I found a new online shop which seems to have good prices, a lot of 750ml bottles, all Westvleterens (although they are not mentioned on their web) and good service.
http://www.etregourmet.com
My two 20kg packages arrived and I felt like a 5 year old boy opening them. It's like Christmas came early this year, hehe it's pretty much around the corner anyway.
Sadly three bottles were damaged during the shipping: 1x Rochefort 6, 1x St Sebastiaan Blond and 1x 750ml Karmeliet. But hopefully the seller will sort me out. :)
As you can see the Chimay bottle is from 2006, I sooo can't wait to try it back to back with a 750ml from 2009. Rock on!! Also, I've noticed that Dulden Draak is to expire in April 2010, so it's almost three years old as well. Or does that brewery put a five years seal?
Luckily this shop had all three types of Westvletern for reasonable prices, not like Belgian Shop. I took three of each, so my dad, my brother and I can enjoy a bottle of each. Entregourmet were kind enough to support me with three bottles free of charge!
If you guys look closely all three kinds have different expiration dates. #6 is due to 19th of May 2010, so this was brewed in 2007. Nice! But #8 and 12 are due to middle of 2012.
Of course I got a Westvleteren glass to go with them. I'm really looking forward to reviewing those beers. Maybe during the Christmas holidays?
Btw, I've noticed that one of the Westvleteren 6 bottles didn't have that engraved "Trappistenbier" sing on the neck. All others did. Does any of you know why? This is pretty interesting to know!
Of course I bought some glassware, both for the reviews and for my blog variation. Some glasses were much bigger than I expected. Like Duvel and Dulden Draak!
This is my last Belgian order for this year. Now I'm waiting for Systembolaget's "December mitt i månad" releases and I think I'm all set.
Keep your eyes out for some sweet reviews!
Great site! Im going to order some Fantome beers sooner or later.
SvaraRaderaI'm thinking of getting some Fantome with my next order too. :)
SvaraRaderaPity about the damaged bottles. Otherwise it seems to be a nice site except the pictures on the bottles.
SvaraRaderaHow many days did it took for the delivery?
@Gyllenbock, do you mean that the labels on the bottles are weathered? Well, that's because they were soaked with beer from the broken bottles.
SvaraRaderaIt took 2-3 days, registered shipping. :)
No, I meant the pictures on the website:
SvaraRaderahttp://www.etregourmet.com
2-3 days is fast, good to know. :)
Ah, yeah I know.. but you can always google them.. I honestly don't give a crap about how the site looks, as long as the prices and service are good.
SvaraRaderaGo ahead and place an order. Let me know what you bought! :):)