Discover Belgian Beer

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Discover Belgian Beer

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Күн бұрын

What wine is to France, beer is to Belgium. Join host Michael Fagan as he discovers a world of beers that is all about styles, tradition and innovation. Relax at a café, learn how to pour the perfect glass, explore the range of flavours and immerse yourself in a beer lovers paradise. Produced in 2000

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@lelkolens7952 7 жыл бұрын

I love my country. Chocolate, fries,waffles,beer,.... How mutch awesomeness can fit in such a small country?

@brucewayne-ej3cx 6 жыл бұрын

lel kolens you should be ashamed. Dr evil comes from your country

@horseplop9 4 жыл бұрын

@@brucewayne-ej3cx Belgium Is Heaven

@brucewayne-ej3cx 4 жыл бұрын

@@horseplop9 the "belgian dip"

@ReddoFreddo 4 жыл бұрын

All food in Belgium is great, you should start focusing more on food in general for your national identity and less on individual foods. Belgian bread, pastry, cheese and ice cream are amazing too, and the word "amazing" is the right way to describe it, it literally amazes me every time I'm in Belgium, which is not often enough.

@codybrown4609 4 жыл бұрын

You are forgetting about the state mandatory weed farms

@joebanish7517 3 жыл бұрын

Belgium is a magical place. The architecture and scenery of Ghent, Brugge, Antwerp, and Liege. The food, chocolate, frites, and beer. I've been three times and can't wait to return.

@patrickwolf5796 Жыл бұрын

I, as an American, absolutely adore Belgium beer! I have had the more well known brands but would love to visit someday to find little surprises and see the Trappist and Abbey breweries. Those people know what is most important for happiness in daily living. The chocolate, the food, the scenery and architecture, history, family, and heritage, all are world class! If I ever have enough money to go on a journey, that is the first destination for me!

@GuyWets-zy5yt 10 ай бұрын

I traveled a lot in USA in 70ies 80ies. I was surprised to see lot of Belgian beers in yor country. It was in small cities like Topeka, Clovis or ABQ. Greetings from🇧🇪🍀🥂

@YouryDeWinter 8 жыл бұрын

As a Belgian and beer lover, I would like to say that this documentary offers a great view to how we live in Belgium regarding to beer. Please note that lately (the last 5 to 10 years) restaurants are even opening creating dishes around beer instead of choosing a beer with a certain dish. As stated in the documentary, we do take beer serious here :)

@twisted_hops 4 жыл бұрын

Classic older beer video from 2000 but don't let that stop you from watching. Nice job and great to see some behind the scenes. I'm truly a fan of Belgium beers. Thanks for sharing.

@ww3032 3 жыл бұрын

The beers featured in this video are classics that will be forever good, even in this age of trendy craft beers. Well except maybe for the Stella artois. 😂

@XxowendanxX 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know this is from 2000. I went to Belgium for a week in May of 2000 ❤🎉🇧🇪

@aaronsmith9173 6 жыл бұрын

There is something seriously special about Belgian beer.

@ReddoFreddo 4 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean with "seriously special", but it's not just the beer. It's impossible to describe, I want to say it tastes good, but that puts it on the same level as Coca Cola linguistically, which is good but not _good._ like what good is in Belgium. It's just on another level of goodness in terms of taste. I don't know much about food, maybe this is what people mean with a "rich" or "complex" flavor, to me it just tastes extraordinarily good, so good I start laughing like a crazy person when I taste it.

@hagen4264 2 жыл бұрын

@@ReddoFreddo I really wish I could taste Belgium beer one day

@XxowendanxX 3 ай бұрын

@hagen4264 there are Belgian styles of ale if not actual Belgian ale in most places

@kontrapunkti 10 жыл бұрын

Great beer culture! Tripel Karmeliet is one of my favorites..

@aaronsmith9173 6 жыл бұрын

Musicus,, Tripel Karmeliet means business!!!!

