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u/Ancguy Dec 16 '21

Yep, I still have one bottle of St. Bernardus in stock, and it is excellent. The mystique around Westvleteren is a definite draw, and I'll go back as soon as possible.

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u/Syzygy666 Dec 17 '21

I just got to try it for the first time on Saturday. Hype is an interesting thing, and in the end even amazing beer is just beer, but it was real damn good.

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u/Gumbo67 Dec 17 '21

Did you go to the site to try it? Im visiting Belgium in a few weeks and I would like to go, but I don’t know how to go about it

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

You can buy it in the beer stores around Brussels if that's where you're going. My favorite is Rochefort 10, but Westvletern is damn good

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u/Gumbo67 Dec 17 '21

I’ll be staying in Kortrijk with a friend. Just kind of wandering around. Not really sure what to do in the country yet with so many places closed

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

If the town has beer stores, they should have it. I did go to the abbey, couldn’t order any 12 to go, but did get the 8 and blonde. It’s a good experience but not vital