when it comes to beer the Belgians are in a league of their own, i salute you Belgium. Update! just tried my first Chimay tripple and it has changed my life You Belgians are turning me into an alcoholic but im good with that so i salute you for a second time!
I'm English, residing in The Netherlands, and the Belgians just have the run on everybody when it comes to brewing beer ! No one else comes even close ! Beer heaven !
@@viper11you should try Straffe Hendrik II quadruple. The black bottle. I'm Dutch and that the best quadruple i've ever tasted. I'm momentarily sipping on Karmeliet thats just liquid gold
Hello, Ian Brewing in monasteries dates back to medieval times when monks brewed beer for their own consumption and for visitors, as water was often unsafe to drink. The Trappist beer tradition began with the Cistercian monks, a branch of the Benedictine order, founded in 1098. The stricter Trappist branch emerged in the 17th century. Monasteries brewed beer to sustain themselves financially, adhering to the Rule of St. Benedict, which emphasizes self-sufficiency. In the 19th century, Trappist brewing as we know it began, particularly with the re-establishment of monasteries in Belgium after the Napoleonic wars. Currently, there are 11 recognized Trappist breweries worldwide that have been certified by the International Trappist Association. They are: Achel (Belgium): Known for its strong ales, particularly the Blond and Bruin beers. Chimay (Belgium): One of the most famous, brewing beers like Chimay Blue, Red, and White. Orval (Belgium): Known for its unique Orval beer with a distinctive hop bitterness and Brettanomyces yeast. Rochefort (Belgium): Produces Rochefort 6, 8, and 10, strong ales with complex flavors. Westmalle (Belgium): The origin of the "Tripel" style, also brewing Dubbel. Westvleteren (Belgium): Famous for its limited availability and the highly regarded Westvleteren 12. Zundert (Netherlands): Produces Zundert 8 and Zundert 10, noted for their spicy flavors. La Trappe (Netherlands): Known for a wide range of beers including Quadrupel and Tripel. Tre Fontane (Italy): The only Trappist brewery in Italy, producing a eucalyptus-infused Tripel. Spencer (U.S.): The first American Trappist brewery, known for its Belgian-style ales. Mont des Cats (France): Though brewed at Chimay, it has its distinct flavor, not certified but often associated. Trappist beers generally fall into the following styles: Patersbier (Single): A lighter ale, often only available within the monastery. Usually low in alcohol and served to monks. Dubbel: A dark ale, usually ranging between 6-8% ABV. Noted for rich, malty sweetness with flavors of dried fruit, caramel, and spices. Tripel: A strong, pale ale with higher alcohol content (typically around 8-10% ABV). Characterized by a dry finish, fruity esters, and spicy phenols from yeast. Quadrupel: The strongest style, with ABV typically over 10%. Full-bodied, dark, and often with flavors of dark fruits, toffee, and spices. Blond Ale: A lighter, golden ale with fruity and spicy notes from the yeast. Specialty Beers: Some breweries produce unique beers that don't fit neatly into traditional styles. Examples include Orval, which uses Brettanomyces yeast, and Tre Fontane's eucalyptus-infused Tripel. Trappist beers have influenced many modern craft brewers. The strong ales, like Tripel and Quadrupel, have become widely imitated outside of monasteries.
I believe Achel lost it's Trappist licence last year and unfortunately Spencer closed in 2022. In the mean time an Austrian (Engelszell) and English (Tynt Meadow) brewery did get a trappist licence in the last 15 years or so, with Tynt Meadow at the time being the 12th officially recognised Trappist brewery. We are down to 10 official ones now though and then Mont des Cats as a semi-official one.
I’m from Westmalle village, the trapist beers are secret recepies from the monks who make it. The company is still owned by the monks and the income let them buy the land and forrests in the village and neighbourhoods to protect them from being destroyed by making houses. So it’s really interesting! You should really try the westmalle tripel trapist, which is even a bit stronger :) delicious
1. Pedro is awesome 2. Zundert is Dutch 3. In Belgium we say "Schol" (in the dutch part), Sante also works and that work also in the french part (shout out to our bothers in Wallonia. 4. You tried the wrong Rochefort, the 10 in my (Belgian) opinion is that it is the best beer in the world, marginally better than a West-Vleeteren or a St Bernardus Abt 12 (which is a good option also, better than the one you featured).
Which part of the north are you from ? I never heard Schol. I'm from Brussels, we say Gezond or Gezondheid. Maybe it's a particularity of Brussels as the "echte brusseleir" talks a mix of dutch and french 🤷♂
In fact Zundert is a Dutch beer from the Dutch town of Zundert, but that's near to the Belgium border. For Americans every European country is probably near Belgium.
Hi from belgium, i'm glad you like our beers, there are hundreds of them. Please keep in mind that the taste of a beer actually depends of the temperature and the glass you are using. 😘👍
The tasting you were all doing, is actually something we Belgians love to do. Sitting with friends and family, eating some salami and cheese or some bread and tasting a new beer or going back to the known beers and enjoy the company around you. Beer tasting is so much fun. Schol!
Realy nice to see again our beer getting some love. Nice video like always ! Cheers in Wallonia, the french speaking part of Belgium, is like in France "Santé" wishing a "Good Health" type of thing :)
I am a belgians living in liege French area. So when i was a kids around 15 years old. A group of friend told me Joy you need to help us. We have a problem with one tough guy. I said yes but i was not very secure myself as a teens so we went to the vaudrèe a famous pub in my area. We sat. They teased me a bit with the guy and that i have to be ready for the fight My friend order some drink And the waiter bring a very huge glass almost half of the size of the bistrot table The waiter light the beer and a huge flamme light and dance in the glass. And my friend say while laughing And me so scared. That s the guy we gonna fight ! That vaudree pub is know for having a list of more than 1000 beers Cheers guys Santè
One thing (as a belgian) to mention. Its best (like a wine) , if you don't use different glasses, best to rinse out the glass with water before you pour in a different beer. The lingering flavor of the previous one will stick to the glass.
So you have tasted donkey piss. How odd. The quality of a beer isn't in the percentage of alcohol but in the aromas. Or maybe, when it comes to liquor you prefer ethylalcohol to an Islay or an Armagnac.
Sometimes session IPA with a lot of hops and of course below 5% ABV can be OK. I think Ian has to try european strong craft beers. Barley wine, Imperial Stouts etc.
and then theres sahti, "the missing link in brewing history between Mesopotamia and today", according to Michael Jackson (writer), not the famous pop singer.
Same, ive been to Ostend twice for 4 days each for work. Not a single bad one out of many!! There is a pub there that has I think it was 2000 (might be less cant remember) beers and most had its own glass haha.
9:26 Geniet, maar drink met mate. Enjoy, but drink in moderation. Means we like to drink our 8% beer over 15 or 20 minutes, not chuck it down like a tourist and then drop into a coma. hahaa. In Belgian Limburg we say ' santé ' mostly , also 'schol'. 'proost' is a bit more dutchy but we also say that.
In the early 90s, one of our football/soccer clubs, Germinal Ekeren, played a European game against a Scottish team (Celtic Glasgow). The Scottish fans spent most of the day drinking the dark beers ... which are almost twice as strong as the ones they're used to. It was a warm summer day and many of the Scottish fans didn't even make it to the game. The cops had to go around and pick sleeping Scottish fans off the streets and move them to a safe spot to sleep it off.
Also, an uncle of mine was with NATO troops in Sarajevo. He had the night shift and shared his container 'apartment' with two Americans. One day after there was quite a bit of sniper activity, it bothered him that his bunk mates were so loud while he was trying to compile his report. So, he gave them a couple of Duvels, which look like regular pilsner beer, but are 7.5%. He got to write his report in peace and quiet after that.
I'm an American who's lived in Germany for a while, and I have to say that your videos are so refreshing as you go into all these sorts of situations trying European things (snooker, rally cars, beer, etc.) with an open and inquisitive mind, and in this one get your family and friends involved in the fun 😊. Keep up the good work.
