ghazal
Austin

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i want to take my dad on a "beer trip" of sorts in belgium. we are planning to make a few cool beer stops somewhere in belgium from amsterdam. can anyone sugest some cool brewery tours?

Answers:

Dustin
Dallas

I suggest visiting this site: http://www.belgianstyle.com/mmguide/locate/locate01.html#null

When I was there, I had a check list of Belgian Beers based on style. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to visit any breweries.

Daram
5 places

I’d type it all in but you should just check out the site below for the breweries and beer museums. But I do suggest in Belgium to hit Ghent and go into a little place called “Dulle Griet”. 250 soorten dranken :D Great atmosphere and practically a monument to beer itself. The inside is covered with beer signs and memorabilia. They even serve a drink which requires one of your shoes as ransom, which they hoist to the ceiling in a basket, for the tall glass. :P But, if you get a little schlockered you may want to bring a partner to the bathroom cause the stairs, in my opinion are not made for the drunk, sooo steep and spiraled! :D

http://www.visitbelgium.com/beer.htm#breweries

Enjoy, Proost!

jomix
Neerpelt

You can use Michael Jacksons Great Beers of Belgium as a guide to find out which beers you want to try.

http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Jacksons-Great-Beers-Belgium/dp/9020965980/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/002-7319162-9035239?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178561764&sr=8-5

Have fun! (en pas op voor de kater)

VictorianGirl1870
Sacramento

go to the Duvel Factory its famous for its beers…

Phil
Cork

I don’t know of any actual beer tours but if you stick to Flanders in the northern half of the country finding beer won’t be a problem! But when your in Amsterdam there is the Heineken Brouwerij.

Well if it is beer you are looking after Belgium is definately the right place

Litterally hundreds of different beers …
I would suggest to visit few abbayes (used to be monasteries that brew their own beer ) that have incredible beers …

Can’t remember names but i will give you links

You will find great beer all over Belgium and not just in the northern part as some suggested (I remember having a beer called Chouffe in the Ardennes wich was absolutely gorgeous…)

I would agree with Daram
Start from http://www.visitbelgium.com/beer.htm

try also
http://www.beerparadise.be/emc.asp?pageid=05.en

I would say you can visit at least the Breweries of Chimay and Orval (my favoutite beers along with Duvel and Hoogarden)

Enjoy!

leezle
21 places

If you can get in visit the abbey of Westvleteren—> voted best beer in the world. I don’t know if you know Stella Artois but it’s the most famous beer in Belgium/Europe/the world. The brewery is located in Leuven, where I live. You can take a tour there, I did it last year with a group of Romanians and they really enjoyed it.


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