Minimum Alcohol pricing coming to Ireland

[Fermoylad]

Didn't find a beer thread to post this but Lidl are doing a nice little range of Belgian beers at the moment. Can recommend (piraat, gulden draak, duvel etc) them all but particularly enjoyed the leute bokbier. Very nice roasted malt flavour, not too hoppy like those Ipa's you see nowadays and not too high in ABV (7.5%) you still wouldn't be sessioning this stuff though.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

Didn't find a beer thread to post this but Lidl are doing a nice little range of Belgian beers at the moment. Can recommend (piraat, gulden draak, duvel etc) them all but particularly enjoyed the leute bokbier. Very nice roasted malt flavour, not too hoppy like those Ipa's you see nowadays and not too high in ABV (7.5%) you still wouldn't be sessioning this stuff though.

7.5 is high imo!

 

[Swanforthelough]

7.5 is high imo!

One of the Belgian Trappists has 11.5%. Blow ur head off

 

[The High King]

One of the Belgian Trappists has 11.5%. Blow ur head off

Wine strength.
3 bottles and you're steaming.

 

[Fermoylad]

7.5 is high imo!

What Swan said. This is a beer you just have a couple of bottles max and not 500ml bottles either the 330ml ones. They're really nice though. (In my opinion of course).

 

[Happyhonkaman]

One of the Belgian Trappists has 11.5%. Blow ur head off

Wine strength.
3 bottles and you're steaming.

Not a fan, think I'm past that shite. Much rather enjoy a few bottles with a normal alcohol content and not nearly fall over!
I lived in Holland for a year and tried just about every Belgian beer I could find while I was there. Theres some beautiful stuff and I still veer towards wheat beers now, but you realise after a while that the triple fermented stuff is getting into because they can territory as opposed to being great beers

They were doing the specific glasses for each beer long before the morketing ghoys invented it here. Getting Kwak in the timber bulb holder thing was always a bit of fun

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

One of the Belgian Trappists has 11.5%. Blow ur head off

I actually tried a bottled Belgian beer in Florence that was 18%. Absolute heaven but I couldn't manage a second!
What I drink in Spain is 5.5. Decent enough in the midday heat.

 

[Swanforthelough]

Wine strength.
3 bottles and you're steaming.

Exactly, I think the one was St. Bernardus from West Flanders. They sell 10.5% in the Belgian Supermarkets but if you pull up to the monastery and buy by the crate they have an 11.5% one. 3 bottles and ur crawling

 

[Swanforthelough]

I actually tried a bottled Belgian beer in Florence that was 18%. Absolute heaven but I couldn't manage a second!
What I drink in Spain is 5.5. Decent enough in the midday heat.

18it’s all over before it begins

 

[cornhole]

I actually tried a bottled Belgian beer in Florence that was 18%. Absolute heaven but I couldn't manage a second!
What I drink in Spain is 5.5. Decent enough in the midday heat.

Lee, What is the name of your Spanish tipple?