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Ah. Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 28/01/2010 03:36:15 PM
It's too fruity-sweet/spicy for my liking to go with food. I'm weird about flavor combinations though. I'm aware that it's completely irrational (because I have no problem drinking wine with savory foods, but then I don't drink sweet wines either), but there you have it :D I prefer the less sweet beers with food.

I see. I don't think of it as that sweet, but then I guess really bitter beers are not really big in Belgium, that's more of a British/Irish thing... Mostly I think of it as very refreshing, hence I definitely agree with you on the summer aspect.

I guess I do agree that really sweet wines or really sweet beers - as in, actual fruit beers - don't go together with a normal meal very well.
Witbier I guess? But if you don't know, there's really no chance for the rest of us :P

Oh, witbier is Flemish, that's not the point - I didn't recall exactly how it was spelled in English, whether it was a literal copy, a calque or something inbetween.


I see. I've seen it basically every way you spelled it, so I'm not sure there's a set English/American spelling, but probably whitbeer I suppose. I always spell it witbier though.
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Which beer do you usually drink? nossy - 28/01/2010 11:50:14 AM 1677 Views
Depends... Hobgoblin - 28/01/2010 11:56:55 AM 896 Views
You should try to find Hobgoblin beer. Tis nice. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:08:53 PM 809 Views
Don't you just love the juxtaposition... Tim - 29/01/2010 07:59:05 PM 801 Views
Doesn't matter ironclad - 28/01/2010 12:03:43 PM 861 Views
Oh dear. jh - 28/01/2010 12:07:32 PM 880 Views
Mukku lukku nucka picka ironclad - 28/01/2010 12:11:07 PM 1112 Views
Don't be silly – everyone knows the Congolese's favourite drink is Um Bongo! Tim - 29/01/2010 08:03:36 PM 898 Views
Kilkenny... and it is a taste issue. jh - 28/01/2010 12:06:41 PM 821 Views
Never had that. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:03:41 PM 834 Views
I don't play favourites snoopcester - 28/01/2010 12:26:59 PM 869 Views
Oh my. Rebekah - 28/01/2010 12:30:28 PM 830 Views
Rebekah - 29/01/2010 12:39:53 PM 839 Views
There is some sort of saying about not having something nice to say and not saying it. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:44:18 PM 1020 Views
Pfft. Rebekah - 29/01/2010 06:37:16 PM 839 Views
Bishop's Finger is from the same brewery as Spitfire, but better. Tim - 29/01/2010 08:07:24 PM 836 Views
Good question. Legolas - 28/01/2010 01:26:31 PM 926 Views
You would so cry at how uni kids here pronounce the Belgian beers, by the way Lupine - 28/01/2010 04:29:15 PM 1071 Views
You should record some of them so I can laugh about it. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:48:39 PM 915 Views
I always pronounce "Hoegaarden" correctly, but the bar staff never understand me . *NM* Tim - 29/01/2010 08:11:04 PM 573 Views
Free and Free Light are my favorites random thoughts - 28/01/2010 01:43:46 PM 1034 Views
Mmm, fat tire. nossy - 29/01/2010 11:58:36 AM 1006 Views
I started drinking them when I lived in Denver random thoughts - 29/01/2010 01:38:13 PM 907 Views
Probably 80% of the time I'm having one at home Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 02:00:40 PM 912 Views
Mmm, Abbot's Ale and Old Speckled Hen are delicious. Rebekah - 28/01/2010 02:05:03 PM 863 Views
Hrm Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 02:09:37 PM 761 Views
I really like Spitfire nossy - 29/01/2010 11:59:35 AM 837 Views
Re: Probably 80% of the time I'm having one at home snoopcester - 28/01/2010 02:32:29 PM 1105 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 02:34:53 PM 991 Views
Probably snoopcester - 28/01/2010 02:49:33 PM 788 Views
