Last night the Four Firkins once again saw action in the fifth contest of the Battle of the Beers series, the Belgian Broil. A full house of nearly 35 people were in attendance to pass judgment on who makes the better Belgian style beers and Double IPAs, American craft brewers or a bunch of monks from Belgium. Six beers battled it out in three rounds pitting Dubbel against Dubbel, Strong Golden against Strong Golden, and American Double IPA against Belgian Double IPA. A winner was decided for each round by the masses gathered there to witness the carnage. In the end, one beer was selected to reign supreme above them all. When the battle was complete, the Americans had taken two rounds to the Belgians one, but it was a Belgian that took the top honor.

The results of the Belgian Broil:

Round One: Belgian Dubbel
Westmalle Dubbel vs. Ommegang Abbey Ale – Ommegang bested the Belgian!
Round Two: Golden Strong
Duvel vs. Victory Golden Monkey – The chimp never stood a chance against the devil.
Round Three: Double IPA
Southern Tier Gemini vs Urthel Hop-it – Americans invented the style and they still do it better. Gemini wins.
Grand Champion Round
To quote a participant, “It’s not just the best beer of the evening, it’s one of the best beers in the world.”
Duvel wins the night.