This gueuze-style beer combines batches of sour beer from different vintages. There’s not even that much of it. Author of five beer-related books including Tasting Beer, he also teaches at the Siebel Institute. The resulting beer is a riot of grapefruit and redcurrant flavours underpinned by bready malt and a pinch of white pepper in its dry finish. Tilquin Oude Gueuze á l’Ancienne is a blend of traditional techniques and modern sensibility, evident from the first glance at the label to the last slurp from the glass.”. He is the author of more than 10 books on beer and pubs including World Beer, The Beer Book, 101 Beer Days Out and London’s Best Riverside Pubs.

Listed prices and attraction details may have changed since our visit and initial publication. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. This awesome Belgian beer is a perfect example of a sour Flanders Red. “This beer absolutely blew me away when I first tried it last year. He is co-author with Stephen Beaumont of The World Atlas of Beer and Pocket Beer Book; and with Joe Stange of Good Beer Guide Belgium. Though that number compares to the number of craft breweries in the US, remember that Belgium has a population of just 11 million. Chris Hall is a London-based member of the British Guild of Beer Writers and is the co-author of ‘Craft Beer: 365 Best Beers in The World’ and ‘Craft Beer: 100 Best Breweries in the World’. There’s some citrus, a nice bitterness and not too much alcohol with a hint of fresh cannabis. Find out more about this beer: http://www.brouwerijverhaeghe.be/. According to some estimates though, there are as many as 20,000. All their beers are based on their excellent triple, including the Generaal. Follow Tim Hampson on Twitter: @beerhero. About the Author: Charlotte is the founder of A Wandering Web travel blog specializing in small-town travel with a focus on food, drink, history and photography. She had the privilege of spending a month in Belgium and stayed with relatives to get the full Belgian experience. This was my personal favourite from Het Anker.

The reason I love this majestic Trappist beer is because it rewards patient drinkers, and once warmed a little, its raisiny, toasty body reveals decadent, rum-like flavours of leather, cocoa, fig, vanilla and gentle spice. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. That’s why he decided to reproduce it in his own way, through spontaneous fermentation adding 50% of fresh hops in dry-hopping. It also has a more impressive ABV of 8.5%. Marc Mertens has since 1985 been a member of the Objectieve BierProevers, now Zythos, and he is the current national editor-in-chief for De Zytholoog. Throw that last one in a barrel for a year or two and you’ll make him very happy. Last Updated on September 14, 2020 by Guest Blogger. It does have an ABV of just 5.0%, but the flavor more than makes up for that. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. It is a simple, honest beer, brewed by the monks themselves and made better by the surroundings. He has visited over 150 breweries and 350 beer cafes in “The Beer Country.” Chuck has written for USA Today, All About Beer Magazine, Belgian Beer & Food Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, and many other publications. Brouwerij Dilewyns, headed by the Dilewyns sisters Anne-Catherine (brewer) & Claire (business), is certainly making a statement with a new state of the art brewery and an increasing international reputation. Find out more about this beer: http://www.mort-subite.be/. One of the less well-known breweries is the Belgian St. Bernardus, which makes this traditional white beer an absolute gem. Perfect, isn’t it?”. He has yet to refuse a beer. Belgian beers account for only 1% of all beer produced in the world. These cookies do not store any personal information. He writes columns in various newspapers and magazines, has a daily show ‘The Beersommelier’ and every year in June he organises the ‘Beer Passion Weekend’ in his hometown of Antwerp. By taking a 1 to 3-year-old beer, it achieves a wonderful balance of strong flavors with light fruitiness. With its lowish ABV of 4.5% you won’t say no to another one. I've been sharing travel, blogging, and lifestyle advice on Living the Dream (along with my wife, Angie) for over 12 years! All Rights Reserved. Find out more about this beer: http://www.chimay.com, “Trappist beer is collaboration brewing lifted to another level, a link between the sacred world of the Cistercian monastery and the profane practice of the brewer. This is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium. Our strategy was simple: Always try a different beer each time we were out and make sure to each order a different label. Not only does she write extensively about the world’s favourite drink, she also works with chefs to create beer and food extravaganzas in venues as diverse as Michelin-starred restaurants to local pubs, and is invited to judge at beer competitions from London to Brussels and Amsterdam to America. Arguably, Belgium has the best beer in the world.

