Question about a beer

[Jenson71]

Last November, someone gave my girlfriend a bottle of Belgium, flavored beer. It's been sitting on the counter, not the fridge, since that time, including during hot summer with no air conditioner.

Should this still taste right? I won't be able to tell myself, because to me, all beer tastes pretty bad.

[RJ]

Originally Posted by Bwana

At one point, years ago, I did shots of "ta kill ya" but it's not my thing at this point in life. They only thing I can't drink is Sothern Comfort/Yukon Jack. I got sick on SC when I was 18, and just the smell of that will damn near make me yack, to this day.

Heh, same here with the SC. My 18th birthday was the only time in my life I blacked out. I was sick for 3 days. Haven't taken a sip of the stuff since.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I went to a kroenke wedding a couple of years ago. And got hooked on patron. Good shit.

We partied like a mother ****er that night buddy. Free drinks from like 5 pm until we hit the shuttle to the hotel at 5 am and they were handing us bottles on the way out the door.

probably the most awesome thing I've ever witnessed, the caterers had done a coors family wedding a couple of weeks prior and said we drank them under the table.

Supposedly like a 10 million dollar wedding
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Damn sounds like a good freaking time.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by crispystl420

Damn sounds like a good freaking time.

Dude it was. Damn...
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[BillSelfsTrophycase]

Drink first, ask questions later grasshopper

[SAUTO]

I had to get something from the hotel and kareem rush and his s.o. Are on the shuttle with me. Shes wasted and I end up helping him get her to the room and ride the shuttle back with him to party some more.

IT was EARLY at that point, like nine lol
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[Mr. Laz]

skunk beer never hurt anybody ... just chug that shit

[Jenson71]

Update: It tasted great. Almost like grape pop.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Jenson71

Update: It tasted great. Almost like grape pop.

That's exactly what Lindemans Framboise is (I am assuming that you drank Lindemans, as it is by far the most widely available "lambic") -- a raspberry soda pop (with some alcohol).

It tastes fine, but it is not a good example of Lambic. True Lambic beer is never sugared up with artificial sweetener like Lindemans or Boon or etc. lambics are.

If you want true Lambic -- one of Earth's best beverages -- find a bottle from brewers/blenders like Cantillon or Drie Fonteinen.

[Jenson71]

Yep, it was Lindemans. I suppose I could try the real stuff sometime. I think there is a grocer here that has tons of beer from all over the world. http://www.johnsgrocery.com/

[Jenson71]

Here are my options:

Cantillion Classic Geuze Belgium Lambic $14.99 (750ml)
Cantillion Gueze Belgium Lambic $8.99 (375 ml)
Cantillion Kriek Belgium Lambic $16.99 (1-750 mL)
Cantillon Rose de Gambriuns Belgium Lambic $16.99 (1-750 mL.)
Cassissona Italy Lambic $11.99 (1-750 mL.)
Cherish Framboise Belgium Lambic $2.99 (1-8.5 oz)
Cherish Kriek Belgium Lambic $2.99 (1-8.5 oz)
Cuvee De Ranke Belgium Lambic $12.99 (750 ml)
Drie Fonteinen Doesje Belgium Lambic $29.99 (1-750 ml)
Drie Fonteinen Gueuze Belgium Lambic $17.99 (1-750 mL)
$9.99 (1-375 mL)
Drie Fonteinen Kriek Belgium Lambic $11.99 (1-375 mL)
Drie Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek Belgium Lambic $39.99 (1-750 mL)
Haandbakk Norway Lambic $9.99 (1-16.9 oz)
Hanssens Experimental Cassis Belgium Lambic $14.99 (1-375 mL)
Hanssens Experimental Raspberry Belgium Lambic $14.99 (1-375 mL)
Hanssens Kriek Belgium Lambic $16.99 (1-750 mL)
Hanssens Oudbeitje Belgium Lambic $10.99 (1-375 mL)
$104.99 (12-375 mL)
Hanssens Oude Gueuze Belgium Lambic $17.99 (1-750 mL)
Hanssens Scar Kriek Belgium Lambic $22.99 (1-375 mL)
Liefman's Cuvee Brut Belgium Lambic $9.99 (1-750 mL)
Liefman's Fruitesse Belgium Lambic $8.99 (1-750 mL)
Liefman's Gouden Belgium Lambic $9.99 (1-750 mL)
Lindemans Cases Belgium Lambic $109.99 (12-750 mL)
Lindemans Cassis Belgium Lambic $9.99 (1-750 mL)
Lindeman's Cassis Belgium Lambic $6.99 (1-375ml)
Lindemans Cuvee Rene Belgium Lambic $10.99 (1-750 mL)
Lindemans Cuvee Rente Belgium Lambic $6.99 (1-12 oz)
Lindemans Faro Belgium Lambic $5.99 (1-12 oz)
Lindemans Framboise Belgium Lambic $6.99 (1-375 mL)
$9.99 (1-750 mL)
Lindemans Kriek Belgium Lambic $109.99 (12-750 mL)
$6.99 (1-375 mL)
$8.99 (1-750 mL)
Lindemans Peche Belgium Lambic $109.99 (12-750 mL)
$6.99 (1-375 mL)
$8.99 (1-750 mL)
Lindemans Pomme Belgium Lambic $8.99 (1-750 mL)
$6.99 (1-375 mL)
Oud Beersel Framboise Belgium Lambic $9.99 (1-375 mL)
Oud Beersel Oude Gueze Belgium Lambic $13.99 (1-750 mL)
Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Belgium Lambic $15.99 (1-750 mL)
St Louis Peche Belgium Lambic $6.99 (1-375 mL)
St. Louis Fruit Lambics Belgium Lambic $9.99 (1-750 mL)
$9.99 (1-750 mL)
St. Louis Kriek Belgium Lambic $9.99 (1-750 mL)

[Reaper16]

Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen, and Hannsens are the real deal. Extremely complex, dry, funky, sour Lambic.

I love John's Grocery. I dropped $300 last November at John's, because they had tons of Cantillon and Fantome and Drie Fonteinen that had been sold out for a long time in Kansas City (or pretty much elsewhere). They had some bottles of 2003 Fantome Pissenlit (a farmhouse ale brewed with dandelions), and I bought all six of them without a second's hesitation.

[Jenson71]

I'm going to buy this for my Lambic

[Reaper16]

Champagne flutes are good lambic glasses. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have that exact Lindemans-branded flute.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by threebag02

Never save beer.






Drink it ASAP.

not always true.

I'm aging some imperial IPA's right now and have been for almost a year. It shouldn't be kept in high heat though, but if it has enough alcohol content, some beers can get better with age.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Bump

not always true.

I'm aging some imperial IPA's right now and have been for almost a year. It shouldn't be kept in high heat though, but if it has enough alcohol content, some beers can get better with age.

Which IIPAs? That is a style that, except for a rare few cases that take on a Barleywine character with age, gets markedly worse by the week, let alone the month.