bobofish
Two-fisted Atom Smasher
Gentlemen, I know nothing about those little olympus's (or olympi, or olymp's) but I have to say, I will always love Belgium because of its fry's and beer.
In my opinion, there are two world capitals of beer at the present day, and those two places are Belgium and Oregon where I live. (although some would say that the capital of beer is wherever one can drink it at the moment)
In my opinion, there are two world capitals of beer at the present day, and those two places are Belgium and Oregon where I live. (although some would say that the capital of beer is wherever one can drink it at the moment)
Mika
Member
bobofish said:
I don't know about Oregon but if your beer taste like the Kriek Bellevue that I drink a few minutes ago, sure Oregon is the second capital of beer.
What kind of beer is produced in your city ?
And what bout my Trip ? Maybe I drunk too much beer when I tried it with my test roll... :angel: maybe...
Thanks for loving Belgium.
bobofish
Two-fisted Atom Smasher
One of the reasons I like Oregon beers is that they are so Un-German...there are many ways to reach perfection, and limiting your ingredients is not always one of them.
We have a great deal of what we call Micro-brews, in other words beers that are produced in small quantities, by pubs, etc. It allows for much greater variety, and I feel much higher quality, since the really good brewers are able to devote such painstaking attention to detail.
Hefeweizens, Bocks, Ales, Porters, Stouts and more are very common. Alas, few truly Belgian recipes are used, so we have no trippels, etc.
For me, the darker and less filtered the better, and for this we have several fantastic porters and stouts from Bridgeport (Jorge has taken some DMR pic's of the Bridgeport brewery) and Deschutes.
Almost anywhere you go in this state, there is a fantastic beer waiting for you, and when you go skiing on Mt. Hood, on the way back there is nothing better than warming up with a cask stout from Mt. Hood Brewery.
Beer drinking and brewing is not particularly new in Oregon, but there has been a renaissance in the last 20 years...I can effervescently spew out more about Oregon beer, but the long and short of it is that we have many many breweries making fantastic beer, some of the best in the world. As soon as I buy myself a rangefinder, I'll organize a little RFF beer night here in Portland, and maybe all the RFF members can hoist a beer simultaneously in their worldwide pubs.
We have a great deal of what we call Micro-brews, in other words beers that are produced in small quantities, by pubs, etc. It allows for much greater variety, and I feel much higher quality, since the really good brewers are able to devote such painstaking attention to detail.
Hefeweizens, Bocks, Ales, Porters, Stouts and more are very common. Alas, few truly Belgian recipes are used, so we have no trippels, etc.
For me, the darker and less filtered the better, and for this we have several fantastic porters and stouts from Bridgeport (Jorge has taken some DMR pic's of the Bridgeport brewery) and Deschutes.
Almost anywhere you go in this state, there is a fantastic beer waiting for you, and when you go skiing on Mt. Hood, on the way back there is nothing better than warming up with a cask stout from Mt. Hood Brewery.
Beer drinking and brewing is not particularly new in Oregon, but there has been a renaissance in the last 20 years...I can effervescently spew out more about Oregon beer, but the long and short of it is that we have many many breweries making fantastic beer, some of the best in the world. As soon as I buy myself a rangefinder, I'll organize a little RFF beer night here in Portland, and maybe all the RFF members can hoist a beer simultaneously in their worldwide pubs.
jorisbens
rff: penguins know why
Count me in for the international rff pub drink! I prefer stouts, porters and trappists or abbey-styled beers Especially Westvleteren, Ciney, Chimay,... Because of the high number of beer-lovers, we should start a camera and beer topic 
P.S.: I've just returned from the Ardennes, and I've enjoyed quite a lot of the local beers (especially McChouffe)
Joris Bens
P.S.: I've just returned from the Ardennes, and I've enjoyed quite a lot of the local beers (especially McChouffe)
Joris Bens
Mika
Member
Wow bobofish ! It seems you are a beer specialist speaking about tripples, stouts,...
For me the best beer for summer time is the Hoogaarden, do you know this white beer ? This is fresh and stay for a long time in you mouth. Fruity Gueuzes are also "drinkable",...
Winter time ? I'll choose a darker one like Brown Ciney or Chimay's trippel and some other trappists with some cheese of Maredsous or Chimay. Great !
My everyday beer is of course Jupiler pils.
I also enjoy some beer of small brewers near Namur : Gauloise (blond or brown) or Blanche de Namur (White beer).
Stop ! It makes me thirsty ;-)
Now, for sure if I'll go to Oregon I'll visit some of your local brewers.
Enjoy your beer and remember : don't drink and drive !
For me the best beer for summer time is the Hoogaarden, do you know this white beer ? This is fresh and stay for a long time in you mouth. Fruity Gueuzes are also "drinkable",...
Winter time ? I'll choose a darker one like Brown Ciney or Chimay's trippel and some other trappists with some cheese of Maredsous or Chimay. Great !
My everyday beer is of course Jupiler pils.
I also enjoy some beer of small brewers near Namur : Gauloise (blond or brown) or Blanche de Namur (White beer).
Stop ! It makes me thirsty ;-)
Now, for sure if I'll go to Oregon I'll visit some of your local brewers.
Enjoy your beer and remember : don't drink and drive !