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Tried Hercules DIPA from the Drinks Store yesterday. Was well impressed. Ha\ven't been to the B&C in a while, must pop in again soon.

Silenus, I was in your off license on Sunday after I heard about Shropshire Lad on the menu. And just like that I noticed five Westvletern 12 bottles in the beer display on top of the fridge! Westervletern 12!! I nearly shat myself! This beer is so rare and there's 5 bottles of the stuff out in full glare of this beer lover! I enquired about them and was told that all beer is for sale, even those on display. Trying to stay calm I said I'd take them and cautiously approached the till. The wallet came out and suddenly got very sweaty. With no label on the bottle one of the guys phoned someone. "Trappist I think, Westy or something. There's one missing from the pack". He listened briefly nodding. Down goes the phone with an exclamation "Their not for sale. They're the managers own private stock. Sorry." I did shit myself!

How can an off-license do this to a man?! It's Christmas for God's sake!!

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"Ichiban":giya1zmd wrote: Silenus, I was in your off license on Sunday after I heard about Shropshire Lad on the menu. And just like that I noticed five Westvletern 12 bottles in the beer display on top of the fridge! Westervletern 12!! I nearly shat myself! This beer is so rare and there's 5 bottles of the stuff out in full glare of this beer lover! I enquired about them and was told that all beer is for sale, even those on display. Trying to stay calm I said I'd take them and cautiously approached the till. The wallet came out and suddenly got very sweaty. With no label on the bottle one of the guys phoned someone. "Trappist I think, Westy or something. There's one missing from the pack". He listened briefly nodding. Down goes the phone with an exclamation "Their not for sale. They're the managers own private stock. Sorry." I did shit myself!

How can an off-license do this to a man?! It's Christmas for God's sake!!

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[color=olive:giya1zmd]I feel for you, even if I don't want to think about your pants...
It's little things like that that would make me stay at home... on my little stack of Westvleteren [/color:giya1zmd]

"Ichiban":3ohsjquh wrote: Silenus, I was in your off license on Sunday after I heard about Shropshire Lad on the menu. And just like that I noticed five Westvletern 12 bottles in the beer display on top of the fridge! Westervletern 12!! I nearly shat myself! This beer is so rare and there's 5 bottles of the stuff out in full glare of this beer lover! I enquired about them and was told that all beer is for sale, even those on display. Trying to stay calm I said I'd take them and cautiously approached the till. The wallet came out and suddenly got very sweaty. With no label on the bottle one of the guys phoned someone. "Trappist I think, Westy or something. There's one missing from the pack". He listened briefly nodding. Down goes the phone with an exclamation "Their not for sale. They're the managers own private stock. Sorry." I did shit myself!

How can an off-license do this to a man?! It's Christmas for God's sake!!

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Ouch. I felt butterflies in my tummy when I started reading your post. I can't believe it came to a sad ending.

All the above available at Abbotts housein cork

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