And the Winner Is...

In the battle of the Belgian blond ales, Leffe Blond defeated Affligem Blond in today's taste test. The event was not without controversy. With her eyes closed, Ira initially chose the Affligem. However, when she tasted the beers with her eyes open she picked the Leffe and declared she thought she was choosing it the first time. Eric, who was administering the tasting, admonished Ira not for basing her initial decision exclusively on what her taste buds judged to be the better beer. Was this an instance of ideology trumping aesthetics?

Obviously Affligem advocates are declaring today's results invalid and are demanding a future rematch. Eric chose the Leffe Blond with his eyes shut and with them opened, though he insisted that the Affligem was a fine beer. He was heard to say that he would gladly drink either most anytime, if only he could afford Belgian beers in America or Sweden.