hoffmeister
Well-Known Member
Recently (over the past two years or so), I started to notice a correlation between drinking certain Belgian beers and my hangovers. Specifically, Belgian strong ales seem to be the greatest culprit, but often Belgian-IPAs and other "Belgian inspired" beers have been responsible for some of my most head-splitting, nausea inducing, self hating hangovers. Just to clarify, I'm not talking about putting back several of these beers in a single sitting-usually it's just one amidst a few others, but that seems to be enough to ruin my day. I suspect that it's the inclusion of adjunct sugars that keep the body light and bump up the ABV that is to blame (similar to the reason why cheap macro-brews give many people wicked hangovers).
Is there any truth or science behind this? Has anyone else experienced this, or am I the only one? I'm honestly not a huge fan of the style, so if I need to cut it out it won't be a huge blow, but every now and then they do hit the palate just right. Any input would be appreciated!
Is there any truth or science behind this? Has anyone else experienced this, or am I the only one? I'm honestly not a huge fan of the style, so if I need to cut it out it won't be a huge blow, but every now and then they do hit the palate just right. Any input would be appreciated!