A beautiful ouverture into the world of Belgian beer. I've visited 't Verzet not too long ago. The owners are guys who did indeed start out in college with a very modest operation. They are absolutely nuts about making beer, of which they make quite a variety. They did not want to partner with a big brewery because they want to do what they like without anyone calling the shots on them. They are everything that's good about Belgian beer culture. They are interested only and exclusively in making the best beer they can. It's great to see them talk about their beers, it's even better to drink some of their beers. Some of which are amazing, some of which are.... ah... more of a challenge 🙂. 't Verzet: I freaking love you, guys! Geuze is indeed quite a special beer. What Tim Webb did not mention is that it is a perfect thirst quencher and it's not even close. Hot day, you're thirsty: have a Geuze. It's brilliant. I do prefer the 3 Fonteinen [3 fountains] Geuze myself. Tim Webb got one thing absolutely right: it's about balance. Anybody can ferment sugar. There's no art to that. Brewing a high-quality beer, now there, that's the challenge. Thank you for a beautiful review, Mr. Webb. I hope you enjoy our beers to your heart's content.
Fantastic video! In 2019 I did a bicycle trip in Belgium with a friend. We focused on Trappist breweries but of course drank many types of beer. I can't wait to return! By the way, bicycling was an amazing way to see Belgium.
I have never been able to drink beer or wine until I had a lambic. I was able to have 3 full shotglasses of it and it was so delicious. I am so happy to find something I can drink and that tastes so good.
Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation! I have had the pleasure of visiting Belgium and drinking their beers. It was a great time. Now I am too old to travel there again but what good memories! Thank you for your video.
Love your presentation, I worked for a Belgian Shipping conglomerate for over 32 years and had the opportunity to visit Antwerp many times. I love their culture, their food and especially their beers. I now live in Canada and am an enthusiastic home brewer and dabble on ocassion with Belgian style beers. I am not up to professional standards of course, brewingin the basement, but can still make a fairly acceptable beer. Your video leaves me hankering to travel again and Belgian is certainly on my list. Thanks.
2:58 'stouterik' means someone who is naughty (=stout). 2:58 Brasserie de la Senne = Senne Brewery. The Senne or Zenne is the river that runs mostly underground through Brussels, south to north.
I would love to see a version of this video where he has to finish the beer before moving on to the next and just gets drunker and drunker throughout the video, having started with an empty stomach
So Tim, when you're visiting Ghent or Lokeren, small provincial town where I live, give me a ring and we'll try some local stuff together mixed/combined with food 😉 Much regards
I've recently got into Belgian beers. Exactly what he said, LA Chouffe was my gateway into Belgian beer. It's one of my favorites. Duvel and Delerium Tremens (bad name imo) are also fantastic. High abv with a smooth taste. You can't even tell they are high abv
Paused this at halfway as I can imagine the dialogue at the end. "Shheello, beeers ahhh bottleh, shamalla, ovalbumin sumfin, hic, belooah humf, hic, belooah, cheers
@@gustaafpeeters6173 La Chouffe is now part of Duvel groupe. But its creator is a not flemish. He is now the brewer of Lupulus, another wonderful beer of the Ardennes area.
There is ONE trappist beer that is NOT sold commercially, and you wouldn't have been able to have it served to you (legally) where the video is shot ; and that is West-Vleteren, you can only order it on their webside (that's rather new feature, you had to phone them to order it till last year or so), and then... hold on you have to make an appointement AND give them your licenseplate number and actually DRIVE to the monastery to get your maximum of two crates of the very best beer in the world... and of course... Antwerp is NOT the place you want to visit to taste beer without a bias...
Do you know, in forty years of introducing people to sipping stronger ales, I have never come across anyone to whom that has happened. Maybe it is in the way you pour it.
@@CAMRAOFFICIAL Thanks Tim, Initially no change but then I clicked Settings/Quality and it was set to Auto/480p. Changing to Manual 480p or 360p still no Joy but 720p, 1080p, 240p, 144p worked fine. Checked a couple of other CAMRA vids and they worked on Auto 480p or manual at all settings up to & Including HD. Problem solved and good to know if I encounter this in future. Now I can watch and learn 😀
Probably the most intelligent beer review I've seen since the days of Michael "I don't sing, and I don't drink Pepsi" Jackson.
indeed, good one!
A beautiful ouverture into the world of Belgian beer. I've visited 't Verzet not too long ago. The owners are guys who did indeed start out in college with a very modest operation. They are absolutely nuts about making beer, of which they make quite a variety. They did not want to partner with a big brewery because they want to do what they like without anyone calling the shots on them. They are everything that's good about Belgian beer culture. They are interested only and exclusively in making the best beer they can. It's great to see them talk about their beers, it's even better to drink some of their beers. Some of which are amazing, some of which are.... ah... more of a challenge 🙂. 't Verzet: I freaking love you, guys!
Geuze is indeed quite a special beer. What Tim Webb did not mention is that it is a perfect thirst quencher and it's not even close. Hot day, you're thirsty: have a Geuze. It's brilliant. I do prefer the 3 Fonteinen [3 fountains] Geuze myself.
Tim Webb got one thing absolutely right: it's about balance. Anybody can ferment sugar. There's no art to that. Brewing a high-quality beer, now there, that's the challenge.
Thank you for a beautiful review, Mr. Webb. I hope you enjoy our beers to your heart's content.
Fantastic video! In 2019 I did a bicycle trip in Belgium with a friend. We focused on Trappist breweries but of course drank many types of beer. I can't wait to return! By the way, bicycling was an amazing way to see Belgium.
Amazing that they've also mentioned a beer from 't Verzet. My fav brewery! Just love the 'Oud Bruin'!
Stellar video love this guy!
