Trappist beers aren't any special kind of beer, they're simply beers brewed by monks in Trappist monasteries, which is some kind of order of monks or something. Anyway, it's not like trappist beers are any better or worse than other Belgian beers.
@@Ezekiel-18 If a beer is on the line I'm willing to down everything, but you're right, normally you don't down biers such a Val Dieu, Corne du bois des pendus, Orval or Chouffe. (And maes is disgusting BTW)
i wouldn't go that far, not everyone likes all possible varieties of Belgian beers especially those like Leffe and Pauwel Kwak - strong ales with essentially sweet malty profile as for the other "beer countries" - what about Germany and Czechia? as well as Britain and Ireland and don't forget that all this "craft revolution" has actually started in the US back in 70s what's true about Belgium is that it probably has the richest beer culture with lots of varieties and lots of breweries but if you ask me personally - to me a good barelywine or imperial stout is better than any Belgian beer
@@ReddoFreddo We're not even close to being the country with the most breweries in the world. We have great variety, but do some research before making such ridiculous claims.
@@elenal7559 we have a lot of imperial stout in belgium! (As well as ipa,New england ipa,Hoppy ale,triple,dubbel,pils,trappist,...etc) And we have si many craft breweries,and every year there are new ones! In brussels we have brussels beer project,the senne brewery that have becomes famous in craft beers in 2015,but there every year new ones like the obaa of this year! And sorry but I went to many countries around the Europe,and I can tell that we have better beers than the rest of Europes,every kinds of beers others countries are good at it we are often better at it! A lot of kind of beers were invented in belgium! Like the stout,the triple,..etc others countries have very good beers some times,and belgium also have bad beers like leffe,grimbergen,etc (all the famous and industrial beers) but we have so many beers and good ones,that I have to say that we are the Best at it! (Though I dont want to be arrogant) but I don't that they are the only good beers in the world 😉
It makes me so proud as a Belgian that we scared the Irish with the alcohol percentage in our beers. The IRISH!! :D Cheers mates! Plenty of more where that came from! ;-)
Johnnythefirst It's even more ironic when they label themselves as heavy drinkers but in reality they are freaking posers haha Imagine if they gave them Bush Ambrée, 12% which tastes like freaking Gordon beers actually
Well to be fair the facts crew are just babies with a drinking habit. Im an american born of irish descent and don't even drink all that much but 12% is normal for me and my friends lol
These stronger beers are (usualy) for enjoying while relaxing or after a good meal at a restaurant, though some poeple do binge em down while going out aswell (mostly Duvel). But for going drinking it's more pilsners, like Cristal, Jupiler, Maes, Primus.... (the list goes on)
Being a belgian, i am facepalming through my head, chugging leffe and la chouffe, you must be ashamed and not even using the right kind of glasses for it, smh, yall need to learn how to properly drink a beer
Robin i mean, cara pils aren’t that bad but it’s a kind of beer on it’s own you know? So some peoples who don’t like these kinds of beer treat cara pils like garbage beers.
I would love to see the unedited footage of Shannon & Diane and Colin & Sean. It has to be absolutely hilarious. Make us happy, Facts! Release the footage!! ;-)
i immediately cringed when they were pouring it in guinness glasses. If you're gonna show the beers, at least put them in their respected glasses. Or just in a chalice.
Kwak glasses are made for tourists. We challenge them to drink the glass in one go. Little do they know, the glass is made in such a way that at some point the glass creates a vacuum and the beer splashes all over them ;) Most Belgian beers are this strong yes. We have about 10 of them when we go drinking.
I'll admit to having bought the Kwak gift pack - when I'd finished the beer that came in it, I donated the glass to my local pub, so if I ask for any Belgian beers in there it'll come in a Kwak glass.
Well since im Belgian, u havent seen our best beers yet, they just picked up the standarts except for kwak and delirium. u should try Omer, Kasteelbier,Duvel, perhaps some Malheur or Petrus :)
Except for the Kwak, wrong glasses chaps! I kid you not, you only get to fully appreciate the beers from the glass that was designed for them. It's not only taste that counts, but also the aroma. Surely you're not drinkibg a fine Kilkenny from a whiskey tumbler 😆😆😆😆 Cheeeeers!
