Kwak

[Dunkel]

      My wife was in Brussels in June and brought me back a bottle of this. Obviously very touristy type of thing, with extraordinarily shaped glass complete with wooden stand. Just drinking it now; I'd call it a Belgian Golden Ale, very malty. But it's really good (to my palate anyway). Last tasted literally 15 years ago, but I'm impressed. They don't need the flashy glass & stand. Wouldn't mind having at a bash at trying a clone of this. Any recipes/ideas?

[HomeBrewWest]

      My wife was in Brussels in June and brought me back a bottle of this. Obviously very touristy type of thing, with extraordinarily shaped glass complete with wooden stand. Just drinking it now; I'd call it a Belgian Golden Ale, very malty. But it's really good (to my palate anyway). Last tasted literally 15 years ago, but I'm impressed. They don't need the flashy glass & stand. Wouldn't mind having at a bash at trying a clone of this. Any recipes/ideas?

I have yet to meet anyone who has not taken that glass out and left it on the table!

[imark]

Nice beer alright.

There was a story about a bar (could have been B&C, Tom Goat will confirm) where to get the glass you had to leave a shoe at the bar. End of the night a load of shoes behind the bar and glasses all gone.

I think it was L Mulligans

[sub82]

Amazing beer - really malty and fruity. No idea of a recipe but would also be interested in making a demi-john worth for Xmas.

[delzep]

That story is from Belgium, a pub in Gent on the main square who's name I forget now.

I have a glass which somehow made it home from Belgium in one piece.

I did a pretty good clone of this a few years ago I'll have a look tomorrow for the recipe.

Oh by the way, it's dreadful stuff way too sweet. I'm informed that belgians never drink the stugf

[sub82]

Think this is a clone recipe from our very own database!

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[irish_goat]

Nice beer alright.

There was a story about a bar (could have been B&C, Tom Goat will confirm) where to get the glass you had to leave a shoe at the bar. End of the night a load of shoes behind the bar and glasses all gone.

The B&C never did it as far as I know, I've only ever heard stories of bars in Belgium doing it. I always wondered how you were supposed to go to the jacks with only one shoe protecting your feet.

The beer itself is grand, nothing amazing. The gimmick of the glass is why it's so popular.

Oh by the way, it's dreadful stuff way too sweet. I'm informed that belgians never drink the stugf

Belgians definitely drink the stuff, it's available all over the place. I don't think there's such a thing as too sweet over there.

[imark]

...Oh by the way, it's dreadful stuff way too sweet...

Couldn't agree more. It's pox! If you want to drink belgian beer this is just a gimmick!

[delzep]

The Corne beers are supposed to be good and they have a gimmick glass too

[Dunkel]

@ sub82  Thanks for the link

@ delzep and imark  We'll have to agree to disagree about this beer

[Will_D]

I love Kwak!

Clone Beers (T&M Szamatulski) page 356 has the recipe

Must give it a go!

[delzep]

My Kwak clone. If I remember it came out quite similar to the real thing...my carbonation was very low though

Kwak clone
18-B Belgian Dubbel

Extract recipe

Size: 15.0 L
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 70.0%
Calories: 319.53 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.094 (1.062 - 1.075)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.028 (1.008 - 1.018)
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Color: 32.73 (10.0 - 17.0)
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Alcohol: 8.76% (6.0% - 7.6%)
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Bitterness: 20.8 (15.0 - 25.0)
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Ingredients:
3300 g Dry Extra Light
250 g Carared®
250 g Special B - Caramel malt
15 g Challenger (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1.0 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
10 g Fuggle (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
300 g Candi Sugar Clear - added during boil, boiled 10 min
5 g Challenger (7.0%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min
1.0 ea WYeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II

[Weiss]

Was in a bar in Seville last year and a local was drinking it from the glass.

I asked him what was stopping him liberating the glass and he said he had to leave his national ID card behind the bar while he was using it.

[Will_D]

Offies in Holland (and probably Belgium) usually sell all the branded glassware!

[johnrm]

You can get them in a 4 pack in Brussels airport as carry on.
I have 2 
The shoe off rule applies in my house if you want one... :