Alright so this week I was sitting an thinking…. What do I know is a good beer (at least from peer recommendations) because this week I just really want a damn good beer. So while looking I saw these three and realized, hey these have a common element (being that they are all brewed in Belgium or the Netherlands… I think) and with that thought I realized, I must have these! Now if you don’t drink many Belgian beers you have to realize a few things, while they may have a bunch of dark beers (Hoegaarden being the only “dark” one here) their light beers are what gives them their fame if you ask me. It’s all good stuff and Stella is the classy way to drink Belgian beer. So basically here’s three rules of thumb about these beers. (without any sort of taste based review) 1. Stella is just a classy beer and if you want to look good in front of everyone, key word EVERYONE, order this beer and break that little paper seal around it to be the classiest person in the room. 2. Grolsch invented the flip and seal cap, I mean how freaking cool is that? If someone does something like that they obviously have their shit together. 3. Hoegaarden. Enough said. Obviously just an awesome beer at the very least by its name. So drink it, love it, worship it.
Hoegaarden: alcohol content: 4.9%
Nick: I have to agree with Alex, it tastes pretty similar to franziskaner. I remember not caring to much for the fraziskaner, but I don’t dislike Hoegaarden. Seemingly starchy tastes kinda like corn. But it tastes better as you drink.
Alex: After sipping the first sip of Hoegaarden, I feared it would take me back to Franzfarzskinar. It has a strong starch taste to it at first, but evened out as the beer progressed. Turned out liking this beer.
Lyle: I’ve had this beer a bunch of times before, so this blurb has been thought over quite a bit. I love this beer though, it’s delicious. This beer is a little reminiscent to Franziskaner, but I like both. They each have an earthy taste, and are a little reminiscent of either corn or possibly cinnamon. Both absolutely delicious.
Grolsch: alcohol content: 5.0%
Nick: Initial thought: taste like piss. Like with most other beer, gets a bit better as it’s drank. I really like the bottle and its lack of a main label. I certainly wouldn’t buy this again, I think its absolutely horrible.
Alex: Well, at first look, I was worried about this beer tasting like Spatten. But as to my surprise, I really enjoyed this dry and tasty beer. If I could compare it to any other beer, I would say Rolling Rock.
Lyle: I love Grolsch, easily in my top three beers ever. I would say this one and Stella are in my top three, so this week pretty much corners this market for me. Grolsch is delicious though, I can’t think exactly what this tastes like, it is like others I’ve had but I can’t remember what. Anyways, I love this beer, if you enjoy my other beers that I’ve rated highly, please try this, I promise you wont be disappointed.
Stella Artois: alcohol content: 5.0%
Nick: Seemingly high class yet so accessible. Everything about Stella just exudes effortless class, from the extended paper wrapper, to its history and taste. Taste wise, this has got to be probably my favorite beer. A balanced of flavor in several aspects.
Alex: Oh how I was so excited to drink the Stella! This was my absolute favorite of the three for a couple of reasons. One being, it has an excellent combination of hops and dryness. The other being it’s a Belgian beer! In my opinion, Belgium brews some of the best beers.
Lyle: I love Stella, I’ve had this one before but it’s just such a good beer that we had to do it again this week. This is in my top three beers (Grolsch is pretty darn high up there too!) and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone should at least try it.