And yes, I know how that sounds but it's true. For someone tasting beer, there is no better place to drink than at a Belgian restaurant. As David has accurately noted, if there's anything this experience has illuminated for us, it's that Belgian (style) beers are king. They're simply heads above of the rest.
Wednesday night per my suggestion, the cousins and my family met at the Broken Spoke, a Belgian restaurant my parents had discovered. I drank three beers and paired them with food food, which was also delicious. In the end, I will can only pick one for today's beer; what will it be?
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| These Mussels were the real deal |
Appetizer/Beer -Blanche de Bruxelles. Very light, smooth and buttery. The coriander and orange add subtle flavor to the profile. This is the perfect beer for my appetizer, Les Moules L'Escargot (mussels in garlic butter sauce).
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| Chomp, Chomp, Chomp |
Main Course/Beer; Maredsous 10 with Bouchée de Bruxelles, which is a pastry stuffed with chicken, carrots, mushrooms, and celery in a cream sauce. Both were pretty damn tasty.
Dessert/Beer -Cousin Forest and I decided upon Affligem Dubbel and Trippel respectively, but they were out of the Trippel. Wanting something sweet to pair with my Belgian Chocolate Mouse dessert, the waiter suggested Witches Brew. Never heard of it, but it was an excellent choice!
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| YUM |
Witches Brew is highly carbonated (almost like champagne) and is sweet up front with a crisp aftertaste. It's probably the closest I'll come to eating a cloud. It was a delicious 9% 750ml bottle to pair with a divinely chocolate desert.
I'm going to pick the WITCHES BREW as my beer of the day (BAD BOYS rating), specifically because I don't know how wide its distribution is and thus when I would have access to it again, but all three beers were fantastic. I highly recommend them and plan to drink them again soon. I'm also kinda proud of my first real attempt to pair beer with food, which went fairly well. Probst!
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