I went Brussels !
Had a fantastic time, tried all sorts of amazing foods.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:21, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Moule Frite?

(PsychoChomp, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:23, Reply)

I should imagine he's got a terrible case of the 'moules frites'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:28, Reply)

Yeah', but they wern't very good, its out of season and just generally left me 'meh'.
The chocolates and sweets were stunning though, and I had some really good lobster. And the beers were WOW, we do beer so wrong over here, they're I can drink all the different beers all day long. Somehow they don't get you pissed though.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:38, Reply)

If Belgian beers don't get you pissed
you're doing it very wrong.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:43, Reply)

I donno, must have had about 3 for lunch and 3 for dinner on saturday, and one or two more for middles, didn't get even tippsy.
And i'm not a drinker.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 11:01, Reply)

If you think we do beers wrong, you're drinking the wrong beers.

( Kroney, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:45, Reply)

This as well.
But I expect what PP means by "we do beers wrong" is "we don't put fruit and 1.71 metric fucktons of sugar in our beers"

Which, is only doing beers wrong on the Pops scale.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:47, Reply)

Belgian beer isn't all flavoured/sweet.
They do a lot of very strong beers, and wheat beers. They tend to age their beers for longer than most european beers as well.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:52, Reply)

The chap at my local beer emporium keeps trying to persuade me to share in his passion for Gueuze.
As far as I can tell it is old beer mixed in with new beer and isn't very nice.
It certainly isn't sweet or fruity, anyway.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:54, Reply)

I just looked it up.
Sounds shit, but I'd like to try it.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:57, Reply)

It is and you should.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 11:01, Reply)

Yes, I know.
I've probably spent more time out drinking in Belgium than any other country bar the UK or the US. I'm taking the piss out of Gonz's curious tastebuds.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:54, Reply)

Belgian beers seem to fall into two camps
"Fruity drinks for people that don't like beer" and "hop wine like Duvel"

That is if you discount mass produced lagers, which I should think you probably do.
( Kroney, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:52, Reply)

It's a bit broader than that that in terms of varieties
but, yeah.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:56, Reply)

It's not really to my taste, to be honest.

( Kroney, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 11:00, Reply)

Yup, spot on.
You get the choice of both there though, the nice sweat / fruity beers, or the 'real beers'. Over here there's hardly any choice in comparison, you get El Desparado and thats about it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 11:05, Reply)

And the women too, I could stand in the center, close my eyes, turn around 3 times with my arms pointed out.... and i'll end up pointing at someone i'd marry in an instant.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 11:07, Reply)