EMERGENCY: In Belgium, what beers to buy?

[sandspeed]

Tomorrow I'm driving back to the UK from my buddy's place in Germany. We spent Friday and Saturday at the Essen Motor Show and I stopped at a supermarket and picked up some great beers on the way down here. I will have a couple hours tomorrow in Belgium on the way to Dunkirk to catch the ferry, and I'd like to pick up some more beer. Apparently Uncle Sam will ship up to 500 bottles of whatever when I move back to the states, so I'm slowly building up my stock. I need recommendations on good stuff to buy a couple bottles of each, or a one liter bottle. I already have some Orval, Westmalle, Chimay, and several gift sets with three or four beers and the glass with them. Together I would say I have about 60 bottles already, including about 6 one liters of various brews. So what Belgian beers do you guys recommend that are very hard to get in the US? Oh, and I leave at 0800 Germany time tomorrow morning, so you have 10 hours to make your suggestions. I will post plenty of pics, both of the show and the beers, and anyone in Northern California may just get some free beer after I move there in March. Thanks in advance.

[Great White]

Grab a couple big bottles of Tripel Karmeliet, you won't regret. Don't forget Leffe, that's a must have as well.

[sandspeed]

Already got plenty of Leffe, and the store on base sells it in England. Trippel Karmeleit is pretty good. It was the first real Belgian beer I had many years ago.

[TDI]

duvel
jupiler
hoegaarden
das
leffe blond
leffe bruin
kriek Lindemans
Hors Alé
Kasteelbier
Alken Maes
Petrus

Should i go one?
Damm if you told me,you've could have token some us spec goodies with you and dropped by...i live in belgium

[JV AUDI]

hoegaarden is one of my favorites

[tbone5446]

hoegaarden is one of my favorites

x2, think I might have to have one now

[B6Lovin]

x2, think I might have to have one now

x3 - and just did

[Great White]

x3 - and just did

x4 I'll have one now in your honor.

[B6Lovin]

x4 I'll have one now in your honor.

gracias! you comin out friday? i think i'll actually be free and in town this week.

oh, and im hitting the dyno tomorrow in durham, so look for those #'s in the B6 section sometime tomorrow afternoon

[doobiesdaddy]

check out the traditional Trappist beers made by monks:
Chimay
Orval
Achel
Rochefort
Westvleteren
Westmalle

or you can try the Lambic beers including Gueuze.
My favorite is Cantillon.

Lots of beers to choose from but so little time...good luck

[Dylan]

check out the traditional Trappist beers made by monks:
Chimay
Orval
Achel
Rochefort
Westvleteren
Westmalle

or you can try the Lambic beers including Gueuze.
My favorite is Cantillon.

Lots of beers to choose from but so little time...good luck

the rochefort dix is EXCELLENT. highly recommended.

[$4c@b]

abbey de leffe #1 for my hard-earned dollars

[A4TUNE]

where can i find hoegaarden?

i've checked every liquor store around here (Ma) and have yet to find it.

btw we have a yankee spirits that is the largest liquor store in new england and they didn't have it.

[sandspeed]

Damm if you told me,you've could have token some us spec goodies with you and dropped by...i live in belgium

Thanks for confirming some good beers. I already have some from most of those you listed. And I will probably be down in Belgium at least one more time before April. Where do you live in Belgium? What US stuff would you want? Coming up to the UK for Ultimate Dubs in March?

Here's what is in the trunk of my car already.

4-packs:
Orval
Chimay Red
Maredsons Brune
Maredsons Blonde
La Gauloise Amber
Grimbergen Triple
Grimbergen Gold
Hoegaarden Grand Cru
Rochefort 10
Rochefort 8

6-packs:
Grimbergen Blonde
Duvel

Singles:
Westmalle Dubbel
Caulier Bon Secours Ambree

.75l bottles:
Chimay Blue x2
Chimay Red
St. Feuillien Blonde
Duvel
La Vieille Bon Secours Blond

Gift Set? Variety of each beer plus a glass:
Grimbergen
Chimay
Leffe

[KyleA4Play]

I had the best beer of my life at a bar in Brussels, it was a local brew and can't remember the name, but you cant go wrong with Belgian beer

if you have time, stop in for a couple beers at Delerium bar if youre passing through Brussels, its literally got a ton, like 2000+

[Great White]

gracias! you comin out friday? i think i'll actually be free and in town this week.

oh, and im hitting the dyno tomorrow in durham, so look for those #'s in the B6 section sometime tomorrow afternoon

Man, all of a sudden i became a social butterfly... I have to attend 5 parties between Thursday and saturday and two of them are on friday night.

