Belgians-blech

[Gameface]

I like a lot of sour foods but can't get into sour beers. Like many others here have said, I've tried, it just didn't take.

 

[Doomsday]

Belgian beers are probably my FAVORITE beers.
I have yet to drink a Belgian style that I didn't like.

From abbeys to golden strongs, I just love them all.

My last two brews were Belgian. A saison followed by a golden strong.
Just ordered "Brew Like a Monk" and cant wait to read through it.

 

[jbaysurfer]

Belgian beers are probably my FAVORITE beers.
I have yet to drink a Belgian style that I didn't like.

From abbeys to golden strongs, I just love them all.

My last two brews were Belgian. A saison followed by a golden strong.
Just ordered "Brew Like a Monk" and cant wait to read through it.

Wow, I've been on a brewing binge and done 6 batches in the last two weeks, but prior to that binge my previous two brews were those exact beers in that exact order. They both turned out amazing.

Also, I like all kinds of beer. I don't get when people feel the need to announce to the world that a certain style is "blech" and I also think it's closed minded unless that person truly tried every example of the style available to them. Many Belgian beers suffer from jetlag IMHO, so you've got to be open minded, find fresh examples, and not be such a wonderbread mac n cheese kid- to enjoy them.

 

[helibrewer]

Chimay Blue has no bugs in it. It is just straight up Belgian yeast.. WY1214 or WLP 500. Check your diet before blaming the intestinal distress on the beer. Chimay Blue is one of the best beers out there.

If you like brewing Belgian beer check out the recipes on www.candisyrup.com , there are some awesome beers there. I have been very happy using their product.

 

[unionrdr]

Well, with regard to the Chimay comments, I hadn't been eating anything "gassy" & nothing with the beer. It jut hit's my innards the wrong way. Idk?...

 

[Doomsday]

If you like brewing Belgian beer check out the recipes on www.candisyrup.com , there are some awesome beers there. I have been very happy using their product.

Thanks for the link!

I was thinking the "premium" ingredients would have a price tag to go along with them, but those are some pretty decent prices!:rockin:

 

[pmonti80]

Well, with regard to the Chimay comments, I hadn't been eating anything "gassy" & nothing with the beer. It jut hit's my innards the wrong way. Idk?...

I also think Chimay Bleue has more CO2 that other beers and may have been the culprit. I am a big fan of belgian beers and Chimay, but sometimes after drinking a Chimay Bleue I have light to medium heartburn (english is not my primary language so this word may be the wrong one). Also I heard some people who drink the yeast and the end of the bottle having some stomach problems (doesn't happen to me).

So my recomendation is try other trapist beers (Rochefort 10 is my favourite) and don't drink the yeast at the end of the bottle.

 

[kaconga]

I like darker Belgian beers more so than paler ones. I really dig the dark strong category and only tolerate saisons. Lots of "belgian" beers tend to be excessively funky for no good reason. Sometimes American brewers just get hung up on the mantra "It's supposed to be funky, It's a Belgian!" When the reality is that duvel and chimay are funky but not dirty sock wringing funky.

 

[chato]

I'm a hop head, but I loved Rochefort, Westmaille and Saison Dupont from Belgium. And from this side of the pond, Unibroue La Fin du Monde, Allagash Curieux and Omegang Triple Perfection are all excellent. Duvell didn't do it for me, and I thought Orval was disgusting (maybe a bad bottle).

 

[SudsyPaul]

In all honesty, I love Belgians, but I still get hit with some belgians that are too hot or fusel-y, or they're just imbalanced. Same with any kind of beer, there are all kinds of variations within a style, you could go through a hundred belgian beers, and every one will taste different, same could be said of IPAs, Stouts, etc...

Personally, I don't like stouts or English beers... it's just personal preference. There's nothing wrong with disliking Belgian beers, it's not like it doesn't make you a qualified brewer. Just brew/drink what you like

 

[Pole]

I used to not like Belgians. Then I found quads. Quads were my gateway beer. Now I like 'em all, with gueuze and Flanders red being at the top of the list with quads.

 

[BruceH]

Found this thread while searching for "Thor's Equinox". For me Belgian beers aren't something I can have on a regular basis but from time to time they taste great.

I'm having a Thor's Equinox by Odin Brewing right now. My hope is to be able to clone it.