Beer

[Internet Apex]

So, anyway, turns out that I'm going to get the chance to buy some Westvleteren XII.  Yes, that Westvleteren XII.

Which is nice.

So, as it turns out, Westvleteren is actually releasing ~7,000+ (numbers greatly vary) cases to be distributed worldwide, for the first time ever.  

Rampant speculation across the interwebs about how much will get to the states and where they will end up.

Just a heads up.

Head's up?
Heads' up?

JUST FUCKING LOOK FOR IT.

Heads. (||)

[Yeti]

Also... A handy Bavarian lager guide for Yeti...

For future reference, I have attached below the München Helles Chart.  It is irrefutable :

Augustiner > Ayinger > Andechser > Paulaner > Hofbräu > Everything Else > Spaten.

With qualification:

To be fair to BH, pretty much any Münchener Helles is better than more or less any other lager beer that you can come up with, so Spaten is by no means a bad beer - it's just that Müncheners have so many other really *great* beers to choose from that almost nobody drinks it.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with Franziskaner Weizen at all - it's excellent... but it does give you the two-bob-bits if you drink enough of it.  My poor, tortured ricker endured the morning after one too many nights on the dunkelweiss when I first arrived in München, and I've been wary of it ever since.

Thank you. The Paulaner was great, and I do seem to recall Augustiner at our local shithole beer store.

Also, Pen has alerted me to it, but tomorrow comes:

[Slaky]

Nothing more exciting than lager.

[Tonker]

Nothing more exciting than lager.

Give the kid a break, Slak - he's trying.  Bearing in mind that up until a year ago he thought Bud Light was beer, drinking quality lager is a huge step in a right direction.  We'l have him enjoying a chewy IPA before 2014, mark my words.

[Oleg]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

[Fork]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

They took out the booster seat?

[Slaky]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

[Richard Chuggar]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I wonder why.

[Tonker]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

It's very good.  Have you tried the McChouffe?

[Oleg]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

They have it available in a 23oz glass at Public House.  Go now.

[Tonker]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

I missed this first time round.  Slak?  Never had La Chouffe?  My gast is suitably flabbered.  Slak, Oleg, you need to get your arses over here and I'll take you to this bar, just round the corner from me.  For starters.

[Slaky]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

I missed this first time round.  Slak?  Never had La Chouffe?  My gast is suitably flabbered.  Slak, Oleg, you need to get your arses over here and I'll take you to this bar, just round the corner from me.  For starters.

Gah

[BH]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

I missed this first time round.  Slak?  Never had La Chouffe?  My gast is suitably flabbered.  Slak, Oleg, you need to get your arses over here and I'll take you to this bar, just round the corner from me.  For starters.

That place looks fantastic.

[Slaky]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

I missed this first time round.  Slak?  Never had La Chouffe?  My gast is suitably flabbered.  Slak, Oleg, you need to get your arses over here and I'll take you to this bar, just round the corner from me.  For starters.

I'll be rectifying this immediately. Perhaps tonight but definitely this week.

[PenPho]

Fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago.

La Chouffe.  It's made from the tears of Jebus himself.

Has this been mentioned yet?  Take my enthusiasm with the usual grain of salt as you would from someone who has not sipped a beer in 16 months.

I need to try this as I've been hearing about it for a while and my brother provided me with the official glassware.

I missed this first time round.  Slak?  Never had La Chouffe?  My gast is suitably flabbered.  Slak, Oleg, you need to get your arses over here and I'll take you to this bar, just round the corner from me.  For starters.

I'll be rectifying this immediately. Perhaps tonight but definitely this week.

You're going to Begium this week? 

Since I don't know most of the beers on that list, I can only comment on the American beers, and those 4-5 are an...interesting mix. 
But, count me in for a week at this place.