This has not been the best day. I got up earlier than usual to drive to Cedar Rapids for an important meeting, which is to be held on September 6. Somehow I had the time exactly right, but as for the day, I was off by 2.
To salvage something out of the trip I stopped at the Hy-Vee Wine and Spirits and picked up a pack of Matilda. Matilda was one of my favorites at the “Beers to You” that the Gallagher-Bluedorn, put on last February, and I have been anxious to try a whole bottle, rather than a taste.
This has some fantastic flavors -- fruity and yeasty, but the predominating clove spice and funk remind me that Belgian Ale isn’t exactly my favorite style. But overall, I'm glad I got to know Matilda today.
June 4, 2013 follow-up: I had this beer again at Montage, Cedar Falls, Iowa on my birthday. I paired it with an excellently prepared ahi tuna with hoisin sauce. This experience gave me a new appreciation for the Belgian style. "There is a time for everything." (Ecclesiastes 3)
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