@KCJbomberFTW 3 жыл бұрын

You have to try De Garre if you get the chance

@XxowendanxX 22 күн бұрын

Tripel Karmeliet is excellent. Light, spicy, and sublime, it reminds me of a cross between a tripel and a witbier.

@griffcain 8 жыл бұрын

I have been drinking Chimay for 30 years. It has always been my favourite beer, and I love almost all beer!

@MacSvensson 6 жыл бұрын

that shows you have great taste! Chimay bleu has been my ondoing during many a nights out on the town in my younger years. Now, I mostly enjoy the sour geuze beers. Or the occasional Orval. I also like the recent trend of extra hopping

@11thstalley96 4 жыл бұрын

Sven Croon I love Orval Vieux, which is the only version available in North America. I have visited Belgium several times, but I haven’t see the Jeune version, which I’m really looking forward to trying. I was introduced to Chimay bleu 40 years ago, and I like to age it in my cellar, but I prefer Rochefort 10. Even though they’re not Trappist, I also like St. Bernardus 12, Pannepot from de Struise Brouwers and Val-Dieu Grand Cru. Belgian beer is the tits.

@sneakyfatcat 2 жыл бұрын

chimay is by far my favorite beer, if I could afford how expensive it is with import I would drink it everyday. They brew some incredible stuff :)

@clemclemson9259 2 жыл бұрын

same here Duvel is a runner up

@XxowendanxX 22 күн бұрын

Chimay has a new spiced ale by the name of Doree

@joeya5147 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could like a video twice

@waloacme 7 жыл бұрын

Belgium beers are a thing of beauty indeed. Nice documentary. Cheers!

@pv4669 18 күн бұрын

Beautiful and informative film. I was fortunate to have worked for a Belgian company for over ten years, and was able to visit 2-3 times per year. I have adopted it as my second country. It's a beautiful country with a beer culture that is unsurpassed in the world. My former boss always told me: you Americans drink beer, while us Belgians taste their beer. Alstublieft.

@Janhartman74 7 жыл бұрын

I make a lot of biking trips to Belgium, Allways finish the ride with a great beer.

@Cheerschick 9 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed learning about my favorite style of beer! Now i just need to plan my pilgrimage to Belgium! Cheers to St. Arnold, Lex

@pleabargain 9 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable. Informative. Can't wait to get back to Belgium!

@Majnun74 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! I hope to visit Belgium one day.

@jmay3200 4 жыл бұрын

This video has aged very well: simple, straight forward and very enjoyable watching. Hits a lot of well known brands to appeal to its core viewers, but that makes it quite a refreshing watch vs channels just showing new and edgy craft beers.

@Disco-Terry 2 жыл бұрын

I love this doc, I watch it every time I'm on the Belgians!

@alflurin 7 жыл бұрын

When I started to try and drink other beers than the commercial mass produced beers, I've came across the Chimay beers. I bought the three types and yes I love the blue Chimay... It is "out of this world".... and although I have german ancestry, I don't think much of the lager.... it is good for a hot day but doesn't have a lot of flavour.

@MacSvensson 6 жыл бұрын

we used to go out on Chimay bleu, back when I was young. Not the best idea as it often rendered me an incromprehensible fool by the time the 6th or 7th glass got served. Still had a good time though :-P

@XxowendanxX 3 ай бұрын

@@MacSvenssonprobably less of a hangover tho

@KCJbomberFTW 4 жыл бұрын

15:20 the guy is smirking like he poisoned him 🤣

@PilotVolunteer Жыл бұрын

This video was superb! I lived in Belgium for nine years. I enjoyed many of the beer styles highlighted in this video. When receiving visitors, I always took them to the sour, lambic beer spot in Brussels, as a tourist spot.

@RobertColianni 5 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful video with great old footage of Chimay, Bellevue, and Mort Subite! Perfect for the movie, but equally valuable for the aged brewer and beer historian. We don't get many short films like this showing the old days!

@XxowendanxX 22 күн бұрын

I hear that Chimay red and white are no longer made in the monastery.

