Turned 40 earlier this year and we typically do an out of country trip every year. Since it’s my 40th, I got to pick the 2023 trip without argument. We’re hitting Belgium for 4 days for the Tour of Flanders and lots of Belgian beer, then headed to Munich for 6 days for Bavarian hiking and German beer.
Fully expecting any/all fitness will be lost.
That sounds like a fantastic trip!
To quote the great 20th Century philosopher, Bruce Springsteen…“I’ll be there on time and I’ll pay the cost”
Sounds awesome…pics will be mandatory!
Have you tried the Unibroue belgian’s? Good stuff from Canada.
I have not, but will keep an eye out!
Thanks for the tip.
What is it with you guys and the massive heads on your beers??!?!?!?!?
Shameful.
That looks good!
We are hosting tomorrow and this is what my brother-in-laws and oldest nephew ordered:
@craigmanning I’m headed to the grocery store for ice and noticed the Unibroue on my last trip. I went back to Costco for 3 more bottles of Chimay Grande Reserve, love love love that beer. I’ll try and expand my horizons and try a bottle or two of the Unibroue.
I’d look for new family members, personally.
Zero wrong with that haul!
Overcompensating for small FTPs ??
Making friends in the forum. It’s what I do 
I have a Belgian beer story:
About 15 years ago, had a meeting in Belgium. The company I was with has a big operation there. We had an offsite at a very cool chateau type place. I flew in overnight on the day the meeting was to begin. Meeting all day, then a team event and dinner. Standard corporate stuff.
The event was a beer tasting. I was expecting a tasting of small flights. Nope. These guys had eight different beers and everyone got the whole bottle. On my best day I couldn’t handle eight beers. After flying in, meeting all day, maybe 1/2 a beer.
We had a blast with the different beers.
Also, there was no food at the beer tasting. It lasted until about 10pm when finally we stumbled into another hall for dinner. I got to bed about 1am and was knackered.
Most useful part of the meeting was the beer tasting.
Looking at it the wrong way, it’s more great beer for me… tonight’s haul includes Beer Advocate ratings of 90 (California) 96 (Quebec), and 99 (Belgium).
But as the saying goes - there’s no such thing as bad beer, it’s just that some taste better then others.
I didn’t think I would top the Banks Brewing Nelson Feels Oat Cream DIPA
This is as good maybe even marginally better, absolute banger.
I’m ending the year on a roll.
Yup…I had that same beer a few weeks ago. Really liked it…same glass, too. I assume you got the same 4-beer variety pack that came with the glass?
Yeah bought it last night. Few heavy hitters in there
