Spectre’s Sayings

Today is the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition. Time to celebrate!

Friday night, my cousin and I took my brother out for an evening to celebrate his landing a new job. At one bar, we had three rounds, one each of Schlafly Hefeweizen (it has grown on me), Schlafly Pale Ale, and Boulevard Lunar Ale. And then we walked around the corner to another bar, where it was pretty crowded. We had two rounds of beer there (and my cousin and brother also had a specialty drink of some sort that I didn’t try).

The first of the two beers was Goose Island’s 312 Urban Wheat. It had a citrus aroma, somewhat like grapefruit. The mouthfeel was crisp and light. But the taste was rather unremarkable for a wheat beer.

But I really wanted to talk about the last beer of the evening.

Westmalle Trappist Ale Dubbel. This was, to put it simply, the best beer I have ever had in my life. Bar none.
I spent several minutes simply savoring the aroma. The thick, creamy head promised a good beer, and a great beer was delivered. I lack the adjectives to describe this beer. A taste of heaven.