tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post5459603579543150015..comments2024-03-28T07:02:44.451+00:00Comments on The Beer Nut: Second fiddleThe Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-60658343266589425922009-05-14T15:46:00.000+01:002009-05-14T15:46:00.000+01:00Right, so I'm in my local Moortgat-tied pub. I've ...Right, so I'm in my local Moortgat-tied pub. I've plonked myself down at a table and the waiter comes over. What would influence my choice of 25cl of 7.5% ABV beer over 33cl of 8.5% ABV beer? I mean, they're really not that different: why are they both for sale?The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-49567618661640572682009-05-14T15:42:00.000+01:002009-05-14T15:42:00.000+01:00Well, as Tandleman pointed out, Duvel "Green" has ...Well, as Tandleman pointed out, Duvel "Green" has been around for quite a while, although not exported until quite recently. <br />Originally, it's just a slightly cheaper, brewery-conditioned version, which therefore is clear, a touch less lively than the "Red", less complex, and lower in alcohol (it gives you an idea of how much candy sugar goes in the bottling of the BC version)<br /><br />Indeed, AFAIK, it was meant for Moortgat-tied pubs, which is why it's a 25cl returnable "euro" bottle, which for a long time was the one standard format for bottled beer in Belgian cafés (and still is quite commonly found there). Which is also why it wasn't exported, and therefore sometimes comes as an exotic surprise to beer buffs outside Belgium. <br /><br />Cheers !Laurent Moussonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-48297341977314411562009-05-14T10:45:00.000+01:002009-05-14T10:45:00.000+01:00finally somebody else who thinks Vedett should not...finally somebody else who thinks Vedett should not be sold in that bottle.headbrewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553698515529659559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-1027908292579390822009-05-11T20:49:00.000+01:002009-05-11T20:49:00.000+01:00The iconic stubby bottle they see fit to sell Vede...The iconic stubby bottle they see fit to sell Vedett in? Hmmm...The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-51621119103324834552009-05-11T20:44:00.000+01:002009-05-11T20:44:00.000+01:00I wonder if it's just that they (a) want to sell i...I wonder if it's just that they (a) want to sell it at a higher markup, in smaller measures, in restaurants/cafes but (b) don't want to mess with the iconic 330ml stubby bottle and balloon glass that 'normal' Duvel comes in? Other than that, I can't see any real sense in it.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-33843311445635223072009-05-11T12:47:00.000+01:002009-05-11T12:47:00.000+01:00Quite a few years ago - maybe ten - I visited Duv...Quite a few years ago - maybe ten - I visited Duvel Brewery in Moortgaat. They offered us Duvel Green then in the sampling room, telling us it was a beer only sold in their own cafes. I don't believe I thought of asking why. So it has been around a fair while. It is the draught version that is new.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-68122460323673087862009-05-11T10:51:00.000+01:002009-05-11T10:51:00.000+01:00Most English beers which exist in both forms are l...Most English beers which exist in both forms are lighter on cask than the pasteurised bottle version. But Duvel Green is kegged, so I can't see any reason you'd make it stronger in the bottle. Maybe 6.8% is unacceptably weak for a Belgian bottled beer.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-74466102228514828532009-05-11T10:32:00.000+01:002009-05-11T10:32:00.000+01:00Wychwood do something similar to Hobgoblin, on cas...Wychwood do something similar to Hobgoblin, on cask it is 4.5%ABV whilst the bottle version is 5.2%.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-44087500169501139442009-05-11T09:21:00.000+01:002009-05-11T09:21:00.000+01:00Yeah I saw that. It's all about the 6.8% ABV draug...Yeah I saw that. It's all about the 6.8% ABV draught version, and I can see the point of that. But why have a 7.5% bottled version of the 6.8% draught version?The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-89552706318513600202009-05-11T09:17:00.000+01:002009-05-11T09:17:00.000+01:00There is a bit from Moortgat on BA, here is the li...There is a bit from Moortgat on BA, here is the link<br /><br />http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/1550862Oblivioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184794716327407609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-2795048591325529082009-05-11T09:06:00.000+01:002009-05-11T09:06:00.000+01:00Though that would suggest it's intended for the UK...Though that would suggest it's intended for the UK market, and I bought that one in Belgium.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-14808294116439584072009-05-11T08:34:00.000+01:002009-05-11T08:34:00.000+01:00Being perhaps a tad overly cynical, could the Gree...Being perhaps a tad overly cynical, could the Green Duvel be a marketing ploy to shift more beer (though of course we all know and appreciate that brewers are not interesting in making money)?<br /><br />In all seriousness though, given the fact that it pours clear, and from comments made to me by brewers in the UK, most British drinkers don't like a cloudy beer - so they are simply reacting to the market and producing something with that particular audience in mind?Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.com