Beers of Belgium

Did you know that Belgium has over 450 different varieties of beer? They cover a range of flavours and brewing processes. There are over 1400 individual beer labels, and there are labels for every letter of the alphabet, including Q, X, Y & Z. The alcoholic contents of the beer range up to 9%. Many of the varieties of beer sport their own specialized glasses, specially shaped to enhance the flavor of the beer it is designed for. A bar in Belgium is often rated on its variety and knowledge of the varying beer glasses and varieties.

Some of the choices for beer flavours include: raspberry beer, white beer, chocolate beer, geuze beer, cherry beer, brown beer Trappist beer and lambic beer to name only a few. The Lambic beer being the most rare will run you about $7.45 USD to purchase over the internet direct from Belgium.

Here’s a link to a site with a bunch of Belgium beer glasses on it so you can get an idea of the variety available:

http://www.straubs.net/belgium-glasses.htm