Belgian beer
This is a little off-topic, but as I was talking to Martin Keen last week it turned out he is a great fan of Belgian beers and he asked me for my favorite ones. And I was listing them in a mail when I thought, maybe there are some more Belgian beer lovers in the audience, let’s put it in a blog post.
This is my list of favorites:
Duvel from brewery <a href=”http://www.duvelmoortgat.be”>Moortgat</a>
This beer is one of the most famous ones in Belgium and also my all time favorite. I always have it at the house and it is best served very cold and if possible in a glass from the freezer. I tend to drink this when it is really hot and when I am outside in the garden. I also drink this one when I have some stomach issues due to heavy meals, it has a calming effect (depending on how many you have)
Watch out this beer is pretty strong (8.5%), I usually have 2 or 3 max.
Keizer Karel blond from brewery Haacht.This is also pretty strong (8.5%) but tastes lovely. There is a nice story to this beer (or at least the original dark one) over here.
Ommegang from the same brewery is 8% and has some more citrus in it. Just make sure you don’t mix this up with the Ommegang from an american brewery. This is what it looks like.
Delirium Tremens from brewery Huyghe is a fantastic blond beer with a great name and even better look. It has pink elephants on it. It was named best beer in the world in 2008.
Straffe Hendrik from brewery Halve Maan in Bruges. a must visit to this mediaval brewery if you are in town is a must.
Bush Amber Tripel, Belgiums strongest beer (12%) drink with care and preferably when at home (so you can fall asleep where you are) from brewery Dubuisson
Tripel Karmeliet from Bosteels brewery is also one of my favorite beers, it has a wonderful glass
Kriek Boon from Boon brewery is a bit of a special one in this list. It is a fruit beer made of cherries. I normally don’t drink fruit beer, but this is not a regular one. It is made from cherries and lambic beer, a very sour beer. This creates a very special flavor that is lovely when it is hot and you are thirsty.
So that’s it for the moment. I can think of some more right now, but that will be for a next time, enjoy 🙂