On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Steve Jackson wrote:

> "Mike Roebuck" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Westvleteren only sell direct, at the door of the monastery. You can
> > have a mximum of two cases, and that's it (unless things have changed
> > recently).
>
> Things changed, and not all that recently. As long ago as 2000 or 2001, I
> was buying Westvleteren in Chicago. I bought some in Portland a month ago.
> It is imported into the States, although it's not like it's here in
> overwhelming numbers.
>

Nervertheless I believe its still only sold at the gate. Importers then
smack labels on them and ship them to the US.
Thats why its sorta hard to find and expensive.