Beer Travel Guide To Europe
April 1st, 2008Belgium has more than hundred breweries collectively producing about 500 different sorts of beers which in breadth almost rival the wines in France. Most of them with specially shaped beer glasses in which only this kind of beer may be served. The shape of each glass is specially designed for a particular beer in order to emphasize its flavor and character. The choices of flavor are endless, from raspberry to chocolate to peach and cherry. The diversity of styles is huge, from blonde ale to lambic to Trappist and abbey. The most interesting kind of beer, which can not be found anywhere else in world, is Trappist beer. Six Trappist abbeys, which were established by Trappist monks who left France after the turbulence of the Napoleonic period, produce rich dark ales according to centuries-old methods. Chimay, Orval, Westmalle are among them.
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