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Nov 30, 2012, 7:29 am

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No, never have. All-in cost always seemed high to me for what I'd get (either add hotel or pay for bus trip).

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Starting to plan late April Belgium trip with some of my beer buds. Thread in Community Buzz.

If I can make a suggestion - stay at the St Bernardus brewery, ride their bikes to St Sixtus. Wonderful area, excellent food in Watou, and of course, beer

Nov 30, 2012, 9:18 am

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If I can make a suggestion - stay at the St Bernardus brewery, ride their bikes to St Sixtus. Wonderful area, excellent food in Watou, and of course, beer

Great suggestion; have emailed the proprietress. Looks terrific. They have a good video of the place online. Looks like roughly 50 Euro per person including breakfast and beers!

Nov 30, 2012, 10:16 am

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Great suggestion; have emailed the proprietress. Looks terrific. They have a good video of the place online. Looks like roughly 50 Euro per person including breakfast and beers!

We loved the property and the staff is super freindly. Cost was great and there's a fridge in the living room full of beer!

LMK if you stay there and I'll make some suggestions.

Dec 4, 2012, 7:26 pm

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I don't get down to San Antonio that often, but they do have a local Flying Saucer franchise there as well:

http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/sanantonio/

Have you tried Freetail Brewing yet?

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Thanks for the suggestions! While I didn't make it to Beer Knurd, I stopped a couple times to Freetail Brewery. Great beers and atmosphere!

Dec 4, 2012, 9:50 pm

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Rogue Double Dead Guy. Boozy but very good.

Dec 4, 2012, 9:53 pm

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Bells Kalamazoo Stout.

Dec 5, 2012, 11:24 am

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I created a monster.

Anyone going to Zwanze Day tomorrow? I will be at the Chicago one ($30-40 for unlimited 2 ounce tastings, starting at noon):

http://www.facebook.com/events/17288...7948475677781/

Check out this beer list; fantastic!:

Draft:
Imported
• Zwanze 2012- Brasserie Cantillon, Belgium
• Fou’ Foune- Brasserie Cantillon, Belgium
• Band of Brothers- Brasserie de la Senne, Belgium
• Der Kollaborator (Ægir Collab) - Nøgne Ø, Norway
• Mooi & Meedogenloos – Brouwerij de Molen, Netherlands
• Kopi Loewak 2011 – Brouwerij de Molen, Netherlands
• Hel & Verdoemenis – Brouwerij de Molen, Netherlands
• Boogoop (Three Floyds Collab)– Mikkeller, Denmark
• Canaster – Glazen Toren, Belgium (Zymatore Project BA in Ransom Whiskey+ Pinot Noir barrels)
• Meine Hopfen-Weisse – Schneider /Brooklyn Collab, Germany (Zymatore Project BA in Ransom Gin+Pinot Noir barrels)
• My Blueberry Nightmare - Birrificio del Ducato, Italy
• Gregorius Trappistenbier – Engelszel, Austria
Domestic:
• Tart Lychee – New Belgium Brewing Co, Colorado
• La Folie 2010 – New Belgium Brewing Co, Colorado
• Devil Dancer – Founders Brewing Co, Michigan
• Backwoods ....... - Founders Brewing Co, Michigan
• La Petit Prince – Jester King Brewery, Texas
• Black Metal – Jester King Brewery, Texas
• Gotlandsdricka – Jester King Brewery, Texas (Gravity Keg)
• Barrel Aged Coffee Stout - Perennial Artisanal Ales, Missouri (Aged in Rittenhouse Rye Barrels w/ Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso Coffee)
• Cranberry Berliner Weiss – Pipeworks Brewing Co, Chicago
• TBA…

Food:
Cheese & Charcuterie (complimentary)
Haute Sausage Food Truck (for purchase)

I was at Zwanze Day at Redlight Redlight in Orlando. Awesome time full of beer geeks.
I knew a few guys at the Chicago tapping, too.

We had the Zwanze and Fou Fone. I cracked my bottle of 3 Fontinen Framboos. Another highlight was an '82 Hannsens Gueuze that somebody brought. Held up perfectly. Plus, a few of the years of Zwanze that were bottled, including the 2008, which was the same beer as 2012.

Dec 5, 2012, 11:39 am

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We had the Zwanze and Fou Fone. I cracked my bottle of 3 Fontinen Framboos. Another highlight was an '82 Hannsens Gueuze that somebody brought. Held up perfectly. Plus, a few of the years of Zwanze that were bottled, including the 2008, which was the same beer as 2012.

My first time for Fou’ Foune, a Top 100 beer on BeerAdvocate. Really good, sharp, fresh sour beer. Excellent. Had more than one sample.

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Bells Kalamazoo Stout.

Good stuff, but I prefer Expedition; you?

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We loved the property and the staff is super freindly. Cost was great and there's a fridge in the living room full of beer!

LMK if you stay there and I'll make some suggestions.

Will contact you if we proceed on that. A beer friend from CA went 3 years ago and raves as well. He was the only one there and they made him a full breakfast and let him loose on the fridge.

Dec 5, 2012, 1:41 pm

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Good stuff, but I prefer Expedition; you?

I'ma big fan of most of their stouts. I usualy keep on hand an assortment of Expedition, Kalamazoo, Double Cream, and sometimes Consecrator DBLBock. Not a fan of the cherry stout though.

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Will contact you if we proceed on that. A beer friend from CA went 3 years ago and raves as well. He was the only one there and they made him a full breakfast and let him loose on the fridge.

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