Belgian Golden Strong Ale: The Style That Hides Its Strength
Every other strong beer announces itself. A quadrupel is dark and syrupy, a barleywine is thick, an imperial stout is opaque. Belgian golden strong ale looks like a…
Author: Flash Fry
What Is Witbier? Belgian White Beer Explained
Witbier is the Belgian beer that people drink without knowing they are drinking a Belgian beer. It is pale, cloudy, gently spiced and very easy — which is…
Croque Monsieur vs Croque Madame: What’s the Difference?
The answer to the headline question is one ingredient, and you can stop reading after the next paragraph if that is all you came for. The more interesting…
What Is Bitterballen? The Bar Snack Explained
Order a beer in a Belgian or Dutch bar and something will eventually arrive alongside it: small brown spheres, crisp on the outside, with a dish of mustard.…
What Is a Lambic? Kriek, Framboise and Belgian Sour Beer
Most Belgian beer is sour because someone made a decision. Lambic is sour because of where it was left overnight. The short answer A lambic is a Belgian…
Why Belgian Fries Are Different (and Not French)
Belgians will tell you the fry is Belgian, not French, and they have a reasonable case. But the argument about origin is the least interesting part. The interesting…
Liege Waffle vs Brussels Waffle: What’s the Difference?
Belgium has two national waffles and they have almost nothing in common. One is a dessert eaten with a knife and fork. The other is a chewy sweet…
ABV and IBU: What the Numbers on a Beer List Actually Mean
Good beer lists print two numbers next to every beer, and most drinkers only reliably understand one of them. ABV is straightforward. IBU is the one that quietly…
How to Pair Belgian Beer With Cheese
Beer and cheese is an easier pairing than wine and cheese, and most people have it the wrong way round. Wine and cheese is the famous combination; beer…
Why Belgian Beer Comes in Its Own Glass
Order a beer in Belgium and it arrives in a glass made for that beer and no other — the right shape, the right size, the brewery’s name…