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Go, Lukas, go! The Belgian trappist ales are to die for, so the Duvel review was a delight to read.
(Maybe I should have posted that at his blog, not this one.)
qb
I had a McDonald's latte last summer. Blegh! Didn't even finish the thing. It tasted like cigarette butts. I weaned myself off lattes about 18 months ago and now just drink doctored up coffee, but I stopped by Caribou with a coupon last week and got myself a vanilla latte with an extra shot of espresso - oh. my. goodness. Yummy. I had forgotten how fabulous a real latte can be. But McDonalds? Yuck. Get a box of General Foods International Coffee Drink mix instead - it's better.
ChrisB, the reason we hang out with people like us is rooted in our sin nature. Just because the segregated hour is a relatively benign version of the same sinful impulse which has been used to justify wars, genocide, slavery and oppression doesn't make it a neutral thing. Especially as the church, we cannot be one people if we can't even come together across culture and race. As long as we remain in our comfy segregation, we cannot possibly represent the Kingdom of God - God obviously relishes differences and variety and we ought to ask Him to teach us to do the same.
qb-
I'm largely an American microbrew guy, but Duvel is about as good as it gets. Any other Belgians to try of similar ilk?
Lukas, it's wintertime, so it's a great time to 'speriment with the densely-flavored Belgian ales. New Belgium makes a nice knock-off, called "Trippel," and it tastes a great deal like the magnificently estery Leffe Blonde. Not exactly a session brew! And beware: Leffe's six-pack has 11-oz bottles instead of 12s, so the cost per ounce is higher than New Belgium's Trippel.
I dunno if you can get "Trois Monts" in the U. S., but it's worth a try to find it. A bit better suited to lunchtime than a triple-malt blockbuster, but still sneaky strong.
And, of course, one can do worse than Chimay blue. Standard, but nearly perfect.
Happy brewing,
qb
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