@sealcebbor1315 7 жыл бұрын

I study at the university of Leuven. And indeed students here love it :D the whole city smells when Stella Artois is brewing.

@Jake-kn3xg 6 жыл бұрын

It's uncanny how much this fella sounds like Billy Bob Thorton

@mohammedcohen 4 жыл бұрын

I love Lambics, abbey ales...in short...I love Belgian ales & beers...and thank you Michael Jackson for the introduction...

@dr.funkenstein96 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the beautiful portrait of our culture ! I opened a Westmalle Tripel whilst watching

@patrickmuller2044 2 жыл бұрын

Did the same with a Blue Chimay. Cheers ;-)

@XxowendanxX 3 ай бұрын

I did the same with a golden monkey 😂 ✨️

@D5quared91 9 жыл бұрын

I've been all over Europe, and to me... The Belgians brew the best!! :) But, Stella Artois is NO GOOD compared to the real stuff!! :D

@suzukirm125ify 7 жыл бұрын

Thank u sir.

@clevelandmortician3887 3 жыл бұрын

Green bottle is the reason

@graafinhetbos 6 жыл бұрын

Nice docu only we got in 2013 more than 1300 beers with label ! now something like 1600 😉

@Brandon-bh7pj 5 жыл бұрын

I would very much love to go to Belgium one day and try all the wonderful beer Belgium has to offer. Love Belgium beer.

@ReddoFreddo 4 жыл бұрын

If you ever go to Belgium, don't just try the beer, try everything, notice how everything tastes better there.

@christiaan81music 7 жыл бұрын

So they haven't even mentioned 'La chouffe' marvelous blonde beer! Do try it!

@tosht2515 7 жыл бұрын

+Christiaan Haesen Yes indeed. For a couple of years it was in my top five favorite Belgian beers. Very delicious.

@Rocky-hw9dv 6 жыл бұрын

Yes but leffe bought them

@XxowendanxX 3 ай бұрын

Holy smoke, I can't believe you said that. La Chouffe McChouffe is pretty much my favorite

@22Sputnik07 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! My favorite beers from this amazing country!

@heartlings9993 4 жыл бұрын

Belgium beers are simply the best... An exctasy of senses, u never drank a beer if u haven't tried Belgium beer 👍

@andreaskobersteinschilksee4227 6 жыл бұрын

It is true, for beer lovers Belgium is the paradise. A very good film which made me become thirsty again...

@hismajestyericcartmanthese5755 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Fagan is the best he never boring

@ShakespeareCafe 9 ай бұрын

Free, as in Free Beer. I live by that motto

@graykilpatrick1319 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful video. Belgian beers are my favorite. Thank u!

@Crosis89 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not from Belgium but Belgium's beer is the best in the world, hands down.

@WWStu 8 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching this.

@specialized41 8 жыл бұрын

Very informative and the visual of city are beautiful.!! Thanks!

@laverdisti500 4 ай бұрын

I very proud being born in belgium , and i like our way of life , beer , friet with mayonaise , chocolate , grijze noordzeegarnalen , wafels , Mussels mmmm, fresh fish , i like to travel arround the world but i'm always very happy to back at home , and the first thing i do at the airport , yep drinking a stella artois 33 cl , cheers

@georgetempest9627 7 жыл бұрын

Aah, Duvel - one of the best!

@gabornyers7091 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great Journey! Well made,Thanks for sharing 🍻

@underthehood2148 7 жыл бұрын

Great info! Thanks! I'm going on vacation to Belgium and now I know why!

@bgm1911 9 жыл бұрын

After watching this, I want a beer; a double, a triple, and a quad!

@ELGlueckert 8 жыл бұрын

Love me some Belgian beer, especially Delirium Tremens, Delirium Nocturnum and Saison Dupont. Would love to try Westvleteren XII.

@MrWimvdg 8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Glueckert you should try leffe and grimbergen theyre my favourites

@ELGlueckert 8 жыл бұрын

Don't care for Leffe, have only had their blonde which was okay. Recently tried Orval Trappist beer, not too bad. Another one that I think is okay is Hoegaarden.

