Belgium

Honestly I don't remember what the beer bottles looked like, but I think we started with a gift pack. Cory was kind enough to take detailed notes on Belgium which is good because this beer night kicked my ass!

Here are Cory's notes for that night.

Belgium:

Dragon Beer: Pungent at first – sweet and made me gag.  After airing it and sipping for several minutes it was much more modest and almost tasted like caramel.  Darin thinks it smells like urine after you drink coffee.

Pirate Beer: Darin thinks it is mapley with a roasted flavor and black licorice.  I think it tastes like medicine and gives you a kick-back like after you take a shot.  It’s not as strong as the Dragon Beer, but still tastes like how old men in suits smell.  Tastes like burned black licorice.  Would not buy this.  Darin’s final comment was, “That was rough.”

Chimay Red: The Cadillac of beer?  Lighter than the last two.  Darin says it has a slight bitter hops aftertaste.  I think it tastes like autumn leaves.  Roasted malt of some sort, we don’t know what kind?  Kind of tastes like little pieces of straw sprouts.

Leute: Darin and I concur, it smells like after-puke.  I think the taste is subtle, however.  Darin thinks it’s floral or what a bed of flowers would taste like.  I think it smells like my dad after he rides horses, but it’s so subtle that it’s not offensive.  I like it and would definitely try it again.  So would Darin, after a turkey and bacon sandwich with cranberry sauce on a sour dough roll because he thinks the sour taste would go well with the throw up taste.

Augustin: Darin said it tastes like Cascade hops and white yeast.  I think it tastes like what Peet’s Coffee smells like when you first walk inside.  You can definitely taste the hops but it’s subtle.  It’s a lot more floral than the last beer.  You can really taste the bitter taste the hoppiness on the back-end of the pallet.  It’s not silky smooth but a nice taste. 

Augustin Blond Blonde: Citrusy, light, almost tastes like lime.  Darin thinks it tastes like a green hoppy flavor, not that he knows what that tastes like but it’s not roasted and it is hoppy.

Augustin Grand Cru: This one was lighter, easier to drink, citrusy, no throw-up after-taste, and we’d definitely drink it again.

Big Beer: (*note: This beer was a 750ml and we got the Abbey Tripel as suggested by the friendly neighborhood BevMo guy) Darin’s voice got deeper and he described it as a buttery beer.  Like buttermilk with lime.  I didn’t notice a change so perhaps it elevated the male testosterone level.