house of beers
i will fist-fight any person who disputes the superiority of belgian beers. traveling belgium this past spring, it was a personal goal to have a glass of beer in one hand and a cone of pommes frites in the other. i almost cried when luggage restrictions kept me from packing any beers in baggage on the way back to bangkok..
thank god for house of beers, bangkok's happy belgian beer home. they carry 3 of 6 of the belgian trappistes (rochefort, chimay, orval) and a hefty list of other notable bottles (leffe, tripel karmaliet, waterloo, maredsous). you have to trust a brewing tradition that has its origins in trappist monasteries. god himself told them how to make beers. didn't you know that "jehovah brewmaster" is one of god's titles in the old testament? here, true to its name, it really is about the beer - no skimpily dressed waitresses, no extensive food menu, just beer, mussels, and a few other items. and expect to pay for your beer love - they run upwards of 250B for an imported bottle.
personal favorites?
chimay blue: been my favorite beer for years. this one converted me to belgians. just drink one.
tripel karmaliet: surprisingly intensely flavorful with high alc content for a light beer. the triple distillation's no joke.
rochefort 8: out of rochefort's 6, 8, and 10, i think 8's the best. rich maltiness in a clean, dark beer.
maredsous: if you're looking for something a little unusual, try this monastery's beer. slightly more acidic with a distinct peanutty flavor.
waterloo double dark: tried it at HOB for the first time. smooth, creamy, malty - a beautiful dark.
HOB, i'm moving in...just charge it to my tab.
house of beers.
522/3 thonglor (soi 16). "penny's balcony (1F)."
hours: 11am-midnight
02 392-3513
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