I'll definitely be at the toys for tits, I mean tots, on saturday.

[doobiesdaddy]

Thanks for confirming some good beers. I already have some from most of those you listed. And I will probably be down in Belgium at least one more time before April. Where do you live in Belgium? What US stuff would you want? Coming up to the UK for Ultimate Dubs in March?

Here's what is in the trunk of my car already.

4-packs:
Orval
Chimay Red
Maredsons Brune
Maredsons Blonde
La Gauloise Amber
Grimbergen Triple
Grimbergen Gold
Hoegaarden Grand Cru
Rochefort 10
Rochefort 8

6-packs:
Grimbergen Blonde
Duvel

Singles:
Westmalle Dubbel
Caulier Bon Secours Ambree

.75l bottles:
Chimay Blue x2
Chimay Red
St. Feuillien Blonde
Duvel
La Vieille Bon Secours Blond

Gift Set? Variety of each beer plus a glass:
Grimbergen
Chimay
Leffe

damn, stocked pretty good!
all you need is some lambics and saisons

also, what is hoegaarden grand cru? sounds great!

[sandspeed]

Gotta go unpack my trunk now. Got something like 80 single bottles and 15 .75l bottles, plus 8 glasses, maybe more. Went to the Bier Tempel in Brussels and a beer store in Warenton. Both places gave me free stuff. I'll get some pics when I unload and get a minute to relax.

[red_nose]

where can i find hoegaarden?

i've checked every liquor store around here (Ma) and have yet to find it.

btw we have a yankee spirits that is the largest liquor store in new england and they didn't have it.

WTF your stores up there suck bawls... I go to the grocery store around the corner and pick it up. I can literally walk to go get more

[doobiesdaddy]

where can i find hoegaarden?

i've checked every liquor store around here (Ma) and have yet to find it.

btw we have a yankee spirits that is the largest liquor store in new england and they didn't have it.

you've got to be kidding! I can get it at 5 places within 3 blocks of my house. Two of them on tap.

[TDI]

Thanks for confirming some good beers. I already have some from most of those you listed. And I will probably be down in Belgium at least one more time before April. Where do you live in Belgium? What US stuff would you want? Coming up to the UK for Ultimate Dubs in March?

Here's what is in the trunk of my car already.

4-packs:
Orval
Chimay Red
Maredsons Brune
Maredsons Blonde
La Gauloise Amber
Grimbergen Triple
Grimbergen Gold
Hoegaarden Grand Cru
Rochefort 10
Rochefort 8

6-packs:
Grimbergen Blonde
Duvel

Singles:
Westmalle Dubbel
Caulier Bon Secours Ambree

.75l bottles:
Chimay Blue x2
Chimay Red
St. Feuillien Blonde
Duvel
La Vieille Bon Secours Blond

Gift Set? Variety of each beer plus a glass:
Grimbergen
Chimay
Leffe

yez zir
I'm heading for the second time to tellford for ultimate dubs with some other guy's from cleaned.be
You?

[sandspeed]

Definitely. Went last year and it was a great start to the season. Unfortunately, my car will have to be shipped back to the states before then, so I'll be riding with a buddy. I'd definitely be down for trading some beer for whatever when you come up.

EDIT: I'm uploading approx. 1600 pics right now of the Essen show and some other stuff, so this may take a while before I can get the beer pics up here.

[wolfdog]

I swore this was a thread already... then I searched and found your original
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...hlight=belgium

What did you like when you were there last? Do you like Lambics?

check out the traditional Trappist beers made by monks:
Chimay
Orval
Achel
Rochefort
Westvleteren
Westmalle

+1

[sandspeed]

Schoenbrau was delicious, and that French beer, Nordik Gold, was very very good. The Duvel, Kwak, and Fischers were also excellent. I still have a bit of that stuff left too. Haven't even touched ther Krieks. Maybe I'll get all of it together and take a pic or two.

