On the Road Again!

After drinking a few beers whilst away for the two days in Belgium, the Liefmans and Jupiler, plus a Maes Pils or two. I bought a couple to bring home that might prove a little on the strong side. We hardly bat an eyelid when we buy wine and the alcohol level is about 11.5% to 13% ABV. So why the surprise with beer? The Kaiser is a mere 7.8% ABV and I am going to theme drink this when I watch the Germans play in the Euro Qtr Final. Ironically, it is actually brewed in the Netherlands, the team sent home after losing to Germany in the championships! The other is a bit more of a blaster. The Gordon Finest Platinum weighs in at a surprising 12% ABV. Although it comes with a tartan label and a Scottish sounding name it is brewed in Belgium. If I  theme drink this one is could mean a long wait until Scotland manage to reach a championship. As the drink by date is 6th October 2013, they may have qualified for the 2014 World Cup, but I doubt it! I'll have to see how ...

It might seem strange to some of us that the Belgians brew beer with fruit added during the process. Basically it's what we call lager or pilsner, but with added red fruits, often cherries or in some cases raspberries. One I know of has strawberry juice. The one here is red fruit! Cherry as well as raspberries. It's quite fruity as expected but quite potent.

Pivovar Herold. Very nice and only £1.12 a bottle from Asda. http://www.pivovar-herold.cz/