20 Comments

  1. ebe
    October 8, 2013 @ 9:59 pm

    I have now read yours & Ali’s posts and am thoroughly excited about trying this for myself. Hopefully we will be visiting Brussels in the near future and chocolate and beer will be mine! Thanks for sharing the foodie/drinkie love.

    • Andrew
      October 13, 2013 @ 8:54 pm

      Yup, the beer there is really top. If you go while are in Berlin and are going to be lugging stuff back, I might make an order.

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  5. Julien
    October 28, 2012 @ 11:03 am

    Yes ! Each beer has her glass ! Don’t drink a beer in a other glass 🙂

    • Andrew
      October 28, 2012 @ 3:43 pm

      Ah.. i see you did find the Belgian beer post. Good. Yeah, though mostly it is the shape of the glass that is important, not the name on the side.

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    October 19, 2012 @ 8:00 am

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  7. The Time-Crunched Traveler (Ellen)
    October 9, 2012 @ 4:41 am

    Mmm… this makes me want a good beer so badly! I generally like European beers — Chimay is probably my favorite — but I’ve gotta say, craft breweries in New England make the absolute best beer in the world! If we’re both back in the US at the same time, we’ll have to introduce you guys to some of our beers. In the meantime, we’re stuck here in China with not-so-great beers while you’re living the life in Europe! Though we did enjoy a very expensive Chimay this week in Beijing (it was for a birthday!). Cheers!

    • Andrew
      October 14, 2012 @ 1:21 pm

      I like the small breweries too. We had a brewery restaurant in Raleigh that was great until it burned down. I will definitely take you up on seeing more craft beers in New England. Sorry that China is not such the beer place. Asia seems more of a rice than a wheat culture, which probably has a lot to do with it.

  8. Margyle
    October 2, 2012 @ 5:24 pm

    Looking at that beer just about brought tears to my eye… wonderful stuff – you’re pretty lucky lol

    • Andrew
      October 7, 2012 @ 9:54 pm

      Thanks. It really was tasty. Just need to head back or find an importer.

  9. Jeremy Branham
    October 1, 2012 @ 4:37 pm

    I am not a beer connoisseur at all. However, I’ve heard that Belgians (like Czechs) have a good reputation for beer. When I get to Belgium, I will definitely have to try it. I think I would like chimay the best based on the descriptions. I would definitely enjoy the chocolate!

    • Andrew
      October 7, 2012 @ 9:55 pm

      The Chimay was very tasty. I have seen it in the States, at least in NC in some form, so you can try it if you want. The chocolate though may be more difficult to find.

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  11. Gina
    September 30, 2012 @ 6:00 am

    A beer and chocolate pairing sounds AWESOME.

    • Andrew
      October 7, 2012 @ 9:55 pm

      It seriously was. Totally and utterly awesome.

  12. CN Heidelberg
    September 29, 2012 @ 2:49 pm

    Most Americans I know prefer Belgian beer. Too bad it’s so hard to find in Germany. (I am not much of a beer drinker so I don’t care either way.)

    • Andrew
      October 7, 2012 @ 9:56 pm

      I would love to find some imported from Belgium. I have found plenty of Czech beer imported, but not yet Belgian.

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