Tankbier?

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Message caesar P beers 7642 º places 411 º 06:14 Wed 8/9/2017 Originally posted by Borresteijn Originally posted by 77ships Unfiltered Palm sold at certain location including in Brussels: https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/palm-ongefilterd-draught/24117/ Brugse Zot is sold unfiltered at the brewery in Bruges. Occasionally at festival & bars in the past, this practice has been discontinued I believe. It is an improvement over the regular one. Unfiltered Stella Artois seems iffy to me, I question the Untappd entry a bit. I am surprised to hear about Jupiler being sold in giant tanks in the Netherlands, I don’t recall ever seeing that setup in Belgium. I have bothered seeking out Jupiler while in the Netherlands for obvious reasons. 1000L tanks. Deadly if the turnover doesn’t turn out to be high enough. I think those big tanks work like a keykeg: it’s like a giant bag inside the tank. So, there is no oxygen/air in direct contact with the beer. When you get diacetyl, its more a matter of improper cleaning. Which ofcourse happens a lot as well :-)
Message JoeinDahlem beers 1664 º places 356 º 08:05 Wed 8/9/2017 Originally posted by caesar I think those big tanks work like a keykeg: it’s like a giant bag inside the tank. So, there is no oxygen/air in direct contact with the beer. When you get diacetyl, its more a matter of improper cleaning. Which ofcourse happens a lot as well :-) You’re referring to Pilsner Urquell? Yes and no. Diacetyl in its case is not a flaw (in their view anyway), it’s long been part of the beer’s character. But you’re right about the bag-in-tank system. Pressure is on the bag inside the tank, so there’s no contact with the beer. Not every brewery does it that way though. Even so the beer is unpasteurized, so once tapped it starts to go sour in a few days. Left untapped, I believe, the beer can last a couple of weeks if kept cool. Thinking about similar-ish Belgian serving methods: You can still get unfiltered Primus from the tank at the Brouwershof across from the Haacht brewery.
Message caesar P beers 7642 º places 411 º 08:18 Wed 8/9/2017 Originally posted by JoeinDahlem Originally posted by caesar I think those big tanks work like a keykeg: it’s like a giant bag inside the tank. So, there is no oxygen/air in direct contact with the beer. When you get diacetyl, its more a matter of improper cleaning. Which ofcourse happens a lot as well :-) You’re referring to Pilsner Urquell? No, I was referring to the use of giant liter tanks in general in the Netherlands. Usually that’s regular Heineken or Jupiler :-)

Message caesar P beers 7642 º places 411 º 08:27 Wed 8/9/2017 But to get back on topic: Im actually surprised they would use the name ’tankbier’ for the unfiltered version. Normally they would use ’ongefilterd’ and that’s what I would search for then. So is this really the name by which it is marketed, or is it an Untappd user mistake?
Message jonno beers 2750 º places 211 º 05:08 Thu 8/10/2017 Thank you for all the feedback guys. Quick question - in Brussels/Antwerp are most ratebeer type bars cash only?
Message 77ships P beers 14200 º places 935 º 10:17 Thu 8/10/2017 Originally posted by jonno Thank you for all the feedback guys. Quick question - in Brussels/Antwerp are most ratebeer type bars cash only? Kulminator is the only one that is cash only. Most of them are used to dealing with foreign credit cards etc. Keep some cash on hand in case that they cannot accept a foreign card but I would not worry about it.
Message jonno beers 2750 º places 211 º 00:24 Fri 8/11/2017 Cheers - thanks 77ships!

Message jonno beers 2750 º places 211 º 00:28 Fri 8/11/2017 Sorry one last question I am doing my searching, but what is the best cheese shop in Brussels? Any thoughts? Hopefully one that has trappist cheeses too!
Message rhoihessegold beers 6641 º places 417 º 02:50 Fri 8/11/2017 For cheese check out: http://www.saintoctave.be/ Amazing store, they do carry some local beers aswell.
Message JoeinDahlem beers 1664 º places 356 º 03:26 Fri 8/11/2017 Originally posted by Maracuja05 For cheese check out: http://www.saintoctave.be/ Amazing store, they do carry some local beers aswell. Good tip there. I was going to suggest the Crèmerie de Linkebeek, Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains 4. Around the corner from Charli, maybe/probably the best bakery in the city.