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-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 1 @ 11:07 AM ET
Pepe Nero is a different style of beer. It's some kind of Frankenstein creation that is alright but not amazing. It's a dark rye saison with too much of a metallic aftertaste for me to truly love it. In my opinion DV Dubbel is miles better. Pere Jacques on the other hand is really really similar.

Man I'm way too snobby sometimes. I'll shut up.
- daeth



i actually love pepe nero, never heard such a negative review of it before... different strokes i guess
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 1 @ 11:08 AM ET
Sorry, searched-copied-pasted too fast, I really was referring to the Père Jacques (Had the Pepe Nero last weekend - it's indeed not that great).

Oh well. You're not being snob - it's indeed not the same thing at all
- EssuieToutJeune





maybe you all had a bad batch
shvingter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: Puljujarvi makes draisitil and mcdavid better, CT
Joined: 10.12.2009
May 1 @ 11:16 AM ET

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daeth
Colorado Avalanche
Location: 43 points, ON
Joined: 09.15.2005
May 1 @ 11:22 AM ET
i actually love pepe nero, never heard such a negative review of it before... different strokes i guess
- -davies-

I do actually like it but it's just a little bit odd and the metallic thing hurts it a bit. I am pretty sure I gave it a positive review on here after I had it the first time.

Now DV Dubbel or Pere Jacques.. yum. They're on another level. They're not just good or "alright", they're world class imo.
daeth
Colorado Avalanche
Location: 43 points, ON
Joined: 09.15.2005
May 1 @ 11:27 AM ET


maybe you all had a bad batch
- -davies-

Both the bottles I bought had rusty caps (outside, not inside) but I don't think it affected the beer. My first bottles of Matilda and Sofie had the same issue and they didn't have any off flavours compared to newer bottles that didn't come with rusty caps.

I have no clue what they did with that first shipment to cause that. From what I heard from other people it appeared to be a widespread issue with the LCBO release.
kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005
May 1 @ 11:33 AM ET
good
- -davies-
EssuieToutJeune
Nashville Predators
Location: See, what actually happens is just one of many probabilities and one of the biggest weaknessesblabla
Joined: 03.01.2013
May 1 @ 11:47 AM ET
Ohhhh yeah, the Chaman from Dieu du Ciel is back
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 1 @ 11:49 AM ET
Both the bottles I bought had rusty caps (outside, not inside) but I don't think it affected the beer. My first bottles of Matilda and Sofie had the same issue and they didn't have any off flavours compared to newer bottles that didn't come with rusty caps.

I have no clue what they did with that first shipment to cause that. From what I heard from other people it appeared to be a widespread issue with the LCBO release.
- daeth



i much prefer pepe nero on draft, which i now haven't seen in years
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 1 @ 11:50 AM ET

- kicksave856
FrmRusiaWifGlov
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Land of Single Malts-- St. Andrews, Scotland
Joined: 03.31.2013
May 2 @ 10:09 PM ET
There was a pub in Manchester called The Lass O' Gowrie right near MMU when I spent a semester there. They had several fine beers on tap but the 80 Schilling was my #1. The place was a Mancunian "cheese pub", in that you would go in, get a pint and a board of hard bread and a couple wedges of cheese.

Where you headed in Scotland?
- nfph


Good to know. Ill have to make a day trip down there. Im headed to St. Andrews. Its a small little town right near Dundee
FrmRusiaWifGlov
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Land of Single Malts-- St. Andrews, Scotland
Joined: 03.31.2013
May 2 @ 10:10 PM ET


Really great dubbel. At least as good as the Dominus Vobiscum Double.

