15 Facts About Belgian beers

Belgian beers have a range of colours, brewing methods, and alcohol levels.

Designation "abbey Belgian beers" originally applied to any monastic or monastic-style beer.

In 1999, the Union of Belgian Brewers introduced a "Certified Belgian Abbey Beer" logoto indicate beers brewed under license to an existing or abandoned abbey, as opposed to other abbey-branded beers which the trade markets using other implied religious connections, such as a local saint.

The "Abbey beer" logo and quality label is no longer used for Belgian beers given the name of a fictitious abbey, a vaguely monastic branding or a saint name without mentioning a specific monastery.

Some Belgian brewers have produced bock-style beers what makes it a style applicable to Belgium.

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White Belgian beers have a moderate light grain sweetness from the wheat used.

Champagne style Belgian beers are generally ales that are finished "a la methode originale" for champagne.

In Belgium "Grand Cru" is more often used than "Quadrupel", these Belgian beers are a mostly a blend of brews, which is often refermented as a blend.

Belgian "special" beers are often served in elaborate branded beer glassware.

Draught Belgian beers tend mostly to be pale lagers, wheat Belgian beers, regional favourites such as kriek in Brussels or De Koninck in Antwerp; and the occasional one-off.

Customers who purchase a bottled beer can expect the Belgian beers to be served ceremoniously, often with a free snack.

Virtually every Belgian beers beer has a branded glass imprinted with a logo or name.

Belgium contains thousands of cafes that offer a wide selection of Belgian beers, ranging from perhaps 10 in a neighborhood cafe, to over 1000 in a specialist beer cafe.

Cafes, exclusively or primarily offering Belgian beers, exist beyond Belgium in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, amongst others.

Varied nature of Belgian beers makes it possible to match them against each course of a meal, for instance:.