The New York Times — a newspaper that many others could do well to emulate — has decided to weigh in with its journalistic might on one of the most pressing issues of our day: Which Belgian ale is best?

They sampled 20, including several that I can’t buy in my hometown liquor mart. But I was happy to note that Maudite — a beer that once got me surprisingly drunk when I was just 19 and happened to live near the brewery in Quebec — made top-five.

Grant Hamilton

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