A Six Pack for $85? Beer Fans Line Up for Rare Belgium Brew in Belmont
First-ever distribution of a Belgium beer has enthusiasts trekking to Craft Beer Cellars in Belmont Center.
Galen McQuillen of Cambridge arrived at Craft Beer Cellars' front door at 7:30 a.m. to stand in line for an opportunity of a beer enthusiasts lifetime. And he wasn't even the first in line (McQuillen was second.) Dressed warmly in a heavy-duty parka, McQuillen joined approximately 40 people waiting at the front door of the two-year-old business (an additional 10 were at the back door) at 51 Leonard St. to be given a number to purchase one of the great and rare beers brewed around the world. Westvleteren XII, dubbed the "Holy Grail of Ales" by the Los Angeles Times, is being sold today (that would be 12-12-12) at 12 noon at Craft Beer Cellars, one of only 150 locations around the US and three in Massachusetts. And the Cellars were …
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Dirk Coppens
2:50 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
I have some left here in Belgium. Picking up to be arranged by buyer. Bids by PM on dirk_coppens@telenet.be or on Facebook. I can sell 3 packages of 6 Westvleteren 12 and also 1 package of Westvleteren 8. Payable by Moneybookers. Bids can be done the next 72 hours. more ›