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Thanks, will do! Cheers man! 🍻

It is, isn't it? I can hardly believe it myself 😱 How's Thailand?! And when are you coming back? :) Cheers man! 🍻

Cheers to you too man! 🍻

Oh, good taste :) I used to be big on the sweeter tripels, but somewhere along the way I switched to more bitter and dry. However, if you like the sweeter tripels I think you can't go wrong with some of the typical classics like Tripel Karmeliet (Bosteels), Tripel d'Anvers (De Koninck/Duvel-Moortgat), Tripel LeFort (Omer Vander Ghinste), Vicaris Tripel (Dilewyns) or the Westmalle Tripel (Westmalle). And not sweet, but absolutely beautiful is the Chimay Tripel - the one with the white label. In my opinion a severely underrated beer. I'm curious for your opinions on these :) Cheers man!🍻

Haha, don't be. I'm sure you have a bunch of beers around you that I don't have (easy) access to ;) I'm not sure if they still make this version, but if so: Go get one! :D Cheers man!🍻

Thanks! Hard to believe, wow.

Oh yeah, they make fantastic things. I'd love to visit them sometime this year. And of course, you're always welcome for a beer ;)

It was on sale at Whole Foods for 8.99, i picked up a couple, normally its 11.99. I like the bottles in America, they are now brown bottles, with a cooler label.

Yes, the different bottle confused me for some me time. Who would have thought Whole Foods having a good price for anything,

Ah, look at that. Great minds drink alike (or how does that saying go? 🤔) Honestly $12 for an imported beer of this quality isn't bad at all I think. We have local beers for 12€ here as well that aren't nearly as great as this one 😅. But I admit, 4-5€ is downright ridiculously cheap. I am curious for the label now tho ☺️. Cheers you guys! 🍻 Here's to another great year! And tell John I said hi ;)

Oh my, that's not a bad choice at all ☺️ I found the pricing rather steep, but I've tasted it and... Well... It sure is good. How did you enjoy it? Cheers 🍻 and on to many more lovely beers!

If you liked this one, check out their extended range of IPA's. I can't say they're all fantastic, but they have some real gems! Cheers man! 🍻

Great question, I'm not sure 😅 but I think it was a promo at my local Colruyt store. Cheers man! 🍻

Oh wow, all the way in Australia!? Glad I could help man. Now I'm curious for the bar (and the beer list) :D. If you have any requests, my e-mail is right under all the recent videos. Don't hesitate to ask anything. Cheer mate! 🍻

Thanks Robert! In all honestly, I will be happy when the holidays are over. I'm not saying I underestimated this month long run, but I do feel why I don't do this all year round :D Cheers man, and happy holidays! 🍻🎅

Oh my, what a compliment. You're making me blush ☺ Thanks a lot man. Glad you're enjoying my out of hand hobby. Cheers! 🍻

That's right! I completely forgot that de Kromme Haring is based in Utrecht too! And I should check out the others too. Thanks for the tips man! Cheers! 🍻

You're absolutely right Ronald :D. There's a lot of discussion about that and that's why I included it in both the quad, and the stout playlist ;). Cheers man! 🍻

Ah, a fine example of "des goûts et des couleurs..." ;). And luckily we have so many thousands of beers to pick from! If one's not to our liking: Next! Cheers Ronald! 🍻

Ooh, I hope you do. In fact, I'll be on the lookout as well 😊 Fingers crossed man! 🤞😉🤞 Cheers!

Hey Michael, Yes, you're right for the most part :D. I also think that some of these beers could use a few months in the cellar. And quite honestly, just as a safety precaution I think this advent calendar should be stored horizontally as well. However, for this series I'm using all products "AS INTENDED". Meaning I'm using the box as they intended in their design (upright) and I'm consuming the beers exactly on the date they're supposed to be consumed. I feel like, if the beers need aging, either the brewery should age them (think lambic, Flemish old browns, ...), or they should provide a disclaimer stating that the distributor, provider or consumer should age them (like Orval for example). After almost 20 years of production experience in chemicals, pharmaceuticals and brewing I find that putting the quality of a product on the shelve time with the consumer is easy and lame. If you put out a product (whether it's beer, rain jackets or baked beans...), YOU as a producer are responsible for the quality from day 1. If they wanted me to age this, they should have sold an "advent calendar 2025"... Anyhow, I do have feelings about this advent calendar. Some very positive, some very negative. But nonetheless, it's a journey of discovery. Apart from the horrible design, we just can't like/love everything ;). Cheers man!🍻

