Best American Belgian-Style Breweries

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  1. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    I'll start off; Brewery Ommegang
     
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  2. Rekrule

    Rekrule Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    Allagash hands down for me.
     
    #2 Rekrule, Apr 3, 2014
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  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    If you expand the question to North American Belgian-style Breweries: Unibroue.

    Cheers!
     
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  4. GottaHaveMyHops

    GottaHaveMyHops Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2013 Minnesota

    Stillwater Artisanal is pretty schweeet
     
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  5. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Russian River has a good line up, on the right side of the board. Left side is not Belgian inspired.
     
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  6. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Have to go with Allagash and Ommegang. Several other breweries do really solid wilds and sours, but they don't do much else by way of Belgians. Second Unibroue for a "North" American lineup.

    ....trying to think of more, and really, nothing else springs to mind.
     
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  7. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    There are quite a few good ones now a days. I have not found anything from the big guns super exceptional: Boulevard, Ommegang, etc...

    My favorites are probably (Brewery / Beer):

    Brusselbrew / Brett Expectations
    Abbey Cat / Golden Gueze & Up a Kriek
     
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  8. sajaffe1

    sajaffe1 Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2013 Utah

    It is Belgian owned
     
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  9. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    So are YOU!
     
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  10. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I'm partial to Unibroue, mostly on the strength of their strong dark ales (Trois Pistoles, Le Terrible). I do wish that they had some lower gravity beers other than Blanche de Chambly, but what they do well, they do very well indeed.
     
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  11. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    While not necessarily a 'Belgian-Style' brewery, I think Russian River does some fine Belgian-Style beers
     
    #11 hopsputin, Apr 3, 2014
  12. muddyh2oblues

    muddyh2oblues Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2010 Illinois

    Goose Island's Vintage selections.
     
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  13. edmaher

    edmaher Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2008 Illinois

    Une Annee out of Chicago is putting together some great stuff.
     
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  14. kwakwhore

    kwakwhore Maven (1,413) Nov 1, 2004 North Carolina
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    I have to agree with Unibroue. La Fin du Monde is an outstanding beer.
     
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  15. marleyr

    marleyr Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2014 South Carolina

    Weyerbacher. Crooked Stave.
     
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  16. marleyr

    marleyr Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2014 South Carolina

    The Lost Abbey
     
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  17. mani

    mani Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2012 New Jersey

    Allagash
    Unibroue
    Ommegang
     
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  18. marleyr

    marleyr Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2014 South Carolina

    As stated above, Ommegang is a part of Duvel family. Which is Belgian owned.
     
    #18 marleyr, Apr 3, 2014
  19. Davl22

    Davl22 Maven (1,341) Sep 27, 2011 New Hampshire
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    Allagash, Brewery Vivant, Oxbow
     
    #19 Davl22, Apr 3, 2014
  20. mani

    mani Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2012 New Jersey

    yO
    So by that logic, Bud is also a Belgium beer...
     
    #20 mani, Apr 3, 2014
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