Favourite Belgian-brewed American beer

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  1. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (1,998) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    Belgian have come a long way in brewing American beer. From hoppy, strong beers to strong, hoppy beers. My favourite is Houblon Chouffe - what's yours?
     
  2. WhatANicePub

    WhatANicePub Zealot (598) Jul 1, 2009 Scotland

    Belgium brewers are beating the pants off the original America beers nowadays.
     
  3. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,071) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    How 'bout the American beer the Belgians brew in the old Stag brewery in London*, the one named after a city in the Czech Republic - can't get more American than that.

    * Still open, right? Despite having previously been on AB-InBev's chopping block for awhile?​
     
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  4. trevorjk

    trevorjk Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2009 Netherlands

    Evil Twin - Even more Jesus
    Mikkeller - Beer Geek series.
    De Molen is doing great stuff.

    ect ect
     
  5. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    None of which are Belgian !!!
     
  6. deeblo

    deeblo Devotee (389) Dec 17, 2011 Antarctica
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    De Struise Black Damnations
     
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  7. trevorjk

    trevorjk Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2009 Netherlands

    Ah touche, i was thinking European :stuck_out_tongue: My bad. De Struise is doing a pretty damn good job as well then :slight_smile:
     
  8. MN_Beerticker

    MN_Beerticker Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2012 Minnesota

    Meh who needs geography when you are DRANKEN WHALEZ BRO!?!
     
  9. Cascade77

    Cascade77 Initiate (0) May 14, 2009 Vermont

    Well first you would have to define what constitutes an 'American' beer because virtually all of our styles are interpretations, extensions, enhancements or bastardizations of Old World beers (which we should be quite proud of). Unless we are calling CDA, IDA or whatever you want to call it an American invention.

    For the purposes of this thread, I will give a nod to highly hopped creations as being "American'. That being said, De Ranke XX bitter has been one of the best at the liberal use of hops. In general I think the Belgian attempts at creating highly hopped beers has been a colossal failure but XX Bitter stands out as a success in my book.
     
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  10. Errto

    Errto Zealot (643) Oct 20, 2009 Connecticut

    Probably St. Feuillen Bière de L'Amitié.
     
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  11. azorie

    azorie Pooh-Bah (2,409) Mar 18, 2006 Florida
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    What beer style have Americans invented? None I can think of.
     
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  12. GotWad629

    GotWad629 Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2010 New York

    Ommegang Rare Vos for sure
     
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  13. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,053) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    If I had to choose, probably Charleroi Brouwers Belgian Chocolate California Common. Like you say, however, there are any number of hoppy strong/strong hoppy alternatives that would make the list.
     
  14. superacct2004

    superacct2004 Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2008 Michigan

    We Invented Banquet beer I think...
     
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  15. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (1,998) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    That's the new Stag Brewery, really. The original Watney's Stag Brewery was between Victoria Station and Buckingham Palace. Mortlake was renamed the Stag Brewery when the original closed in 1959. (Thank you Norman Barber.)
     
  16. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,274) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Whoa, if taking something that has centuries of tradition behind it, and making it a flavorless mass produced swill that appeases the lowest common denomonator isn't an american invention I don't know what is. Now give me a coors lite and and some taco bell.
     
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  17. azorie

    azorie Pooh-Bah (2,409) Mar 18, 2006 Florida
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    yea but even lager from bmc was invented in europe first is my point. meaning no beer I can think was but maybe steam was invented here.
     
  18. geocool

    geocool Savant (1,209) Jun 21, 2006 Massachusetts

    There are none, and no one in this thread has even mentioned a beer that fits the definition IMHO. Except maybe jesskidden :-). A few have mentioned beers I've never heard of and aren't listed on this site.
     
  19. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,301) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    The Germans were using plenty of rice in some of their brews before it became illegal in the early 20th century.
     
  20. geocool

    geocool Savant (1,209) Jun 21, 2006 Massachusetts

    I'm going to try to hijack this thread and propose that, IMHO, to qualify as a "Belgian-brewed American beer" it has to be brewed in Belgium by a Belgian owned brewery, and the style of the beer must be listed under "American Ales" or "American Lagers" on this site, specifically:
    I'm on the fence about "Belgian IPA." I think maybe some of these (clearly not all) could be considered American, but it's listed as Belgian on this site. I don't think De Ranke XX Bitter qualifies as it isn't even brewed with American hops, and Houblon Chouffe is really just a Belgian Tripel with American hops added at the end.

    Again, none of the beers mentioned so far seem to fit, just IMHO. I like the thread though, can you tell?
     
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