2006-10-11 00:14:43 · 14 answers · asked by M S 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
lager pils 29 different brands
white beer 30 " "
strong white beer 13 " "
amber beer 11 " "
special beer ( al kinds of beer that can't be put in one of the outher groups )
325 " "
trappist ( made in a aby under controle of the monks only 6 brewersabbeys that are alowed to carry that title )
14 different brands
abbey beers ( the rest ) 101 " "
red/ brown beers 16 " "
lambik/ geuze ( only brewd around brussel in the Zenne valley )
52 different brands
cherry beer 38 " "
fruit beer 41 " "
a total of 670 different brands and 11 total differnt styles of beer
and I'm sure that I haven't got them all
2006-10-11 08:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by general De Witte 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unusual? you ought to ask why are Belgian beers so soooo stable. It does ought to do with brewing strategies. some brewers use an prolonged boil that caramelizes sugars. This provides complexities maximum beer drinkers at the instant are not acquainted with. They age beers longer each and every so often-years. it is likewise that brewers in Belgium are very inventive and classic. The have been brewing for hundreds of years and keep the strategies of the previous. This includes using herbs and spices that have been utilized in beers formerly the invention of hops to be utilized in beer. The Lambic type is fermented with with yeast (not lab cultured) and bacterial stains that are organic to the community section the place the beer is brewed. in addition they use previous hops. They try this using fact they don't look to be fascinated concerning the bitterness (which as been oxidized and close to long previous) however the preservative characteristics they communicate to beer. the effect is a bitter as apposed to bitter beer. some beers are elderly in timber casks which supply extra flavors. some age in the cask with cherries. this is a advantageous aperitif formerly a meal or large with a dessert. they are mushy yet bubbly-yeah only like champagne in that experience. it is the way they are made and the components that set them different than for the generic (much less-then-generic) beers. Google Belgian Beers and study slightly extra FYI. i prefer to advise you are trying them back yet look for the Kriek to start up.
2016-10-19 04:52:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think at least 50...especially the Flemish part of Belgium is a beer paradise !
2006-10-11 00:16:55 · answer #3 · answered by meiguanxi :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe there are 350 different types & most are very drinkable - not sure I like the fruit beers.
Did you know that each beer has a specially designed glass to go with it?
2006-10-12 04:34:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Belgium with over 450 different varieties of beer
http://www.visitbelgium.com/beer.htm
Just think !!! a different beer for every day mmmm Nice
2006-10-11 00:27:43 · answer #5 · answered by Kangkid 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a bar on the Kornlie in Gent and at last count it was 137.Like to try them all but think it would have to be an extended stay and beef up my health insurance.
2006-10-11 00:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Francis7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To many to drink in one weekend.
2006-10-11 00:27:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
carnt remember , i lost count after the first 36 ,, .. hic
2006-10-11 00:22:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot
and most of them are good and strong
2006-10-11 01:14:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lots and lots
2006-10-14 21:33:01 · answer #10 · answered by alec c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