These are the second set of 10 new beers that I had at the Belgian Beer Fest. A good portion of them seem to be rare or one-off beers given that they're not in the BA database. I think this is a sign of a good beer fest, that brewers are willing to bring their small batch, one-off beers to a fest, or better yet, to brew them for a fest. It helps keep the variety high and the offerings interesting. 881. The Tap Honing Ale Beer Stats: Brewery: The Tap / Haverhill Brewery, Inc Alcohol: 6.80% Style: Belgian Pale Ale , BJCP Style Guide Pours a cloudy, straw golden. Topped by a sudsy head. Honey is definitely present in the aroma with a bit of a resiny character. The sweetness of the honey mingles well with a nice tart fruitiness from the yeast.  read more »

So ... it seems everyone brought up different names. But from what I gather, we have a 'top 5'. Well done guys! The rest: Avec Les Bons Voeux de la Brasserie Dupont Black Albert Brass'ne De Pisselotte Brise-BonBons! Chimay capsule Bleu Cochonnette De Koninck Blonde Dobbelen Bruinen Dragon! Duchesse de Bourgogne Gueze Vigneronne La Botteresse Mea Culpa Mort Subite Noblesse Palm Peeklak Pilaarbijter Piraat Rubbel Sexy Lager Satan Slag Pils Strange Ghost Titje Tripel Karmeliet Tsjeeses (Christmas beer pronounced "Jesus") XX Bitter Any others you'd like to add to the '10 Best Beer Names'? Soon I'll also try to launch a '10 Best Belgian Beers' where you can share your ultimate, favorite Belgian Beers. I see some have done so already.

In addition to the Tyranena tasting that Kris posted (January 18, 4pm - 6pm, at Thomas Liquors in St. Paul), Fitty alerted me to a bunch of new stuff they got in this week. We just got a ton of HopSlam about an hour ago… and the price did NOT increase, $13.99. I also got a lot more new and old stuff that you’ll have to check out. eg. more Black Hole, Haand Dark Force, Orkney Reserve, Brasserie Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux and others. Hope to see you soon! Cheers, Fitty

I have been contemplating making a public challenge to Asheville beer bars when I came across some news today. Its not that we dont have some fine places to drink. Barleys, Bier Garden , Hannah Flannagans, and others offer plenty of taps to choose from, not to mention our brewpubs. However, I have been disappointed in the lack of variety in their Belgian draft offerings. Well it looks like my dreams have come true . The Thirsty Monk is set to open in September at the current site of Hookah Joes  read more »

"A Good Beer Blog -- Autumn had to show sooner or later. We shared this one from the Dupont the does not make tires as clouds rolled in, trying to pick us off with the first splats of rain.Clouded orange-amber ale with a lacy rich off white head. The scent is oddly a bit like lime juice and light..." (152 words - posted by Alan (Ontario))