Deus Brut des Flandres beer (Peter Schafrick)
$50
Certain warm-weather accomplishments—lowering one's golf score, say, or eliminating unsightly tan lines—deserve a bottle of bubbly. A grand cru would be a bit much, and Miller High Life a total letdown. But Deus (the Latin word for deity or god) is truly a beer of heavenly distinction. At Toronto's Beerbistro, Brian Morin serves the Belgian ale in a flute. It's no gimmick: Deus, with its complex citrus scents and nutty, barley flavour, is deserving of the pageantry. After an initial dose of yeast and nine months of beauty rest at the 200-year-old Bosteels Brewery in tiny Buggenhout, Belgium, the beer undergoes a second fermentation in that most special of French cities. That's right, Deus is, certifiably, the Champagne of Beers. Once you taste it, you'll find yourself looking for more occasions to celebrate—even if it's just the end of another workday.
