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Myself and Richie met up last night with our significant others for dinner and a selection of beers that had been gathering dust in Richie's shed. Normally I wouldn't post about such things but last night was special, not least because we decided to work our way through the following:

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The beer on the far right is a lovely black lager brewed by fellow ICBer Marcel Desailly, which was almost indistinguishable from a stout. We tasted it side by side with a standard black lager and decided the homebrewed version was far superior.

Next I tried Van Ecke's Hommel Bier, which was an absolutely gorgeous hoppy amber ale with a honey sweet finish. Highly recommended.

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Alongside our main course, which was Venison fillet carpaccio (one of the nicest things I have ever tasted!), we tucked into the first of the Cantillon offerings, the tart all-malt lambic Iris. Weird but delicious.

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Finally, with our chocolate mousse dessert, we broke out the big boy: the rare Cantillon Lou Pepe, a blend of the best lambic, kriek and framboise casks. Absolutely astonishing! If you ever have the chance to try some, don't hesitate for a second. It really is an amazing experience.

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If only every Tuesday could be like this one <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

No pancakes? <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

Actually no! We forgot to make up the batter. I'm not sure it would have been a good idea in any case. We were pretty wasted by the end of the night <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

&amp;quot;Dr Jacoby&amp;quot;:rmxonxbj wrote: We were pretty wasted by the end of the night <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->[/quote:rmxonxbj]

speak for yourself. I woke up fresh as a daisy this morning. And being a heathen, I'm going to eat pancakes today, as is my tradition.

&amp;quot;Dr Jacoby&amp;quot;:2ybqg9tg wrote:
The beer on the far right is a lovely black lager brewed by fellow ICBer Marcel Desailly, which was almost indistinguishable from a stout. We tasted it side by side with a standard black lager and decided the homebrewed version was far superior.[/quote:2ybqg9tg]

That's because it IS a stout!I though you guys were edumecated?Can't you read?? <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> So richie is that some of the lager my brother gave you to bring to the tasting for me? Yis are some pair.

Glad you liked it anyway

&amp;quot;Dr Jacoby&amp;quot;:2ybqg9tg wrote: the tart all-malt lambic Iris. Weird but delicious. [/quote:2ybqg9tg]

Agree 100% very weird but lovely.

I didn't actually read the label, I just drank it. It was served up to me as a black lager.

I think Richie's college work might be scrambling his brains <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->