Question for the Belgians

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Is this stuff the Budweiser of Belgium?


When I was there I drank a lot of it including at the Lommel GP (moto related thread) and it seemed to be advertised everywhere. I even found it in vending machines at an underground cave attraction. I wish we could get it in America. My favorite beer in Belgium though was Leffe double, man that was a great beer, we have been getting the Leffe Blonde over here but none of the other versions.
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mumhra 9/26/2012 11:34am
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Jupiler is one of the most famous lager beers in Belgium. We call it pils. It is also one of the best btw. But there are hundreds and hundreds types of beer brewed in Belgium. If you are into lager (pils) you must be able to find Stella Artois in the USA. It is imo not as good as Jupiler, but it is very good as well.

If you are more into heavy beers you should go out and buy Duvel. I know it is sold in the USA since some guys i know allready found it there. Leffe is very good, especially the double and the triple, but Duvel is a lot better.

Another beer you should really try is a Belgian beer that actually is brewed in the USA. About 20 years ago a beer called Hoegaarden (white beer) was very popular in Belgium. Infact it became so popular that the quality went backwards since there was an overproduction. The guy who ran teh Hoegaarden factory moved to the USA and started a brewery there that brewed Hoegaarden beer, but under another name. He went to Austin and brewed the Celis white. Go out and find one of those as well.
I'm not really a big fan of white beers, but a lot of people really love them.
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Dirtysmile56 9/26/2012 8:38pm
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mumhra wrote:
Jupiler is one of the most famous lager beers in Belgium. We call it pils. It is also one of the best btw. But there are...
Jupiler is one of the most famous lager beers in Belgium. We call it pils. It is also one of the best btw. But there are hundreds and hundreds types of beer brewed in Belgium. If you are into lager (pils) you must be able to find Stella Artois in the USA. It is imo not as good as Jupiler, but it is very good as well.

If you are more into heavy beers you should go out and buy Duvel. I know it is sold in the USA since some guys i know allready found it there. Leffe is very good, especially the double and the triple, but Duvel is a lot better.

Another beer you should really try is a Belgian beer that actually is brewed in the USA. About 20 years ago a beer called Hoegaarden (white beer) was very popular in Belgium. Infact it became so popular that the quality went backwards since there was an overproduction. The guy who ran teh Hoegaarden factory moved to the USA and started a brewery there that brewed Hoegaarden beer, but under another name. He went to Austin and brewed the Celis white. Go out and find one of those as well.
I'm not really a big fan of white beers, but a lot of people really love them.
When I was over we spent a lot of time in Holland (Alkmaar) and I never really found a Dutch beer that was that great so I began sampling all of the Belgian beers that were on tap in Holland. I really developed a taste for the Belgian yeast, it's got such a distinct flavor I actually really like it now. I've had Hoegaarden,Duval and a few others and I enjoy all of them. I like the Jupiler for session beer, it tastes great and you can knock a few of those back and not get too beat up Smile I really like the Belgian countryside especially the Ardenne region. We stayed in a little town just outside of LaRoche (in the Ardenne) where that big old castle is. I stumbled onto a local MX race not too far away from there, I thought the village was called Erizee' ? but I haven't been able to find it on Google, it keeps bringing up a town in Luxemburg with the same name. It was a pretty big Amateur race and it was layed out in a farmers field. I brought my sons to it and we had a blast even though we didn't find anyone that spoke English, it was a very French moto scene. I drove by the track a few days later and you almost couldn't tell there was even a race there. Is there some sort of series that sets up on farmers fields and just moves around? It was a really cool event , I always wondered about it but never knew the whole story on it.

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VOODOO27 9/26/2012 10:12pm
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mumhra wrote:
Jupiler is one of the most famous lager beers in Belgium. We call it pils. It is also one of the best btw. But there are...
Jupiler is one of the most famous lager beers in Belgium. We call it pils. It is also one of the best btw. But there are hundreds and hundreds types of beer brewed in Belgium. If you are into lager (pils) you must be able to find Stella Artois in the USA. It is imo not as good as Jupiler, but it is very good as well.

If you are more into heavy beers you should go out and buy Duvel. I know it is sold in the USA since some guys i know allready found it there. Leffe is very good, especially the double and the triple, but Duvel is a lot better.

