# Belgian Beers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [October 28, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696 "2010-10-28T19:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/21 "2010-10-29T15:28:33Z")
I freaking love Belgians. I’m not really a beer drinker - 'round here, most people favor really hoppy beers, which I’m really not interested in. The Belgians bring the malt, and I love them for it. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/22 "2010-10-29T15:41:36Z")
[Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/202/656/), mmmmm! ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/23 "2010-10-29T15:58:59Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > If you ever happen to be in the Cooperstown, NY area, visit the Ommegang Brewery. Belgian-style, but quite good at what they do. I have also seen their offerings in some of the markets around here so they may be getting more widely distributed. They take one label a year and cave-age a limited quantity. It is available only at the brewery. It’s a very small place, so taking a “tour” is not as exciting as it sounds, but they do offer samples. **drastic\_quench** , Three Philosophers is my favorite too. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/24 "2010-10-29T16:29:54Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] I would like to take this opportunity to pimp my favorite brewery Unibroue. They are the makers of many fine Belgian Style beers including, La Fin Du Monde (possibly my favorite beer), Maudite, Trois Pistoles, and Don de Dieu. [/QUOTE] I like them, but I find that a lot of the beers here in Quebec that advertise themselves as ‘Belgian style’ (or as resembling beer from some other European country like Germany or the Czech Republic) taste nothing like them. They’re distinctly different. As for Belgian beer, I am **very** partial to Maredsous. Try it, you’ll love it. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/25 "2010-10-29T16:43:57Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > I freaking love Belgians. I’m not really a beer drinker - 'round here, most people favor really hoppy beers, which I’m really not interested in. The Belgians bring the malt, and I love them for it. I go through cycles. Hops in warm weather, malt in cool weather. I would also get bored to death drinking one or the other year round. Anyhow, to the OP, as **drastic\_queen** already mentioned, St. Bernardus Abt. 12 would probably rank my #1 Belgian. I’ve also heard that it’s almost indistinguishable from its legendary cousin, Westvleteren 12, but I have not been able to get my hands on that one, so I wouldn’t know. As for gueuzes, which I freaking _love_ (although that’s another warm weather beer for me), Lindemann’s Cuvee Renee and Cantillon’s Gueuze are the standard-bearers, but I’m personally fond of Hanssen’s Oude Gueuze. Hannsen’s is a bit more intense, funky, and sour than the more refined Cuvee Renee and Cantillon Gueuze. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/26 "2010-10-29T16:55:17Z")
For something way out there, try to find a sour ale. My local bar has [Bockor Cuvee des Jacobin Rouge](http://www.flickr.com/photos/brostad/4577783222/) on tap. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Elvis\_Chimney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@Elvis\_Chimney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis_Chimney)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/27 "2010-10-29T17:00:28Z")
I love the beers from the Brasserie d’Achouffe. Their La Chouffe Blonde is outstanding, as is the darker McChouffe, but the real star is this: > **[Houblon Chouffe | Brasserie d'Achouffe](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/321/27804/)** > > Houblon Chouffe is a Belgian IPA style beer brewed by Brasserie d'Achouffe in Achouffe, Belgium. Score: 93 with 2,986 ratings and reviews. Last update: 08-21-2023. If you’re a fan of the really hoppy IPAs that seem to be in vogue at the moment, then this is probably the best one I’ve had. Fantastic stuff, and deceptively easy to quaff despite being 9% abv. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/28 "2010-10-29T19:00:46Z")
I miss Rodenbach Grand Cru. Truly one of the best beers evar, but I can’t get it where I live now. I also miss the original Celis White made in Texas, which was every bit as good as the ones made in Belgium. I’ve never had any of the current Celis beers as I believe they are only available in Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/29 "2010-10-30T05:13:54Z")
We need reference to a [Periodic Table of Beer](http://www.homebrewkorea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/BeerPeriodicTable.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/30 "2010-10-30T16:05:02Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > How about Stella Artois? > 😃 Another vote for: \*\* Stella Artois\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/31 "2010-10-30T16:31:54Z")
> [@Trom](#): > > [Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/202/656/), mmmmm! What a coincidence! I tried this for the very first time tonight, and agree heartily. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/32 "2010-10-30T18:01:49Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > We need reference to a [Periodic Table of Beer](http://www.homebrewkorea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/BeerPeriodicTable.jpg). I’ve never seen that before, so thanks for posting it! That’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/33 "2010-10-30T23:06:49Z")
I totally love Orval-- doesn’t taste like anything else, quite. Not keen on the dubbel type-- maltier than I like-- but big blond tripel fan, and oud bruins/flemish reds (EXCEPT Duchesse, which tastes like balsamic vinegar in a sweet way), and geuzen. I spend a bit of time in west Flanders from time to time and hunt down some Westvleteren when I can but I’ve never made it on site and the grey market bottles are irritatingly overpriced. Ah, SAISON! Luvs me saison. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-beers/558696/34 "2010-11-01T00:28:21Z")
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