I never watched any vids on this channel before, but I like the content and the friendly laid back atmosphere. I feel like I'm sat in a pub with my mates, or at a bar with my buddies as you guys across the pond say. Subbed!
There are things that you have to learn to appreciate, if you don't like it the first time, give it a second or a third chance. Muricans think that mayo on fries is weird, first you don't have serious fries and second you don't have real mayonaise.
Rochefort 10 is my go to drink. A couple of these down the hatch, and then a 4 hour bike ride through the Melbourne CBD. On a cold winter night, there is nothing better. Salud from 🇦🇺 If you are feeling patriotic, try the Red, White and Blue Chimay beers. The Chimay Grand Reserve is a great sharing bottle 🍺
Im from Belgium 🇧🇪, I like Blue Chimay and Cherry chouffe It's also great for cooking. I miss drinking beer because i always done it, i like the taste and the high you get from heavy beers or just Jupiler by the campfire aswell, Cherry Chouffe is the best you should try those i really recommend it! Very fruity and sweet!
I love how you guys get together to enjoy these beers that are all familiar to me. Also a very supportive camera lady. The enthousiasm you have is so nice to see. Proost!
As a Belgian, you guys got yourselves some great beers :) the glasses are also much better! the beers you got are beers to be savoured with some cheese and some sausage. Not the type of beer to pour down easily on a hot day. (rochefort -> rock fort -> fortress on a rock)
Belgian here, the nice thing about our beer, having craftsmanship for centuries, made it to this point in time where you have multiple Belgian beers for every flavour preference a person can imagine. like 'proost' or 'cheers', we say 'Op de gezondheid' (in English 'For your good health'). Amazing seeing you try these!
The Zundert one is from the Netherlands. It's from an all nun Trappist monastery, one of two Trappist monasteries in the Netherlands (the other one being in Berkel Enschot, all male). Both of these places close to the Belgian border though, and not far from Westmalle. There is different styles of Trappist, most of them being either a Dubbel (sometimes called and 8) - brown colour aprox 6,5%, Tripel (10) - heavy blond 8-9% and Quadruple (12) dark brown 10-11%. You can spend a many evenings exploring Belgian beers
I love very strong beers and only drink these. I don't find the lighter ones to be interesting, taste-wise :) My preferred ones : Duvel Citra, Rochefort 10, Chimay bleue, Trappe Quadruple, Triple Karmeliet, Chouffe.
Glad to see you like our stuff :-) Trappist beers are still being brewed by monks, we have 5 abbays that produce them: Westvleteren, Westmalle, Rochefort, Orval and Chimay if I am correct. Zundert is made in the netherlands but has also the trappist logo. These are special beers. Greetings from Belgium
This was fun watching you guys getting happy even though i don't drink,Pedro is such a sweetheart i was a daddy's girl also Danielle i was very lucky to have a beautiful father also.Love from❤🦘
Just a tip when you taste beer fermented on bottle is that there is still some yeast in the bottle so the person pouring the last drink will often have a less clear and more bitter beer
There are currently 13 Trappist breweries that are ITA approved to sell beer as an Authentic Trappist Product, the others are called Abbey Beers. Achel used to be the 14. trappist brewery until 2023.
Schol from Belgium! 🍻 Just went this weekend to the Sint Bernardus brewery and had the tripel (Bernadetje) as well. Lovely beer. Love your channel and like I said before, welcome to host you guys whenever you want to visit Belgium
Best Belgian trappists imo ( a Belgian man) - Westvleteren 12 - Rochefort 10 - Chimay Bleu - Orval But in every Belgian town you can find good local beer ...
To say "cheers" in Belgium, it sort of depends on where you are in Belgium. Most people in the northern part, where I live, say "Schol". For correct pronunciation (because I know you care): the -ch- bit in that word is pronounced the same as the -J- in Spanish. Got some per-beer-comments for y'all: - Westmalle: one of my personal go-to's in summer. It's fresh and full of character. It's indeed a beer you take your time for, which you can tell without tasting or even reading the label. It comes in a brown bottle (unless it's on tap of course), like most dark beers, which allows you to keep part of the beer in the bottle on the terrace table. The dark bottle will keep a maximum of sunlight away from the beer, which would otherwise make your brown ale go stale much faster. - Zundert is actually a small village on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. I live about 30 miles away from it, but I've honestly never tasted the beer. I probably can't help you with the pronunciation, as the -U- sound in dutch is the same as -Ü- in German, and most native English speakers are notoriously bad at pronouncing it. No offense intended lol - Rochefort: I ike it, but don't drink it often. It's definitely not my favorite, but I can report is goes very well with a cheese-and-salami board on the side -St-Bernardus: I only drank it once when I was taste-testing a lot of beers, so no personal notes, because I simply don't remember enough, sorry LOL I do remember that I liked it, but that's really not interesting enough to mention. "Belgium, you make awesome beers!" - We know, it's the one thing we're definitely proud of! About the lambic, gueuse and other fruit-type beers: their alcoholic contents can vary between 2 and 8%. I suppose they printed it very small, but the producers are legally obligated to print the alcoholic content on the label. Generally they're enjoyed more by women than men. I'm not as well versed on fruity beers as I am with the heavier stuff though. That said, I have tasted some and must say that the brand you got, Lindemans, is imho one of the better commercial ones. Some of the lesser known lambics are still brewed in the exact same way as they were in the 13th century, which in and of itself is a good reason to try them. It's like a fresh glass of history!
Gueuzes aren't necessarily mostly drank by women - which is basically a way of saying they are more to the taste of people who don't drink beer as often. Fruit beers do have that reputation somewhat correctly, but gueuzes and even some krieks (cherry) are actually quite sour. While those are absolutely refreshing and a favourite of mine (the Drie Fonteinen Golden Blend comes to mind), they are definitely a bit of an acquired taste, something for pretty entrenched beer drinkers looking for something new, rather than for someone who just drinks beer every once in a while. (Edit: the last 5-10 years many other fruit beers also got the sour to very sour treatment, there's a lot of interesting tastes there. I myself don't particularly enjoy the sweet ones.) As you stated, some lambics are probably closest to what medieval beer would have been, also slightly sour, probably the taste wasn't as precise as contemporary beers. As far as I know, the oldest recipes still kicking around are from the late 19th century.
Dutchman here! Fun to see you love those Belgian beers, I love them to. We can purchase them at local supermarkets. Make sure you check out Brugse zot, Afflichem and MAREDSOUS BEERS. You'll love those as well. The Afflichem double is my favourite.
Depends where you live in Belgium. In Limburg (de Maaskant _Meuse Region) many say "gezondheid" or "op uw gezondheid" in either Dutch or the local dialect.
Belgium is trilingual actually. While Dutch (in the North) and French (in the south) are nearly on par, there's also a small German-speaking community in the easternmost part of the country, bordering the German city of Aachen.
On par ? Abt 60 pct Dutch speaking , 40 pct French and 0,7O (76000) German 🇩🇪 speaking is not on par , but obviously much more languishes are spoken only in Antwerp it’s said 170 ?!
Trapist beer you can recognize from the emblem. The requirements to be called a trappist beer are actually very strict. One of the requirements is that they donate part of the income from the beers to charity so in a way you are giving to charity by drinking trapist beer
- The beer must be brewed within the walls of a Trappist monastery, either by the monks themselves or under their supervision. - The brewery must be of secondary importance within the monastery and it should witness to the business practices proper to a monastic way of life. - The brewery is not intended to be a profit-making venture. The income covers the living expenses of the monks and the maintenance of the buildings and grounds. Whatever remains is donated to charity for social work and to help persons in need. So you are correct, they have to donate their profits to charity. I learned that from you. Thx.
The major requirement is that the beers are produced inside the walls of a monastery and by or supervised by monks. They missed one of the best Trappist beers: Orval. As well as the strongest: Westvleteren 12%. And of course, Zundert is not Belgian, but from Holland.
