The July meeting of the Twin Cities Perfect Pint Beer Club

When: Friday, July 24, 2009
Cost: $25
You must be a member of the club to attent. Go to the Twin Cities Perfect Pint Beer Club to join and RSVP

Belgium is often seen as a beer lover’s Mecca. It is home to brewing traditions that go back centuries, many of which reflect what beer might have been like all over Europe before the rise of light lager beers in the 19th century. One of the greatest things about the Belgium brewing tradition is its lack of adherence to any real tradition. While other European brewers focus on perfecting a relatively narrow range of beer styles, brewers in Belgium produce hundreds of local styles with a large degree of variance even between different beers of the same style. Belgium is truly a beer adventure.

If that is the case, what exactly is it that makes a Belgian beer “Belgian.” This is the question that we will attempt to answer as we sample a wide range of Belgian beers and Belgian beer styles. From the delicate, summery Witbier to the ponderous Strong Dark Ale and mouth-puckering sours, we’ll try them all on our own little tour of Belgium.