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Belgium Trip

Me and 4 mates are planning a potential trip to Belgium for a couple days during the World Cup, staying in Brussels. Anyone know anything about where to drink etc and I've seen they average £1.27 a pint, surely not true?

http://budgettraveller.org/cheapest-beer-in-europe-check-my-europe-cheap-beer-index/

Thanks

Comments

  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    good luck on finding those £1.27 pints in Brussels
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Cantillon brewery trip worth a visit. Brussels not the best place to go, Bruges, Ghent and Leuven better bets.
  • Frontline9
    Frontline9 Posts: 764


    good luck on finding those £1.27 pints in Brussels

    How much then? Much more than 2 euro?
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    Can't remember. But I can't recall it being much different to here.
  • Hornchurch
    Hornchurch Posts: 902


    good luck on finding those £1.27 pints in Brussels

    How much then? Much more than 2 euro?
    You might get a beer for £1.27, but it won't be a pint (0.568 litres)

    More likely 0.25 or 0.33 litres, a third of which will be foam.

    If it is local beer, then it should at least be good beer
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    total pointless this "tournament" when it starts all "rolands" players stand in the middle of the pitch and the managers take turns picking----we will still end up with Churchy tho.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    Do the "Roland Duchâtelet pub crawl" you wont spend a penny.

    and Take thuram in ya suitcase :)

    thats enough comedy for a day
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 476
    Brussels is a tourist trap and expect European Parlement members with ludacrous wages to come as a customer. Go to Antwerp, only 50km away and most people speak English. Lots of good pubs around the city hall. Expect between 2 and 2.2 € for a 25cl (stella)beer. Between 3 € and 3.5 € for a Trappist or other special beer. In front of the well known "chips" shop (without fish in Belgium) called "Number 1" you'll find a pub with an enormous amount of special beers, including the limited and sought after oak aged trappist beer. Also some with 12, 14 even 20 degrees alcohol (micro breweries). Have fun ...
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,496
    Dave2l said:

    Do the "Roland Duchâtelet pub crawl"

    Knowing Roland
    I reckon the pubs themselves would be outstanding facilities.

    The beer will be Shyte though.

    ;-)

  • LuckyReds
    LuckyReds Posts: 5,866
    edited May 2014

    Dave2l said:

    Do the "Roland Duchâtelet pub crawl"

    Knowing Roland
    I reckon the pubs themselves would be outstanding facilities.

    The beer will be Shyte though.

    ;-)
    I've heard about the Roland Duchatelet pubs; you order a pint and the barmaid checks with the owner which tap to use - and then she gets replaced mid pint.