My favourite Belgian beer is Duvel Tripel Citra (9.2%) but my favourite beer hands down from anywhere in the world is Kanon from Grolsch (11.6%). Nothing comes close to that. I hammered it for 20 years when I lived in the Netherlands (sometimes 10 bottles or 6 cans in an evening). I never once had a hangover from it, and the buzz from it is like no other!
Dubbel = double, tripel= well triple:) When drinking full glasses or bottles, do take your time yes. I am from the Netherlands but Belgian beer rules all. Try bokbier some time? Bok=male goat;) With beers like these the taste and thickness?? comes with the way it is fermented??? Some are from the top, some are from the bottom up. Crafted is a proper way to describe these brewes:)
Our beer culture is immense !thx for trying and giving your opinion . Next time for the real experience you need cheese ( gouda work if you can easely find ) cut in cube with a pinch of celery salt on it . Greetings 🇧🇪🍻
Nice to see, a tip: use the correct glasses (bowl like) and don't pour the whole content in the glass. For sure there are some video's how to pour the beer in the glass too which definitely seperates the (bitter) residue and not to forget to drink it between 8-12 degrees temperature (C). I also suggest to stick to one sort at an evening. Not mine those tips but you can read them using these kind of beers and sometimes it surely taste different. I hope they sell also Belgium beer glasses over there. Greetings from The Netherlands, we love Belgium beer from our neighbours.
Well done guys, Trappist beer, careful now, these are strong, I hope you've eaten before consuming so many, check out if these are double tap or triple tap, the darker once are generally the stronger ones, my father is from Belgium, I sort of grew up on this stuff
I need to try these. Your video randomly popped after seeing your other belgian triple beers a couple of months ago. I've tried the zundert before it wasn't really my favorite
Among my favorites belgian beers, if you can get a hold of them there is the GuldenDraak. It's a brown beer and , it's strong in the same wheelhouse as the Rochefort in terms of strength. Also I love the Carolus Classic, it has a really thick consistency almost like milk. It's also a brown beer but has a much smoother softer taste to it compared to most brown beers. And then there is the Deus (god in latin) this one I don't even know if they still make it, it's very expensive compared to other beers and only comes in Champaign size bottles and what's special about this one is somewhere in the process of making it, they actually use some of the technique used to make Champaign to brew it, pretty unique.
As a belgian I would like to share my very own personal list. 1) tripel karmeliet 2) tripel d’anvers (anvers is french for antwerp the city) 3) paix dieu 4) bootjes bier The so called best beer in the world is called Westvleteren, no export, not even sold in supermarkets in belgium, you have to drive to the abby of westvleteren and you have to buy it there (max 1 crate which is 24 pints). It is so exclusive that they even scan your license plate for any wrong doing (black list) or buying too often.
Heb vorige zomer nog ne Westvleteren gedronken en het is idd wel een heel lekker biertje. Persoonlijk blijf ik bij de eerste 2 van je lijst...een karmelietje smaakt altijd😋👌🏻
Tip! Don't poor the whole bottle at once! Keep 2 cm in. Drink first and add the last 2 cm when your glass is half full. You get 2 different tastings. In the last 2 cm is the hop residue that adds an extra taste to the beer. Another tip, use red wine glass if you don't have trappist glasses. Enjoy the beer! Greetings from Belgium!
Hi gang. It’s a pity you don’t have Welsh beer, our equivalent is “Iechyd Dda” difficult to pronounce but iechyd is “yekid tha” pronouncing the k as ch in chap and the dd as th in the. Literally means iechyd, health with dda meaning good. Iechyd dda means good health, have a good night, get the Tylenol in! I worked in The Netherlands for nearly 5 years and we used to get Belgium Trappist beer in most bars. In the better bars you get a matching glass, some are incredible. Kwak comes in a chemistry type glass with a wooden flask holder, the there is also the beer Delirium Tremens in a glass with Pink Elephants, the DT’s is alcoholism. In the Dutch & Belgian bars you get much more froth/head. If there's too much they have a plastic strip to level the froth off. in the UK the froth counts as part of a pint, the legal measure. Too much froth, less beer in the UK.
@6:25 The Zundert beer, you almost pronounce it perfect the first try. It is pronounced like 'sun' and 'dirt', replace the s in sun for a z and there you go!
glasses need to be wet for sure. Ideally also in its proper glass, they all the same shape more or less. Chimay Bleue is my fav trappist. Other Belgian favs are Brugge Trippel and similar Leffe Trippel.
Each Belgian beer has its own glass. Some are really weird and need a separate stand to hold the glass. There are some great and unusual tastes as well.
@@cellevangiel5973, yes dear, we definitely also use "santé" both in parts of Flanders and in Wallonie. I think "schol" is only used around Antwerp, maybe also Limburg? Don't go telling someone who is clearly also from Belgium that they are wrong just because it's not the word you use in your dialect/region. In Flanders we also use "gezondheid" or "tchin-tchin" although I've only heard those from my grandparents and their generation (generation born in the 1920's). In Wallonie it's "santé", "à la vôtre", "à vôtre santé", "à la tienne", "tchin-tchin", "à la nôtre".
@@cellevangiel5973 Yeah, Belgium doesn't have a strong viking root you know. It's not Denmark or their neighboors Netherlands. In general I think it's more Santé or Gezondheid. Schol is more like what you do in your part of Belgium but I don't think you talk for the whole country. You know Belgium is a small but a diverse country, with several dialects
Hey! Nice to see you enjoying our traditional trappist beers! Belgian peopl do, expecly the host, serve the drink for his guests, Seeing you passing the bottle then every one serving from the bottle to his cup, feels.. wrong ^^ You are supposed to serve guests then serve you last. Starting by your rarest / oldest guest. Belgian French speakers say "Santé" wich mean "Health", very less people use "Salute"! Nice vids, i enjoyd sharing my amber Kwak with you all!
If you ever get over to our side of the pond it is well worth going to the Belgium city of Brugge which is both beautiful and a great place to sample the beers.
proost is dutch, salute is espanol. and schol is belgian! also those glasses look better then those buckets i saw in another video from you. my guy is learning! 🙌 like we Belgians say, Ik hoop dat het gesmaakt heeft! schol!
One advice: taste it at the temperature it needs. A good rule of thumb is: alcohol percentage = drinking temperature. But some bottles state the drinking temperature. Also the right glass shape for the beers. Also some beers even taste better a moment after pooring.
Belgium has over 800 Different brands of Beer. Most Hand craftet by Monks too. So yeah you Started something of. Next up the triple beers. Up to 12‰. And try something to neutralize your Taste. because some beers don't mix up. Espacially those beers. You even got Places where you get a certain Beer offered to Different dishes.
Zundert contains a sound that isn’t known in Anglo-Saxon languages. The “u” is pronounced like the “ö” in German. The closest a native English speaker would come to the sound is when you say “um” or “erm” when hesitating. Actually, Zundert is located in The Netherlands. Thank you for giving Trappist beers a go. The world has some really great beers. Belgium rocks at it. Where beers are concerned,weBelgians know what we’re doing. 😊 Edit: although it pains me a little to see these beers tasted in glasses other than the ones they’re meant to be served in (each and every Belgian beer has its own specific glass) it warms my heart to see the care you all are pouring with… and that you don’t try to get rid of the foam. That head of foam adds creaminess. It enhances the flavour. About the ’ladies beers’: the alcohol percentage is low, ranging from 2.5 to 3.5% ABV depending on the flavour.
most french and flemish will say ''Santé'', the dutch will say ''proost'' for cheers, the closer to the Netherlands you are the more they will say "schol" :p But in general belgians say Santé, schol is ok too but proost is for the dutch xD Trappist means it was brewed by abbey - monks. Our wel known Leffe for ex. is brewed in an abbey but not by monks so that isnt a trappist. St bernardus is the commercialised version of westvleteren (brewed by their recipe), Westvleteren is trappist but st bernardus isnt. Real Westvleteren is very hard to get even for belgians. Lindemans beers here are more known for being a woman's beer but men will enjoy it in the summer too just not around other men -jk. It was weird to see you liking those a lot, guess you like sweet very fruity beers. Here most men dont like that the belgian flag short cutscene around 6:10 was wrong it was black red yellow xD ours is black yellow red
Nice to see you all enjoying these great European (Zundert is Dutch) beers. Well picked by the ladies! Rochefort is not that hard to pronounce: try Rosh - fore. It's my favourite. Last spring I enjoyed a Rochefort on a sunny terrace in the actual town of Rochefort.
