Non-footy - Belgian beer

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  1. Merde Tete

    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    Can anyone explain to me what the attraction is? Got bought a pretty expensive case of six different Belgian ales for my birthday, and so far I've found them all to be quite fizzy, bitter and spirity. Maybe I'm missing something?
     
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    Yes, your taste buds ...lol !
     
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    Well if you like your beer flat mild and without "spirit" then you got the wrong case.

    You might consider yourself lucky - those Belgians are often disposed towards lobbing fruit in there too.
     
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    Hoegaarden is easily my favourite beer at the moment. Not at all fizzy, tastes nice and goes down very easily!
     
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    I'm not averse to fruit in beer - absolutely love IPA's bolstered with citrus fruit. I'm a big fan of powerfully hopped ales, and I definitely don't like my beers flat. Just seriously not getting the Belgian thing.
     
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    Can't say I'm a particular fan myself John. Down Kelham Island working my way through the real ales even as we speak.

    Will you be able to talk the missis into a second Wembley trip?
     
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    This stuff is absolutely nothing like Hoegaarden. I'm not a massive fan of wheat beers, so can take or leave Hoegaarden - but will happily drink it if there's nowt else. Most of this stuff I've been bought I'd actually leave, even if there was no other beer for miles around. Seriously considered a drain pour for one bottle!
     
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    Leffe.

    Well chilled. Just that. ;)
     
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    Wish I was. Have they got anything from Abbeydale's Doctor Morton's range? If so, I'd definitely give it a bash.

    Play-off final is going to be a very easy sell, especially as I have just received €800 in compensation from KLM for the "trauma" of an extra 24 hours in Amsterdam on the way home from the JPT final!
     
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    Triple Karmelite or Troubadour Magma top beers
     
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    The Triple is probably quite like the stuff I've been given. The one's around 7%-8% were OK, but the one I had today was 10.5% and it really didn't do anything for me.

    Troubadour Magma is a Belgian IPA isn't it? Does it actually taste like an IPA should - ie plenty of hops? Again, at 9% it's getting to a strength that I'm not that keen on. I've got a bottle of Russian Imperial Stout in the cupboard which is 13%, and I guess will be like alcoholic treacle.
     
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    Perhaps you've got Lambic or Geuze beers in there which are fermented with wild yeast ..or sometimes yeast with a sour nature...takes a bit of getting used to. On the other hand though Belgium has a rich heritage of all styles of beer...from ales to lagers and anything inbetween. Some of the best though are Trappist beers actually brewed in a monastery or Abbey beers which are brewed under license from the monastery.
     
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    I've been working on a project in Belgium for the last few months that has seen monthly visits for me so I've tried to have a few of the local beers (be rude not to wouldn't it?).

    The Tripel Karmeliet is probably my favourite, Westmalle Tripel is also good, both are strong 9.5% Trappist beers and the Corsendonk beers are quite nice too.

    Not bothered about the Duvel.
     
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    We're no longer friends :) That stuff offends me!
     
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    Try Liefman's Gluhkriek, served warm! I had a few glasses at Christmas and quite enjoyed it, once you get your head around warm beer.
     
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    dont be revolting LD, beer and warm should never ever be mentioned in the same sentence.
    the Belgies do better lager anyway, which is a better drink than beer/ale :p
    look at my avatar and see where my boozing priorities are!!
     
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    I totally agree with you, until I tried it! It's especially nice at Christmas time in the cold :)
     
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    you cant beat a refreshing few cans of lager that have had 30 odd minutes in the freezer. dont forget about them though, because they explode in there eventually and its like having to clean up a mushy lager lolly :eek:
     
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    Doctor Morton's great.

    Thank the Lord for KLM.
     
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    So far I've had Piraat Triple Hop and Bornem Tripel, which were not bad, followed by Bornem Dubbel, which was nothing special, and Piraat, which was awful. All from Van Steenberge Brewery, if you know it? I also tried a Belgian IPA recently, which bore no resemblance to what I'd call an IPA. Had a much better time in Holland - some cracking Saisons.
     
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