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Comment on December of a Dozen Dubbels by Tom Auer

Tom Auer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:33:52 +0000

bf2k: ~70% is just a personal approximation, but I could probably quantify it by adding up the factors related to knowing what your drinking, weighting them and comparing them to the rating factors that aren’t associated with knowing what your drinking. I think it’s pretty well agreed that preconceptions have the largest impact on a rate. Time and time again blind ratings yield unpredicted results.

Lindsay: It’s incredible that Grimbergen is the most expensive, considering that it’s the only one in the batch that’s backed by a macro (Heineken).

Comment on December of a Dozen Dubbels by Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:45:10 +0000

Whoops, Grimbergen is US$155, $173 was the unconverted AUD price.

Comment on December of a Dozen Dubbels by Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:43:03 +0000

Being in Australia everything’s backwards (or upside-down). The La Trappe is sold in 24 bottle cartons at nationwide liquor chains, while everything else on that list, if it’s even available, is either online only (+ $13-$22 for shipping, depending on source) or by the bottle only.

For your interest (24×330mL prices converted to USD for those available in Australia):
La Trappe Dubbel – $63 + a 20 minute round trip in my car
St Bernardus 6 – $105 + shipping
Westmalle Dubbel – $116 + shipping
Chimay Rouge – $121 + shipping
St Bernardus 8 – $130 + shipping
Rochefort 6 – $138 + shipping
Grimbergen Double – $173 + shipping

Most of the beers here are just 24 times the bottle price with a 10% discount applied, but I believe the La Trappe gets a bigger discount on account of being from a large chain store (alternatively, I suppose you could say the bottle price is artificially inflated from the case price divided by 24).

Comment on December of a Dozen Dubbels by Tom Auer

Tom Auer — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:19:16 +0000

That’s interesting that La Trappe was the cheapest for you, it was the most expensive for me (~$5 for the 330mL bottle).

Comment on December of a Dozen Dubbels by Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:15:18 +0000

Kudos for ensuring the testing was as blind as possible. I’ve no doubt that the brand based expectations etc. have a significant biasing effect on beer ratings.

I’ve only experienced a handful of that selection, however I also quite like the La Trappe Dubbel. It’s also the cheapest one I have access to by a huge margin (only slightly outside the price range of local craft beers,) which works out nicely.

Comment on December of a Dozen Dubbels by beastiefan2k

beastiefan2k — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:11:07 +0000

where does the 70% stat come from?

I’m not surprised by the Rochefort 6 score, I had it once and did not like it to such an extent that I never even want to revisit it. Freshness may be an issue though.

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