Hi, I'm from Belgium and I'm happy to seeing how you enjoy our strong beers. We are known for our good beers. The Trappiest beers are the strongest. Enjoy but drink slowly. These are very tricky. We say SANTEE.
As a Belgian it was too funny watching you going "wow" for a 8% beer, I'd even say anything below 7% would be considered a light beer for many of us. Beer is really our craft, glad you enjoyed it.
Hello Ian, I follow you for a while now and I love the fact that you're so curious about Europe. I'm from Belgium and I'd love to invite you here when you want. I'll show you around and will help you discover much more things about us. The culture, the beers, the suburbans etc... Hope you'll think about it. And by the way, we say "Santé !" when we drink. And also, each beer has its own specific glass. ;)
Lindemans is a range of Belgian fruit beers based on Lambic. The beer is brewed at the Lindemans Brewery in Vlezenbeek. Variants Apple, straw blond fruit beer with an alcohol content of 3.5%, brewed since 2005. Framboise, red fruit beer with an alcohol content of 2.5%, brewed since 1980. Kriek, red fruit beer with an alcohol content of 3.5%. Cassis, dark red fruit beer with an alcohol content of 3.5%, brewed since 1986. Pecheresse, golden blond fruit beer with an alcohol content of 2.5%, brewed since 1987. It's on Wikipedia.
@@williamdalton3415 I agree on the Rodenbach, my favorite beer. There's also Duchesse de Bourgogne, like Rodenbach it's also ripened in oak barrels, it has a smoother taste than Rodenbach.
I also prefere the Duchesse de Bourgogne and then there also the Queue De Charrue. But for fruity beers I always go for the Liefmans, has real fruit instead of grenadine
@@ronaldflou9636 I actually prefer Rodenbach to the Duchesse. Never heard of Queue de Charrue, will have to look for it. Liefmans is a bit too sweet for me.
Love the video. A small suggestion: try a "TripTrap". It's a mixture of 50% Westmalle Dubbel (dark) and 50% of Westmalle Triple (blond). Cheers! Or 'scho'l as we here say in Belgium
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when it comes to beer the Belgians are in a league of their own, i salute you Belgium. Update! just tried my first Chimay tripple and it has changed my life You Belgians are turning me into an alcoholic but im good with that so i salute you for a second time!
Thats would BE Germany 🍻
@@vonsauerkraut German beer is water compared to Belgian trappist lol
@@vonsauerkrautahahahahaha xp
Und der Franke steht daneben und lächelt mild. 😂
Maybe Czech
I'm English, residing in The Netherlands, and the Belgians just have the run on everybody when it comes to brewing beer ! No one else comes even close ! Beer heaven !
As a Belgian I have to say one of my favorite beers is dutch (La Trappe Qaudrupel)
@@viper11 That's the big one indeed. Tops head and shoulders over all other Trappists. Honorfull 2nd place for the Westvleteren 10 though.
As a German I have to say belgian beers aren't beer. They are some kind of brew, sometimes delicious most times disgusting.
@@viper11 just the same as you
@@viper11you should try Straffe Hendrik II quadruple. The black bottle. I'm Dutch and that the best quadruple i've ever tasted. I'm momentarily sipping on Karmeliet thats just liquid gold
As we belgians like to say: "Schol, as ge ni drinkt, blijft em vol!" 🍻😜
inderdaad :)
After the tenth beer and the bar is about to close "Eentje is geentje"
Schol, tes beter in jun mulle of in jun ol!
@@MrVoetj geweldig 👌🤣
Schol, beter in je mulle dan in je nol😂
Hello, Ian
Brewing in monasteries dates back to medieval times when monks brewed beer for their own consumption and for visitors, as water was often unsafe to drink.
The Trappist beer tradition began with the Cistercian monks, a branch of the Benedictine order, founded in 1098. The stricter Trappist branch emerged in the 17th century.
Monasteries brewed beer to sustain themselves financially, adhering to the Rule of St. Benedict, which emphasizes self-sufficiency.
In the 19th century, Trappist brewing as we know it began, particularly with the re-establishment of monasteries in Belgium after the Napoleonic wars.
Currently, there are 11 recognized Trappist breweries worldwide that have been certified by the International Trappist Association. They are:
Achel (Belgium): Known for its strong ales, particularly the Blond and Bruin beers.
Chimay (Belgium): One of the most famous, brewing beers like Chimay Blue, Red, and White.
Orval (Belgium): Known for its unique Orval beer with a distinctive hop bitterness and Brettanomyces yeast.
Rochefort (Belgium): Produces Rochefort 6, 8, and 10, strong ales with complex flavors.
Westmalle (Belgium): The origin of the "Tripel" style, also brewing Dubbel.
Westvleteren (Belgium): Famous for its limited availability and the highly regarded Westvleteren 12.
Zundert (Netherlands): Produces Zundert 8 and Zundert 10, noted for their spicy flavors.
La Trappe (Netherlands): Known for a wide range of beers including Quadrupel and Tripel.
Tre Fontane (Italy): The only Trappist brewery in Italy, producing a eucalyptus-infused Tripel.
Spencer (U.S.): The first American Trappist brewery, known for its Belgian-style ales.
Mont des Cats (France): Though brewed at Chimay, it has its distinct flavor, not certified but often associated.
Trappist beers generally fall into the following styles:
Patersbier (Single): A lighter ale, often only available within the monastery. Usually low in alcohol and served to monks.
Dubbel: A dark ale, usually ranging between 6-8% ABV. Noted for rich, malty sweetness with flavors of dried fruit, caramel, and spices.
Tripel: A strong, pale ale with higher alcohol content (typically around 8-10% ABV). Characterized by a dry finish, fruity esters, and spicy phenols from yeast.
Quadrupel: The strongest style, with ABV typically over 10%. Full-bodied, dark, and often with flavors of dark fruits, toffee, and spices.
Blond Ale: A lighter, golden ale with fruity and spicy notes from the yeast.
Specialty Beers: Some breweries produce unique beers that don't fit neatly into traditional styles. Examples include Orval, which uses Brettanomyces yeast, and Tre Fontane's eucalyptus-infused Tripel.
Trappist beers have influenced many modern craft brewers. The strong ales, like Tripel and Quadrupel, have become widely imitated outside of monasteries.
Leçon d'histoire :) c'était instructif , Merci
Wow. Great Information. Well researched. Thanks for passing on this knowledge
I believe Achel lost it's Trappist licence last year and unfortunately Spencer closed in 2022. In the mean time an Austrian (Engelszell) and English (Tynt Meadow) brewery did get a trappist licence in the last 15 years or so, with Tynt Meadow at the time being the 12th officially recognised Trappist brewery. We are down to 10 official ones now though and then Mont des Cats as a semi-official one.
@@DrQuatsch Correct. Some information was really new for me. Thank you!
@@DrQuatschI count 12 beers (not 11) on the International Trappist Association website
I’m from Westmalle village, the trapist beers are secret recepies from the monks who make it. The company is still owned by the monks and the income let them buy the land and forrests in the village and neighbourhoods to protect them from being destroyed by making houses. So it’s really interesting!
You should really try the westmalle tripel trapist, which is even a bit stronger :) delicious
Westmalle trippel is the best.
