Show 56: Liquid Christmas 2008–Vrolijk Kerstfeest! (part 1)
The Holidays are once again bearing down on us with their relentless festiveness, and there’s no better time to explore the world of beer. Like Oscar-baiting movie studios, breweries the world over save their best, most interesting, and most profound brews for the year-end season. To celebrate this bounty, Speaking of Beer turns this year to Belgium, the land of diverse, sublime, and often butt-kicking brews. Once again I invite my Thanksgiving dinner guests to drink with me as the turkey is still settling in our tummies, and this year I’m honored to be joined by my lovely wife Carolyn, Brewing Compadre Shawn, Sheila Dee, Evo Terra, and Jack Mangan. So much fun was had that I’ve decided to split this up into three installments, the first of which features Gouden Carolus Noel. I was a big fan of their Grand Cru, but how does their Christmas brew go down with a slap-happy group of all-over-the-map outspoken party-goers? Tune in and find out!
