tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post8386419268668549105..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: NYT on Belgian GoldensJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-69212675339762249082010-02-25T09:44:52.839-08:002010-02-25T09:44:52.839-08:00I generally like Asimov's writing, but as with...I generally like Asimov's writing, but as with just about everything in the NYT, this article demonstrated the paper's East Coast bias. No Avery Salvation, no Bruery, no Boulevard, etc. But the paper got Brooklyn in there, of course.Soggy Coasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646016892555782239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78693539484235639232010-02-24T19:56:56.758-08:002010-02-24T19:56:56.758-08:00Does Duvel use brett? Could that have influenced ...Does Duvel use brett? Could that have influenced the palate of the wine critics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-43156801263949095322010-02-24T16:24:06.580-08:002010-02-24T16:24:06.580-08:00I would agree that the rational behind the short t...I would agree that the rational behind the short treatment of Duvel is pretty suspect. However, I actually appreciated that they lumped these all together saying they preferred to have a broad group to sample from: "But most were so good that we lost interest in whether they conformed to our parameters."<br />-DphillipsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-27339595093490050322010-02-24T13:47:16.099-08:002010-02-24T13:47:16.099-08:00Are we to understand that this was supposed to be ...Are we to understand that this was supposed to be a "Golden Belgian Ale" tasting? Not a Strong Golden, Abbey, Belgian IPA, Belgian Amber or any other kind of Belgian? I would say this tasting was flawed from the start. First you need to get a group of tasters who know what a Golden Belgian ale is and then get them to be able to read a label. <br /><br />Maybe this NYT reporter should dr wortnoreply@blogger.com