Will be there tomorrow! Was there less than a year ago and had a Zomer, 2004 3F magnum, 2012 Fou Foune, and an old (can’t remember vintage now) 3F Schaarbeekse Kriek. Prices are high but very fair. Atmosphere is top notch. |
Thanks guys, if you can check some special 3F / loons for me that would be really appreciated :) |
Tons of stuff off the list even from last time I was there. Drank 2010 Iris, 2011 Mamouche, 2012 St Lam, 2005 3G Schaarbeekse, 2005 3F OGV, ’10-’11 Tilquin, ’12 3F OG to name a few |
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Here’s how you do Grote Dorst:
Arrive 5 minutes before open
Come in, grab a seat at a table built for your group size
Be friendly, don’t be a weirdo
Ask what Lambiek is available on tap
Order a glass of every lambiek available (1-3 euro a glass)
Drink them
Order some cheese while you glance at the menu
Get a bottle of an older non-whale bottle to split with your friends
An hour in, order 2-3 nicer bottles "if available" and if one is sold out, don’t act like a dick and say "someone checked into that bottle on Untappd last week."
Enjoy the beer they serve you
Bring dirty glasses back to the bar before you leave.
Come back next year and repeat.
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DHVL is very expensive if you want to drink whales. A meat-loaf made with Orval with some Frites and an 8 year Orval or Rodenbach Grand Cru is a perfect way to spend the afternoon.
If you see Uli at Grote dorst, be nice, invite him to sit and share some beers with him. He has some great stories. |
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Originally posted by AdamChandler
Here’s how you do Grote Dorst:
Arrive 5 minutes before open
Come in, grab a seat at a table built for your group size
Be friendly, don’t be a weirdo
Ask what Lambiek is available on tap
Order a glass of every lambiek available (1-3 euro a glass)
Drink them
Order some cheese while you glance at the menu
Get a bottle of an older non-whale bottle to split with your friends
An hour in, order 2-3 nicer bottles "if available" and if one is sold out, don’t act like a dick and say "someone checked into that bottle on Untappd last week."
Enjoy the beer they serve you
Bring dirty glasses back to the bar before you leave.
Come back next year and repeat.
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DHVL is very expensive if you want to drink whales. A meat-loaf made with Orval with some Frites and an 8 year Orval or Rodenbach Grand Cru is a perfect way to spend the afternoon.
If you see Uli at Grote dorst, be nice, invite him to sit and share some beers with him. He has some great stories.
This should be done at every bar and brewery you go to. |
Originally posted by biggsbowler
This should be done at every bar and brewery you go to.
You’re right but every bar I go to in Belgium that’s known to have whales, there’s always a fat bearded beer geek (like me) but instead of being nice they sit down and ask "what do you have that’s rare? Do you have Framboos?" |
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Originally posted by AdamChandler
Here’s how you do Grote Dorst:
Arrive 5 minutes before open
Come in, grab a seat at a table built for your group size
Be friendly, don’t be a weirdo
Ask what Lambiek is available on tap
Order a glass of every lambiek available (1-3 euro a glass)
Drink them
Order some cheese while you glance at the menu
Get a bottle of an older non-whale bottle to split with your friends
An hour in, order 2-3 nicer bottles "if available" and if one is sold out, don’t act like a dick and say "someone checked into that bottle on Untappd last week."
Enjoy the beer they serve you
Bring dirty glasses back to the bar before you leave.
Come back next year and repeat.
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DHVL is very expensive if you want to drink whales. A meat-loaf made with Orval with some Frites and an 8 year Orval or Rodenbach Grand Cru is a perfect way to spend the afternoon.
If you see Uli at Grote dorst, be nice, invite him to sit and share some beers with him. He has some great stories.
Thanks for the information, since I’m not a good drinker I might have to skip few steps but that sounds wonderful :) |
Originally posted by CrookedStaver
Tons of stuff off the list even from last time I was there. Drank 2010 Iris, 2011 Mamouche, 2012 St Lam, 2005 3G Schaarbeekse, 2005 3F OGV, ’10-’11 Tilquin, ’12 3F OG to name a few
Thanks man! |
Also I just googled what DHVL is (it sounds like some dark lord variants lol) and found out it was a Belgium pub. How’s the selection like there? Can’t find any menu.. |