That is certainly true. Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 02:54:36 PM 938 Views
Re: That is certainly true. snoopcester - 28/01/2010 03:26:50 PM 803 Views
I have to say I'm with you there. *NM* Tim - 29/01/2010 08:13:25 PM 482 Views
You spend 80% of your time drinking beer? TaskmasterJack - 28/01/2010 04:33:14 PM 731 Views
Guinness! Elaine - 28/01/2010 02:06:09 PM 804 Views
I looooove Hoegaarden Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 02:12:02 PM 1020 Views
You are, as always, correct. Elaine - 28/01/2010 02:23:45 PM 910 Views
I often drink Hoegaarden with food, actually. Legolas - 28/01/2010 03:04:00 PM 1056 Views
I just don't like the combination. Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 03:17:01 PM 961 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 28/01/2010 03:27:55 PM 915 Views
Ah. Sareitha Sedai - 28/01/2010 03:36:15 PM 866 Views
How much of it can you drink? nossy - 29/01/2010 12:02:47 PM 856 Views
A lot Elaine - 29/01/2010 12:50:06 PM 868 Views
Yowza. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:52:44 PM 1026 Views
~is a drunk~ Elaine - 29/01/2010 12:57:31 PM 936 Views
Why not at home? Tim - 29/01/2010 08:16:22 PM 824 Views
Because I am deprived Elaine - 01/02/2010 01:10:32 PM 1016 Views
Guinness and Hoegaarden are the very opposite ends of the spectrum Gena - 30/01/2010 04:45:46 PM 734 Views
Apparently I just like beer Elaine - 01/02/2010 01:11:09 PM 807 Views
maybe I will! Gena - 03/02/2010 11:19:48 PM 1014 Views
I don't. Alcohol is the work of the devil. Tigr - 28/01/2010 02:08:46 PM 790 Views
Maybe it's the devil's way of making sure you can't find Hell? *NM* nossy - 29/01/2010 12:06:43 PM 565 Views
None of the above. Real men don't drink beer. They drink vodka, or whisky, or rum. *NM* Tom - 28/01/2010 02:30:18 PM 443 Views
Vodka and beer is a great mixed drink though! *NM* ranagrande - 28/01/2010 02:35:30 PM 578 Views
It's called "Yorsh" in Russian. Vodka mixed with champaigne is called "Northern Lights". Tom - 28/01/2010 03:37:24 PM 778 Views
After drinking like that I might end up like... everynametaken - 29/01/2010 04:49:54 AM 1044 Views
really? sounds horrid random thoughts - 28/01/2010 05:00:23 PM 827 Views
Good thing I'm not a real man then, I guess. *NM* nossy - 29/01/2010 12:13:35 PM 465 Views
Guinness and Newcastle. And there's a couple of local micro-brews I like. *NM* mapthis - 28/01/2010 03:47:42 PM 481 Views
<3 Newcastle. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:10:25 PM 849 Views
Newkie Brown FTW! *NM* Tim - 29/01/2010 08:17:20 PM 450 Views
I only drink beer at breweries LadyLorraine - 28/01/2010 04:15:53 PM 1031 Views
Good idea. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:55:44 PM 793 Views
I don't normally drink beer, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis M`Hael - 28/01/2010 04:16:28 PM 932 Views
Kirin Ichiban??? Brian - 28/01/2010 04:58:36 PM 902 Views
Root. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 28/01/2010 04:33:33 PM 411 Views
*NM* mapthis - 28/01/2010 05:00:22 PM 539 Views
You stole my answer. Sassy463 - 29/01/2010 02:57:07 AM 975 Views
And your heart. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 29/01/2010 04:17:56 AM 544 Views
But she got the wallet, didn't she? *NM* MightyYT - 29/01/2010 10:39:47 AM 577 Views
That's only fair. She makes more money than me, these days. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 29/01/2010 02:38:24 PM 567 Views
Not much of a beer drinker Mark - 28/01/2010 04:41:54 PM 902 Views
Re: Not much of a beer drinker nossy - 29/01/2010 12:50:59 PM 947 Views
I've had one or two nice American beers Mark - 29/01/2010 01:16:23 PM 713 Views
I was teasing. nossy - 29/01/2010 01:17:46 PM 1062 Views
Re: I've had one or two nice American beers snoopcester - 29/01/2010 01:22:44 PM 845 Views
Probably for the Americans Sareitha Sedai - 29/01/2010 01:57:31 PM 1029 Views