I have never been able to drink beer or wine until I had a lambic. I was able to have 3 full shotglasses of it and it was so delicious. I am so happy to find something I can drink and that tastes so good.
No matter who you are and if one thinks one likes beer or not, there is at least 1 Belgian beer that they will be to the liking.
Careful folks. My introduction cost me $22 CDN for a 330ml bottle of Wesvleteren (sp?) and its been an alcoholic spiral since then Lol.
Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation! I have had the pleasure of visiting Belgium and drinking their beers. It was a great time. Now I am too old to travel there again but what good memories! Thank you for your video.
So glad you enjoyed it !
Excellent video presentation. I can't wait for my next visit!
Love your presentation, I worked for a Belgian Shipping conglomerate for over 32 years and had the opportunity to visit Antwerp many times. I love their culture, their food and especially their beers. I now live in Canada and am an enthusiastic home brewer and dabble on ocassion with Belgian style beers. I am not up to professional standards of course, brewingin the basement, but can still make a fairly acceptable beer. Your video leaves me hankering to travel again and Belgian is certainly on my list. Thanks.
Bedankt. Thank you for the nice overview. You defenitley made me nosi about Belgian beers.
Well done Tim! Like everything you do, it's fantastic!
Oude geuze Boon, my favourite!! Nice review, you made me curious about Oud Bruin, will have to test that one out.
Excellent work👌You really know our Beers! Cheers🍻La Chouffe😋
2:58 'stouterik' means someone who is naughty (=stout).
2:58 Brasserie de la Senne = Senne Brewery. The Senne or Zenne is the river that runs mostly underground through Brussels, south to north.
In older dutch « stout » also means courageous, brave.
@@dirk2518 Yes, which explains why we were once ruled by Filips II de Stoute (1342-1404).
Excellent breakdown of the best beer in the world. Want some cheese and beer now.
Loved this ❤️ Need to get myself over there and get sipping and nibbling 😀
Glad you enjoyed it.
Lovely video. Tough to watch without access to a beer though! Nicely done 👌🏼
I would love to see a version of this video where he has to finish the beer before moving on to the next and just gets drunker and drunker throughout the video, having started with an empty stomach
You are one very wicked man (said in the voice of mrs. Doubtfire)
My beer buying philosophy is German day-to-day, Belgian if looking for something special and regret that Grodziskie no longer exists.
Fun fact: The first beer, the Stouterik, translates to English as 'Noughty Boy' ;-)
So Tim, when you're visiting Ghent or Lokeren, small provincial town where I live, give me a ring and we'll try some local stuff together mixed/combined with food 😉
Much regards
An Englishman who is an expert on Belgian beer.
I've recently got into Belgian beers. Exactly what he said, LA Chouffe was my gateway into Belgian beer. It's one of my favorites. Duvel and Delerium Tremens (bad name imo) are also fantastic. High abv with a smooth taste. You can't even tell they are high abv
Delirium Tremens, as a name for the beer, is not a coincidence. It never is. It's brewn in the place I grew up in 🙂.
It played fine for me. A temporary glitch hopefully.
La Chouffe is not produced in Antwerp (Vlanderen, north of Belgium) but in Achouffe (Gaume, south of Belgium)
There are also belgian beers in the south of Belgium btw, wouldn't hurt to mention it..
The only beers I still drink are Lambics and Geuzes.
please tell about Palm beer
Why would you love to hate the trappist beers?
Paused this at halfway as I can imagine the dialogue at the end.
"Shheello, beeers ahhh bottleh, shamalla, ovalbumin sumfin, hic, belooah humf, hic, belooah, cheers
😂
This should more accurately be called 'Introduction to Flemish Beer'...
Bitter XXX (Dottignies) , Saison (Brussels) and La Chouffe (Ardennes) aren't Flemish beers.
"La Chouffe" is brewed in the Ardennes, but is started-up by a flemish brewer. Brussels is the capital of Flanders @@flitsertheo
@@gustaafpeeters6173
La Chouffe is now part of Duvel groupe. But its creator is a not flemish. He is now the brewer of Lupulus, another wonderful beer of the Ardennes area.
Who gives a Fark, They are all made in Belgium 🙄. My current favourite is Paix Dieu (au fut), bottled is good but from the tap it is smoother.
@@gustaafpeeters6173 Brussels is not the capital of flanders, it's the belgian capital, but not a part of flanders
There is ONE trappist beer that is NOT sold commercially, and you wouldn't have been able to have it served to you (legally) where the video is shot ; and that is West-Vleteren, you can only order it on their webside (that's rather new feature, you had to phone them to order it till last year or so), and then... hold on you have to make an appointement AND give them your licenseplate number and actually DRIVE to the monastery to get your maximum of two crates of the very best beer in the world... and of course... Antwerp is NOT the place you want to visit to taste beer without a bias...
if your not used to drink strong beer i advice to not drink it you will shit your self 🤣
Do you know, in forty years of introducing people to sipping stronger ales, I have never come across anyone to whom that has happened. Maybe it is in the way you pour it.
Video is scrambled and unviewable. Preview pane shows ok on seek but on play goes back to scrambled video.
Other CAMRA videos play ok.
Any improvement Mark?
@@CAMRAOFFICIAL Thanks Tim, Initially no change but then I clicked Settings/Quality and it was set to Auto/480p. Changing to Manual 480p or 360p still no Joy but 720p, 1080p, 240p, 144p worked fine. Checked a couple of other CAMRA vids and they worked on Auto 480p or manual at all settings up to & Including HD. Problem solved and good to know if I encounter this in future. Now I can watch and learn 😀
@@markhargreaves2058 Cheers for letting us know Mark.
Disliked! The intro is way too long!
But it can be fast forwarded if you're in a rush 🤨🤷