Belgian 4pk/6pk Suggestions

Unibroue has some great products in four packs, La Fin Du Monde (Trippel), Trois Pistoles (BSDA) come to mind immediately. It is brewed in Canada but some of the best renditions of Belgians outside of Belgium itself. They are both around $8 a four here in KS. Boulevard Brewing does their Sixth Glass (Quad) and Tank 7 (Saison) in fours for $10 around here. New Belgium does their Trippel for around $7-8 for a sixer, depending on where you are as well as a Dubbel. Those are my goto Belgian-styled beers. I can't afford to buy imports all the time (ever, really).

 

Chimay, Duvel, Unibroue (Canada), Maredsous (brewed by Duvel) are some 4-packs that should be very easy to find. A bunch of others too.

 

As mentioned, the Unibroue selection is a great value. And I'll add others like Ommegang Abbey, Hennepin, etc. and Victory Helios.

St. Bernardus Tripel and Westmalle Tripel are great beers, but not as competitively priced.

 

Agreed. The St. Bernardus four packs are definitely not cheap, but are great in terms of value- the stuff is top notch. I pay $15-16 for the Prior 8 and a couple bucks more for the Abt 12.

Gouden Carolus also has a variety four-pack in that range, if you like to try different beers in a sitting.

Lower gravity, and hence cheaper, options may include Weyerbacher Verbotten (if you can get it), a really good Belgian-style Pale Ale, and don't overlook Leffe Brun, much better than the Blonde.

 

There aren't many Belgian 6-packs, they're mostly 4-packs/singles or 750's.

But, for a good cheap solid Belgian 6-pack, check out Grimbergen Dubbel. (or Blonde, but I don't care for that one as much) It won't blow you away but at $11-$12 for a 6-pack, it's a solid authentic Belgian dubbel. Definitely worse out there for more money.

 

Give Ithaca Ground Break a try. A nice saison that comes in a six pack.

 

Kasteel comes in 4pk's at a pretty reasonable price point ($14.99 if memory serves).

A great tripel that is underrated IMO, but a bit on the strong 11% ABV side even though I found the alcohol to be well masked.

 

north coast Pranqster is a 4-pk belgian pale/ golden ale easier on the wallet and delicious

 

also most any thing from ommegang will suit your needs

 

Hmm the 4-paks are in most bottle shops here, and broken up for single purchases if you so like at a few shops

 

I really think that the New Belguim Trippel and Abbey (dubble) are great. The Trippel is not really a stand out in my book for a technically great show of the style-- but it is totally awsome for sheer enjoyment. The Dubble is probably the best for the money, better than I usually expect from NB.

 

My bevmo recently got Leffe Brune in 6pks. Maybe your local store carries it?

Cheers!

 

It's definitely a departure from the styles you mentioned, but if you want to expand your horizons give Duchesse de Bourgogne a try. It's fantastic, but so flavorful I could see it being difficult to finish a whole 750 (especially if you're not used to similar styles), so the smaller bottles in a four pack are perfect.

 

I've seen it both in four packs and 750s, but it probably varies by store and distributor, so you may or may not be able to find the smaller bottles. I usually see it for ~$18-20 per four pack, if I recall. It's a good place to start with sour beers, I think, and you may discover you love it. Cheers!

 

Unibroue is exactly what you want....Don de Dieu and La Fin DuMonde are very great beers and cheap...two of my favorite beers

 

unibroe, omegang, and leffe bruin are the ones that have been mentioned...since you said you like a triple, try victory golden monkey - about $11 for a six pack.

My fav is either a delirium tremens or the leffe bruin for a 4/6 pack in terms of value