[OT] Cr*ppy Belgium

[minipol]

I have drunk kwak out of the proper glasses, altho I didnt realise you picked up the wooden stand as well and got laughed at by some Belgians for taking the glass out of the mounting

Yeah, it might be a bit strange in the beginning to use such a glass.
Just reminds me, there is a pub in Gent where you have to take out 1 shoe when you try a beer which has a special glass. That way, they want to assure you don't run away

Foufon? Haven't heard of this one. Isn't that a framboise beer? I'm not that fond of framboise beers. Of course i'll drink them because a beer is better than no beer but they are not my favourite.

[Askan Nightbringer]

I think you should rename this topic "Not so Crappy Belgium Beer".
I've only had the Chimay, Leffe Brune and Leffe Blonde (besides Stella) (all damn good beers too!). In England I've had lots of crap. I went to a pub and said...."I've come all the way to yeh old englande and all I've drunk is Stella and Kronebourg. Give me some of what the locals drink". They served me a pint of Carling, which reminds me of the crappy beers I had in the States (not the micro-brewery stuff, the main-stream stuff).
A Belgium Beer Cafe has opened in Sydney and I'm looking forward to trying Duvel, Lucifer, Forbidden Fruits and anything else with a mildly satanic name.

Askan

[Growltigger]

Minipol, foufon is from the Brussels region and is apparently made out of apricots (I personally think it is made out of trappist monk's hessian underwear but that is just me).

Askan, anyone in England who gave you Carling needs slapping. Stick to the real ales, we have loads with satanic names but I like the ones that indicate the effect they will have on you eg Brain Buster, Old Dirigible, Old Regurgitator and Cripple Cock (well that is a cider)

[dogscoff]

...."I've come all the way to yeh old englande and all I've drunk is Stella and Kronebourg. Give me some of what the locals drink".

Well, we don't make our own lagers, so drinking lager in England might be what the locals drink but it's not an example of English beer. You need to go for some of the curious small-brewery bitters, as mentioned by GT. Even the mass-produced stuff, like John Smiths and Boddingtons, might be interesting to a foreign palate if they don't happen to serve Old Grumblebelly or whatever strange-named real ale happens to be available.

That said, I imagine John Smith's etc is exported anyway, so you've probably tried it at home.

[dogscoff]

(well that is a cider)

Oh yes, cider... I had almost forgotten about cider. The best way to drink cider over here is to find some farmer's market or rural summer festival or something in the middle of nowhere and find some farmer who's selling the stuff out the back of his landrover. Nearly all of the mass produced stuff is fizzy crap (and am I the only one who thinks Dry Blackthorn tastes of bacon?) but some of it is drinkable, especially the bottled stuff.

[Askan Nightbringer]

Originally posted by growltigger:
Askan, anyone in England who gave you Carling needs slapping. Stick to the real ales, we have loads with satanic names but I like the ones that indicate the effect they will have on you eg Brain Buster, Old Dirigible, Old Regurgitator and Cripple Cock (well that is a cider)

I got a Carling in a place called The Dreadnaugth in Surrey Quays. I would have loved to give the guy a slapping but he seemed quite rough
Don't think I could ever drink anything called Cripple Cock, brewer's droop is bad enough but Cripple Cock sounds damn painful

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Well, we don't make our own lagers, so drinking lager in England might be what the locals drink but it's not an example of English beer. You need to go for some of the curious small-brewery bitters, as mentioned by GT. Even the mass-produced stuff, like John Smiths and Boddingtons, might be interesting to a foreign palate if they don't happen to serve Old Grumblebelly or whatever strange-named real ale happens to be available.

That said, I imagine John Smith's etc is exported anyway, so you've probably tried it at home.

I've had a Boddington. I also had something called a Winter Warmer which was quite nice, and heavy on the alcohol too which is good when your in London and finding it hard to get drunk before the pub closes. Never heard of John Smith, I'll have a look at the local bottle shop and see if I can find it.

I enjoyed a couple of Hoegaardens today at lunch. It was very tasty, just unfortunate that at the price a bottle was I could have two and half schooners of Tooheys.

Askan

[minipol]

Originally posted by Askan Nightbringer:
A Belgium Beer Cafe has opened in Sydney and I'm looking forward to trying Duvel, Lucifer, Forbidden Fruits and anything else with a mildly satanic name.

Askan

We have a beer called satan too. It's quite tasty. Problem is that all those nice beers are quite expensive abroad. I should set up a SEIV-beer-export-line to ship beer abroad to SEIV players

[minipol]

Originally posted by growltigger:

Minipol, I fully endorse Dogscoff's remarks re cider but add the health warning that the stuff farmers sell out of the back of their Landrovers (and do try Theobolds cider if you get the chance in Kent) tends to be a combination of battery acid and rocket fuel with a hint of apples. You have been warned. Too much scrumpy and you will end up with a silly accent and a tendency to morris dance

LOL !!! My wife likes cider very much (and england also). I wonder what effect "farmers cider" would have on her. Hmmm.....

[minipol]

Originally posted by klausD:
Belgium is also well known for its Mr. Dut. and his special relationship with children. (bad joke)

I cannot believe that it Last so long until he is judged by law. In the meantime I guess it is already some 4 years or so after they got him.

My advice to belgium judges is: "the time is over. No more games. Get off your arses and do your job..."

Like the rest of you I like also drinking belgium beer. (although I like the Austrian more)

bye
klausD

Yes the Mr. Dut case is very very sad. Unbelievable. You could also call this typical for the Belgian justice system :-(
Anyway what good beers do they have in Austria.
And if you say you like Austrian beers more than Belgian ones, how many of the more than 1000 beers have you tried? (just kidding)

Puke: yes, you can say that again. Somebody is out there have a lot of fun, drinking nice beers.
It's quite unbelievable this could have happened.

[ February 20, 2003, 08:13: Message edited by: minipol ]

[dogscoff]

We have a beer called satan too. It's quite tasty. Problem is that all those nice beers are quite expensive abroad. I should set up a SEIV-beer-export-line to ship beer abroad to SEIV players

Hmm, some kind of organised SEIV goods distribution system is definitely needed. We're always discussing stuff available in country X but not Y. We could ship decent beers to the states, and bring back CDs from Shrapnel without the usual shipping costs. Oh, and sweet tea. And DVDs of films/ tv shows not yet available in one place or the other.

Minipol: The effects (of cider) on your wife would be either very very good for your relationship or very very bad

And who is this Mr Dut you keep talking about? It's pretty obvious what he's been up to but what was he famous for before that?

[ February 20, 2003, 08:14: Message edited by: dogscoff ]