One of my favorites! Westmalle tripel
Ik woon te Zoersel/ Sint Antonius dichtbij Westmalle
1. Pedro is awesome
2. Zundert is Dutch
3. In Belgium we say "Schol" (in the dutch part), Sante also works and that work also in the french part (shout out to our bothers in Wallonia.
4. You tried the wrong Rochefort, the 10 in my (Belgian) opinion is that it is the best beer in the world, marginally better than a West-Vleeteren or a St Bernardus Abt 12 (which is a good option also, better than the one you featured).
#10 is a wonderful beer. I like to jump between that and the Westmalle Tripple, both stunning beers.
Exactly what i was thinking. The Rochefort 8 is shitty compared to the 10.
Which part of the north are you from ? I never heard Schol. I'm from Brussels, we say Gezond or Gezondheid. Maybe it's a particularity of Brussels as the "echte brusseleir" talks a mix of dutch and french 🤷♂
Belgium is trilingual actually. In some parts they speak French, in others Dutch and there's also a German- speaking community in Flandern/ Vlanderen.
St. Bernardus Abt 12 is one of my favs.
In fact Zundert is a Dutch beer from the Dutch town of Zundert, but that's near to the Belgium border. For Americans every European country is probably near Belgium.
i live there xD
In Belgium they have more than 365 types of beer and they taste one from the Netherlands. and we say SANTE
Zundert is famous to me for being
the birthplace of Vincent Van Gogh
@pieterdobbels1015 actually there are 1600 different beers in belgium
Jep, I live north of Antwerp and Westmalle is about 20min drive away, while Zundert is perhaps an hour, not even.
Hi from belgium, i'm glad you like our beers, there are hundreds of them.
Please keep in mind that the taste of a beer actually depends of the temperature and the glass you are using.
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It makes me sad when I see guys holding those beers on ice and tasting not from proper glass....I think that's why the gave low rating to Rochforte 8
@@Viperl-er2bfand maybe if they wouldnt drink them in one go they would get much more out of the beer
Indeed. Your rochefort needs to be warmer than a pils. keep it in a cool environment but not in the fridge.
yes it might be a good 'compromise' to use a watercooler with 'some ice'...
..try to drink a beer from a tea cup...😢😢😢😢
The tasting you were all doing, is actually something we Belgians love to do.
Sitting with friends and family, eating some salami and cheese or some bread and tasting a new beer or going back to the known beers and enjoy the company around you.
Beer tasting is so much fun.
Schol!
Hear hear
This was very amusing to watch. Glad you like most of them.
Greetings from Belgium!
Realy nice to see again our beer getting some love. Nice video like always ! Cheers in Wallonia, the french speaking part of Belgium, is like in France "Santé" wishing a "Good Health" type of thing :)
I am a belgians living in liege
French area. So when i was a kids around 15 years old. A group of friend told me
Joy you need to help us. We have a problem with one tough guy. I said yes but i was not very secure myself as a teens so we went to the vaudrèe a famous pub in my area. We sat. They teased me a bit with the guy and that i have to be ready for the fight
My friend order some drink
And the waiter bring a very huge glass almost half of the size of the bistrot table
The waiter light the beer and a huge flamme light and dance in the glass.
And my friend say while laughing
And me so scared.
That s the guy we gonna fight !
That vaudree pub is know for having a list of more than 1000 beers
Cheers guys
Santè
One thing (as a belgian) to mention. Its best (like a wine) , if you don't use different glasses, best to rinse out the glass with water before you pour in a different beer. The lingering flavor of the previous one will stick to the glass.
When drinking (beers) with different alcohol percentages, it is recommended to start with the lowest, finishing with the strongest.
"Schol" in flanders and "Santé" in both flanders and walonia
Sante! means "Health" or "Good health!"
Agree
Whether it is sante or plaice, after a few hours half of it ends up in the toilet 😉
For beer, the Belgians are the best. It's not up for debate.
I am French.
beer below 5° is donkey piss.
So you have tasted donkey piss. How odd. The quality of a beer isn't in the percentage of alcohol but in the aromas. Or maybe, when it comes to liquor you prefer ethylalcohol to an Islay or an Armagnac.
Sometimes session IPA with a lot of hops and of course below 5% ABV can be OK.
I think Ian has to try european strong craft beers. Barley wine, Imperial Stouts etc.
I'm only here to say that I wholeheartedly agree, as a fellow French.
Belgian beer rules all.
and then theres sahti, "the missing link in brewing history between Mesopotamia and today", according to Michael Jackson (writer), not the famous pop singer.
Agreed 💯 on all fronts
here in Belgium we say ' schol" when we drink together , enjoy our beer 😋
schol is een platvis, wat is de logica, waarom noem je een vissoort als je bier drinkt?
Schol, santé, proost, oep a bakkes and so on ;)
@@markschattefor6997wie heeft u om uw mening gevraagd
@@ahox9283 U vergeet wat. ????????
@@ahox9283mark heeft gelijk! Schol is een vis. Respect voor vis en bier aub.
The guys really stepped up their pour this time. Nice work!
Spent a week in Belgium. Did not have a single bad beer. Even the "worst" ones were great.
Same, ive been to Ostend twice for 4 days each for work. Not a single bad one out of many!! There is a pub there that has I think it was 2000 (might be less cant remember) beers and most had its own glass haha.
guess you didn't try carapils then :p
@@SkinnyTarkoppijn en kotstyd 😂
@@usefulrandom1855 For what company you work? I live not 500 meters from cafe 2000
Didn't try Cara Pils did we?
Good choice sir! As a Belgian, I’m glad you tasted some of our beer!
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Belgian beer is different you get to drink it and you will like them more and more they made the best beer in the world
9:26 Geniet, maar drink met mate. Enjoy, but drink in moderation. Means we like to drink our 8% beer over 15 or 20 minutes, not chuck it down like a tourist and then drop into a coma. hahaa. In Belgian Limburg we say ' santé ' mostly , also 'schol'. 'proost' is a bit more dutchy but we also say that.
Always fun to see the tourists here downing some Duvels or other heavy beers and saying they can take it. Then they get hit with the hammer.
In the early 90s, one of our football/soccer clubs, Germinal Ekeren, played a European game against a Scottish team (Celtic Glasgow).
The Scottish fans spent most of the day drinking the dark beers ... which are almost twice as strong as the ones they're used to.
It was a warm summer day and many of the Scottish fans didn't even make it to the game. The cops had to go around and pick sleeping Scottish fans off the streets and move them to a safe spot to sleep it off.
Also, an uncle of mine was with NATO troops in Sarajevo. He had the night shift and shared his container 'apartment' with two Americans.
One day after there was quite a bit of sniper activity, it bothered him that his bunk mates were so loud while he was trying to compile his report.
So, he gave them a couple of Duvels, which look like regular pilsner beer, but are 7.5%. He got to write his report in peace and quiet after that.
tuurlijk ik drink altijd met maten, alleen is maar saai he
You all look so relaxed yet committed to the task 😎. Fun video to watch.
I'm an American who's lived in Germany for a while, and I have to say that your videos are so refreshing as you go into all these sorts of situations trying European things (snooker, rally cars, beer, etc.) with an open and inquisitive mind, and in this one get your family and friends involved in the fun 😊. Keep up the good work.
I never watched any vids on this channel before, but I like the content and the friendly laid back atmosphere. I feel like I'm sat in a pub with my mates, or at a bar with my buddies as you guys across the pond say.
Subbed!
There are things that you have to learn to appreciate, if you don't like it the first time, give it a second or a third chance.
Muricans think that mayo on fries is weird, first you don't have serious fries and second you don't have real mayonaise.
Their mayo is not the same as our mayo though, it's more of a dressing.
