damn that's pricey beer...

[Jimbo]

Beer Experts Comment on Chimay

[smokingrobot]

i want to try that stuff now.

looks like im headed to monk's this afternoon.

[TheBlueMonster]

it's a normal 11oz. bottle. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

now that's really expensive.

[TheBlueMonster]

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i want to try that stuff now.

looks like im headed to monk's this afternoon.

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let me knwo if you can find it. And what vintage... (yes, this crap actualy has different vintages)

[Corey]

I usually pick up 6-8 of these per year. Fresh, they're pretty crappy; overwhelming "alcohol-y" taste without much depth. However, I just had a 2002 about two weeks ago and it had developed nicey. Almost all of the "burn" associated with high gravity beers was gone and left behind an almost port-like brew in terms of flavor and finish.

The best thing to do with these is to buy some and put them away for at least a year.

[gunt]

thats nothing...i bought a six dollar bud light at the nudie bar last weekend

[Los Feliz Slim]

Specifically because of this thread I went to Trader Joe's today, where they have the large bottle of Chimay "Premiere" (the red one) for $6.99. This is the best deal on Chimay that I know of. I'm hoping I can keep myself from drinking all three bottles I purchased, because fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through Sunday afternoon. Or so my wife says.

[TheBlueMonster]

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thats nothing...i bought a six dollar bud light at the nudie bar last weekend

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well cause that's at a strip bar. I've bought 6 dollar beer at a bar before. Never a 5 dollar bottle at a liquor store.

[smb394]

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i want to try that stuff now.

looks like im headed to monk's this afternoon.

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Haven't been to Monk's yet this year. I was at Kildare's in Manayunk last night, and Chimay Blue on tap was $8.75 per pint. But if you're down in Manayunk area, check out Flat Rock Saloon. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]