I do love New Belgium beers, so imagine my horror this morning when I read our dear skylark saying that they all tasted the same! *shock and alarm*. To his defense, Skinny Dip is really just Fat Tire Light, but my dear skylark, you must try 1554! 1554 by New Belgium is this completely awesome dark belgian beer that is absolutely unlike anything else they make. In fact, it is almost unlike anything anyone else makes at all (Standard micro breweries anyway). While most are playing the “we can be more hoppy than you” game, NB dares to make a dark malty beer with kick ass distinction. It’s so good, its actually one of my favorites of all time.

Perhaps its my affinity for beer I can’t see through. But when I read “Belgian Black Ale” I was sold. Someday, if I ever go to Belgium the country, I am going to get so wildly drunk on Belgian beer that I may forget I was ever there. Of course, with the way internationalization goes these days, Belgium is probably full of Budweiser and Coors. Then I’ll just drink milk and wonder why Belgian beer only tastes good in America.