Need help with Belgian Beers

I'd press her for more info. She may not have a clue but if she asked her friends a few questions she'd be able to give you better info.

I wouldn't get bombers, the 4 packs of 11.2 ounces are a much better value. And given the high abv's 11.2 ounce bottles make more sense as well.

 

This seems like a pretty good question to ask, considering that light vs. dark is a difference that even people who don't know a thing about beer are going to take notice of. At the very least, if they have a clear answer you'll be able to narrow it down a little, since Belgian styles just from what I've seen seem to range from just about the palest yellows you can get in a beer to browns so dark they're almost black!

 

Choose top beer(s) in any of the following Belgian styles.


http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/57/ - Dubbel

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/58/ - Tripel

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/142/ - Quadrupel

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/56/ - Belgian Strong Dark Ale

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/129/ - Saison/Farmhouse Ale

 

Like the first reply said.. NB all the way. Especially when they said Belgians but don't know wtf kind. It is easily the most bang for your buck, and easily accessible.

 

If she knows nothing about beer and says she likes Belgians. She means Blue Moon (or Stella). Don't buy the good stuff. Save your money.

 

Duvel. Complex, delicious, and extremely drinkable.

 

EVERYBODY HOLD YOUR HORSES! Most important question: what kind of a party is this going to be? Sophisticated polite dinner party or midlife crisis college-reincarnation rager? What I'm getting at is: are people going to actually care about the beer and how it gets paired with the rest of the party, or do they just want decent booze?

If I had to say, go for the cheaper stuff. For all we know she saw her friend drinking a Blue Moon and read "Belgian-Style" on the bottle and is going off of that. She's one step away from saying her friends like "dark beer".

 

Hoegaarden

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Totally forgot about Blue Moon.. That is probably exactly what she meant by Belgians. Get a couple six'ers and watch them all rub your nub.

 

chimay for sure

 

She could also mean Stella for all we know. I think that the op needs to come back with something more specific to get the helpful ball rolling.

 

I wish I had access right now to the 'laughing and crying' emoji.

Man, that 'dark beer' sh*t drives me nuts.

 

This is the correct answer. Don't waste Chimay or Tank 7 on this one...

 

Buy her some Gulden Draak. Anything she doesn't drink you can send my way

 

Hennepin, good and affordable.

 

Orval for sure. You might look at Gulden Draak. Even my 24 year old daughter likes this and she is not a beer drinker. These are a bit expensive, but extremely good,

 

Amen man! It took about 10 responses to actually give the OP some real advice. American versions of the real thing don't cut it.

 

And yet somehow new belgium abbey is a better beer than 90% of the "true" dubbels on the market.