Oh, that doesn't sound too bad either :D. Cheers man! 🍻

Oh, I don't know the place, but Fourchette on tap sounds pretty nice. I'll keep an eye out ;) Cheers man! 🍻

Yeah, it was a very pleasant surprise. And easily available here. I think I've found in in most Delhaize and Carrefour stores and probably some Colruyt stores as well. So they have the entire (northern part of the) country covered :D. Cheers man! 🍻

In the end that's all that counts, right? Cheers Ronald!🍻

It's awesome that you guys have access to these beers! Cheers man! 🍻

Oh, nice! I love the Scheldebrouwerij and their n'Toeback series changes hops with every itteration. They love to experiment in this series. Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers man! 🍻

Oh, nice Ronald! Is it available where you're at or did you try it somewhere around here? Cheers man! 🍻

@@belgianbeerbrothers I bought it in Louisiana.

Really? That is so cool! I'm a bit jealous now :D Cheers Michael! 🍻

That's a very healthy way of looking at it. Cheers 🍻

Oh nice! I love the cellar series. I reviewed the CocoaBanger once I believe. How did you like yours? And what advent calendar are you doing? Cheers mate! 🍻

@@belgianbeerbrothers We've got the Hello Bier craft advent calender, yesterday was it Hello beer Witte, a very good true too style witbier. Today is Muifel's Unne Zieverzak Tripel, very nice and hoppy, quite bitter but I like that. The Virvatuli was very full and very much like sweet liquorice and very strong, a strange beer with all the different herbs, actually it's a Gruit with hops, I did like it, my wife found it delicious. Cheers Paul🍻

Well, I think if you smile nice enough at Mr.Hop they'd be willing to ship anywhere 😅 If you wanna try: there's a link (no affiliate) in the description!

Thanks Michael! I'm trying to keep up 😅

As we always say: "Des gouts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas". I personally am allright with yeasty flavours and although this one was pretty heavy on the wood side of things I still really liked it. however, I was glad that it's not a 440ml bottle, because it did come in quite strong, flavourwise... Cheers🍻

It absolutely was 🤤🤤

I've never been the biggest IPA fan, but I must admit that my knowledge of IPA's was/is rather limited. These Americans are awesome and really motivate me to explore the style more. Luckily I happen to know a fantastic IPA brewer in Antwerp, so I guess I'll have to go and bother him soon or late :). Cheers Michael! 🍻

Great question! I personally prefer IPA's as fresh as possible, assuming they've been aged for a short while at the brewery. Let's say a few days to weeks old? I have had a bunch of non IPA beers straight from the lager tanks, and that pretty awesome too :D Cheers man! 🍻

yeah, looks are like 1/3 of tasting a beer for me, and this one sure did it. Cheers! 🍻

Yeah. Of course that doesn't say anything about the beer, but it's a shame...

Oh, nice man! This one was still ok, but I would recommend to not wait too long ;). Cheers! 🍻

Well, in French they say "Des gouts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas". Meaning "We don't argue over taste and color", or actually: "to each their own". It's a very good beer, but of course that doesn't mean you have to like it by default ;). Nonetheless, cheers man! 🍻

Well, this is a pretty nifty one, since there were only 1.500 made and it's completely sold out. Cool idea about the ageing, however, keep in mind that we often make mixed pack. Especially in advent calendars like these we will often mix witbier, tripels, quads, blondes, ... and not everything ages well... But I do encourage experimenting and finding out first hand. I've had some surprises in the past ;). Also, I appreciate the offer, but I already have a mom and she's quite the handful, so thanks but no thanks :D. Cheers Michael! 🍻

Exactly

Unfortunately a lot has happened right after receiving those, so I haven't had the time to properly prepare. However, there are 7 of them, so I'll be doing an "American Week" with them this month, having one each day. I am still very curious! Cheers! 🍻

@@belgianbeerbrothers Cheers!!!

Ahw, Thanks pv! Yeah, Bolleke is a staple beer. Over 100 years old and we still love it! If you're ever returning to Antwerp, feel free to let me know and we'll have a beer together ;). Cheers man! 🍻

Well, I'm nothing if not honest 😅 Although I noticed that many friends gave this beer a (really) high score on Untappd, so I guess I'll have to give it at least one more try 🤷‍♂️ Cheers Robert! 🍻 And tell John I said hi :)

Zeker wel! En voor de festivalcamping :) Cheers! 🍻

Well, I've never had the original by Vermeulen, but coincidentally I just bought a new one by Omer Vander Ghinste last week. So it's on the list ;) Cheers man! 🍻

You're very welcome Marc. Cheers! 🍻