Top three favorite Belgian and German styles

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  1. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Belgian:

    1.) Belgian strong pale ale
    2.) Saison
    3.) Lambic

    German:

    1.) Pilsner
    2.) Gose
    3.) Doppelbock

    Yours?
     
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  2. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Belgian -
    saison
    dubbel
    tripel

    German
    Pilsner
    helles/premium lager/maibock
    dark lager

    I was not trying to be deliberately vague int he German category. But the dark lager has at least 3 varieties that I drink and like similar to the pale lager. My first choices are never strong beers . The schwarzbier, the czech dark lager and the dunkel are all dark lagers. I excluded the dopplebock because it is not one of my first choices as it is a bit stronger. I consider it a special occasion or seasonal lager.
     
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  3. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Belgian
    Quad
    Duppel
    saison
    German
    Pilsner
    Vienna Lager
    Hefeweizen
     
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  4. frothy_80

    frothy_80 Initiate (0) May 19, 2013 Missouri

    Belgian
    saison
    tripel
    strong dark

    German
    hefeweizen
    dunkel
    altbier
     
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  5. Lurchus

    Lurchus Zealot (733) Jan 19, 2014 Germany

    Belgian:
    Geuze
    Quadruppel
    Dubbel

    German:
    Dunkles
    Rauchbier
    Zoigl
     
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  6. Silke_Neryn

    Silke_Neryn Pooh-Bah (1,947) Nov 1, 2014 Sweden
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    Belgian:

    Saison
    Flanders Red/Brown (more often than not, they're exactly that - red-brown)
    Lambic/Gueuze

    German:

    Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
    Rauchbier
    Hefeweizen

    Ask me again tomorrow and it's bound to be different.
     
    #6 Silke_Neryn, Dec 30, 2016
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  7. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    Belgian:

    Lambic/Gueuze
    Quad
    Saison

    German:

    Hefeweizen
    Kellerbier
    Dopplebock

    Was a close call in the German as I was thinking of putting Altbier instead of Dopplebock, but I have had very few actual Alts from Germany so I feel I still haven't fully grasped what the style should encompass.
     
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  8. Ricelikesbeer

    Ricelikesbeer Maven (1,433) Nov 29, 2006 Colorado
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    Love both county's offerings! I'll chime in:

    Belgian:
    *Strong Dark Ale
    *Trippel
    *Saison


    German:
    *Oktoberfest
    *doppelbock
    *weizenbock
     
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  9. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Quad
    Lambic
    Saison

    Pale Octoberfest
    Pils
    Dortmunder
     
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  10. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Belgian
    Saison
    Quad
    Oud bruin
    German
    Berliner weisse
    Pilsner
    Hefeweizen
     
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  11. -N8

    -N8 Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2014 Germany

    Thank god there isn't ever a reason to only choose 3, but I'll play along.

    Belgium:
    Quad
    Saison
    Lambic

    German:
    Doppelweizen
    Doppelbock Dunkel
    Märzenbier
     
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  12. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Germany-
    Rauchbier
    Dunkles Bock
    Pale O'fest

    Belgium-
    Flanders Red
    Saison
    Gueuze

    These are all based on pure pleasure, beers that make me happiest inside. Oddly enough, as I look over the list, none are really a style I would say I 'obsess' over; I have my faves in each that I could happily drink forever, yet they always satisfy (Schlenkerla, Rodenbach, Tilquin, etc,).
     
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  13. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    Tripel, Quad, Strong Pale Ale

    Hefeweizen, Weizenbock, Helles Lager
     
    #13 TonyLema1, Dec 30, 2016
  14. JBogan

    JBogan Pooh-Bah (1,871) Jul 15, 2007 California
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    German:

    Berliner Weisse
    Gose
    Hefeweizen

    Belgian:

    Tripel
    Gueuze
    Quad
     
    #14 JBogan, Dec 30, 2016
  15. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    What do you think the odds of 2 BAers having the exact same lists?
     
    #15 TonyLema1, Dec 30, 2016
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  16. -N8

    -N8 Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2014 Germany

    Odds are very high, I'd say.
     
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  17. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    It would suck to have only 3 of each!

    Therefore:

    Gueuze
    Saison
    Strong pale

    Pilsner
    Hefeweissen
    Göse
     
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  18. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Me too. When I started my list I had to stop and trim it down. As i read these i am thinking , that one , and that one too . . . lol
     
    #18 utopiajane, Dec 30, 2016
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  19. keilerdunkel

    keilerdunkel Savant (1,014) Apr 8, 2004 Illinois
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    At the moment:

    Belgian: Saison, Tripel, strong pale

    German: dunkelweizen, hefeweizen, helles
     
    #19 keilerdunkel, Dec 30, 2016
  20. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Belgian:
    • Saison
    • Dubbel
    • Quad
    German:
    • Pilsner
    • Kellerbier
    • Altbier
    Cheers!

    P.S. If I was permitted a fourth style for German style beers it would be Kolsch.
     
    #20 JackHorzempa, Dec 30, 2016
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