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ttt--getting close to our departure date so I thought I would see if there are other recommendations

Just take beer notes for TR. Have fun!

My daughter is really into beer and one of her favorites is Atomium Grand Cru. The English part of their website doesn't work.
http://www.atomiumbeer.com/

saving for reference

An overview of 18 Belgian breweries, where individuals are welcome for a tour!
http://maps.google.be/maps/ms?msid=2...b308ee81&msa=0
Check the exact dates and hours on their sites!

As a fan of darker beers, my favorite beer in Brussels was a Leffe brune(brown) served in the Belgian glasses. Delicious but my only problem is that I have not been able to find a liquor store that sells it here in the States.

I fear I didn't do a great job of beer tasting on our vacation despite my good intentions. I've decided that although I enjoy good beer I am just not serious enough about trying specific kinds.

We like blonde or wheat beers better than dark ones and tended to try the local beers when we were traveling to different cities.

I drank Grimbergen Blonde, Duvel, Maes, Leffe Blonde, Hoegaarden white ale, Waterloo Triple, Gouden Carolus, Brunehaut Abbaye de St. Martin (in Turnai), Buffalo Belgian Bitter, Mort Subite Gueze, Nostra Domus and Con Domus. (The last two are from a small brew pub in Leuven)

I had some problems remembering to account for the high alcohol content in some of these beers. I drank the Buffalo at a pub/restaurant in Antwerp at the recommendation of the waiter. My husband wasn't feeling too good that day so only tried a few sips. I realized part way through the meal that the beer was 9% alcohol

we were also intrigued by all the different styles/shapes of glasses used to serve the beers. As our friend who lives in Brussels observed, it must be quite expensive to offer an extensive list as you need many different kinds of glasses as well as the beer inventory.

thanks to everyone who responded to my question. I hope the thread will be useful to others visiting Belgium, too.

Many times the specific glass that the beer is supposed to served in is supplied by the brewery (often has the brewery name on the glass). DD has Belgian goblets (from Atomium) and the Sam Adams laser etched pints. She has some Belgian glasses she wants on her Christmas list this year.

http://www.samueladams.com/enjoy-our...over-form.aspx

We have a collection of beer glasses from other sources (mostly from when we lived in Germany). We didn't get any in Belgium this time, although I was tempted by the tulip-shaped Duvel glasses

go to Restobieres in the Marolles

http://www.restobieres.eu/

tx for checking in.

Did you go to Mort Subite (the bar)?

We didn't go to Mort Subite, although we did check it out.

I wish I had seen this earlier! You are probably on your way home.

My favorite was Westvleteren. Simply amazing. If you are in Bruges check out Cambrinus - their beer menu is the size of a large bible.

ps. based on the link above of the "top 100 beers", I see Westvletern holds numbers 1, 5 and 41.

I had Westvleteren 8 which is number 5 on the top 100 list.