Beer?

[No Ta Doctor]

Extra 4 - abv 4.8%. "Extra 4 is a refreshing blonde beer with a snowy-white collar. Zesty and floral touches are perfectly balanced by the aroma of hops", according to the description on the box. (The paterbier is their Pater 6 at 6.7%, third from left in pic, yellow label).


Feel free..although its BB date is 12-2026, so you might not get here in time! But you are quite welcome to the Abt 12, BB date is 05-2029.

I've actually just taken delivery of some St B Paters - though confusingly, they're not actually a paterbier (which is sometimes referred to as a single, and comes in under 5% - that's the Extra), they're a double! It's because their naming goes Abbot 12, Prior 8, Pater 6 - ranking their beer strengths by religious title (got to try and get the idea that they're a trappist brewery in there somewhere, without being able to actually claim it!)

Don't worry about best before dates too much if it's bottle conditioned, especially the higher strength stuff, just keep them cool and out of direct sunlight

 

[Shadow]

Thirsty work being a tourist. Stopped by the local convenience store with a fridge to take a couple of chilled bottles back to the accommodation. Both were about €4:

La Fosse Blonde 5.3% (2/5 barley, 2/5 hops)

La Piautre Blonde 4.9% (2/5 bitterness)

The scores in brackets were listed on the back label as pictograms; I have never seen these before. Neither really appealed to my palate, maybe I was having an off day!