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Just inviting everyone to the abbots ale house from Jan 29th to feb 1st, for probably the best session you will be at this year.Bar opens at 5 every day upstairs from the off license. Space is limited, so come early to avoid disappointment. I enclose A list of the belgian beers you can expect to find here.I will try to get the rest tomorrow night. Hope to see everyone there.Cheers

Beer list 2009
BELGIUM Beer Achel
Affligem
Augustin
Barbar
Boon Geuze
Boon Kriek
Bruggel
Chapeau Geuze
Chapeau Kriek
Chimay Grande Reserve (Blue)
Chimay Premiere (Red)
Chimay Tripel (White)
Delerium Nocturnum
Delerium Tremons
Duvel
Forbidden Fruit
Hoegaarden Grand Cru
Hoegaarden Witbier
Hommel
Golden Carolus
Gordons Finest Strong
Gulden Draak
Kapitol Abt
Kapitol Watou
Kwak
La Chouffe
McChouffe
Chouffe Doppel IPA
Leffe BLond
Leffe Brun
Leffe Radieuse
Leffe Vielle Cuvee
Liefmans Framboise
Liefmans Goudenband
Liefmans Kriek

Had a few on friday night with rebel - great value this past week-end as per Mosioni's post - 4 euros per bottle of almost all beers there including Barbar, Rochfod 10, Sierra Nevada, Utenos porter aand hommelbeer wiivh we sampled!

Kapitel Pater (probably spelt wrong!!) guest on draught at the moment - did not have same yet.

Also picked up a bottle of Brewmoon Darkside Stout from New Zealand in the offie - looks interesting. 3 other brewmoon beers, pale ale, IPA and another I cannot think of off hand in stock.

Broomfield Brown Ale. Not great.

I definitely think someone should start bringing in Leffe 9°. It's streets ahead of any of the others in the range.

Gordon's Finest is a weird one. Looks like a fine 10% ABV Belgian beer, but is really a Special Brew clone dressed up in fancy clothes. It used to be called Kestrel Superstrength in the UK and is damn near undrinkable (though I managed).

Damn Missed this!

Completely slipped my mind, ah well i'll more than likley be there next weekend anyhow

Is the Leffe 9 the one that tastes like a proper Belgian ale?

I ordered a Leffe for my wife while on honeymoon because it stated standard Leffe on the menu and thought she would be able to handle it. When it arrived it had major Brett character and was very nice indeed, to me at least. I got to drink two beers at that sitting.

"Hendrixcat":1zwgbxpx wrote: Is the Leffe 9 the one that tastes like a proper Belgian ale?[/quote:1zwgbxpx]I doubt you'd mistake it for a trappist, but it is heavy and fruity in a way the other dark Leffe beers aren't. It's the one with the royal blue foil.