Now I feel bad for "wasting" this on a Flyers-Rangers game on a Wednesday night.
- EssuieToutJeune


I forgot about that beer. I had it a while ago and loved it. Thanks for reminding me. Gotta go have some now...
kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005
May 2 @ 10:16 PM ET

- -davies-
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 4 @ 7:35 PM ET


my god i just reread the first several posts of page one and i am surprised this thread survived



today:

dogfish head immort ale
t'gaverhopke koerseklalske
dogfish head positive contact
Crimsoninja
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Dude, I am so sorry about whatever made you like this. Take it easy.
Joined: 07.06.2007
May 4 @ 7:42 PM ET
my god i just reread the first several posts of page one and i am surprised this thread survived



today:

dogfish head immort ale
t'gaverhopke koerseklalske
dogfish head positive contact
- -davies-

did a deletion occur?
daeth
Colorado Avalanche
Location: 43 points, ON
Joined: 09.15.2005
May 4 @ 11:31 PM ET
I like to pretend I didn't even post in this thread until the last few years. I was still on my English beer thing when this thread was made.
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 5 @ 10:53 AM ET
did a deletion occur?
- Crimsoninja



no i think i just hit something funky on my phone
Not_Yan
St Louis Blues
Location: it's an excellent product, easier, quicker, and even better than real mashed potatoes.
Joined: 04.19.2013
May 7 @ 5:01 PM ET


tasted like Buckley cough syrup

EssuieToutJeune
Nashville Predators
Location: See, what actually happens is just one of many probabilities and one of the biggest weaknessesblabla
Joined: 03.01.2013
May 7 @ 11:12 PM ET
So the IPA is fermentng in the closet. Hope it'll taste as good as it smells.
EssuieToutJeune
Nashville Predators
Location: See, what actually happens is just one of many probabilities and one of the biggest weaknessesblabla
Joined: 03.01.2013
May 7 @ 11:13 PM ET


tasted like Buckley cough syrup
- Not_Yan



Noir Blanche's beers are good at the brewpub, but their bottled offerings have been underwhelming so far. Have you tried the TrIBUnale? Pretty good American brown ale.
EssuieToutJeune
Nashville Predators
Location: See, what actually happens is just one of many probabilities and one of the biggest weaknessesblabla
Joined: 03.01.2013
May 8 @ 7:45 PM ET
My favourite Habs line is Bourniv'ale, Gal'lager and Weiss.
Pie
Montreal Canadiens
Location: taking the low road
Joined: 10.14.2006
May 8 @ 9:25 PM ET
My favourite Habs line is Bourniv'ale, Gal'lager and Weiss.
- EssuieToutJeune

oh
daeth
Colorado Avalanche
Location: 43 points, ON
Joined: 09.15.2005
May 10 @ 12:05 PM ET


Bought me some of these to get me through the Habs/Bruins game tonight

Not the barrel aged one, the regular version. Just noticed the barrel aged sticker on top of the bottle in that pic.
SourceS.V.P.
St Louis Blues
Location: GOTTA GO FAST, QC
Joined: 04.20.2014
May 10 @ 2:15 PM ET


Bought me some of these to get me through the Habs/Bruins game tonight

Not the barrel aged one, the regular version. Just noticed the barrel aged sticker on top of the bottle in that pic.
- daeth

Great choice.
daeth
Colorado Avalanche
Location: 43 points, ON
Joined: 09.15.2005
May 11 @ 12:07 AM ET
Great choice.
- SourceS.V.P.

Especially since it was fresh. I'm not sure why but fresh bottles are fairly consistently better than what we get on tap. Way more tropical fruit from the hops compared to more of a spicey yeast thing on tap. When it first started showing up on tap here a few years back it was more like the current bottled version.

I haven't seen any indication that they are actually different recipes so I'm not sure how to explain the differences.

Also had one of my Westy's tonight.



It's aging nicely.
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013
May 11 @ 12:19 PM ET
Especially since it was fresh. I'm not sure why but fresh bottles are fairly consistently better than what we get on tap. Way more tropical fruit from the hops compared to more of a spicey yeast thing on tap. When it first started showing up on tap here a few years back it was more like the current bottled version.

I haven't seen any indication that they are actually different recipes so I'm not sure how to explain the differences.

Also had one of my Westy's tonight.



It's aging nicely.
- daeth
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