Show #4: God Beer by the Numbers
Prebeer preamble: What’s the deal with monks and beer?
Beer 1: Orval. Eric and I begin our sampling of monkdom with this Trappist creation. It’s the only beer this particular monestary makes, but does all that devotion create a good brew?
Interbeer Interlude: Beerlosophy essay “Beernumeracy.” I rant about numbers and air travel, then somehow bring it all back to beer. It always comes back to beer…
Beer 2: Tripel Karmeleit. We now crank it up to “three”, with this triple abbey. More malt, more alcohol…more holy?
Beer Geek Moment: “Belgium” Everything you need to know about one of the world’s beer epicenters. Or at least enough to sound like you know what you’re talking about at your next beer gathering.
Postbeer Postscript: Do Eric and I let the potential wrath of God influence our judgement on these two divinely inspired brews?
May 5th, 2006 at 10:49 am
Great show again guys. I like your Battle of the Beers suggestions. Perhaps after a dozen episodes, you should have Jack Mangan do a quick Battle ala Duel of the Fates? That would be cool.
What’s up next? Regional beers? Wheat beers?
Keep up the good work!
May 5th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Thanks Dave…I’m still trying to get my head around “love prowess” for a beer…
May 8th, 2006 at 12:41 am
hey guys. after spending last summer in belgium getting my lips on as much beer as possible, i had a chance to taste many beers. i liked these orval and triple karmeleit but not as much as duvel and delerium tremens. give em a shot, im sure you’ll love em as much as i do!
May 14th, 2006 at 12:22 am
Lets’ see: three favourite Belgian beers: Gouden Carolus, Chimay Blue and Verboden Vrucht. Ah! Total pleasure.