Leffe: Vladimir's Beer Thread

**Talbot** · 01-04-2007, 10:07

Originally Posted by Vladimir

I understood the intent. It reminded me of a buddy of mine and his friends that did the bear and vitamins diet for a month

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Sounds great, but where do you buy bear from?

**Big_John** · 01-04-2007, 14:51

Originally Posted by Talbot

Sounds great, but where do you buy bear from?

i get my bear steaks from trader joe's.

what are peoples thoughts on tripel karmeliet? never had it myself, but i think that's my next purchase. saw a big box of 18 beers, 6 hoegaarden, 6 stella, and 6 leffe for 20 bucks. maybe i'll snatch one of those too.

**English assassin** · 01-04-2007, 16:24

We have a not so micro-brewery here that puts out many high octane beers, some are very tasty. One, La Fin du Monde (The End of the World) is 9% and after a long day, it only takes one to have you snoozing on the couch

Is that Canadian then? I found it in a bar in St Maurice in Switzerland and assumed it was Swiss. You're not wrong about its effects though....

Anyway, with no disrespect to the low countries many fine beers, its time to big it up (again) for a brewery just across the channel, and Shepherd Neame's Spitfire Bitter. A proper southern ale, this is about hops and more hops. Very easy to drink. According to the brewery " The glowing amber of this premium Kentish ale has wonderfully generous aromas of tangy malt, soft raisins and sweet oranges, freshened by the floral grassy notes of three different Kent-grown hop varieties (flowery Target, tangy First Gold and orange-fragrant East Kent Goldings). In the mouth, the finely balanced flavour opens with a blast of rounded malt before the rousing, almost spicy hops follow through to provide a complex, multi-layered finish."

Its tasty, in other words.

NB beer fans spitfire is now unfortunately available in cans as well as bottles and on tap. Naturally the cans are to be avoided unless you like your beer to taste of metal.