660932 Tue Oct 20 09:06:38 -0700 2009 6 61 Austin 0 5117072 I'm looking for both bars and stores in Austin that carry my favorite beer (#8, but would like to try other numbers as well!). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Tue Oct 20 09:06:38 -0700 2009 81120 foodiegal71 1 5117670 Whole Foods had it a couple months ago, the 8 and/or the 10, IIRC. The 11.2oz bottles only for about $5. Usually when one retailer gets it, they all do. This one I think I only saw at WF. I monitor the Belgian selections pretty well at all the stores. There used to be so few of them that all the stores carried everything there was to be imported into TX. But now there's a big enough selection that not all retailers may feel obligated to carry every brand. All of the trappists should be carried by *all* stores, though (only 4-5 of the are exported, IIRC). Rochefort, like La Trappe, was always in limited quantities and somewhat seasonal though. At least from my experiences in California. Am I the only one that thinks Orval tastes like toilet bowl cleaner smells? I've tried to like it,. but.... It's the most expensive and the worst of the Trappists, IMO. -sw Tue Oct 20 12:01:58 -0700 2009 5117072 136775 sqwertz 2 5120398 Hmmm, WF didn't have it a couple of weeks ago when I checked. The last time I saw it there was about 3 years ago. I'll check again though. I've not tried Orval. And based on your description, I think I probably won't :) Wed Oct 21 12:24:18 -0700 2009 5117670 81120 foodiegal71 3 5127123 Like I said - it comes and it goes. My old standbys are Delirium Tremens, Duval, and I love the fact that Gulden Drak is now available here, too. Maybe Grimbergen will be along soon, too..... These are always in stock everywhere. -sw Sat Oct 24 06:29:42 -0700 2009 5120398 1118775 sqwertz3 1 5125544 Try the Whip In. They have many Trappiste beers Fri Oct 23 11:03:35 -0700 2009 5117072 102275 tokyomonamour 1 5125884 Accroding to Google, they are imported by Merchant du Vin, whose TX distributor is Ben E Keith. You might contact Keith and see what they say - http://www.benekeith.com/beverage/locations/14 (P.S. - Did you know that Chimay, the first widely available Trappist beer in America, is imported by an Austin company?) Fri Oct 23 12:57:17 -0700 2009 5117072 1101448 brentwood 1 5127456 Is there a place in Austin that has Westvleteren 12? It's the top rated beer in the world according to ratebeer.com. I just missed it on the shelf at a wine store in San Francisco a few years back and I don't know of another place in the US that has it. Sat Oct 24 09:21:46 -0700 2009 5117072 40633 achtungpv