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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
What's with the craziness over La Chouffe? Their beers are good, but they never strike me as special. They just don't seem that distinctive. There are many other beers from Belgium, the states and other places that stand out to me more than them.
Good, but just not special.
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Agreed, but La Chouffe is a solid, accessible Belgian beer, whereas many of the others definitely require a more adventurous palate.
Duchess is still probably my favourite among those - it's just a beautiful, refreshing thing. I'd love to try it in draught to see how it goes by the pulled pint.
Grand Cru is similar (but I think Duchess is better), and I hadn't realized that it was a Rodenbach until I saw the picture above. Rodenbach (not Grand Cru) is another delicious and accessible Belgian beer (which sells for about 1 Euro a can in Belgian grocery stores - the lucky #######s).
I've recently been getting back into this one:
It's perfect for an afternoon golfing in Stanley Park - delicious even when lukewarm, doesn't require you to drink too much due to high alcohol content, not too pricey.
I've also been getting into Yankee microbrews a lot lately, since a relatively new beer bar opened up nearby with a constantly rotating menu. Among the most drinkable of the bunch is this one:
Insofar as local beers are concerned, Red Racer doesn't make a bad beer (and curiously, they all do really well out of the can - which I find some beers don't).