The Official Beer Thread

[Taverner.cohen]

I think the vanilla should've been left out...

Coconut and Imperial black icecream really? I must give it a try.

 

[marvin100]

Abnormal Peculiar Haze DIPA

 

[Anm1984]

How was that abnormal? I ordered a bunch of their beer a while back and was excited to try, but they all burst in shipping and the vendor pulled them. Apparently they had issues with a second fermentation after canning.

 

[marvin100]

It was excellent—definitely exceeded my expectations. I had a Boss Pour as well, and it was also good.

 

[hc4thehc]

Mariage Parfait '09. Mediocre at best, which describes Boon to a tee I guess...

 

[marvin100]

Wow—I couldn’t disagree more.

 

[hc4thehc]

Have a Girardin Fond (Black Label) and compare it with the Boon... Keep in mind the Fond is 5%, compared to Boon's 7...

Geuzes shouldn't be 7, 8 or even 9%... This is my major gripe with Boon... Plus their stuff is mostly basic and lacks depth...

Not to mention the overpriced crap they produce with Mikkeller... Or don't you remember how the first collab (Bone Dry) cost 16€ per bottle and was basically the exact same as the 1st Black Label batch which cost 7... **** that nonsense...

 

[hc4thehc]

Not bad!..

 

[marvin100]

Have a Girardin Fond (Black Label) and compare it with the Boon... Keep in mind the Fond is 5%, compared to Boon's 7...

Geuzes shouldn't be 7, 8 or even 9%... This is my major gripe with Boon... Plus their stuff is mostly basic and lacks depth...

Not to mention the overpriced crap they produce with Mikkeller... Or don't you remember how the first collab (Bone Dry) cost 16€ per bottle and was basically the exact same as the 1st Black Label batch which cost 7... **** that nonsense...

Point by point:
1) I've had Girardin black label and it's lovely! I probably prefer it to the Boon (depending on the vintage), but the Boon still tastes great to me.

2) I'm okay with 7% geuze, but if you're not, then of course you won't like the 7% Boon. De gustibus.

3) I'm paying far, far too much for all of these Belgians where I live, but anyway, price is unrelated to taste, and I think the Boon M.P. tastes great. (But again, de gustibus.)

Also worth noting that Boon provides lambic to blenders from Tilquin to 3 Fonteinen, so they're doing something right, and Frank Boon is considered by many to be the single most important figure in keeping geuze and lambic alive from the 70s. Not a lot of people alive who know more about and are as invested in lambic and geuze than Frank Boon. Now that doesn't mean it tastes any better to you, of course because (you guessed it) de gustibus non est disputandum.

 

[hc4thehc]

Solid...

 

[hc4thehc]

Shared with me dad...

 

[dopeitsjosh]

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[marvin100]

Not my jam, but I've heard that Canuckly's amazing.

 

[hc4thehc]

Quick'un whilst cooking... "Frapuccino with caramel" as someone accurately described this...

 

[dopeitsjosh]

Not my jam, but I've heard that Canuckly's amazing.

It was! I’m glad I bought extra, hoping to crack open the other variants soon.