Another beer you should really try is a Belgian beer that actually is brewed in the USA. About 20 years ago a beer called Hoegaarden (white beer) was very popular in Belgium. Infact it became so popular that the quality went backwards since there was an overproduction. The guy who ran teh Hoegaarden factory moved to the USA and started a brewery there that brewed Hoegaarden beer, but under another name. He went to Austin and brewed the Celis white. Go out and find one of those as well.
I'm not really a big fan of white beers, but a lot of people really love them.
Any Belgium Amber Ales you can recommend?
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kardy 9/26/2012 11:06pm
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VOODOO27 wrote:
Any Belgium Amber Ales you can recommend?
Palm and DeKoninck! Both available in the U.S. too.
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orangecrush wrote:
[img]http://howmanyarethere.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/German-Beer-Girl-Fork-Party.jpg[/img]
Well that would be the Münchner Hofbräu Bier and a "fesche Maid im Dirndl", both are not from Belgium Wink
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Stefan_Nys 9/27/2012 1:45am
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I've been in the States last year for 3 weeks (Route 66)
be carefull when they promoted in shops Belgium beer (mostly it's not Belgium beer at all) :-)
Irish, Dutch (nothin' wrong with it) but not Belgium ;-)
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too bad the beer they serve at the mxon is primus..
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D_L118 9/27/2012 3:48am
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Primus, Jupiler or Stella, it's still just "beer" at an event... Smile
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GrapeApe 9/27/2012 5:27am
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VOODOO27 wrote:
Any Belgium Amber Ales you can recommend?
kardy wrote:
Palm and DeKoninck! Both available in the U.S. too.
I just discovered Palm earlier this year and it immediately elevated to my "A" list. Good stuff!
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orangecrush wrote:
[img]http://howmanyarethere.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/German-Beer-Girl-Fork-Party.jpg[/img]
My new favorite photo of all time! Reminds me of an old Frank Zappa songCool
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orangecrush wrote:
[img]http://howmanyarethere.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/German-Beer-Girl-Fork-Party.jpg[/img]
I could get used to having a series beer sponsor and girls like her in place of the Monster girls Smile
I'm guessing if we lose energy drink sponsorship of the sport it hopefully will revert back to beer sponsorships.
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Fearo 9/27/2012 7:31am
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Dirtysmile56 wrote:
When I was over we spent a lot of time in Holland (Alkmaar) and I never really found a Dutch beer that was that great so...
When I was over we spent a lot of time in Holland (Alkmaar) and I never really found a Dutch beer that was that great so I began sampling all of the Belgian beers that were on tap in Holland. I really developed a taste for the Belgian yeast, it's got such a distinct flavor I actually really like it now. I've had Hoegaarden,Duval and a few others and I enjoy all of them. I like the Jupiler for session beer, it tastes great and you can knock a few of those back and not get too beat up Smile I really like the Belgian countryside especially the Ardenne region. We stayed in a little town just outside of LaRoche (in the Ardenne) where that big old castle is. I stumbled onto a local MX race not too far away from there, I thought the village was called Erizee' ? but I haven't been able to find it on Google, it keeps bringing up a town in Luxemburg with the same name. It was a pretty big Amateur race and it was layed out in a farmers field. I brought my sons to it and we had a blast even though we didn't find anyone that spoke English, it was a very French moto scene. I drove by the track a few days later and you almost couldn't tell there was even a race there. Is there some sort of series that sets up on farmers fields and just moves around? It was a really cool event , I always wondered about it but never knew the whole story on it.
It could be that you're talking about 'Angreau'. It's kind of like a youth MXON. Sadly almost every MX race in Belgium is held on a farmers field as there are only 7 permanent tracks in Belgium, and about 2000-3000 racers...
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Rudicross 9/27/2012 7:55am
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For the British fans on their way to Lommel ...

There is a British supermarket close to the highway E40 between Brussels and Leuven, called "Stonemanor".
The store is located in a village called "Everberg".

Stonemanor website
TripleDigit 9/27/2012 12:24pm
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Rudicross wrote:
For the British fans on their way to Lommel ... There is a British supermarket close to the highway E40 between Brussels and Leuven, called "Stonemanor"...
For the British fans on their way to Lommel ...

There is a British supermarket close to the highway E40 between Brussels and Leuven, called "Stonemanor".
The store is located in a village called "Everberg".

Stonemanor website
I think the Brits might go with Stella, it seems pretty popular in most towns on a Saturday night's here!

Anyone visiting from the US should definitely sample a few pints when they get there,actually as soon as they get there Laughing
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Dirtysmile56 9/27/2012 12:41pm
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TripleDigit wrote:
I think the Brits might go with Stella, it seems pretty popular in most towns on a Saturday night's here! Anyone visiting from the US should...
I think the Brits might go with Stella, it seems pretty popular in most towns on a Saturday night's here!

Anyone visiting from the US should definitely sample a few pints when they get there,actually as soon as they get there Laughing
Smile It's a good way to cure jet lag Smile
brakkeman_ 9/28/2012 9:51am
9/28/2012 9:51am
Primus flat out blows, so I'll be taking 2 cases of Stella with me, so I won't be tasting the Primus I'll be drinking after that.

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