Belgium is well known for its beer, and I now see why. We have been sampling many different types since we've been out here and found almost none that I don't like...and quite a few that are just amazing. The Belgians are clearly very proud of their beer and they take it very seriously. In fact, they take it so seriously that every, and I mean EVERY, beer out here comes in a matching glass. If you order a Mardesous, it comes in a special Mardesous glass. If you order a St. Fuillon, it also has its own glass. Every beer glass type is different, both in shape and decoration, and absolutely no place will serve you a beer in a generic glass. This even holds true for the cafeteria in my office. What I want to know is what happens when too many people in a bar are drinking Mardesous and they run out of those glasses...I truly think that they would make you order a different beer, or wait until someone else was done with their glass. You can purchase many of the glasses in the local Carrefour, so I'm starting to build my collection.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Beer Glasses
Belgium is well known for its beer, and I now see why. We have been sampling many different types since we've been out here and found almost none that I don't like...and quite a few that are just amazing. The Belgians are clearly very proud of their beer and they take it very seriously. In fact, they take it so seriously that every, and I mean EVERY, beer out here comes in a matching glass. If you order a Mardesous, it comes in a special Mardesous glass. If you order a St. Fuillon, it also has its own glass. Every beer glass type is different, both in shape and decoration, and absolutely no place will serve you a beer in a generic glass. This even holds true for the cafeteria in my office. What I want to know is what happens when too many people in a bar are drinking Mardesous and they run out of those glasses...I truly think that they would make you order a different beer, or wait until someone else was done with their glass. You can purchase many of the glasses in the local Carrefour, so I'm starting to build my collection.
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I wonder why they serve all the beers in different glasses. They do it at the better belgium beer places here too. I think its a gov't conspiracy to support the glass making industry. Where is my special glass for '<'Insert Lite Beer Here'>'? It wouldn't really matter because my VT cozi would cover it up anyways.
After seeing the way the Belgian government works, I would guess that the make the glasses mandatory and then charge tax to purchase them.
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