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Showing posts with label brasserie Lefebvre. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Beer 115: Blanche de Bruxelles and French Accents


If you're sticking with me and this blog, then please do yourself a favor and read the following post in a French accent.  It's how it sounded as I was typing it.  Or, more accurately, read it in your best vampire voice.  All my accents end up sounding like a slightly drunken vampire.

Ask Gary.  He'll tell you once he stops laughing.

Anyway...you know you’re having a good day when you have the opportunity to shout one of the following  at various points of the work day:

“I double-dog-dare you to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that is superior to an Uncrustable.”

“Stay alive. I will find you.”

The first followed a very heated debate about what makes a quality peanut butter and jelly sandwich and is most definitely going to result in a PB & J throw down, which is awesome. And the latter has already made more than one of us laugh until we cried today.  

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I'm continuing my good day with a good beer.  It is Brasserie Lefebvre's Blanche de Bruxelles -- a white beer brewed in Belgium.  It is described on the label as being refreshing and having a soursweet taste.  It's brewed with coriander and orange peel.  Damn you, coriander!  I actually rummaged through the spice rack to find my coriander (because why wouldn't I have coriander?) but I DON'T HAVE ANY.  Why can't I experience the singular taste of coriander?  Ever???

Anyway I can't attest to the strength of the coriander flavor.  I can tell you that it poured a very hazy straw color with a medium head that left nice lacing.  It smells strongly of orange with hints of banana and clove and maybe even a bit of cinnamon.  First sips reveal that it is indeed refreshing.  Score.  The orange and banana carried through, as did the spice.  It also had a dry, biscuit-like flavor.  Delicious.  This is an awesome beer.  

Curious as to what Gary thought of it?  Check it out.

Cheers!

Bounce, Bounce, Bounce....

Beer #115 Blanche de Bruxelles / Brasserie Lefebvre, Quenast, Belgium

I'm always in awe of great writing, and Spencer Hall from the college football blog Every Day Should Be Saturday has done it again.  Sadly we share a common bond, as he had to put his dog Isis to sleep today. The comments in the thread have become both a makeshift memorial for the furry friends lost and a celebration of those still by our side.  Plus lots of pictures of dogs, which I could stare at for hours.

Today I'm drinking a Belgian White, or witbeir, from Brasserie Lefebvre.  Feels like I haven't poured a Belgian in ages.  In the glass, this beer shows off a cloudy yellow color and thick white foam.  The aroma has soft notes of yeast and citrus.  A mellow beer at 4.5% ABV, Blanche de Bruxelles has flavors of orange peel, grain, and yeast, and has a light sweetness.
The brewery dates back to 1876, and the sixth generation is now running the daily operations.  Definitely worth a try for those looking for a lighter option.



Thing to Think About Today:
For those who have been reading this blog for a while, you know of my current obsession for music performed by artists from other genres.  I'm still waiting to form that rap cover acoustic group, but responses from other interested parties (who actually have musical talent) have been slow in arriving.  Someone has to be with me on this.

If you need more motivation and want to see YET ANOTHER example of the awesome crossover appeal, please check Young the Giant's take on R. Kelly.  Yes, you read that correctly.  If we do form a group, we're getting fur coats for when we perform, as I believe that really enhances the feel.  The first minute of this video is talking - either sit patiently and listen, or fast forward through the first 60 seconds to a glorious cover.  Now let's all think about.... that toot toot... that beep beep:


"And after the show it's the after party, and after the party it's the hotel lobby"