Further justification that purchasing beer you can’t pronounce is a good idea! Alyssa and I randomly stopped at a swanky grocery store on the way back from SFSU today. The place had a decent beer selection, so I picked up a few bottles.
I’ve had good experience with abbey ales in the past (Chimay is excellent), and they had several bottles to choose from. I picked this stuff because I hadn’t heard of it before, and also it was noticibly opaque. The first thing I noticed after uncorking and pouring it was it’s thick head. Always a good sign. I found the first sip to be surprisingly sweet and very malty. After a few more sips you get a real sense of how smooth this beer is, very akin to nitrogenated beers.
Also exciting was that this beer gets better as you drink it, imho. The yeast tends to settle towards the bottom of the rather large bottle, so as you work your way down the taste gets more and more intense.
I only post about beers that I really enjoy, so if you come across a bottle of this stuff make sure you pick it up.