@MrWimvdg 8 жыл бұрын

ahh more for the light beers then im more of a dark beer type guy

@ELGlueckert 8 жыл бұрын

+MrWimvdg Delirium Nocturnum is a dark beer, I rather liked it. It's just that I haven't had many from Belgium, had a few from Unibroue out of Canada.

@MrWimvdg 8 жыл бұрын

well then theres only one thing left get to belgium and taste

@1983isai 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@MegaMackproductions 6 жыл бұрын

I'll admit I'm new to beer drinking, being only 21 but I have come to love Belgian beers.

@flitsertheo Жыл бұрын

In Belgium that would mean 5 years of experience drinking beer. If your parents didn't let you sip from their glass when you were younger.

@XxowendanxX 3 ай бұрын

That's because you are wise beyond your years 😊

@bipinchandra2664 3 жыл бұрын

Lambic traditional brewing season is between October and May, prolonged rise in temperature due to climate change is sadly reducing this brewing window,

@hsafee 7 жыл бұрын

next stop, belgium

@Materva-hv6sz 7 жыл бұрын

Hell yes!

@MegaMayday16 5 жыл бұрын

i as a german hate our "reinheitsgebot" it says beer can only be made of 3 ingridients (wasser hopfen malz)....we are so deprived :((((

@jonathansmall4573 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice documentary.

@steveparkes3356 4 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable documentary

@garfieldt 4 жыл бұрын

quality documentary

@DJSamsonofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Always fun to randomly look at beer videos and spot a café where i only live 200m from. "Den Bottel" (English: The Bottle) in the small city of Hoogstraten. It's still open today. #2320

@jbaezhernandez 3 жыл бұрын

Nice documentary, really enjoyed it

@PrasadKannansaivam 10 жыл бұрын

michael looking very young in this video, i don't know which year this video was taken. very good seccion to know. can u please do some large video for australian wine and south african wine please.

@MarcosKtulu 7 жыл бұрын

The video info says it was produced in 2000, so there you go, at least 17 years

@luckyz_narayan 7 жыл бұрын

I like your videos please do more documentary like this...

@thomask7441 7 жыл бұрын

belgian beer is the best beer in the world makes dutch and german beer look like dishing water

@suzukirm125ify 7 жыл бұрын

Heineken=URINE

@marc0871 6 жыл бұрын

For the dutch beers, if you only know Heineken, Amstel and Grolsch, then you're right. But did you know the Netherlands now hosts more breweries than Belgium? Sure, we can't hold a candle to the beer culture of Belgium and we are only now coming out of the deep, dark era of beer poverty that pilsner brought, but there are a lot of small breweries that try to bring back traditional Dutch beers. For instants Jopen brewery with their Koyt beer with Gagel. A herb mixture. Not to take anything away from the fine Belgium beers, of course.

@MacSvensson 6 жыл бұрын

@marc with Gagel, rly? Nice. You should compare it to the Belgian beer "Gageleer". Also, ofc, with gagel :-) I have some Gageleer in-house at the moment. I'll try to find some Koyt beer, and maybe I'll do a comparison video on YT :-)

@11thstalley96 4 жыл бұрын

Traditionally, Belgian beer is the best beer in the world. International beer cognoscenti are becoming more aware of the great craft beer being brewed in North America. American and Canadian brewers aren’t constrained by tradition which can mean that they go to far with innovation, but can produce some outstanding beer that is unrecognizable when compared to the unfortunate macro breweries that the US was known for.

@11thstalley96 4 жыл бұрын

marc0871 Brouwerij de Molen needs to be mentioned. Even though it’s a small brewpub in Bodegraven, they brew some amazing beers based on English tradition...stouts, porters, pale ales, and barley wines. One of the most prevalent trends in craft brewing involve the traditional aging of beer in wooden casks that had held wine, port, or whisky, and Molen has been a leader in using scotch whisky barrels.

