After the high Cantillion and the low of DuBuisson, we visited four more breweries. I tasted many brews and selected my favorite and sorted out the off-flavored ones. In the categories of favorite beers are the Karmeliet Triple and Liefmans Goudenband, and in the category of least favorite is the Liedman Kriek. What’s interesting about Karmeliet Triple is that despite being such a light, refreshing beer, it is heaving in alcohol. This beer, which was a monastic recipe, is flavored with orange peel, coriander, and other spices. Liefmans Goudenband was a nice mixture of fruity, yet not overly sweet, and refreshing. This brew reminded me of wine that would be appropriately drunk in the warm, summertime. Unfortunately, the Kriek from Liefmans was overly sweet (as if it had been artificially sweetened) and reminded me of liquid cheery Jell-O. With the lack of beer laws in Belgium there not only comes bad beers, but some of the most delicious, creative beers.
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