Getting a beginner started. Only likes Jupiler.

Discussion in 'Belgium' started by omgrich, Dec 30, 2013.

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  1. omgrich

    omgrich Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2013 Belgium

    Hey there guys!

    So a co-worker has said he doesn't like Belgian beers. I want to change that!

    I asked him what he did like and he started with Jupiler, which is better than Stella which is better than Leffe. Grimbergen was unliked, as was Duvel. He also liked St. Feuillien Blond. From American Beers, dislikes Bud/Coors but Sam Adams is okay.

    So what are some good starter beers to branch out from? I'm thinking La Chouff, Vedett and maybe Orval or Rochefort 6/8. Easy stuff with not too much complexity...right?
     
    #1 omgrich, Dec 30, 2013
  2. atpca

    atpca Pooh-Bah (1,652) Jun 10, 2013 California
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    Maybe some de la Senne? Brussels Calling, Taras Boulba, Band of Brothers...
     
    #2 atpca, Dec 30, 2013
  3. od_sf

    od_sf Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2010 California

    Orval not too much complexity? Blasphemy!!!

    +1 on Taras Boulba, a delicious, balanced, easy to drink, sessionable pale ale. Great intro beer for someone who likes mass produced lagers.
     
    #3 od_sf, Dec 31, 2013
  4. ventura78

    ventura78 Pundit (972) Nov 22, 2003 Massachusetts

    Stella better than Leffe? Please..........

    Start him off with Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA, Val Dieu Triple, Loterbol Blond and Deranke Guldenberg. If he shows no sign of life after those, give up.
     
    #4 ventura78, Dec 31, 2013
  5. omgrich

    omgrich Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2013 Belgium

    Yeah. My coworkers are all hopeless.

    Oh and don't get me wrong, I LOVE Orval! That's why it's on that list, it's what got me started down the road to better beer!

    I've got some Val Dieu sitting around, maybe I'll throw that in with some of these other great choices (Chouffe IPA is right up the alley I think) and just have these guys over for some tasting.
     
    #5 omgrich, Dec 31, 2013
  6. omgrich

    omgrich Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2013 Belgium

    Yeah. My coworkers are all hopeless.

    Oh and don't get me wrong, I LOVE Orval! That's why it's on that list, it's what got me started down the road to better beer!

    I've got some Val Dieu sitting around, maybe I'll throw that in with some of these other great choices (Chouffe IPA is right up the alley I think) and just have these guys over for some tasting.
     
    #6 omgrich, Dec 31, 2013
  7. SStein

    SStein Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2012 Colorado

    Sit him down with a few different styles. He my prefer blonde to brune. Try a few triples. There is enough beer in Belgium he should be able to find one he likes.
     
    #7 SStein, Dec 31, 2013
  8. Dennoman

    Dennoman Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2011 Belgium

    I did a blind supermarket lager tasting and Stella actually beat Jupiler hands down. Way more hoppiness there and not the rancid cardboard taste.
     
    #8 Dennoman, Dec 31, 2013
  9. azorie

    azorie Pooh-Bah (2,471) Mar 18, 2006 Florida
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    wit
     
    #9 azorie, Dec 31, 2013
  10. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Pooh-Bah (1,554) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium
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    Preferring to see the bright side, preferring St. Fuillen to Leffe (indirectly) is not a bad sign. How about Saison Dupont? It's a genuinely great beer, and it provides what a pisswater-beer drinker probably wants from a beer: quaffable, quenching, a pure note rather than dissonant chords.
     
    #10 ManforallSaisons, Jan 1, 2014
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  11. Hopbomber

    Hopbomber Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2013 England

    Taras boulba is too bitter for a rookie in my experience ; I gave it to someone that drinks macro and they really didn't like it : I finished it.

    Chouffe ipa is defo a good shot very cheap and easy to find


    If drinker doesn't like duvel they won't like saisons end of...
     
    #11 Hopbomber, Jan 9, 2014
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