@MrWimvdg 8 жыл бұрын

btw we excally have over 1100 different beers instaid of 500

@suzukirm125ify 7 жыл бұрын

1200..

@MrWimvdg 7 жыл бұрын

da kan ook

@JeramiaValentine 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here because of my Beer 3010 class at Metropolitan State University of Denver :D

@Brucelygamereviewer 8 жыл бұрын

During the Stella Artois brewing proces you can even smell the heated hop aroma's in the city of Leuven.

@rossross9281 4 жыл бұрын

captain mirrorboots I bet when you drink Stella over there it’s a million times better than what most people have had.

@richardbickell7692 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with all u people they r also the nicest people too their beer is heaven

@sinzan777 8 жыл бұрын

Belgian Beer is very good

@derekfrost8991 4 жыл бұрын

Lambic for me.. :)

@curoximaima4137 3 жыл бұрын

Muito maneiro, parabéns!!

@robertneven7563 4 жыл бұрын

amazing video sir thank s

@stanlindert6332 7 жыл бұрын

Americans love Belgium beers.

@Materva-hv6sz 7 жыл бұрын

Yes we do!

@michelvansteenberge7251 7 жыл бұрын

Merci mon ami

@keithlammers4316 7 жыл бұрын

Yup! I love Belgian sours

@brian9670 6 жыл бұрын

America has really great craft beers of all kinds, but as an American, I do not yet think they have yet reached the level of mastery that the Belgians have.

@krisiglehart3061 5 жыл бұрын

Belgian Doubles and Triples.. Great Beer!!

@KCJbomberFTW 4 жыл бұрын

There’s actually 224 Breweries in Belgium and there’s 11 Trappist breweries there and 1 in America

@joeya5147 3 жыл бұрын

well the number changes all the time. But there has never been 11 Trappist Breweries in Belgium. Right now its only 6 with Achel, Orval, Westvleteren, Chimay, Westmalle, and Rochefort. But it does have the most of any country. Theres 14 in total around the world.

@KCJbomberFTW 3 жыл бұрын

@@joeya5147 I hadn’t realized how many weren’t actually in Belgium like LaTrappe, and Zundert

@joeya5147 3 жыл бұрын

@@KCJbomberFTW yeah theres a ton! All super good. Theres a couple new ones that started in England and Spain that look really cool that I havent tried yet.

@ahuramazda32 2 жыл бұрын

I miss Belgium so much

@TheFloaterjoe 2 жыл бұрын

Lambic can be made anywhere but not sold as "lambic" and hoegarden secret ingredient is chamomile

@Aynesd Жыл бұрын

Really good video.

@aben8763 4 жыл бұрын

I am a lost atheist, but there are one million reason to love Christianity

@jean-paulthyme1973 5 жыл бұрын

I love beer 😍😍😍😍😍

@mohammedcohen 3 жыл бұрын

...abbey beers beat the holy hell out of the insipid liquids - flogged as beer - here in the USA...

@farrier53 2 жыл бұрын

What about Rochefort? Westmalle? Dame de Bourgogne? Van Steenberge, Ste-Feuillien? St-Bernardus? Etc...soooo tasty!

@pekkalaitinen8769 3 жыл бұрын

Now I want to live in Belgium

@BalloonInTheBalloon 2 жыл бұрын

@nikkiabbott5333 8 жыл бұрын

so want to go to Belgium and drink beer now... how do I get a job doing this??

@FirstLast-qf1df Жыл бұрын

10:57 11:40 He's definitely a Canadian

@Sirk1966 6 ай бұрын

I wouldnt say the mecca for beer lovers, several countries could say that, depending what you like, I myself am a Germany beer lover ( Munich ) and i'm just now venturing into Belgian beers. I AM NOT a sour l9ver at all, and beers at 8% or higher, can be enjoyed durring an afternoon drink session with freinds. 2 or 3 and your done.

@mohammedcohen 4 жыл бұрын

"...a beer full of vitamins, nutrients...and alcohol...the story I got was that the monks brought a sample to the Pope...who after tasting it, declared it a good beverage for Lent...he was most likely used to wines and after tasting this bitter beverage decided it was indeed a penance to drink it...

