| Let's play a game: I say a word and you say what | | | | have to be 16 years old. Yet Belgium doesn't have so |
| drink you think of. Russia! ... Mexico! ... Belgium! ... You | | | | much problems with binge drinking and alcohol abuse |
| probably thought of vodka, tequila and beer, am I | | | | by children as Great-Britain or the United States! I |
| right? Why is it that Belgian beers are so famous? | | | | guess it's not so cool when it's allowed. |
| | | | 4. We've said it in the beginning of the article: Beer is |
| 1. Belgium offers an awesome choice of beers: more | | | | for Belgium what wine is for France. But which one is |
| than 400 different beers make it a real beer paradise. | | | | the most sophisticated product? Wine has a better |
| It's almost impossible to get to know them all in one | | | | image, but not for long anymore. Beer is winning |
| year alone. Who likes good beers can't get bored | | | | popularity and with reason: it has more ingredients |
| here: by the time you tasted your 50th beer, you | | | | which make it more complex to brew than wine. |
| won't remember what some of them taste like. | | | | Belgium-France, 1-0! |
| 2. Beer culture here is one of the most evolved in | | | | 5. Alcohol volume: foreigners are often deceived |
| the world. Belgians handle their beers with care, just | | | | when drinking their first Belgian beer. But they'll all |
| like the French do with their wine. And even when | | | | admit that they really like it. In Belgium we like our |
| you order a rare beer, chances are big that you'll get | | | | beer strong. None of that weak dishwater that they |
| it in it's own special glass. Perfectly served with a bit | | | | serve in some other countries! With as much as |
| of foam to keep the temperature right. | | | | three fermentations (thereunder natural |
| 3. It's not difficult to find an interesting assortment of | | | | fermentations, extra fermentations in the bottle and |
| beers. Every place offers the most known lagers, | | | | in barrels) they are very efficient in activating your |
| ales and specialty beers. And to buy them, you only | | | | taste-buds and deactivating braincells. |