It's About Time I Opened the Scaldis

Mmm.....Scaldis, I've drank you before and you are delicious.  At 10.5% alcohol you will be kicking my ass shortly.

To be specific, this is the Brasserie Dubuisson Scaldis Blonde Ale Triple, 750ml, yes I am going to drink an entire wine-sized bottle of this stuff.  Amazon actually sells this beer on their site at $14.95 which is not what I paid, I believe I paid only $10 at the local liquor store (because who buys alcohol off of Amazon??).

I really love this Triple.  A friend of mine introduced this beer to me awhile back.  I served it to my dad when he paid me a visit a few years ago (his intent was to paint my garage, he was pretty adamant about this, I'm serious).  The day's labor, combined with very little sleep on the train ride out, combined with altitude, combined with a 10.5 abv meant that my dad slept very well that night.  We had to get up the next morning and finish painting the garage, I never asked him how hungover he was that day.  Scaldis, it was what I served for dinner.

This beer is actually pretty smooth, it may be a tad fruity but I don't really notice the finer things in a beer like aromas and character.  What I pay attention to is, does it not provoke a gag reflex?  Can I drink it and not taste anything skunky?  Does it taste like beer?  I answered all these questions with a definite yes.

In case you are wondering, because I always do, Scaldis is a Belgium brewery in the French-speaking part of Belgium.  This brewery has been in operation since before the French Revolution.  I would probably do very well with visiting Belgium.  I like to drink, I speak very little French, and even less of other languages, but I'm entertained with very little and that's without the alcohol.

The worst beer pour EVER...who can pour a beer better than me??  So many people..

To wrap this up, I really like this beer, it's easy to drink, it will get you drunk faster than you can say Belgium Waffles, and showing up with this beer at a party might make you look kind of cool...or pretentious, your call.

Day-after notes: I was watching The Hangover Part 2 while drinking this beer last night and yes, I too had a hangover this morning.  I guess that is what you get when you are drinking these high alcohol beers.  Cheers!