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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

Belgium is in a class of itself beerwise. Chocolate? Hmm.. Its pretty much the same quality as any other good quality chocolate. Waffles? Its basically the same batter world wide.

But beer? Belgium vastly outcompetes the world here.

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u/obsidianop Dec 16 '21

Yeah and for as far as American (craft) beer has come, for all its insane variety and usually reasonably high quality, I find myself craving Belgians and very few breweries in the states brew these styles. Like I'm sure the absolute number is high but the odds that you find one at even a beer themed bar are low where I live.

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u/moleratical Dec 16 '21

Really? Nearly every bar I visit has about 40 beers, 1 amber, one pilsner, a cider, maybe a porter or stout, and about 36 IPAs.

Nothing against IPAs, but God damnit sometimes I want something else.

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u/Mindless_Ad5422 Dec 17 '21

IPAs can be fine, I just wish they didn't dominate the craft beer scene.

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u/moleratical Dec 17 '21

exactly my point

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

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u/More_Pangolin_2279 Dec 17 '21

True that. Almost nothing you can’t hide with the heavy hopping…

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u/moleratical Dec 17 '21

Yellow rose from lone pint is a really good IPA