Top three favorite Belgian and German styles

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  1. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    That is the whole point of drinking beer in the 1st place.:slight_smile:
     
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  2. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Saison

    Kölsch
     
    #22 zid, Dec 30, 2016
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  3. Jacobier10

    Jacobier10 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,102) Feb 23, 2004 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah

    Belgian
    Saison
    Gueuze
    Tripel

    German
    Helles Lager
    Rauchbier
    Märzen
     
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  4. Sound_Explorer

    Sound_Explorer Grand Pooh-Bah (3,044) Dec 29, 2013 Washington
    Pooh-Bah

    Belgian
    • Saison
    • Tripel
    • Abbey/Dubbel
    German
    • Krystalweisse
    • Gose
    • Marzen
     
    #24 Sound_Explorer, Dec 30, 2016
  5. Malt_Man

    Malt_Man Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2014 England

    Belgian:
    - Pale Ale
    - Saison
    - Witbier

    German:
    - Helles
    - Kellerbier
    - Pils

    Hard to exclude Weizen, dunkel, kolsch (fresh) but rules are rules.
     
    #25 Malt_Man, Dec 30, 2016
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  6. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    3 impossible for me. These are my favorite styles!

    Belgian:

    All the dark ales.
    Triple
    Strong pale ale

    German:

    Hefe
    Marzen
    Weizenbock
    Dopplebock
    Helles
     
    #26 MooseBoose, Dec 30, 2016
  7. Pantalones

    Pantalones Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2014 Virginia

    Subject to change as I find and try more styles (and more examples of those I've already had)... But if I had to pick my current favorites from each, and can't pick more than three or just say "pretty much all of them"...

    Belgian: Strong Pale Ale, Dubbel, Lambic (...though I haven't actually tried a "plain" lambic or gueuze yet... I have had a couple fruit ones that were very nice)

    German:     Kolsch, Doppelbock, Oktoberfest

    "Almost made it" styles that I'd probably add on if I could list five of each rather than just three: Saison (decided against it mainly due to not having had an actual Belgian example of the style, only those from local breweries in my own state), Flanders Oud Bruin (I've only had one so far so it could be that I just really like that specific beer, more so than the style as a whole), Schwarzbier, Helles.
     
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  8. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
    Pooh-Bah

    Belgian - Quad, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Tripel

    German - Pilsener, Dopplebock, Marzen
     
    #28 keithmurray, Dec 30, 2016
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  9. thebeers

    thebeers Grand Pooh-Bah (5,837) Sep 10, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    German
    1) Pils
    2) Oktoberfest
    3) Schwarzbier

    Belgian
    1) Flanders Red
    2) Trappist (see what I did there?)
    3) Gueuze
     
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  10. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Cheater :stuck_out_tongue:
     
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  11. blisscent

    blisscent Savant (1,110) Aug 16, 2015 Rhode Island

    Germany-
    Gose
    Gratzer
    Pilsner

    Belgium-
    Gueuze
    Saison
    Flanders
     
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  12. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Belgique:
    Flanders red (ah, duchesse de Bourgogne)
    Belgian strong pale/dark Ale...
    Saison

    Deutschland:
    Pilsner
    Maltbock
    Oktoberfest

    Why only 3? We're always limited in these threads... at least it's not two beers for the rest of your life...
     
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  13. Dandrewjohn

    Dandrewjohn Zealot (599) Apr 13, 2013 Texas

    Belgian: Strong dark ale, Dubbel, Quad
    German: Doppelbock, Pilsner, Dunkelweizen
     
    #33 Dandrewjohn, Dec 31, 2016
  14. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    Belgian: Saison, Saison, Saison

    German: Pilsner, Helles, Dunkel
     
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  15. TheBricenator

    TheBricenator Pooh-Bah (1,981) Nov 13, 2007 Oregon
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    So damn hard to narrow it to just 3/ea. as I enjoy so many of the styles from these two countries and like others have said, this list may sway from month to month for me but here we go:
    Belgium:
    Belgian Dark Strong Ale
    Tripel
    Belgian Pale

    German:
    Weizenbock
    Marzen
    Kolsch

    I could never limit myself solely to this list either.....at least without a fight/fuss.
    Cheers!
     
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  16. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    Belgian:
    Saison
    Strong Pale
    Strong Dark

    German:
    Munich Helles Lager
    Hefeweizen
    Doppelbock
     
    #36 alucard6679, Dec 31, 2016
  17. johnnybgood1999

    johnnybgood1999 Savant (1,000) Oct 31, 2008 Virginia

    Belgian:
    Quad/strong dark
    Wit
    Lambic

    German:
    Kolsch
    Dunkel
    Oktoberfest
     
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  18. Premo88

    Premo88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,682) Jun 6, 2010 Texas
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    anybody do a poll results yet? I'm definitely reading "saison" and "pilsener" a lot ... like seeing some of those "Flanders red". Here's mine:

    Belgian
    1. dubbel
    2. saison
    3. quad

    German
    1. pilsener
    2. schwarzbier
    3. gose
     
    #38 Premo88, Dec 31, 2016
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  19. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    I agree. I very badly wanted to put Belgian IPA, quad, Belgian strong dark ale, Berliner weisse, and Munich Helles Lager as well.
     
    #39 HorseheadsHophead, Dec 31, 2016
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  20. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Because if I didn't impose some sort of limitation, then we would just say 'all of them'. :wink:
    I had to make it a challenge. I agree that I could never limit it to two, either. Haha.
     
    #40 HorseheadsHophead, Dec 31, 2016
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