Ah, America seems to be where old beers go to die snoopcester - 29/01/2010 02:37:12 PM 789 Views
Actually the nordies drink it Mark - 29/01/2010 03:11:57 PM 976 Views
That makes sense. snoopcester - 29/01/2010 03:26:28 PM 1490 Views
To Paraphrase Professor Higgins "By Jove! I think he has got it!" Mark - 29/01/2010 03:44:07 PM 1086 Views
Shiner Bock, Guinness, Bass, Belhaven Brian - 28/01/2010 04:50:45 PM 824 Views
You're so eager to please. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:12:55 PM 976 Views
Re: Which beer do you usually drink? lyringlas - 28/01/2010 09:10:53 PM 1099 Views
Mmmm, lambics....I love those, if only they weren't so expensive I'd love them even more. *NM* Brian - 28/01/2010 09:31:23 PM 414 Views
Re: Mmmm, lambics....I love those, if only they weren't so expensive I'd love them even more. lyringlas - 28/01/2010 09:46:02 PM 668 Views
Re: Mmmm, lambics....I love those, if only they weren't so expensive I'd love them even more. Brian - 28/01/2010 09:57:06 PM 824 Views
Re: Mmmm, lambics....I love those, if only they weren't so expensive I'd love them even more. lyringlas - 28/01/2010 10:08:18 PM 870 Views
You'll just have to visit the beer country and drink them locally. Legolas - 28/01/2010 10:10:10 PM 902 Views
Yeah, basically impossible to brew real lambic anywhere else from what I've learned Brian - 28/01/2010 11:51:13 PM 919 Views
And by basically impossible I mean it is impossible. *NM* Brian - 29/01/2010 12:24:46 AM 513 Views
I used to be able to find them in the local organic store. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:17:54 PM 801 Views
I have not heard of lambics before LadyLorraine - 28/01/2010 10:03:14 PM 750 Views
Re: I have not heard of lambics before lyringlas - 28/01/2010 10:09:48 PM 967 Views
If you want to try one the easiest place to find them is at a renfest. Expect to pay $10-$15/bottle *NM* Brian - 28/01/2010 11:33:12 PM 506 Views
Re: Which beer do you usually drink? nossy - 29/01/2010 12:16:08 PM 1053 Views
Re: Which beer do you usually drink? lyringlas - 29/01/2010 01:12:42 PM 946 Views
Alexander Keiths *NM* Urza - 29/01/2010 12:29:14 AM 502 Views
Guinness, Newcastle,a nd lately anything by Samuel Smith. Panorphaeon - 29/01/2010 02:14:42 AM 1001 Views
Re: Guinness, Newcastle,a nd lately anything by Samuel Smith. nossy - 29/01/2010 12:19:32 PM 1014 Views
I like Fat Tire, but most of the other New Belgium (?) beers are better, I think. Panorphaeon - 29/01/2010 06:33:15 PM 990 Views
Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale is fabulous. *NM* Tim - 29/01/2010 08:18:49 PM 594 Views
Yeah, that might be my favorite. I like all the ones i've tried, though. *NM* Panorphaeon - 30/01/2010 06:21:57 PM 440 Views
I rarelt drink anymor ebut in the winter I pick up Sam Adams Winter Lager. Best beer ever. *NM* everynametaken - 29/01/2010 02:18:59 AM 432 Views
I'm having a few right now thuis my spelling errors. *NM* everynametaken - 29/01/2010 02:20:44 AM 489 Views
ehehe *NM* nossy - 29/01/2010 12:47:24 PM 420 Views
Um... I prefer the taste of Coca Cola Sports_Gambler - 29/01/2010 12:36:16 PM 804 Views
Better. Much better. Rebekah - 29/01/2010 12:41:26 PM 800 Views
Re: Better. Much better. Sports_Gambler - 31/01/2010 06:04:01 AM 968 Views
heh nossy - 29/01/2010 12:46:31 PM 980 Views
Re: heh Sports_Gambler - 31/01/2010 06:06:48 AM 795 Views
Re: Um... I prefer the taste of Coca Cola snoopcester - 29/01/2010 01:10:14 PM 862 Views
Re: Um... I prefer the taste of Coca Cola Sports_Gambler - 31/01/2010 06:12:00 AM 932 Views
I always go for the guest ale I haven't had before. Tim - 29/01/2010 08:24:04 PM 988 Views
This is my favorite grogg0316 - 29/01/2010 08:32:32 PM 1108 Views
Usually, the cheapest full strength beer on tap. Usually VB or Carlton Draught. rAndy aL - 30/01/2010 03:38:05 AM 896 Views
Beer update: Sareitha Sedai - 17/02/2010 01:48:08 PM 937 Views
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