white beer - Page 2

turnipmonster · #11 09-01-2005, 10:55 AM

I love belgian beer but hate stella, anyone else like this?

StevieG · #12 09-01-2005, 10:57 AM

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Blonde white, whatever, What Belgian beer should i try?

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La Choufe (or N'Ice Choufe, or McChoufe)
Delirium Tremens
Kasteel
Chimay
Hoegaarden

jakethebake · #13 09-01-2005, 10:57 AM

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I love belgian beer but hate stella, anyone else like this?

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I don't care for it so much bottled, but i love it on draft.

kenberman · #14 09-01-2005, 11:01 AM

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I love belgian beer but hate stella, anyone else like this?

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I consider Stella, like Hoeggardan, "Belgian" beer. I mean, it's from belgium, but in reality, Stella is not unlike many other crisp tasting beers. Trappist beers are a completely different category, and quality.

giving either of these beers as an example of great Belgium beer is like giving Chicken Parm as a great example of Italian food.

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kenberman · #16 09-01-2005, 11:23 AM

sigh

bwana devil · #17 09-01-2005, 11:29 AM

when i was in belgium, i had leffe (the non blonde variety) and freakin loved it. got back to the states and can not find it. the blonde variety i dont care for.

does anyone know if they even import the normal leffe (not sure what the company calls it) to the US?

bwana

EDIT: just looked up the flavor and it's called brune

website here

DougOzzzz · #18 09-01-2005, 11:34 AM

I'm not a huge fan of this style anymore, but when I used to love it, Allagash White was always my favorite.

RunDownHouse · #19 09-01-2005, 11:56 AM

If you've looked up info on their website, they should have a page that says who their US distributors are, and maybe what types they export. Call up the distributor for your region and ask.

gulebjorn · #20 09-01-2005, 12:01 PM

Leffe is not even close to a white beer.

I also hate Hoegaarden.

Stella is my favorite among lagers.

Leffe is a heavy beer, but not "trappist". There are only seven beers in Belgium that can carry that name, they have to live up to all kinds of standards, not in the last being brewed by real live monks (yeah, i know...).

Anyway, my favorites are Westmalle Triple and Orval.

Edit: with regard to distributors: Hoegaarden, Leffe and Stella are all brewed and distributed by Interbrew (worldwide).