I like to close my eyes and puzzle it out. To pour a different beer into one belonging to another brand would be sacrilege. So that’s what we did. You can find his writings at I think about beer or follow him on Facebook or Twitter. The Timmermans brewery has created this reddish-brown ale with a great balance of sweet and sour flavors. If you’re looking for sophistication, there’s plenty in here – light lemon and grapefruit and a long dry aftertaste. Leffe is a good go-to beer. Westmalle Tripel is the mother of all tripels – a world classic!”. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. The taste is more intense, more bitter than malty. Author of Let Me Tell You About Beer, Melissa Cole is living the beer dream. It’s a perfect provision beer that works brilliantly with blue cheese.”. you may not want to pair it with food. Brewed in the heart of Bruges, this brown beer has an alcohol content of 7.5%. Find out more about this beer: http://www.duvel.com/. Nothing could be further from the truth. The recipe of this beer derives itself from 1679 and balances the bitterness and sweetness perfectly. And when a glass of Orval is lifted to the lips, I find it difficult not to be profane as I take my first sip, such is the magnificence of this beer. These are achieved by combining different aged batches of 1 and 2 years.

This might have the appearance of a pale ale when you pour it, but it’s one of those beers that gives you a truly unique experience. There is no such thing as a bad beer in Belgium. The beer ends on a bitter note and that’s actually a good thing; it prepares your tastebuds for another sip or another Taras Boulba. But the aroma is the thing, dry-hopped and re-fermented with Brettanomyces. Find out more about this beer: http://www.contreras.be/. Here you will find the Het Anker brewery close to the centre of the town. Actually you have to be crazy to make it as the flower is added by hand to every single bottle before bottling.

Be aware too that some of these are more “seasonal” and may require a little patience to find! It was, and remains, the best beer I have ever tasted. Yannick de Cocquéau is product manager at VISIT FLANDERS for everything related to ‘beer tourism’ and Belgian beers. But I do – the house tripel of Staminee de Garre in Bruges, poured with pillowy foam and served on a lace doily with accompanying cubes of creamy ‘kaas’. Author of eight books about the world’s favourite drink, he frequently arranges beer tastings for companies – more than 100 a year, focussing often on Belgian beers. The flavour is just as complex: the beer has a creamy mouthfeel and delicate sweetness without being sticky as well as being fruity, bitter and orangey with a long, dry and pleasantly bitter aftertaste. Look out for a bottle wrapped in paper with a golden band underneath the label. The lingering taste is very dry on the palate, and the modest 6.5% ABV makes it a perfect choice for warm summer days. It opened my eyes to how great these brews could be”, a friend of mine in his thirties told me about a year ago. The dark, special beer has an alcohol content of 8.5%. We asked them all one question: “Which one Belgian beer would you recommend people try?”. The beer is the masterpiece of Rosa Merckx, the first female brewmaster of Belgium. His main focus is story telling with Belgian beers. “Combining the lightness and effervescence of a Pilsner with the complexity and sheer alcoholic oomph of a Tripel, Duvel is a beer of which we never tire. Dark hues of amber and caramel malt with hints of red wine make this a unique, fresh beer. The ABV is 8.0% which makes it a great choice to go with a meat or poultry dish. Originally brewed for the Knights of the Golden Fleece as early as 1491, this beer is thirst quenching and clean. From the way the beer is poured into the chalice to the temperature it is served, to how they cut the foam. And it also has a long-lasting hoppy aroma that we all enjoyed. Find out more about this beer: http://www.abbaye-rochefort.be. [3]. It is slightly bitter. Also podcasts, shoots photography, and judges beer at international competitions. The re-fermentation with Bordeaux wine yeast adds to the unique flavour. It’s a great beer that pairs well with soft cheeses of great character, like Brie de Meaux. That beer is the Cuvée van de Keizer.

Before bottling, this ale also goes through a dry hopping process that gives it an extra dry taste.

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