From: gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu (George B. Ross)
Subject: Re: Any bad Belgian beer?
Reply-To: gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:23:14 GMT

In article <MERRITT.93Jan21100430@macro.bu.edu> merritt@macro.bu.edu (Sean  
Merritt) writes:
> In article <1993Jan21.130951.13956@news.nd.edu> gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu  
(George B. Ross) writes:
> 
> 
> 
>    In article <MERRITT.93Jan20152218@macro.bu.edu> merritt@macro.bu.edu  
(Sean  
>    Merritt) writes:
>    >
>    > [much stuff deleted]
>    > 
>    > 
>    > My all time fav Belgian is Leffe, they make about 7 differnt types.
>    > Including a GREAT Tripel. A clue: if you are in Holland or Belgium
>    > pick-up the glass that is for that specific type of beer/ale.
>    > 
>    > My last trip to A-dam I went to a beer shop and got a a couple of
>    > Duvel wide-mouthed glasses and a Chimay type chalis. If you
>    > have a favorite you can usually find the glass made by(for) the  
brewery.
>    > This adds to the drinking pleasure.
>    > 
>    > 
>    > -sjm
>    > 
> #   My favorite is the Blanche des Brugges, which has a tart, lemony
> #   flavor.  Second on the list is Straffe Hendrick(?), which I only
> #   had once in a excellent pub in Brussels (Mer des Lambik? in St.
> #   Gilles actually).  I believe the Staffe was from Brugges as well.
> 
> #   As for the glasses, it definitely improves the flavor to have the
> #   proper name on the side, I don't know why:)?  My wife has a
> #   Duvel glass, that she hasn't used since we returned to the states,
> #   and I have a Blanche des Brugges stein.  That covers our favorite
> 
> Well youre missing the point. It is the shape of the glass. Next time  
you

nope...see the smiley...

> see Chimay in the store for example look at the side of the bottle.
> They have a "skinny" mouthed glass with the X symbol on it. The wide
> mouth glass allow the beer to "open up".
> 
> It isn't the company logo it's the SHAPE.
> 
> The reason you decant a beer is to improve the taste. If your spending
> $8-$15 a six take the time to pour the beer into a nice
> wide glass, and see if it isn't better than drinking out of the 
> bottle.
> 
> #   Belgian beverages, for our German refreshments, we have two
> #   Erdinger Weiss glasses that a friend gave as a gift.  He
> #   had a friend that worked in the factory and got sets at a low
> #   charge...our friend had 3 or 4 sets of 6 which he distributed
> #   to his friends. Thanks Stefan...
> #   These glasses are displayed and always generate conversation,
> #   on the other hand, our C**rs glasses from Golden are safely 
> #   hidden from view in a box in the basement;^)
> 
> I know Weiss glasses are a particular shape that is to enhance the
> drinking experience. A strange one is the Belgian beer Kwack.
> the glass has a round bottom, when you set it on a flat surface
> it goes "Kwack!".
> 
> -sjm
> --
> Sean J. Merritt		         |"Road-kill has it's seasons just  
like     
> Dept of Physics Boston University|anything, there's possums in the  
autumn  
> merritt@macro.bu.edu             |and farm cats in the spring." T. Waits

While in living in Belgium, my Belgian friends told stories
of some bars that would take one of your shoes as deposit for the
Kvak glass and wooden rack used to hold it...keeps you from stealing...
er...borrowing the glass.  There are several bars in Brussels
that will serve whatever beer you want in these dumbell shaped
glasses...some will hold up to a liter.  Try finishing off
a liter of Duvel and see what your body thinks of that.
Obviously, these are not the appropriate glasses for some
types of beer, but it makes a great story.

-george
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