That ain’t so, Joe! I personally shun the ‘common’ brands in favor of full-flavored (and pretty damned potent) genuine Belgian ales. Mind you, those concoctions will get you talking to people who aren’t rally there much faster than you think in a very short amount of time. But they taste a helluva lot better.
You must be talking “Chimay”, which I love, but can hardly afford as my first choice.
Anyway, yes the Belgian beers are good, I only sample them when I am in a particular saloon. Never remember the names though.