Topic: Belgium Ride

[johnny-from-bel]

Since the weather has been so nice

Any members that would like to take the trouble to come to Brussels (Diegem town square to be exact). For a beer, and a ride. or just a beer.

[BobbyR]

Since the weather has been so nice

Any members that would like to take the trouble to come to Brussels (Diegem town square to be exact). For a beer, and a ride. or just a beer.

Since you have like 200 beers there, it would take all day to choose and another day or two to drink one of each. I used to go to LaHulpe on business 

[johnny-from-bel]

Since you have like 200 beers there, it would take all day to choose and another day or two to drink one of each. I used to go to LaHulpe on business 

600 is more like it.
LaHupe is only 30 miniutes MC ride from my place. I used to work there at Swift.

[Sam Green Racing]

I thought of you the other day Johnny when I was trying my bottle of Chimay.

It was nice but you can't drink it all because of the sediment in the bottom of the bottle

Sam.

[Gordon]

It was nice but you can't drink it all because of the sediment in the bottom of the bottle

Sam.

That's called the Lees, and it's the best part of a bottle conditioned ale!  When you get about 3/4 of the way through the bottle, give it a gentle swirl, pour into your favourite (just for the Brits  ) glass, and enjoy!

[my78k]

you left out the part about chewing your beer after the "little swirl"...I don't know how you guys do it...that stuffs gotta put hair on your chest....or stomach lining!!

Dennis

[Buber]

I wish.... But -
1.my old company calls me for a month on the ship, and
2. Belgium is at the moment tad too far from me (bout 2000kms)

But I must share this - just been on a Yamaha Virago meet (my wife's riding virago) and I was very nicely surprised at the amount of positive comments and appreciative looks my Honda got... There's nothing like classic.....

[johnny-from-bel]

you left out the part about chewing your beer after the "little swirl"...I don't know how you guys do it...that stuffs gotta put hair on your chest....or stomach lining!!

Dennis

The correct Belgian term is 'The fond'
There are 3 ways of dealing with the fond.

1. Pour the beer gently in the glass and leave the fond in the bolltle
2. Pour 3/4 of the beer in the glass give the botle a little shake and pour the rest in the glass (that is how I prefer it)
3. Pour the fond in a seperate glass and consume it before or after the beer.

On method nr3 make shure you know the way to the toilet 

[johnny-from-bel]

All this talk about beer, get your buts over here and show me what you'r made of.

Am I the only Belgian on this list or is the beer in my region not good enough ? No candidates I am amazed

[mcpuffett]

Hi Johhny, last time i was over in Belgium was in 1989/90 we stayed at my friends uncles bar in a place called Kalmthout , came over twice once on bikes and the second by car had a great time  , cheers mick.

[Ingrid]

Well not Belgian but Dutch and from Limburg as well so pretty close.
Unfortunately my cb is not ready yet and my other daily work bike is in the shop....
So I'll have to take a rain check on going out to ride love the beertesting idea though . I'll pop one open right now.

Cheers!

[johnny-from-bel]

Well not Belgian but Dutch and from Limburg as well so pretty close.
Unfortunately my cb is not ready yet and my other daily work bike is in the shop....
So I'll have to take a rain check on going out to ride love the beertesting idea though . I'll pop one open right now.

Cheers!

Give a yell when the CB Is ready.

[Ingrid]

No worries will do!