@mauromicelotta6559 Жыл бұрын

Excelente 👏🏽

@hbh32210 Жыл бұрын

yes

@AshtonArcher 8 жыл бұрын

16 years old now!

@titobee-lard5724 9 жыл бұрын

beautiful!!

@American_Badass26 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy a cold one today. 🍺

@avenueqlover2122 8 жыл бұрын

Why do they only visit InBev breweries??? WHY

@viske00 8 жыл бұрын

+Zach Stetson because inbev buyed all those breweries, they are not all originally from inbev. If they see a lot of profit, they buy it...

@squiremuldoon5462 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative, but sadly a lot of the breweries shown are now owned by ABinbev, did they sponsor your video?

@ChaosAI24 6 жыл бұрын

And when you think that the beers presented here are not the best belgian beers...

@trespasser121 6 жыл бұрын

Is this LCBO as in Ontario liquor board? That would be funny , because I can no longer find my favorite Belgium beers here in Ontario - Christoffel and Maredsous blond.

@MacSvensson 6 жыл бұрын

Maredsous is an excellent choice. I must admit I've never had Christoffel yet. Hmmm... that sounded kinda wrong :-P

@zyguo9023 7 жыл бұрын

Beer~

@Miklosplaylists 9 жыл бұрын

9:50 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borsod_Brewery :)

@borinotambe 7 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up

@ahmedsgallery3507 2 жыл бұрын

Might as well hell shiiii everyone fittn to drank !!!

@brunopinkhof630 5 жыл бұрын

Try Royal Palm.

@bpinkhof 4 жыл бұрын

Not every beer is that good, but we have some special beers and local beers and new beers that are not for export at the moment. Some old special beers gives you a taste like you had a live centuries ago and gives you a very spiritual experience but you have to taste a lot of beers to find yours. Go to special local beer dealers and you will find more special beers for special experiences. The people in the store can recommend you very good ones. They make also new beers, local beers. If you only could taste them you would feel like you are in heaven. Musicians can make some special music sometimes. The comic strips and animations are very good. I don't like guns but Belgium makes some special quality guns. Belgium is pro USA and Canada. They love also other countries in the world. But not the Arabic world. Thailand is better for example or the Carribbean area. Lambic and Geuze are wonderful. Belgium is not a spaghetti country but he best Spaghetti Bolognaise etc... can be found at Pee Klak in Strombeek. Very known by locals. Incredible spaghetti, just like the secret recepy of coca-cola.

@PetrD100 3 жыл бұрын

Why belgian have so small beer glasses?

@valeriekranen7347 3 жыл бұрын

Most of beer glasses are around 33cl in Belgium. In the Czech Republic beer glasses are much bigger, but the amount of alcohol is a lot lower. So in the end of the evening the amount of alcohol you drank is almost the same.

@cbroz7492 Жыл бұрын

...liquid bread...

@mariacallas9962 8 жыл бұрын

belle-vue...for real? forget that "beer" and drink a Cantillon please.

@Ca11mero 6 жыл бұрын

Kinda funny how their accent almost sounds like a swedish accent

@PDVism 6 жыл бұрын

What? No mention of 'Gruut'? A beer that's made without hops, as they did in the medieval age, in a city brewery. The brewery actually being smack in the city of Ghent. see www.gruut.be

@MacSvensson 6 жыл бұрын

while it is kinda special, there are literally several hundreds of beers they haven't discussed. You shouldn't feel left out. And there was an overabundance of very commercial beers in the docu. When you're talking about belgian beer speciality, one shouldn't show Leffe or Hoegaerden, really. And not Gueuze Belle-Vue or Mort Subite, but rather Boon, Oude Cam, 3 Fonteinen, Oud Beersel or so many other better brands for that matter. But it's a docu, and one can't expect a foreigner to grasp all the delicate subtleties of Belgian beers, right?