During my 8 months in Zagreb, I was enjoying the great beer, Karlovačko, trying to avoid Ožujsko, and having a few Pans here and there. Beer selection in Zagreb was limited but local brews were available during my travels throughout the region. In Serbia I became a fan of Lav, in Montenegro it was nikšičko but now, I'm in Brussels for 5 weeks and thoroughly looking forward to sampling the expertise of the Belgian brewers and the variety of beers they have to offer. I'm seeking to experience as many of these beers as possible and chronicle this adventure on this blog. My initial goal was 50 beers, then I realized this meant 10 new beers a week. While I'm sure I could handle this, I'm actually here to work so 25 is a much more reasonable goal :-) Check out the blog for updates from my stay and feel free to leave comments or suggestions about your favorite Belgian beers.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Hopus

I tried this one at Le Corto. The picture isn't great. It was dark in the cafe and since I was attempting to use my Samsung Galaxy (first generation), I didn't have a flash. I've since given up on that phone and switched my Belgian sim to my newest phone, so I should have nothing but the best in photo quality here in the future. Unlike the name would suggest, this beer isn't very hoppy but had a lot of flavor. Really the only beers I don't like are strong IPA styles, so this good for me. It's produced by Brasserie Lefebvre and comes in around 8% ABV...now you see why this 50 beers in 5 five weeks was perhaps not so smart. Beers here are strong, so it's nice to enjoy them slowly (and as always, in moderation).

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