Comments on: French microbrews http://www.drvino.com/2006/08/11/french-microbrews/ wine talk that goes down easy Tue, 21 May 2013 22:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2006/08/11/french-microbrews/#comment-579 Dr. Vino Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:05:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/08/french-microbrews/#comment-579 Hi CMC,

Thanks for your updates on this shop. I certainly don’t doubt that there are many fine beers in this shop, which is why I blogged about it in the first place. I only tried four and I thought they were clunkers. I certainly would have gone back to try some more of Simon’s beers, particularly wintry ales, but alas I was in Paris for a brief time in July. So thanks for your updates on the shop and the link to the new web site.

How did I miss that dark/blind restaurant? That sounds wacky but cool!

Cheers,

]]> By: CMC http://www.drvino.com/2006/08/11/french-microbrews/#comment-580 CMC Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:31:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/08/french-microbrews/#comment-580 My Parisian sister-in-law gave me a magazine blurb about this shop, and I expected it to be like one near her place which is mostly Belgian. So my brother-in-law and I sought it out, two doors down from the much talked about restaurant where you eat in the dark and the servers are all blind. I was shocked to realise it was all French beers! Okay, maybe 5% of the shelf space was Belgian, but still. I have to refute the original blog in terms of quality. My impression was that these were being compared to Belgian ales, and I would contend that most American micros would suffer the same dour comparison. M. Thillou, who was really cool and knowledgeable, chose 5 bottles for me, a couple of which were holiday ales (visited end of Nov.). Since I would be staying in Paris the following night but not the day we first visited, he kindly placed my selections in the refridgerator and I came back the following day and picked them up. By the way, Simon speaks very good English, so don’t be afraid to stop in for that reason. Like my regular stops when visiting the inlaws, such as brasseries “Le Sous Bock” and “Au Trappiste”, La Cave will be a regular stop. When in Paris, please support local microbrews! Here is his website:
http://www.caveabulles.fr/index.php

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