Comments by "Lynott Parris" (@DenUitvreter) on "American Tries Belgian Beer For the FIRST Time" video.
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Duvel means devil. It's a bit the least special beer of the special beers as we call Belgian beers here as opposed to the pilsner/lager, you can get it anywhere. But it's such a well balanced, zingy, fresh, hoppy beer that does every thing in hot wether an ordinary pilsner does, and more taste too. Ordering one does not impress as a beer connaisseur, I think people who are really into Belgium beer find the taste not interesting enough, but I love that bitter citrusy freshness. I also was at a Belgian festival tent once where the Duvels were on draft and were sold by the meter. A meter beer is normally a wooden plank that will hold 11 glasses of lager, but this was with I guess 9 bulbous Duvel glasses with a foot.
If you have a Belgium beer that you want to drink more often, you might want to get the right glass for it. The shape influences the nose and the taste and how much foam it gets and how the foam holds up. I don't know if it's the same for export to the USA but the Duvels here have yeast in the bottle so they have to stand up in the fridge. A very serious waiter would poor it for you and serve the last bit with the yeast in a small liquor glass next to it, so you can drink it seperately, poor some of it into your beer, or not drink it all, because the yeast works on the bowels and a bit too much for some. There was a time I would drink 7 or 8 on a friday night and I would indeed notice.
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