Rochefort 10 is my go to drink. A couple of these down the hatch, and then a 4 hour bike ride through the Melbourne CBD. On a cold winter night, there is nothing better. Salud from 🇦🇺
If you are feeling patriotic, try the Red, White and Blue Chimay beers. The Chimay Grand Reserve is a great sharing bottle 🍺
Im from Belgium 🇧🇪,
I like Blue Chimay and Cherry chouffe
It's also great for cooking.
I miss drinking beer because i always done it, i like the taste and the high you get from heavy beers or just Jupiler by the campfire aswell,
Cherry Chouffe is the best you should try those i really recommend it!
Very fruity and sweet!
I love how you guys get together to enjoy these beers that are all familiar to me. Also a very supportive camera lady. The enthousiasm you have is so nice to see. Proost!
As a Belgian, you guys got yourselves some great beers :) the glasses are also much better! the beers you got are beers to be savoured with some cheese and some sausage. Not the type of beer to pour down easily on a hot day. (rochefort -> rock fort -> fortress on a rock)
But they drink it way too cold. At that freezing temperature 90% of the taste is lost.
Belgian here, the nice thing about our beer, having craftsmanship for centuries, made it to this point in time where you have multiple Belgian beers for every flavour preference a person can imagine. like 'proost' or 'cheers', we say 'Op de gezondheid' (in English 'For your good health'). Amazing seeing you try these!
These videos are fun to watch with the beer tasting , when i see a weird beer in the shop i always want to taste them. keeps it fun drinking beer .🍺🍻
The Zundert one is from the Netherlands. It's from an all nun Trappist monastery, one of two Trappist monasteries in the Netherlands (the other one being in Berkel Enschot, all male). Both of these places close to the Belgian border though, and not far from Westmalle.
There is different styles of Trappist, most of them being either a Dubbel (sometimes called and 8) - brown colour aprox 6,5%, Tripel (10) - heavy blond 8-9% and Quadruple (12) dark brown 10-11%.
You can spend a many evenings exploring Belgian beers
It's always a pleasure when you upload new videos with our European beer, I'm happy that you like them 🍺😎 Prost
I'm from Belgium and if you think 8 is strong, wait until you taste one of our 10/11/12° beers. Nice video! I enjoyed it a lot.
De rest van de wereld is niet klaar voor deze bieren😅...voor ons zijn de 8%ers normaal voor de rest zijn het al "zware mannen"😉
I love very strong beers and only drink these. I don't find the lighter ones to be interesting, taste-wise :)
My preferred ones : Duvel Citra, Rochefort 10, Chimay bleue, Trappe Quadruple, Triple Karmeliet, Chouffe.
Glad to see you like our stuff :-) Trappist beers are still being brewed by monks, we have 5 abbays that produce them: Westvleteren, Westmalle, Rochefort, Orval and Chimay if I am correct. Zundert is made in the netherlands but has also the trappist logo. These are special beers. Greetings from Belgium
This was fun watching you guys getting happy even though i don't drink,Pedro is such a sweetheart i was a daddy's girl also Danielle i was very lucky to have a beautiful father also.Love from❤🦘
Just a tip when you taste beer fermented on bottle is that there is still some yeast in the bottle so the person pouring the last drink will often have a less clear and more bitter beer
There are currently 13 Trappist breweries that are ITA approved to sell beer as an Authentic Trappist Product, the others are called Abbey Beers. Achel used to be the 14. trappist brewery until 2023.
Only 10 Trappist breweries (5 Belgian, 2 Dutch, 1 Austrian, 1 Italian and 1 English)
Schol from Belgium! 🍻
Just went this weekend to the Sint Bernardus brewery and had the tripel (Bernadetje) as well. Lovely beer. Love your channel and like I said before, welcome to host you guys whenever you want to visit Belgium
Haha, in Belgium they like the strong beer they said. Wait until you get to the quadruple beers from Belgium.... Oof.
Yeah they're lucky they got the 8° ones and not the 12° haha
Those are the best 🤤
Or whiskey infused
Best Belgian trappists imo ( a Belgian man)
- Westvleteren 12
- Rochefort 10
- Chimay Bleu
- Orval
But in every Belgian town you can find good local beer ...
I see you are a man of culture! But don´t forget abt 12!
To say "cheers" in Belgium, it sort of depends on where you are in Belgium. Most people in the northern part, where I live, say "Schol". For correct pronunciation (because I know you care): the -ch- bit in that word is pronounced the same as the -J- in Spanish.
Got some per-beer-comments for y'all:
- Westmalle: one of my personal go-to's in summer. It's fresh and full of character. It's indeed a beer you take your time for, which you can tell without tasting or even reading the label. It comes in a brown bottle (unless it's on tap of course), like most dark beers, which allows you to keep part of the beer in the bottle on the terrace table. The dark bottle will keep a maximum of sunlight away from the beer, which would otherwise make your brown ale go stale much faster.
- Zundert is actually a small village on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. I live about 30 miles away from it, but I've honestly never tasted the beer. I probably can't help you with the pronunciation, as the -U- sound in dutch is the same as -Ü- in German, and most native English speakers are notoriously bad at pronouncing it. No offense intended lol
- Rochefort: I ike it, but don't drink it often. It's definitely not my favorite, but I can report is goes very well with a cheese-and-salami board on the side
-St-Bernardus: I only drank it once when I was taste-testing a lot of beers, so no personal notes, because I simply don't remember enough, sorry LOL
I do remember that I liked it, but that's really not interesting enough to mention.
"Belgium, you make awesome beers!"
- We know, it's the one thing we're definitely proud of!
About the lambic, gueuse and other fruit-type beers: their alcoholic contents can vary between 2 and 8%. I suppose they printed it very small, but the producers are legally obligated to print the alcoholic content on the label. Generally they're enjoyed more by women than men. I'm not as well versed on fruity beers as I am with the heavier stuff though. That said, I have tasted some and must say that the brand you got, Lindemans, is imho one of the better commercial ones. Some of the lesser known lambics are still brewed in the exact same way as they were in the 13th century, which in and of itself is a good reason to try them. It's like a fresh glass of history!
Most people just say santé
Gueuzes aren't necessarily mostly drank by women - which is basically a way of saying they are more to the taste of people who don't drink beer as often. Fruit beers do have that reputation somewhat correctly, but gueuzes and even some krieks (cherry) are actually quite sour. While those are absolutely refreshing and a favourite of mine (the Drie Fonteinen Golden Blend comes to mind), they are definitely a bit of an acquired taste, something for pretty entrenched beer drinkers looking for something new, rather than for someone who just drinks beer every once in a while. (Edit: the last 5-10 years many other fruit beers also got the sour to very sour treatment, there's a lot of interesting tastes there. I myself don't particularly enjoy the sweet ones.)
As you stated, some lambics are probably closest to what medieval beer would have been, also slightly sour, probably the taste wasn't as precise as contemporary beers. As far as I know, the oldest recipes still kicking around are from the late 19th century.
THANK YOU FOR THE DECENT POUR !!!! (my belgian heart almost skipped a beat :D)
Cheers from Namur :)
Ok.. i'm a belgian, i stop everything and watch this !
Dutchman here! Fun to see you love those Belgian beers, I love them to. We can purchase them at local supermarkets. Make sure you check out Brugse zot, Afflichem and MAREDSOUS BEERS. You'll love those as well. The Afflichem double is my favourite.
I am from Belgium. In Belgium we don't say "Proost". That's from thé Netherlands. In Belgium we say "Schol" or "Santé" !
Depends where you live in Belgium. In Limburg (de Maaskant _Meuse Region) many say "gezondheid" or "op uw gezondheid" in either Dutch or the local dialect.
Als we met vrienden in groep samen het glas heffen wordt gewoon samen spontaan "santé" gezegd😎
Love to see people across the world enjoying our craftsmanship 😊
Belgium is trilingual actually. While Dutch (in the North) and French (in the south) are nearly on par, there's also a small German-speaking community in the easternmost part of the country, bordering the German city of Aachen.
