The last new beers I’ve tried are: Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere (there is a recent thread on this one) Lost Abbey Judgement Day – supposed to be a Belgian quad but tasted more like a one dimensional dubbel to me...

IPA and Porter that I had was really funky – barnyard like funk that would be appreciated in a belgian dubbel or lambic or saison, but not in an english style ale. The burgers we ordered were cooked to order perfect medium...

short-cuts on the brewing and ageing process to increase the production – all the various grades of West-Vleteren are really great and broadly (not universally) viewed as the best. By the way, does Hopleaf have Westmalle...

-brewed in Baltimore) 6pks of their Christmas doppelbock for the first time. North Coast has a Wintertime Ale that’s a Belgian-style dubbel. And their Old Stock Ale (essentially a barley wine) is great. Troegs in Harrisburg,...

Commandments, Avery Salvation, Anderson Valley Dubbel, or Allagash Black or Four. For me, I feel like when a beer reaches a certain level, it’s really difficult to speak in terms of better or worse. They’ve all hit...

of bordred a bit on a dubbel for me. granted... i love that sometimes so i think i’ll be going back for more of it. glad you liked the st ipa though... we should have a thread that tracks new american microbrew offerings...

Part of that ignorance is driven by profit margin. Neither the restaurant nor the server or sommelier have much incentive to steer customers to a high-end $14 Belgian dubbel if a high-end Barolo is $74. Gramercy Tavern excepted.

an English IPA. There are lots of other examples fo this. I would agree, however, that by and large, American attempts to imitate European styles, such as Belgian dubbels, tripels, Pilsners, doppelbocks, ESBs and other bitters,...

I went to the World Beer Cup when it was held here a couple of years ago. The highlight for me was before the dinner announcing the winners, all the submitted beers were out for sampling. Karl Strauss actually submitted a Belgian...

They sell growlers in NYC filled by the retailers at New Beer, Whole Foods and Bierkraft as well as the brewery itself. I know they sell the Tripel, Dubbel and various smoke from the oaks in 750s. All really good by the way.

It was Allagash night in our home last night. Among the more standard (but by no means average) lineup of dubbels and trippels was a true standout - “Interlude, January 2007.” I grabbed this bottle from my local...

o Hatfield Country Links breakfast sausage o Habbersett Scrapple o Tastykakes’ Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes (with a glass of cold milk) o Flying Fish brewery’s Belgian Abbey Dubbel style beer o Turkey Hill decaffeinated diet iced tea o...

A few favorites of mine, since tastes change from day to day, are Ommegang (the original Abbey-style dubbel), Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, and Ipswich IPA. Sometimes I want hops, sometimes easy-drinking maltiness, and other...