A Cultural Experience!!

These past few days have been exciting for us!!  We had the pleasure of taking two of our Belgian brewers to various restaurants/pubs and events.  Stefaan (Brewery The Musketeers) was the first brewer to visit with us.  We had the pleasure of trying his beer chocolates that were cooked with the Troubadour beer.  There was an assortment of white, dark and milk chocolates.  Maybe we will import these amazing chocolates so the rest of the world can try them??  We took Stefaan to The Public House in Boston, MA.  The food especially the Pommes Frites (French Fries) with garlic and spicy mayonnaise was splendid!!  

The second brewer was Jef Versele (Brewery Van Steenberge).  Jef attended the beer tasting that was held at Yankee Spirits in Attleboro, MA on October 12th, 2008.  The event was a great success.  After a long day at the event, Cliff  and Jef returned to Cliff's house for a lasagna dinner made by Cheryl.  We also had the chance to sample the new Gulden Draak Vintage 2008.  This special holiday beer is brewed once a year and has just arrived in the U.S.  This special brew has a 7.5 ABV compared to the 10.5 ABV for Gulden Draak.  The Gulden Draak Vintage 2008 is a dark beer but it is a different beer than Gulden Draak.   The recipe of this beer combines the ingredients of the Augustijn and Gulden Draak beers.  It can be aged like Gulden Draak.     

It was nice to learn about another person's culture.  Also, it was nice to share our culture with both Stefaan and Jef.  Jef would ask us about baseball and various other topics.  Cassandra even helped Jef set-up his new iphone.  

Thank-you Stefaan and Jef for visiting!!

"The saying "Mind your P's and Q's comes from the time when alcoholic beverages were served/sold in Pints and Quarts.  Thus, to mind your P's and Q's meant to be careful how much you drank."  

taken from: 

http://www.comedy-zone.net/triviazone/humans/page3.htm 

Cheers,

Global Beer Network