On par ? Abt 60 pct Dutch speaking , 40 pct French and 0,7O (76000) German 🇩🇪 speaking is not on par , but obviously much more languishes are spoken only in Antwerp it’s said 170 ?!
Lindemans Pêche is a young lambic enriched with peach juice - 2.5% ABV
"Lambic" means natural fermentation without addition of (beer) yeasts.
Trapist beer you can recognize from the emblem. The requirements to be called a trappist beer are actually very strict. One of the requirements is that they donate part of the income from the beers to charity so in a way you are giving to charity by drinking trapist beer
I've been donating to charity several times a week for many years then it seems
- The beer must be brewed within the walls of a Trappist monastery, either by the monks themselves or under their supervision.
- The brewery must be of secondary importance within the monastery and it should witness to the business practices proper to a monastic way of life.
- The brewery is not intended to be a profit-making venture. The income covers the living expenses of the monks and the maintenance of the buildings and grounds. Whatever remains is donated to charity for social work and to help persons in need.
So you are correct, they have to donate their profits to charity. I learned that from you. Thx.
The major requirement is that the beers are produced inside the walls of a monastery and by or supervised by monks. They missed one of the best Trappist beers: Orval. As well as the strongest: Westvleteren 12%. And of course, Zundert is not Belgian, but from Holland.
Fun episode. Not going to try the other fruit beers?
Framboise and cherry are my favourite, second is Apple, last is peach
As someone from the Netherlands I must admit: Belgian beer is the best!
My favourite Belgian beer is Duvel Tripel Citra (9.2%) but my favourite beer hands down from anywhere in the world is Kanon from Grolsch (11.6%). Nothing comes close to that. I hammered it for 20 years when I lived in the Netherlands (sometimes 10 bottles or 6 cans in an evening). I never once had a hangover from it, and the buzz from it is like no other!
@@captaincat1743 Zundert is a beer from the Netherlands, but a very nice one :)
As a Belgian from the Dutch speaking part, I salute you for this video. It was really cool watching it. Greetings!
"Zundert" ia s dutch town on the border with belgium
Rochefort 8 is my favorite in Belgium. When we are drinking a Trappist, we often eat squares of cheese with
I'm from The Netherlands and never had the Dutch Zundert beer. Gonna pick some up this weekend.
Die is wat lastiger te vinden dan La Trappe maar is toch echt een stuk beter vind ik. Proost alvast iig!
Please come over and we'll be happy to welcome you in our pubs! Let us know! Kind regards from Belgium 🇧🇪
Dubbel = double, tripel= well triple:)
When drinking full glasses or bottles, do take your time yes.
I am from the Netherlands but Belgian beer rules all. Try bokbier some time? Bok=male goat;)
With beers like these the taste and thickness?? comes with the way it is fermented??? Some are from the top, some are from the bottom up.
Crafted is a proper way to describe these brewes:)
Our beer culture is immense !thx for trying and giving your opinion . Next time for the real experience you need cheese ( gouda work if you can easely find ) cut in cube with a pinch of celery salt on it . Greetings 🇧🇪🍻
those beers that ladies drank (Lindemans) are 2.5% alcohol - peach and raspberry ones , and 3.5% - apple and cherry
Nice to see, a tip: use the correct glasses (bowl like) and don't pour the whole content in the glass. For sure there are some video's how to pour the beer in the glass too which definitely seperates the (bitter) residue and not to forget to drink it between 8-12 degrees temperature (C). I also suggest to stick to one sort at an evening. Not mine those tips but you can read them using these kind of beers and sometimes it surely taste different. I hope they sell also Belgium beer glasses over there. Greetings from The Netherlands, we love Belgium beer from our neighbours.
Well done guys, Trappist beer, careful now, these are strong, I hope you've eaten before consuming so many, check out if these are double tap or triple tap, the darker once are generally the stronger ones, my father is from Belgium, I sort of grew up on this stuff
I need to try these. Your video randomly popped after seeing your other belgian triple beers a couple of months ago. I've tried the zundert before it wasn't really my favorite
The tests by thre ladies are really fun.👍👍
Among my favorites belgian beers, if you can get a hold of them there is the GuldenDraak. It's a brown beer and , it's strong in the same wheelhouse as the Rochefort in terms of strength. Also I love the Carolus Classic, it has a really thick consistency almost like milk. It's also a brown beer but has a much smoother softer taste to it compared to most brown beers. And then there is the Deus (god in latin) this one I don't even know if they still make it, it's very expensive compared to other beers and only comes in Champaign size bottles and what's special about this one is somewhere in the process of making it, they actually use some of the technique used to make Champaign to brew it, pretty unique.
As a belgian I would like to share my very own personal list.
1) tripel karmeliet
2) tripel d’anvers (anvers is french for antwerp the city)
3) paix dieu
4) bootjes bier
The so called best beer in the world is called Westvleteren, no export, not even sold in supermarkets in belgium, you have to drive to the abby of westvleteren and you have to buy it there (max 1 crate which is 24 pints). It is so exclusive that they even scan your license plate for any wrong doing (black list) or buying too often.
Heb vorige zomer nog ne Westvleteren gedronken en het is idd wel een heel lekker biertje. Persoonlijk blijf ik bij de eerste 2 van je lijst...een karmelietje smaakt altijd😋👌🏻
Can't go wrong with a Karmeliet Triple!
Tip! Don't poor the whole bottle at once! Keep 2 cm in. Drink first and add the last 2 cm when your glass is half full. You get 2 different tastings. In the last 2 cm is the hop residue that adds an extra taste to the beer.
Another tip, use red wine glass if you don't have trappist glasses.
Enjoy the beer! Greetings from Belgium!
In the end you guys are already a bit slurring and funny!😂😂😂
Hi gang. It’s a pity you don’t have Welsh beer, our equivalent is “Iechyd Dda” difficult to pronounce but iechyd is “yekid tha” pronouncing the k as ch in chap and the dd as th in the. Literally means iechyd, health with dda meaning good. Iechyd dda means good health, have a good night, get the Tylenol in!
I worked in The Netherlands for nearly 5 years and we used to get Belgium Trappist beer in most bars. In the better bars you get a matching glass, some are incredible. Kwak comes in a chemistry type glass with a wooden flask holder, the there is also the beer Delirium Tremens in a glass with Pink Elephants, the DT’s is alcoholism.
In the Dutch & Belgian bars you get much more froth/head. If there's too much they have a plastic strip to level the froth off. in the UK the froth counts as part of a pint, the legal measure. Too much froth, less beer in the UK.
@6:25 The Zundert beer, you almost pronounce it perfect the first try. It is pronounced like 'sun' and 'dirt', replace the s in sun for a z and there you go!
Unfortunately he doesn't know how to pronounce the Dutch U! 🤪✌🏼
Cheers from Belgium ! Hope you keep on discovering our beers :D
glasses need to be wet for sure. Ideally also in its proper glass, they all the same shape more or less. Chimay Bleue is my fav trappist. Other Belgian favs are Brugge Trippel and similar Leffe Trippel.
I'm Belgian, glad you liked the beers!
What I would recommend, is to go for the lighter beers first and the stronger, then darker ones last.
Santé!
Each Belgian beer has its own glass. Some are really weird and need a separate stand to hold the glass. There are some great and unusual tastes as well.
Kwak
you really need to try Duvel and Seef beers... Duvel you had before I think, but Seef's variants are very cool. The OG Seef as well.
In Belgium, "cheers" is said "Santé"!
No my dear, we say schol, as the skandinavians say skul But the custom goes back to the Vikings who drunk from human skulls.
@@cellevangiel5973 As a Belgian born, I've always said and heard "santé" even in Flanders ... my dear!
@@cellevangiel5973 schol is for hollanders or antwerpenaren, eo says santé
@@cellevangiel5973, yes dear, we definitely also use "santé" both in parts of Flanders and in Wallonie. I think "schol" is only used around Antwerp, maybe also Limburg? Don't go telling someone who is clearly also from Belgium that they are wrong just because it's not the word you use in your dialect/region.
