RE: Ultimate Belgium Tasting
I mentioned on Friday that I was “so excited I can barely type” to go to a Belgian Beer tasting at the Chelsea Art Museum.
Well, I went and it was superb!
I’d have some pictures for you, but my blasted phone decided to reset again today and the pictures were held in what I affectionately call Ether-RAM. One power glitch and your data goes into the ether. I thought I had a handle on making sure the phone was always charged but I suppose I failed. Maybe the beer had something to do with it, nah.
I diverge.
So, the beer tasting as a three floor event. There were multiple rooms in the museum where you could not only appreciate the art, but you could appreciate the various beers being served at the many “stations” sprinkled throughout the museum.
The variety of beers were many in number. I did my best to try them all but I could only sample so many. Here are some of the beers I tried:
- Duvel
- Brewery Ommegang: Hennepin (I’m familiar with all of these)
- Maredsous 10
- De Layerth – Urthel: Urthel Hop-It (my favorite)
- D&V International: Grand Cru
- Unibrou: Trois Pistoles
- and others from the Brooklyn Brewery, the Southampton Publick House, among others.
I must admit I started to lose track after a while. The Urthel Hop-It was certainly my favorite. It reminded me of an IPA, which I’m currently fond of.
The food too was great. They had some amazing little meatballs that reminded me of Swedish meatballs but these were larger and rumored to be soaking in… beer. Mmmm. Also, there was some amazing pulled pork served with cole-slaw and sandwiched in some tasty whole-grain bread.
Later, they served assortments of chocolate ranging from pure dark to milky caramel-filled wonders.
I wish I had some actual photos, but all I have are these scans. Enjoy!
