Belga update (DC)

[Katefan00]

Just got this from Belga:

In addition, we have expanded our Beer list to over 60 Belgian Beers, making Belga Café your Belgian Beer home in DC.

On July 21th, is Belgians National Holiday - watch your e-mail! An invitation is underway and we can reveal one thing already "Free Belgian Beer".

I emailed the Belga staff to see if they could give me a list of all the beers they now offer. Their menu currently lists 46, so it's a pretty decent expansion. Will update if I hear something.

K.

[chazwicke]

Cool! I'd like to see the list.

[Katefan00]

No answer yet, but I just got this:

Belga Café invites all of his supporting customers and friends to celebrate!

Come in and we will offer you a nice selection of delicious Belgian Beers; varying from regular pilsners, over lambic's, red ale's and much more. (And yes, for free!)



When:
Time:
Where:
Thursday July 21st
Starts at 10.30 pm
Belga Café
514 8th street SE , Washington DC 20003

[Theakston]

I'm in!

[MeridianFC]

I popped into Belga before the DC United game last night. Very nice joint, but definitely more of a restaurant than bar, though there is a proper bar there. Decent sized beer list though nothing that exotic to the seasoned Belgian drinker, that said it's a good list. Nice to have a Rodenbach on draft, though it is a shadow of its former self.

[chazwicke]

I agree about Rodenbach but it is still a welcomed drink on draft. I had several at the Bricks a while back. I miss the old Rodenbach Grand Cru. It was a tremendous beer and might just fall in my top 6 or 7 beers of all time.

[Katefan00]

Just got the beer list:

BEERS ON DRAFT

STELLA ARTOIS
HOEGAARDEN
DELIRIUM TREMENS (DT)
WHITE ELEPHANT (Half/Half Hoegaarden & DT)
RODENBACH
LEFFE BLONDE or BRUNE (ALTERNATES WEEKLY)

BOTTLES

WITTEKERKE Wheat Ale
OMMEGANG Witte
DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE 330 ml
PETRUS AGED PALE ALE
PETRUS OLD BROWN
LIEFMANS GOUDENBAND 375ml
RODENBACH
Duvel 11.2 oz
Duvel 750 ml
Delirium Tremens 11.2 oz
Delirium Nocturnum 11.2 oz
De Koninck
KWAK PAUWEL
LUCIFER 750ml
SAISSON DUPONT Belgian farmhouse ale
GOUDEN CAROLUS 11.2 oz
GOUDEN CAROLUS Triple 11.2 oz
GOUDEN CAROLUS 750 ml
GOUDEN CAROLUS Grand Cru Of The Emperor 2005
BRASSERIE D’ACHOUFFE La Chouffe
BRASSERIE D’ACHOUFFE Mc Chouffe
POPERINGS HOMMEL Ale 11.2 oz
GULDEN DRAAK Ale 11.2 oz
GULDEN DRAAK Ale 750ml
GOUDEN CAROLUS Triple 11.2 oz
KASTEEL BIER Brown 750 ml
KASTEEL BIER Triple 330 ml
KASTEEL BIER Gouden Triple 750 ml
PETRUS TRIPLE 11.2 oz
CHIMAY Cinq cents
CHIMAY Trappist Abbey Red
CHIMAY Grand Reserve Bleu
WESTMALLE Dubble
WESTMALLE Triple
ORVAL Trappist Ale 6.9%
MAREDSOUS Dubble
MAREDSOUS Triple
AFFLINGEM Blonde 7%
LEFFE Brune
LEFFE Blonde
ST. BERNARDUS Abt
ST. BERNARDUS Triple
CORSENDONCK Blonde
CORSENDONCK Brune
GUEUZE LAMBIC Cuvée Reneé 750 ml
GUEUZE LAMBIC The classic Lambic 355 ml

LINDEMAN’S Kriek (Cherry) 4.3% 355 ml
LINDEMAN’S Framboise (Raspberry) 355 ml
LINDEMAN’S Pêche (Peach) 2.7% 355 ml
LINDEMAN’S Cassis (Black currant) 355 ml

ST. LOUIS Gueuze Fond Tradition 2003 375 ml
ST. LOUIS Kriek (Cherry) 375 ml
ST. LOUIS Framboise (Raspberry) 375 ml
ST. LOUIS Pêche (Peach) 375 ml
ST. LOUIS Cassis (Black currant) 250 ml
THREE PHILOSOPHERS QUADRUPLE BLEND WITH LINDEMANS KRIEK
OMMEGANG BELGIAN-STYLE Abbey Ale
HENNEPIN GRISETTE Farmhouse Ale
RARE VOS Amber Ale Style
OMMEGANG WITTE White beer

[chazwicke]

Thanks for posting it. There are some great beers on that list.

[Insidious Rex]

Arg they were giving away free belgian beer?? I just found out about this place last week. How much bar space is there? Someone told me it compares roughly to Chophouse Brewery in terms of bar space and price.

[Katefan00]

Yeah, they were giving away samples apparently of quite a few of their offerings, from what I hear. I had to work late that night so I couldn't round around.

Anyway, the bar area is fairly large for the space, but not large compared to other bars. It's mainly a restaurant, so the bar area (which is a true bar) competes for space and it can sometimes get crowded in there. If I'm remembering correctly, there were maybe 8-10 chairs.

K.