[Brookline MA, Washington Sq]
Saint Lamvinus, a blend of traditional lambic beer aged with different types of wine grapes and brewed by Cantillon, is now on draught at The Publick House in Brookline.
If you know, you know.
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thanks for the heads up - how much are they charging per glass? They used to occasionally have Cantillon bottles but they were nearly $80 I believe, which back in the day was worth it but these days, with the craft beer secondary market having more or less collapsed, it’s probably pretty pricey
$19 for 25 cl for a beer I couldn’t get anywhere else in Boston AFAIK.
The Brugse Zot was excellent as well.
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$19 is wild but totally tracks with the crisis we live in. And you are correct, not many places have this on tap 
It’s very close to the price of a glass of wine most places these days. And a significantly larger volume (8.5 oz vs typically 5 oz for wine). Given its rarity I find that totally reasonable
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Not Boston related but I was able to snag a bottle from the Beermongers (well known portland or taproom) when they moved locations during the pandemic. 75cl bottle for $28 seems like a bargain. Never had it on tap.
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Having been a collector for a long time, I have a dozen bottles of Saint Lamv in my pal’s basement, some being a decade plus old. It’s a very special beer (but still not my favorite one from them which would be Vigneronne)
I guess $19 is reasonable-ish. Lets agree to disagree. They’re marking those bottles at a higher value than the secondary beer market
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I’ve had the Vigneronne at a friend’s but never bought a bottle. At that same cellar sale, a 10 year old bottle went to the guy in front of me; had to settle for the St Lam.
$13 for deciduous and Sacred Profane??!! Get lost. The kegs don’t cost that much to charge that much to the consumer. And rising tide??!! Come on.
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By the way - and you didn’t read this below but a while back (and probably very much still the case), but Walnut Market in Newton Highlands has some behind-the-counter Cantillon for sale at secondary-ish prices
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