Nice!

During my first stint @ Beerpal, Flash & I discussed the subject of "Who has the greatest variety of beers...Belgium or the US?" Flash maintained that the US ruled; I had a book Beers Of The World by Bill Yenne that said Belgium was the king of beers. Variety-wise, that is...the US surely outdoes little Belgium in terms of total consumption! [;)]

http://www.amazon.com/Beers-The-World-BILL-YENNE/dp/1858411238

The United States has more brands & styles of beer. However I think Belgium blows America out of the water when it comes to taste.

Belgium comes nowhere NEAR the US in terms of variety. No contest. More varieties of beer, more varieties of hops used, yeast used, other ingredients used. Quality is debatable, but again depends on your own tastes. The US has SO many more brewers, I'd admit the average/mean US beer is not as good as the average US beer. That said, I think the US has such a huge margin of victory in variety and production, I'd say I have 9 American favorites for every Belgian. I see it this way... If I had to give up drinking all Belgian beers, or all American beers, I'd give up Belgium without blinking.

Well Slowrunner I guess you put my slightly drunk butt in place. I guess what I should have said is I wish I had discovered Belgium beers a long time ago. America has very outstanding brews and my fat Neely is starting to prove it. Since my last name Is Fast I guess I need to become Fastrunner. So I can continue to enjoy all the beer our great nation brews, Goose Island, Weyerbacher, Left Hand, Clown Shoes etc.

Man, this article created quite the discussion. I'm with Slow ... If I had to give up the beer of either Belgium or US, I'd give up Belgium in spite of how great their beers are. Belgium owns sours, wilds, and quads, dubs, etc. But in the end, I need fresh IPAs and big strong stouts and porters more. USA by a hair

quote: Originally posted by thomassova4 Man, this article created quite the discussion. I'm with Slow ... If I had to give up the beer of either Belgium or US, I'd give up Belgium in spite of how great their beers are. Belgium owns sours, wilds, and quads, dubs, etc. But in the end, I need fresh IPAs and big strong stouts and porters more. USA by a hair

quote: Originally posted by Fishingfast Well Slowrunner I guess you put my slightly drunk butt in place. I guess what I should have said is I wish I had discovered Belgium beers a long time ago. America has very outstanding brews and my fat Neely is starting to prove it. Since my last name Is Fast I guess I need to become Fastrunner. So I can continue to enjoy all the beer our great nation brews, Goose Island, Weyerbacher, Left Hand, Clown Shoes etc.

quote: Originally posted by slowrunner77 quote: quote: Originally posted by thomassova4 Man, this article created quite the discussion. I'm with Slow ... If I had to give up the beer of either Belgium or US, I'd give up Belgium in spite of how great their beers are. Belgium owns sours, wilds, and quads, dubs, etc. But in the end, I need fresh IPAs and big strong stouts and porters more. USA by a hair I wonder how much cheaper all the awesome sours from places like Cantillon, Fonteinen, and Rodenbach (great deal anyway) are there.