On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I found the Chimay in a most unexpected place... Sam's Club in Sarasota.
> There was a large stack of Chimay sampler packs each holding a 34 cl
> bottle of Red, Triple and Blue along with a Chimay goblet. The price
> was about USD 15. But I don't suppose I can buy it there again. The
> display also had a sign describing it as "A 1 time purchase"
>
> I haven't tasted either of them yet. I'll save them for special times
> when I can just savor the beer. There were some other beers there also
> labeled "A 1 time purchase" but I don't recall what they were. I was
> too startled to see the Chimay. I also saw some Chimay at Trader Joe's
> but those were large bottles, too large for me to drink a 7-9% beer in
> one sitting and too expensive to waste if it went flat :-)
>
HA! Chimay is common as dirt in Iowa City ("Athens of the Midwest"). One
of my buddies who fancies Belgian booze wrinkles his nose at it somewhat
...
Don't know how this stuff stacks up to the Belgians:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11552
Passover approacheth.
Joel W.
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