I'm from BE and visited Ireland several times ... this video makes me laugh so hard because that's how the Irish are ... Passionate and above all a lot of FUN! Love you!!
You could use the correct glass for every beer, really makes the difference! Except Kwak 😜 Also, you should definitely try the various types of Westmalle and Kasteel, Chimay and Orval 😁 Nice video 😄
@Michael Dinneweth well I mean as a Belgian myself I can confirm sometimes it doesn’t mix but in all honesty I’ve had the opposite, I’m losing weight if I go back to Belgium for a bit since i moved to Ireland conveniently at 2 but I’m planning to move back just so I can enjoy the beauty once again.
I think it's funny as a belgian that foreigners think that 6.6 is high alocohol percentage for beer.I mean most beers here are way up there in percentage. If the beer has a lower percentage we call it 'kattenpis' which translates to catpiss.
Not surprising when you weigh it up... mass-produced multinational conglomerate brand... the most obvious and widely-available export is far from the best ambassador. If you think Leffe is good, prepare to be blown away by the stuff Belgian beer buffs drink! [4 crates of Westvleteren in my cellar: yah boo]
Please put Colin and Sean next to a swamp full of starved crocodiles with meat strapped around them in wheelchairs (on a sloped bank) with broken legs, arms and necks .. now that would be worth watching. These two idiots are about as funny as a burning orphanage.
The correct way to pour a beer is to give it a head, be rough with it. You want to release the CO2 into the air rather than your stomach, byebye beer bloats ;)
@@mightyjoeyoung1390 Really depends on the beer, it's better to have to many head than to little when it comes to Belgian beer. The head will turn into beer anyway.
You clearly have no idea about the history of beer. Beer was brewed at between 3 % - 4% in England as a refreshing drink after a day in the coal mines - drunk in pints. Beers at 5% - 6% were also brewed but drunk less and mainly on more special occasions. To say that you are ‘amazed’ that anyone would drink a beer is so amazingly ignorant. Beers in the range 7 to 10% were also brewed but rarely drunk.
I believe the point of the wooden structure is to prevent heat transfer from your hand to the beer. It's also why wine glasses have stems, and why you're not supposed to hold the 'globe' of the glass, only the stem. "Hoppy" is a reference to hops, which are the green 'buds' that are used in production of many beers. They 'typically' have a floral/citrusy and even piney smell/taste, though, they also produce the 'bitter' flavor in beer (the higher the IBU, which stands for International Bitterness Units, generally, the more hops have been used...though, some beers like Heady Topper from Alchemist have MASSIVE amounts of hops, but isn't super bitter)
Actually, no. Hop yards don't have a strong smell to them, and while my hops in my yard go insane all over, they don't smell strong, either, until I pick the fresh, green hops.
2:14 : "What the hell happened?!?" I tell you: kwak glasses are made so, if you're not careful enough you'll BATHE in it when you drink from that glass. That's why I only drink Kwak from the bottle! (I know I shouldn't!)
the kwak beer is called like that, because when you drink it (because of the shape of the glass) it makes a 'quack' sound these glasses are also quite expensive, so the owners of some bars ask a shoe to hang in a basket on the ceiling, to make sure that you don't run away with it
That proof that the rest of the world drink beer to get drunk and not enjoy it. The great diversity of beers in Belgium is accompanied by a rich local beer culture, something that most Belgians are very proud of. Belgium has countless cafés where a large number of beers are poured or tapped. For optimum taste, every beer must be served at its "ideal" temperature (usually between 8 and 15 ° C), with the correct height of the head. Every beer is poured in its own specific glass, a rule that is rarely deviated from. Beer culture in Belgium is officially protected by the UN.
Having visited Belgium in October,I have to say Belgians know how to make beers!. My favourite being wipers times 16,and any of the st bernardus range.