[TurbodBoyBeater]

I just wanted to state that I loooooove +e your definition of an emergeny !

[doobiesdaddy]

Do you like Lambics?

It is the only beer style I have drank in the past 7 years. I love the sour beers!

[wolfdog]

It is the only beer style I have drank in the past 7 years. I love the sour beers!

Nice to know someone else out there can sit and enjoy a Rodenbach or two back to back. My friends and family think I'm weird, lol. I just enjoy that wow experience.

[sandspeed]

I just wanted to state that I loooooove +e your definition of an emergeny !

Thanks! My other emergencies include: what parts to buy for my car at car shows/junk yards and what cities to visit on roadtrips.

[sandspeed]

Ok, picture time!

Relaxed with a Rochefort 10 while I unpacked.


The gift packs with glasses:



The selections I made:


















I'm still uploading some others.

[sandspeed]

The rest:

[TDI]

i love duvel
i'll pm you--->ultimate dubs--->usa spec stuff :-)

[Great White]

Ok, picture time!

Relaxed with a Rochefort 10 while I unpacked.

I'm still uploading some others.

Drooling... I envy you my friend, this is a great collection of beer, please make sure you're sober enough to savor them all.

I hope you got a Kwak glass, that beer it's not the same without it :-)

If I may suggest an American beer, I think you should try the Dogfish Head 120 min IPA. Unfortunately we can't buy that here in NC due to the high alcohol content, a whooping 21%. it tastes like haven, if you love hops.

drink responsibility. If you're driving, don't drink; if you're drinking, give me a buzz.

[wolfdog]

Me likey Rodenbach

[TDI]

Me likey Rodenbach

don't want to offend you my best friend
but....it's a lady's kind of beer in belgium

[wolfdog]

don't want to offend you my best friend
but....it's a lady's kind of beer in belgium

Ha, thanks but I'm hard to offend. Is that really true? A Flemish sour is a ladies' beer? Wow, learn something new every day. Are you sure it's not the Redbach or is it all the Rodenbachs including Grand Cru? I actually want to know more about this, lol.

I was surprised to learn that Warsteiner was like the budweiser of Germany because I like that, too. It's a nice beer.

[sandspeed]

I'm enjoying a tasty ice-cold Grimbergen blond right now. Tomorrow I'm off to a friend's place with the .75 of Westmalle Double and a few others to work on our cars and enjoy some good beer. And I like Warsteiner too, but only on tap.

TDI: Definitely do PM me. Know anyone that wants US spec Xenons or a US boot lid?

[TDI]

i want a us trunk for my avant B7 DEF!!!!!!!!!

@ wolfdog:like you mentioned it is a sour kind,that's for the ladies ad a lill bit of ''grenadine'' in it=some kind of sweet fruit coulis ;-)
And then you have the mixtures

"mazout" wich is flemisch for diesel (yes gasoline)= 1/2 normal beer like stella artois or jupiler and 1/2 coca cola

"kievela" spoken like key vé la=1/2 normal beer and 1/2white lemonade=sprite for example

[Great White]

i want a us trunk for my avant B7 DEF!!!!!!!!!

@ wolfdog:like you mentioned it is a sour kind,that's for the ladies ad a lill bit of ''grenadine'' in it=some kind of sweet fruit coulis ;-)
And then you have the mixtures

"mazout" wich is flemisch for diesel (yes gasoline)= 1/2 normal beer like stella artois or jupiler and 1/2 coca cola

"kievela" spoken like key vé la=1/2 normal beer and 1/2white lemonade=sprite for example

Wow, that sounds nasty at first. But coming from Belgium I don't know why I'm surprised by beer mix drinks.

I used to work with a girl from Belgium (no she was not hot), the only thing I remember is "Hoe gaat het?" (not sure if it's spelled right though) :-)

[TDI]

spelled 100% correct
how are you

You were born in belgium?

[sandspeed]

Sorry, but no US avant trunks. I would have to source you one from the US and then get it shipped here. I'm positive that I could not fit one through the US Post Office, so it would be expensive. Have you talked to anyone in the US about them buying a US spec one, shipping it to you, and then you shipping your Euro one to them?
Oh, and I'm drinking a Leffe 9 right now. I <3 Belgian beer.