Max's 10th Annual Belgian Beer Fest

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  1. DrBier

    DrBier Pooh-Bah (2,198) Jun 12, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Ok, Alright! Sour Monday is the DAY!
     
    #121 DrBier, Feb 17, 2014
  2. wd09601

    wd09601 Crusader (416) Jul 29, 2012 Maryland

    Yeah, lots of tasty sour beers.
     
    #122 wd09601, Feb 18, 2014
  3. DrBier

    DrBier Pooh-Bah (2,198) Jun 12, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    @johnmichaelsen, thinking of you when we shared Portland Beer Week Gigantic/Breakside India Wild Ale.
     
    #123 DrBier, Feb 18, 2014
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  4. DrBier

    DrBier Pooh-Bah (2,198) Jun 12, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Just a few of my highlights this weekend:
    De Proef Gandavum
    Oxbow Sasuga 2013
    Sturise Rye Triple Reserva
    Strubbe Ichtegems Grande Cru Gravity Keg
    AC Golden Coloradolambic
    Perennial La Bohme
    Devil's Backbone Berliner Metro Weiss (most suprising beer, outstanding)
    most disappointing (Boulevard Love Child No. 1)
     
    #124 DrBier, Feb 18, 2014
  5. DrBier

    DrBier Pooh-Bah (2,198) Jun 12, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    oh, and the bottle of BackAcre Sour Golden from the Capt. Good stuff!
     
    #125 DrBier, Feb 18, 2014
  6. DeutschesBier

    DeutschesBier Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Maryland

    I agree on the Oxbow Sasuga. That was such a delicious, refreshing beer. That is the kind of beer I want to have on tap permanently from May-September every year.
     
    #126 DeutschesBier, Feb 18, 2014
  7. CaptFrothy

    CaptFrothy Pundit (753) Dec 9, 2006 Maryland
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    I am so beer-ed out. Bleary, bloated, bombasticlly beerified, so many standout brews: Off the top-o-head:

    Strubbe Ichtegems Grande Cru
    De Dolle Stille nacht gravity barrel
    Goose Island Gillian
    Allagash Merveilleux
    Bockor Cuvee Jacobins Rouge
    BOM Heaven
    BOM Hell

    Funny, don't feel the Cantillon stood out, it was very fine, just hanging with a tough act to follow crowd.
    Next year, less Belgium and more sour day for me, yep that's the ticket. A man has to know his limitations.
     
    #127 CaptFrothy, Feb 18, 2014
  8. GodlessWatermelon

    GodlessWatermelon Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2012 Maryland

    Tried:
    Struise T.H.R.E.E
    Evil Twin Justin Blaeber
    New Belgium Apple Love
    Perennial Savant Beersel
    New Begium Le Terrior
    Goose Island Lolita
    Evil Twin Femme Fatale Yuzu
    and somehow ended up with a free Maine Beer Co. Zoe

    Highlights were the Perennial (I really wanted La Boheme, but it was kicked) and both New Belgiums. The Apple Love was mouth-puckering sour, and Le Terroir was the perfect blend of sour and hops, I was really impressed with that one.
     
    #128 GodlessWatermelon, Feb 18, 2014
  9. CaptFrothy

    CaptFrothy Pundit (753) Dec 9, 2006 Maryland
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    Last time I was in Cindy's in Elkridge, they still had this on the shelf, I agree, an impressive sour/hop blend.
     
    #129 CaptFrothy, Feb 18, 2014
  10. GeoffreyM

    GeoffreyM Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Are any of these beers still on tap if I went there this weekend?
     
    #130 GeoffreyM, Feb 20, 2014
  11. CaptFrothy

    CaptFrothy Pundit (753) Dec 9, 2006 Maryland
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    I'd venture a guess that only bottles are left from the 72 hours. The crowd was light on Friday, but Saturday, Sunday and Monday were very packed, imagine that drained the drafts. But they usually have a few belgians on tap anyway all the time.
     
    #131 CaptFrothy, Feb 20, 2014
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    No disrespect to CaptFrothy, but I'm going to disagree with his statement. Max's doesn't start rotating back in the regular line-up until after the sour fest, and it's not as if they're going to store half empty kegs until the next big event. In the past, I can recall there being in excess of 30 Belgian beers on tap the weekend after the event. Of course that being said, there's usually a good reason why those particular beers are still flowing; they tend to be the least popular of the draft line-up during the event. That being said, the Captain is certainly correct about the usual line-up. A "few Belgians" is an understatement, IMHO. Typically, Max's almost always has upwards of 20 different Belgian and Belgian style beers on tap, so if that's what you're looking for, you can almost always count on finding something interesting on tap anytime you stop by.
     
    #132 John_M, Feb 20, 2014
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