@@matthieudaniel4594 No one from a country where people drink Heineken has the right to defy a Belgian on the topic of beer. You sit down and listen Frenchie (jk)
@@matthieudaniel4594 As a belgian dude who has seen countless frenchies drinking beers I am telling you are wrong. French pouring beers is most of the time a shame
You forgot the "Westvleteren". As a Belgian, this is the best beer I ever had. You can not buy this beer in stores or shops. It is only available at the brewery itself. You can get this at the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus in Westvleteren. If you want to buy this beer at the Abbey you can only buy a maximum of 2-3 crates because of its high demand.
At least you got the glasses right for Kwak; But every Belgian beer has it's glass and it's not the same the drink a Belgian beer from the wrong glass.
Legend goes that, during Napoleon times when coaches were the preferred mode of transportation between cities, a certain innholder by the name of Pauwel Kwak took pity on the coachmen who weren’t allowed to come in for a drink along with their well-off clientele because they had to watch their luggage and the horses. Kwak, designed a glass with a wooden holder that the driver could fasten to the carriage so he too could enjoy a delicious Kwak brew while steering. The special feature was that if you would chug the beer the trapped air would make a distinctive sound and spill the beer all over you. We don't want our coach drivers to be drunk!
No matter what video I watch Shannon just wins at life. She could be paired with one of my favourites & I won’t even see them next to her! Shannon, you’re a national treasure 🇨🇮
FOR THE GLASS OF THE KWAK: Its particularity is to be served in a particular form of glass, the "Cocher glass". (cocher = Person driving a carriage.) According to the brewery, this glass would have been created for them, its shape allowing them to hang the glass to the carriage to consume it without descending. PS: We're waiting for Part 2 with Trappist this time ;)
i always heard it was named because of the sound it makes when you drink too fast near the small part of the glass. The air slips in and makes a 'kwak' sound like you can hear at 2:18
You are quite annoying with your insistent posts about the contributors names in the descriptions. It's honestly not that hard to find them if you truly want to.
One thing you are doing wrong here guys: you are not using the correct glasses. I am not Belgian myself, but I grew up about 20KM from the border in the Netherlands and we have a fairly similar beer-culture here. Belgian beer-glasses are specifically designed for the beer in question, they channel the aromas, keep the beer at their optimum aeration and fizzyness and are designed to keep the head on the beer as long as possible (yes, head is in fact very important in beer).
Drinking an 8% lager at the moment. Delirium is a favorite, but nothing tops Spaten Optimator, a German stout. A malt rich mellow 7%, it can only be found on tap. After a liter or two, any conversation is pleasant.:)
A Belgian beers taste test and no Hoegaarden!? The name alone would've been good for 3 minutes worth of exclamations, especially if you'd thought to include Dermot the Drunk!
having a head on your beer is a good thing. also vigurously pouring the beer gets rid of a part of the "bubbles" wich makes it easier to digest and prevents the bloated feeling from beer.
As a sort of beer taster in learning, it amazes me how some of the tastings for example with Leffe were on point but some for example with Delirium were soooo far off..
The name of the "kwak" beer is actually the sound it makes when air gets trapped in the bulb bit under beer and then pops back out. That's what happened when they spilt it on themselves. The glass is shaped as it is because it was taken by the carriage drivers and hung from the side of his seat (a regular glass would just fall off, but this one stays put). Fun fact: the kwak glass is pretty expensive compared to other beer glasses, so pubs often make you give up one of your shoes so you don't run off with it (or in case you break it).
Kwak was used by horsemen which brought post to people...the had those glasses on the carriage so due to the form of the glass it couldn't fall off...the sound when the beer was poured into the glass gave the name to the beer KWAK
How to poor a beer: 1) hold the glass in about a 45 degree angle 2) calmy poor the beer into the glass 3) halfway the glass (or a bit higher) you Bring the glass straight up (slowly!) 4) the foam on top should be 2 fingers thick for a pint (like Jupiler or Stella), 3-4+ for stronger beers. 5) enjoy the Taste, there are thousands of different tastes of beers. 6) don't drive after two of more beers. 😉
