What's your favorite Beer?

[thomasnunnally]

Tell me more Eli!

[Seul]

Their brown trappist won a WBA award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012… This is the blonde Tripel.

http://www.hetanker.be/Brouwerij/AlOnzeBieren/GoudenCarolusTripel/tabid/62/language/en-US/language/fr-BE/Default.aspx

[thomasnunnally]

Have to keep my eyes peeled!  Always enjoy a new one!  Thanks!!!!

[Megatron1505]

Leffe tastes like I would imagine drinking a pint of sweat would taste…..utter shit.

[Seul]

Seul has never endorsed any Leffe products…

[Megatron1505]

I know, and I can see why 

[injunjack]

I bought a sixpack of belgian piss on friday….can't say I'm impressed....

On the other hand on thursday I had very nice British ale and porter.

[Seul]

Stella Artois, or some other Belgian piss, IJ?

[injunjack]

some other…lemme go an check...Martens Gold, that was it

[Seul]

Well, try and get a couple of these instead, boys…

Gouden Carolus Classic. Brown, 8,5 %, exquisite... Perfect stuff to chase away the cold!..

[injunjack]

I think I stay with british and german stuff

[Seul]

Really?.. I'm not a chauvinist at all, but you're missing out lad… Just steer clear from the massproduced swill, and you'll find that us Belgians do make some of the best beer in the world...

[Chris]

Yeah IJ, you're missing out.  I've had some amazing beers from lots of different countries.  You shouldn't write anything off just because of its nation of origin.

[Seul]

Absolutely. I'm gonna get me mits on some 'merican and Austrian beer next time I'm at my local Beer Paradise…

[injunjack]

Guys, it's not that
I just happen to like 'em more. I've tried some belgians, (beers), "better" ones and I let's say, they didn't rock my boat that much.

[Seul]

S'all good baby… Can't like 'm all!.. For now... ACHEL!..

[SpaceGnome]

honestly, Im not a fan of Belgians myself either.  There is a taste that they all have, no matter what the style that I just dont care for.  I think its the type of yeast used, but not certain.  Thats what all my home brew friends say it is.  I have barely scratched the surface of the beers offered however, so Im just reporting my experience with the limited selection I have tried.

[Megatron1505]

For me, a lot of Belgian beers I have tried have a kind of sweet after taste. My favourite kind of beers are dark, and full of hops taste, I tried an excellent black beer at "Brew Dog" in Nottingham on Saturday which ticked all the boxes.

http://www.brewdog.com/bars/nottingham

[SpaceGnome]

yea, the aftertaste is what initially put me off about them.  We have a place called Beer Revolution in Oakland that I go to from time to time, but I have slowed down on my beer drinking, mostly due to pure laziness.

[GingerMagician]

For me, a lot of Belgian beers have a tendency to err on the side of sweet-tasting.  The alcohol content has to go a long way to explaining this IMO, though I'll happily defer to the experts of the forum on that one if I'm way off…

Currently loving the US 'craft' style beers that are starting to be readily available here in the UK now - Goose Island IPA is a particular fave.