Recommend me a Belgian beer to look forward to

[RichK]

Apologies in advance for the long tale...

A few weeks ago, we had our first ever trip abroad. It involved a change of plane at Brussels. I intended to have my first ever Belgian beer. it went pear shaped (plane delayed) & I didn't get my beer. Two weeks ago, I had a prostatectomy so I'm now at home feeling very low whilst recovering.

I've decided, that when I'm up to it, I'm going to celebrate with a (the) Belgian beer I didn't get in Brussels.

So, with the limitation of it's got to be something readily available (I'm talking Sainsbury's etc) and my preference for dark beer what can anybody suggest?

 

[hopless500]

Grimbergen dubbel.
Gorgeous dark beer. I have some waiting for me at home
Edit. Not available in supermarkets but readily available online from uk sites.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Chimay Blue.

9% of pure nectar.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

St Stephanus

 

[Levo-Lon]

After you've had a few Belgium beers you wont remember any...i cant

 

[bianchi1]

Black Albert! 13%, but not an unpleasant tipple. If I remember correctly the 3rd and 4th taste better than the first couple.

 

[nickyboy]

Pop over onto the beer thread

You'll be fighting off the "experts" there with a shitty stick

FWIW, if you're limited to UK supermarkets I'd probably choose Duvel but your preference for dark beer may mean that something like Leffe Brun may fit the bill as I'm not sure what dark Belgian beers Sainsbury's stock

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The next one....

 

[T4tomo]

Unless you really like drinking sweet treacle,.don't go for anything too strong. A Duvel or Chimmay ?spelling) isn't a bad place to start.

 

[hopless500]

St Stephanus

Also a very nice one (although not dark)

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Pop over onto the beer thread

You'll be fighting off the "experts" there with a shitty stick

FWIW, if you're limited to UK supermarkets I'd probably choose Duvel but your preference for dark beer may mean that something like Leffe Brun may fit the bill as I'm not sure what dark Belgian beers Sainsbury's stock

You've named both of them.

 

[MarkF]

Grimbergen dubbel.
Gorgeous dark beer. I have some waiting for me at home
Edit. Not available in supermarkets but readily available online from uk sites.

I drank quite a lot of that in June when I was cycling around Catalonia, from memory it was 1.39 euros per 33cl bottle in the shops. A little after my return I was out with MrsF and spotted it in a craft beer pub in Leeds centre, introducing her to it's delights cost me £9.40.

I like it more than Duvel, which is saying something, I also like Chimay and Trappiste, er, and probably any other Belgian beer, any beer really I suppose......

 

[MarkF]

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Black Albert! 13%, but not an unpleasant tipple. If I remember correctly the 3rd and 4th taste better than the first couple.

Is that a regular 33cl bottle? 13%!

 

[Tin Pot]

Duval, Leffe, Oranjeboom.

 

[GM]

I'd go for one of these........