The Beer World Cup Final!!!!

[Hoddy]

So here we are. 32 beers later and after the crucible that is the Home Brew Forum we have the two last beers standing.

So in an "all Belgian" final we have Rochefort 10 Vs Westmalle Dubbel

Voting closes at 9.45pm on boxing day.

Vote for your champion beer of 2018!!

 

[braziliain]

I've had Westmalle Dubbel many times but not the Rochefort.

I was just out at The House of Trembling Madness and they had a bottle, so I grabbed it to try again...

 

[Lawrence22]

Had the Dubbel before and it's a very good beer, but I had a Rochefort last night and it is an awesome beer. Not the sort of beer I'd usually buy but I will be getting again. Definitely not sessionable though

 

[LesTom]

Just finished a Westmalle Dubbel and although I enjoy it, Rochefort 10 gets my vote. It's a truly fantastic beer.

 

[strange-steve]

I don't think this'll be too close. The Westmalle is a nice beer but I think it was fortunate to get this far and it can't really stand toe to toe with the Rochefort.

 

[-Bezza-]

Turning out like Brazil v Germany in 2014

 

[jceg316]

Both are great, Rochefort is possibly my favourite Belgian beer though.

 

[MyQul]

I've never tried either so I randomly picked Westmalle, just so I could see what everyone has voted for

 

[Thos]

Turning out like Brazil v Germany in 2014

I'd class it more like Luxembourg v Togo.
I would class these as near the bottom in quality for Belgian beers. My current favourite is
'Charbon' by De Dochter van de Korenaar . As they say in Belgium 'taste with wisdom'.

 

[Ajhutch]

Rochefort is the better beer and it’s not all that close. But Westmalle is still an excellent beer and most importantly it’s widely available at very good prices and for that reason I love it. Voted for Rochefort though!

 

[Pavros]

I'd class it more like Luxembourg v Togo.

I think he meant that it was more like the Brazil v Germany as that was a bit of a trouncing - I still remember the look on David Luiz's face as he wandered about the pitch wondering who he was supposed to be marking

 

[GerritT]

Rochefort is a more sofisticated brew, and if people prefer that: okay.
But Westmalle is more my style.

And the Rochefort had trub, something I do not want when I don't expect it.

Westmalle wins in the end for me.

 

[Thos]

And the Rochefort had trub, something I do not want when I don't expect it.

If the bottle truly contained trub, you should contact the brewery with full details as that is unforgivable. A normal sediment is compulsory and should be poured into the glass for both of these Belgian beers. The quantity and flavour of the sediment should be taken into account when assessing the beer.

I was somewhat shocked when I came to Belgium that the bartenders took such great pain to pour the beer cleanly and then gave the bottle a swirl and poured out all the sediment.

 

[GerritT]

If the bottle truly contained trub, you should contact the brewery with full details as that is unforgivable. A normal sediment is compulsory and should be poured into the glass for both of these Belgian beers. The quantity and flavour of the sediment should be taken into account when assessing the beer.

I was somewhat shocked when I came to Belgium that the bartenders took such great pain to pour the beer cleanly and then gave the bottle a swirl and poured out all the sediment.

It also came throthing slowly by itself out of the bottle so I guess it was bad all the way. *shrugs* I did get a decent taste though.