was with my wife at Les Crayers outside Paris. That was unbelievable.
The best beer I am going to have is on the plane out of here tomorrow night. Don't know what it will be and I don't care
'Mericans can do good brew too though, witness (pic shamelessly stolen from beermonger.net) And they have great jerseys too
Indeed. I've never had a Westy 12, but the Rochefort 10 is the best beer I have ever had. I quit drinking years ago, but once in a while I'll pick up one of these. It's amazing that a beer so finely crafted is so widely available. I usually drink it late in the evening, while reading some Thomas Merton. Like a fine watch, I also appreciate the history and pedigree behind the beer's producer. From wikipedia: "The brewery is located inside the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, near the town of Rochefort, and has been brewing beer since 1595. There are approximately 15 monks resident at the monastery. As with all other Trappist breweries, the beer is only sold in order to financially support the monastery and some other charitable causes. Like many strong Belgian beers, those produced at Rochefort age well and can be cellared for at least five years while maintaining quality. The water for the beers is drawn from a well located inside the monastery walls."
We serve 10 drafts. Usually 7 or 8 Americans and 2 or 3 imports. Beer drinkers can be more fussy than wine drinkers. The most fussy drinkers are single malt guys followed by chicks who drink bourbon. And, I'm not kidding. Also: fussy = people I want to see how far I can throw.
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