There are almost as many beer styles as there are breweries in Belgium and with so many options, you can't go wrong.
BLANCHE: Sometimes called a wheat beer - it is light and cloudy, with a hint of citrus. White beers are young beers;
LAMBIC: A non-malted wheat beer naturally fermented by wild, airborne yeasts. This draft beer is unique to the Brussels area;
GUEUZE: A blend of two or more Lambic beers to create a secondary fermentation with a Champagne-like sparkle;
TRAPPISTE: Dark ales brewed by monks according to centuries-old methods;
BROWN BEERS: An interplay of caramel-like malty sweetness and sourness gained from several months of maturation;
RED BEERS: Produced from red barley, these beers are aged in oak. Fruity, sweet & sour, very thirst-quenching!
GOLDEN BEERS: These beers are similar to Pilsner lagers using very pale malts and hops, while retaining ale yeasts;
KRIEK: Created in Brussels, A Lambic beer in which further fermentation is brought about with the addition of cherries or raspberries;
SAISON: A low-alcohol refreshing beer, brewed seasonally in farmhouses;
WINTER OR CHRISTMAS BEER: many breweries produce special beers during December, they usually have more alcohol and contain spicing.
GLUTEN-FREE BEER: The Brunehaut Brewery produces 2 award winning gluten-free beers, the Brunehaut Bio Amber and the Brunehaut Bio Blond, both of which were medal winners at the 2011 United States Open Beer Championships.
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