Getting enough fruit in your diet?

[stevej37]

If not...this Belgian Ale from Founders is fermented with raspberries.
It's 9.2% ABV and has a strong raspberry flavor....not bad at all. Two is plenty!

[Geronimo '74]

Belgian Ale?
I resemble that remark!

[stevej37]

^^^ Do you guys have similar fruity beers in Belgium?
What level of ABV is popular over there?

[Geronimo '74]

We have some fruity beers for sure.
Hoegaarden, Liefmans, and others make nice fruity beers.
Mostly women drink them but not exclusively.
Alcohol percentage ranges from 4.5 to about 9 or 10.

Stijn is more of a connaisseur than me, maybe he’ll chime in.

The one you posted, I suspect, only uses the belgian connection as a marketing tool.
Never saw that beer here anywhere.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

We have some fruity beers for sure.
Hoegaarden, Liefmans, and others make nice fruity beers.
Mostly women drink them but not exclusively.

That's not what I wanted to hear.
Thanks

[Geronimo '74]

Hey, I’ll admit to having enjoyed a few myself.
Founders does use belgian yeast so it can’t be that bad.
Enjoy!

[stevej37]

^^^ Thanks!

My fav beer is Bell's Two Hearted....but sometimes it's nice to try something else.

[stevej37]

I should also mention that Bell's Brewery and Founders Brewery are only about 40 miles apart.
There are always new brews on the shelves around here....great place.

[Por_sha911]

For some reason I thought of this

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

We have some fruity beers for sure.
Hoegaarden, Liefmans, and others make nice fruity beers.
Mostly women drink them but not exclusively.
Alcohol percentage ranges from 4.5 to about 9 or 10.

Stijn is more of a connaisseur than me, maybe he’ll chime in.

The one you posted, I suspect, only uses the belgian connection as a marketing tool.
Never saw that beer here anywhere.

It's probably the style of beer and the yeast strain used to make. For example I make a German Kolsch, true to style, that uses White Labs 029 German Kolsch Yeast.

And Steve, I had no idea that Bells and Founders were that close together. Call me an Uber!

[GH85Carrera]

I like beer.

Please don't fruit my beer. You can keep that fruity beers.

I still prefer a German Lager.



My favorite, Erdinger Dunkle. I can only get it a few times per year.

[cabmandone]

No fruit in that! But a sweet flavor from the wheat if it's a true Dunkel. If you empty the very bottom of the bottle you can harvest the yeast too since it's bottle fermented!... although it's really bottle carbonated. Probably fermented in a huge stainless thing.

Next we'll be talking about Lemon Shandy or Radler style beers! FWIW, I have a friend with the name Radler so I have some fun with that one.

[masraum]

I've got no problem with fruity stuff, and I'm partial to raspberries. Ginger beer is also tasty.