tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268865520565899806.post1319103182509921510..comments2023-10-20T08:49:32.258-07:00Comments on Wort 'n' all: Learning to love the BelgiansChris Mairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701893504142498285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268865520565899806.post-32727289745554396112011-03-20T17:07:54.553-07:002011-03-20T17:07:54.553-07:00An excellent post, I'm like the old-you in tha...An excellent post, I'm like the old-you in that they frighten the hell out of me, I just don't get them.<br /><br />@BGRTRob shared a bottle of kriek at at the Manchester #twissup and it was the most sour horrid thing I've ever tasted.<br /><br />There is a reason why I only appear to 'baron rate' English & US ales - I just don't know how to appreciate the rest!<br /><br />I'm hoping my taste buds will develop to understand these other styles but for now just hand me a nice dry-hopped IPA will you?Baron Ormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440684094621860149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268865520565899806.post-43218064396571724732011-03-19T05:03:32.257-07:002011-03-19T05:03:32.257-07:00I know exactly where you are coming from. I need t...I know exactly where you are coming from. I need to give Lambic another go.<br /><br />Interestingly French wine has improved dramatically over the last 10 years after the kicking they got from the new world stuff.dredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268865520565899806.post-54418183337234248662011-03-18T03:02:45.168-07:002011-03-18T03:02:45.168-07:00Ben, Fritz Maytag took inspiration from Timothy Ta...Ben, Fritz Maytag took inspiration from Timothy Taylor and I can assure you I'd rather drink an Anchor Steam than a Landlord. Good to see you yesterday by the wayChris Mairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10701893504142498285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268865520565899806.post-85873654477499168092011-03-17T04:01:49.615-07:002011-03-17T04:01:49.615-07:00I want to try more good Belgian stuff. I've lo...I want to try more good Belgian stuff. I've loved a lot of what I've tried (Orval, Rochefort 10, La Chouffe, Maredsous, Kwak, even some of the fruit beers too). A trip over there is high on the agenda, although I fear the decimation my bank account would suffer as a result.<br /><br />And as for French wine, we'll have to educate your ill-equipped palate Chris! They make pretty much every style of wine going, and most of them to a higher standard than anywhere else. Most of the 'New World' wine makers take their inspiration from the French classics.The Wineyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715437616035831363noreply@blogger.com