QOTD: You must have been good – Gary hardly spoke!

Absolutely phenomenal episode. Awesome job guys. Very informative.

QOTD Alec (Alex) sorry if i get it wrong… you rocked it. You need a beerlibrary spinoff indeed.

This is my first comment ever, and i got off (not literally) my lazy ass and am writing it JUST to say that Alex, you are doing an awesome job and i want to see MOAR! 😀

QOTD: Alec, you rocked it! Opened my eyes to Lambic beers, something I’ve never heard of before but am going to have to try. I’m definitely going to have to stop in to the Russian River area in the next few weeks to see if I can grab some of that supplication one. I guess that’s one of the perks of living in the bay area of California =)

Thanks Gary and Alec!!

Russian River Brewing Company is 6 blocks away…too bad I’m working on a Heitz port already.

Awesome Show, I was eagerly awaiting this episode as I watched you do it on Ustream.. McLovin was awesome!

Awesome Show, I was eagerly awaiting this episode as I watched you do it on Ustream.. McLovin was awesome!

QOTD: I’m loving the random non wine shows.

Never had a lambic, but I will definitely seek them out.

I get the Rauchbock at Triumph Brewing Co everytime they have it – It’s definitely one of my favorite! I’ve got other friends who dig the bacon as well 🙂

QOTD: Great job Alec!
Not a beer drinker but enjoyed the show.
Gary came across a bit buzzed (but in a good way – he was loose).

QOTD: Awesome!!!! You’re doing great, and I’d like to see you on more!

Alec: I had the lindemans Cassis lambic, and underneath the sweet, fruitiness was a real bad stink – we’re talking latrine here. Is there some bacterial contamination? What might have been going on?

Thanks for the tip about the Rauchbier. While I haven’t found one yet, I’ve found some Rauchbock, and I love it.

@QOTD: Alec was doing really fine, but I’d love to see Mott dancing! 😉

A Lambic show on WLTV! that rocks! Russian River Brewing is about an hour away from me. I actually met the brewmaster once. He was pretty neat. He was at an event at Toronado, a great beer bar in SF.
I like lambics, though while I enjoy it sometimes, I think Lindemans goes overboard with the sweetness sometimes. You should try a Cantillion Rose de Gambrius. That’s funky beer!

Love the Beer Shows! You need to do more of these and you should sell some high end beer at wine library. Lots of cross over appeal with many craft brews, especially the Belgians. I hope to see you do a show on Saisons. Many of them are quite similar to Lambics, using heavy doses of Brett and wild yeasts. They tend not to be quite as esoteric, but are no less complex. They also cost much less. Darbyste is a very interesting one which is fermented with Fig Juice, but doens’t have so much as a hint of sweetness. The Saisons of Fantome are as complex as any wine I have ever had showing sharp barnyard aromas and tart fruit flavors. I shared a couple bottles with some friends a few weeks ago and we nearly came to blows with each other arguing over what fruits we were tasting in this beer! Fantome doesn’t make fruit beers, it is all in the yeast(s)! Again, great show and Alec was awesome!

Gary love the show, I’m a big beer nut, so this was awesome. BTW I was catching up on a few episodes and watching one you did on Bordeaux, and I have a show idea. I’ve heard John C. Dvorak from Twit talk about having a lot of vintage Burgundy and Bordeaux; I think it would be awesome to do a show with him where you guys try good old world wines. It would be cool, and it might open wine library up to a wider audience if you got a Twit nod as well.

Ben

I found it hilarious that Gary’s wearing a vegan shirt that someone obviously sent to him, and is eating bacon in this episode. Haha.

QOTD: Great show, Big G. I gotta say that Argyle Alec knows his stuff and I appreciate it, even if he is quite the beer geek. The show need Gary’s laid-back personality and charisma to keep it thoroughly enjoyable. Solid episode, and I love the guest format and Alec introducing Gary to some new info about a beverage that isn’t as familiar to him as the usual suspect of vino.

Great episode. I’m a big beer fan, and I really like lambics, so it’s great to see it get some attention. Alec did great, and I hope to see more of him. Would love to see an episode on Belgian Dark Ales (I definitely recommend Maudite, Trois Pistoles, and Gulden Draak). Thanks guys.

ALEC: goood work and gary–so cool and chill today, really liked it. Aleic, what do you think of Flemish ales? Duchess de Bourgogne? Reinardt?(sp?) etc

Love these beers with food, especially smokeed brisket. what are your thoughts?

Is it time for BLTV? No thanks!

Hi, this lurker finally comments. Great show as always. I thought Alec did really good in describing the beers and Gary too of course. Now a little extra info. Maybe it has already been said, but I am too lazy too read all the comments through. First off, the gueuze. There is a little description on the English wikipedia page on the origin of the name, but I think there is more truth in the dutch/Flemish one. One of the exlanations is that it actually originates from the street name where this kind of lambic was first brewed (Geuze street) in Brussels. Afterwards it spread out to different regions. I think you guys also wondered which grapes were used in the St Lamvinus. There’s merlots and cabernet-francs. And I also can’t resist on commenting on the framboise lambic from Lindemans. I think Alec mentioned that this was the beer you could let your girlfriend drink. I was honestly laughing out loud when he said that, because especially the “kriek” (as we call these kinds of beer in Belgium) from Lindemans is “The girl bier” because it’s so sweet. I would dare to say that Lindemans in general is pretty commercial in Belgium. There is always a kind of “battle” between them and Belle Vue (owned by Inbev) for who is the better and the “true” kriek. Other then them, there are a bunch of other brewers who make kriek, but they are smaller and thus less known.

Hope this is not too much to read.

Eva

Just a note to say you have another fan hooked on your craziness.

QOTD: Argyle Alec, you did a great job, you have your own web tv carisma and I think you should start BLTV, then you and Gary could do crossover eps like this one, and Gary could be on your show! The two of you have good report.

Gary: I think that a show like this does well reinforcing your philosophy. Trying new things, trusting your pal etc. Why should wine drinkers be limited to wine? Thanks, it was a good ep.

My wife got back from Belgium last night and then tells me, “We were in a beer store, but I didn’t know what to get you.” I was crushed as I love, love, love, Belgian beer. Lambics are great, but I really go for the Trappist beers. Trois-Monts (from France I know but still a Flanders style beer) is also great

Great show. I have been looking out for something like this for the past 100 shows or so. It is the first episode I can actually use in my everyday life as none of my friends drink wine (but I am trying to expand my horizons). Next time I am with my co-workers I will definitely be mentioning trying Lambric beer either at the next lunch or bringing some to the next barbeque.