Only three days to go before ep 2 and I still don’t have BP for pre-order… this asks for DRASTIC measures Log in to see images!.
I could…
– beg, but I don’t like that and neither do others.
– borrow, but I probably wouldn’t be able to pay it back.
– trade, now that might be interesting but I’d need to exchange it for an interesting good!

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I come from a little country called Belgium: our taxes are huge (Sweden is the only country with more taxes than Belgium according to some large consultancy company), and our bureaucracy is enormous and extremely expensive (we have 6 governments for a country with only 30528 square km of land: one for the Flemish community/territory, one for the Walloon territory, one for the Brussels territory, one for the frenchspeaking community, one for the germanspeaking community); but hanks God (or whatever higher power, science or coincidence) we have one big positive point: BEER! we have loads of great delicious beers; it is one of our greatest specialty and people from all over the world come to visit this country merely for that reason.

so that solves the problem of finding the right product.

So I’m offering a delicious Belgian beer to the highest bidder; this beer will either be:

-Westvleteren, one of the most difficult to get beers, even for Belgians because the monks who brew the beer are very strict on the sale of the beer which can only be bought on the spot once a month. Now I respect the monks on their choice and I will NOT sell more than one of these bottles if the bidder selects this beer; no matter how much you bid (I can be bribed on some occasions but not this one; not because I’m scared to go to hell – I’m agnostic – but out of respect for these monks and coz I don’t really care that much about cash/BP to disrespect their choice). Oh… and some douchebags once voted this the best beer in the world.
-Geuze: This is DEFINITLY one of my favorite beer and typical beer from around Brussels. The mainstream Geuze is mostly sold in Belgium, but the most clbumy brands of Geuze can also be found in some culinary restaurants around the world, though not many (I think moslty Japan and Eastcoast of USA; but I’m not sure at all – too long ago since my visit to the brewery).
-Vicaris: atm this is my favorite beer, I recommend the blend with Geuze.
-Ename: Their blonde beer tastes great and their tripel is definitly one of the better tripels I’ve tasted. read more in this post.
-(almost) any other brand: but srsly preferably not Jupiler, Stella or Maes; the are ordinary very mainstream beers that our easy to find all over the world. I also recommend not to ask me for Chimay, not because it sucks (it’s a good beer), but because so far in any country I’ve been in I’ve never had any trouble finding Chimay in supermarkets. Though maybe that was pure luck. And for heavens sake – Especially for you englishmen!- preferably not Duvel! There is nothing special about it except that it’s 8.5 vol% alcohol. I will only accept the brand you want me to get as long as it is available, easier to get than Westvleteren, not extremely expensive – let’s say not as expensive as Cantillon (a clbumy brand of artisanal Geuze mainly exported). You can pick Cantillon though if that’s what you want but I think they only sell it in big bottles. If anyone is interested in this brand tell me and I’ll check whether it is available in standard beerbottle sizes of 0.2/0.25/0.33 liters

If the amount of BP ever cover more than the cost of the beer and the delivery I’ll more bottles as long as the BP cover the costs and the amounts don’t exceed the legitimate amount allowed to be sent, which I’m not sure will happen.

***Important for the beer freaks who are now jumping up and down when reading I’m offering Westvleteren: This beer is HARD TO GET and it will take a very, very long time for me to get it, and by very, very long I mean it might take MONTHS!***

So now that we’ve covered that let the bidding begin! (I REALLY hope some of you guys are interested)

So far I have not decided yet when I will end the auction but so far I’m thinking of ending the auction when I’ve obtained all three kinds of Westvleteren.

EDIT1: I added Ename to my suggestion list; I removed Duvel from the suggestion list – thanks God no brit came in bidding and saying “Hell, I’m going for the Duvel!”; I also added when I might end the auction even though it is vague and subject to change.
Rastanarcharismarx edited this message on 10/18/2008 4:48PM