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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:00 am
Anyone been to Liberty Beer in Bloomfield?
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Yup, I celebrated a bit too hard last nightHey now, I'm doing this for you and all the other pens fans. It's pretty obvious there is a correlation between me indulging in the magic of confluence river water and pens victories come cup runs. A little respect would be appreciated.You deserve the hangover. I can't drink IC without needing to be 2 steps from a toilet the next day.
Ya. Pretty good prices and selection. Also, there is a parking lot that is rarely full. For those who don't know, it's basically at the intersection of Liberty and the Bloomfield Bridge.Anyone been to Liberty Beer in Bloomfield?
It has a parking lot.No, I got no time to park in bloomfield
It has a parking lot.No, I got no time to park in bloomfield
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Tick one off the bucket list. Tonight I got to try Westvleteren 12. It is certainly very good. Best beer in the world? Probably overkill... But very good.
I've seen a few articles saying that if you've had the St. Bernardus 12, then you've basically had the Westy 12. It's not an exact clone, but the ingredients are the same except the yeast. Even the yeast isn't far off, since St. Bernardus is using an older yeast that is in the same family that Westvleteren is using.Tick one off the bucket list. Tonight I got to try Westvleteren 12. It is certainly very good. Best beer in the world? Probably overkill... But very good.
http://bonbeer.com/beer-rating/amazing/ ... us-abt-12/After WWII, Westvleteren decided to contract their brewing operations. They just wanted to produce enough beer inside the monastery to meet their own needs. They decided to license their name to the nearby Deconink Brewery (Now called St. Bernardus). At this point in time, the beers used the same recipes, ingredients, and yeast. The beers were initially the same. It’s not clearly documented when, but Westvleteren switched yeast from their old strain to Westmalle’s yeast. However, it IS well documented that Westvleteren gets fresh yeast whenever they need it from a fresh crop at Westmalle.
Westvleteren ended the contract with St. Bernardus in 1989 as the Trappist Monasteries were preparing to launch the “Authentic Trappist Product” logo which required the beer to be brewed within the walls of the monastery. This was when St. Bernardus beers were born.
St. Bernardus is still using an older scion of the Westvleteren yeast. While this means the beers aren’t the same anymore, it does allow you to try an older version of Westvleteren (and some of the older recipes that don’t exist anymore like the 6). While you may not be able to get your hands on a Westvleteren, St. Bernardus beers are pretty readily available.
They are quite close. The story is really cool. Personally, I found the Westy jut a bit better than the Abt. Honestly, tho, it's like comparing Hanzo swords, so you really can't go wrong. Great that Abt is more readily available and reasonably priced.I've seen a few articles saying that if you've had the St. Bernardus 12, then you've basically had the Westy 12. It's not an exact clone, but the ingredients are the same except the yeast. Even the yeast isn't far off, since St. Bernardus is using an older yeast that is in the same family that Westvleteren is using.Tick one off the bucket list. Tonight I got to try Westvleteren 12. It is certainly very good. Best beer in the world? Probably overkill... But very good.
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http://bonbeer.com/beer-rating/amazing/ ... us-abt-12/After WWII, Westvleteren decided to contract their brewing operations. They just wanted to produce enough beer inside the monastery to meet their own needs. They decided to license their name to the nearby Deconink Brewery (Now called St. Bernardus). At this point in time, the beers used the same recipes, ingredients, and yeast. The beers were initially the same. It’s not clearly documented when, but Westvleteren switched yeast from their old strain to Westmalle’s yeast. However, it IS well documented that Westvleteren gets fresh yeast whenever they need it from a fresh crop at Westmalle.
Westvleteren ended the contract with St. Bernardus in 1989 as the Trappist Monasteries were preparing to launch the “Authentic Trappist Product” logo which required the beer to be brewed within the walls of the monastery. This was when St. Bernardus beers were born.
St. Bernardus is still using an older scion of the Westvleteren yeast. While this means the beers aren’t the same anymore, it does allow you to try an older version of Westvleteren (and some of the older recipes that don’t exist anymore like the 6). While you may not be able to get your hands on a Westvleteren, St. Bernardus beers are pretty readily available.