One of my former co-workers is a beer aficionado. Several years ago, never having traveled to Europe, he purchased tickets for a beer tour of Belgium. He purchased two large suitcases, one carry on, and several rolls of bubble wrap. He packed his skivvies in the carry on and departed. As he toured the Belgian breweries, he purchased and packed both bags with their best beers, carefully wrapped in the bubble wrap. Upon his return to the US, he held a beer party at home with his best friends. He never stopped raving about his trip.
“He never stopped raving about his trip.”
The people are wonderful. The landscape is beautiful... And the beer is GREAT!!!! Absolutely love Belgium.
Nowhere in the world is there such a great variety of wonderful beer... As an amateur brewer and by bizarre chance, I ended up getting invited to a EU brewing symposium as a personal guest of the Chairman of the Board of INBEV. Spent several days with 80 of the top brew-masters from around the world. What a great bunch of people.
If this country tanks like I expect it will, just might move to Belgium and enjoy life.....