In Flanders we also use "gezondheid" or "tchin-tchin" although I've only heard those from my grandparents and their generation (generation born in the 1920's). In Wallonie it's "santé", "à la vôtre", "à vôtre santé", "à la tienne", "tchin-tchin", "à la nôtre".
@@cellevangiel5973 Yeah, Belgium doesn't have a strong viking root you know. It's not Denmark or their neighboors Netherlands. In general I think it's more Santé or Gezondheid. Schol is more like what you do in your part of Belgium but I don't think you talk for the whole country. You know Belgium is a small but a diverse country, with several dialects
Hey! Nice to see you enjoying our traditional trappist beers!
Belgian peopl do, expecly the host, serve the drink for his guests,
Seeing you passing the bottle then every one serving from the bottle to his cup, feels.. wrong ^^
You are supposed to serve guests then serve you last.
Starting by your rarest / oldest guest.
Belgian French speakers say "Santé" wich mean "Health", very less people use "Salute"!
Nice vids, i enjoyd sharing my amber Kwak with you all!
The winner was a Dutch Beer from The Netherlands, but close to Belgium 🇧🇪
sure but they did not try the 12% trappist beers, they're pussies.
If you ever get over to our side of the pond it is well worth going to the Belgium city of Brugge which is both beautiful and a great place to sample the beers.
aaah you starting to taste the better beers i see :D
proost is dutch, salute is espanol. and schol is belgian! also those glasses look better then those buckets i saw in another video from you. my guy is learning! 🙌
like we Belgians say, Ik hoop dat het gesmaakt heeft! schol!
We usually say schol, proost is commonly used in The Netherlands
And a huge part of Flanders
@@christianwiel Not at all.
@@saladspinner3200 all i ever heard in Flanders is proost. maybe it depends which part of Flanders
@@christianwiel the regions I know only ever spoke of schol or Santé.
@@saladspinner3200in the area where i live they say proost. but i absolutely believe other parts will say schol/ santé
One advice: taste it at the temperature it needs. A good rule of thumb is: alcohol percentage = drinking temperature. But some bottles state the drinking temperature.
Also the right glass shape for the beers.
Also some beers even taste better a moment after pooring.
Belgium has over 800 Different brands of Beer. Most Hand craftet by Monks too. So yeah you Started something of. Next up the triple beers. Up to 12‰. And try something to neutralize your Taste. because some beers don't mix up. Espacially those beers. You even got Places where you get a certain Beer offered to Different dishes.
eat some bread between teh different beers, don't chill the beer with ice also. Best served between 5 - 8°C.
Zundert contains a sound that isn’t known in Anglo-Saxon languages. The “u” is pronounced like the “ö” in German. The closest a native English speaker would come to the sound is when you say “um” or “erm” when hesitating. Actually, Zundert is located in The Netherlands.
Thank you for giving Trappist beers a go. The world has some really great beers. Belgium rocks at it. Where beers are concerned,weBelgians know what we’re doing. 😊
Edit: although it pains me a little to see these beers tasted in glasses other than the ones they’re meant to be served in (each and every Belgian beer has its own specific glass) it warms my heart to see the care you all are pouring with… and that you don’t try to get rid of the foam. That head of foam adds creaminess. It enhances the flavour.
About the ’ladies beers’: the alcohol percentage is low, ranging from 2.5 to 3.5% ABV depending on the flavour.
We also say ‘schol’ in stead of ‘proost’
most french and flemish will say ''Santé'', the dutch will say ''proost'' for cheers, the closer to the Netherlands you are the more they will say "schol" :p
But in general belgians say Santé, schol is ok too but proost is for the dutch xD
Trappist means it was brewed by abbey - monks. Our wel known Leffe for ex. is brewed in an abbey but not by monks so that isnt a trappist.
St bernardus is the commercialised version of westvleteren (brewed by their recipe), Westvleteren is trappist but st bernardus isnt. Real Westvleteren is very hard to get even for belgians.
Lindemans beers here are more known for being a woman's beer but men will enjoy it in the summer too just not around other men -jk.
It was weird to see you liking those a lot, guess you like sweet very fruity beers. Here most men dont like that
the belgian flag short cutscene around 6:10 was wrong it was black red yellow xD ours is black yellow red
Greatings from Estonia. say to Pedro I drink now "Corona" beer.
Terviseks! Dude, we need to talk about Põhjala
Nice to see you all enjoying these great European (Zundert is Dutch) beers. Well picked by the ladies!
Rochefort is not that hard to pronounce: try Rosh - fore.
It's my favourite. Last spring I enjoyed a Rochefort on a sunny terrace in the actual town of Rochefort.
In Belgium we never say proost, we all say santé
And "schol"
Proost is german
@@harentrois proost is also dutch
fact ! ! ! schol is for the dtuch or germans, proost also dutch. Santé ! ! ! en zwelgen maar
we in flanders/Limburg say "schol"
Hi, I'm from Belgium and I'm happy to seeing how you enjoy our strong beers. We are known for our good beers. The Trappiest beers are the strongest. Enjoy but drink slowly. These are very tricky. We say SANTEE.
My worst hangover ever was from Belgian beer. A lot of fruit once.
If you drink Belgian beer too quickly or mix many types you can have a bad hangover
@@bandeano3870 I F`ed around and found out
As a Belgian it was too funny watching you going "wow" for a 8% beer, I'd even say anything below 7% would be considered a light beer for many of us. Beer is really our craft, glad you enjoyed it.
The second beer was Dutch though. 🤣
We have the best beers in the world.🇧🇪
The rest is dishwater.
😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉
La Trappe isn't but also damn good, especially the quadruple
@@christianwiel La Trappe Quad is really great and tasty but doesn't match the style according to beer judges
His favorite one was Dutch! 🙄🤪✌🏼
@@Viperl-er2bf La Trappe invented the Quadrupel in the 90’s. They set the standard and later on it was recognized as a beer style.
Hello Ian,
I follow you for a while now and I love the fact that you're so curious about Europe. I'm from Belgium and I'd love to invite you here when you want. I'll show you around and will help you discover much more things about us. The culture, the beers, the suburbans etc... Hope you'll think about it. And by the way, we say "Santé !" when we drink. And also, each beer has its own specific glass. ;)
Lindemans is a range of Belgian fruit beers based on Lambic. The beer is brewed at the Lindemans Brewery in Vlezenbeek.
Variants
Apple, straw blond fruit beer with an alcohol content of 3.5%, brewed since 2005.
Framboise, red fruit beer with an alcohol content of 2.5%, brewed since 1980.
Kriek, red fruit beer with an alcohol content of 3.5%.
Cassis, dark red fruit beer with an alcohol content of 3.5%, brewed since 1986.
Pecheresse, golden blond fruit beer with an alcohol content of 2.5%, brewed since 1987.
It's on Wikipedia.
Dat is allemaal geen bier. Er bestaat maar 1 lekker fruitbier en dit is "rodenbach"
@@williamdalton3415 I agree on the Rodenbach, my favorite beer. There's also Duchesse de Bourgogne, like Rodenbach it's also ripened in oak barrels, it has a smoother taste than Rodenbach.
I also prefere the Duchesse de Bourgogne and then there also the Queue De Charrue. But for fruity beers I always go for the Liefmans, has real fruit instead of grenadine
@@ronaldflou9636 I actually prefer Rodenbach to the Duchesse. Never heard of Queue de Charrue, will have to look for it.
Liefmans is a bit too sweet for me.
Cheers from Belgium!
my favorite is Grimbergen Optimo Bruno :D
You say ; "Santé" (french) when you cheer.
or "schol" (dutch)
Love the video. A small suggestion: try a "TripTrap". It's a mixture of 50% Westmalle Dubbel (dark) and 50% of Westmalle Triple (blond). Cheers! Or 'scho'l as we here say in Belgium