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Thursday, September 4, 2008

Belgian Beer


Belgian beer includes more varied and numerous collection of high-quality beers in the world, and ranges from the popular lager pale esoteric to the call of the lambic beer and Flemish red. Belgian beer-brewing origins date back to the Middle Ages, when monasteries began producing beer. Belgian beer production was assisted by the Belgian 1919 "Vandervelde Act, which prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages in bars, encourage the market to produce beers with a higher level of alcohol. Vandervelde The law was lifted in 1983.

High esteem of Belgian beer is supported by beer writers like Michael Jackson. Although the production of beer in Belgium is now dominated by Inbev and Alken Maes, there are about 125 breweries in the country, producing about 500 standard beers. When a special off-beers are included, the total number of Belgian beer brands is more than 1000.

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