I stopped by Beer Planet unexpectedly while walking from the European Quarters back to Grand Place. Great selection of Belgian beers geared more towards beer aficionados instead of tourists, like that other big beer bottle shop in town, but unfortunately they still charge tourist prices for a majority of their beers. In terms of their selection(the ones that stood out anyway), they had a good selection of Fantôme, a sizable offering from Alvinne, almost all the De Dolle Brouwers’, all the Dupont varieties minus the Cuvee Dry-hopping and some of the older Trappist vintages. Service was very receptive, and there’s even a little bar area in the back where you can sample some of the beer that you purchased. I didn’t look very closely as I didn’t intend on staying too long, but I think they had one or two beers on tap as well. They also had an extensive collection of Belgian beer paraphernalia, and some spirits on hand as well. Three and a half stars bumped up to four.
Marine B.
Classificação do local: 2 Paris, France
The owner is not friendly, and doesn’t try to advise the poor tourists who come here looking for a beer graal. Also, it is of course very expensive — you’ll find half the beers at half the price at the closest supermarket(the big AD Delhaize, 5 mn away, is awesome for that). They even make you pay for coasters!
Hector M.
Classificação do local: 5 Jersey City, NJ
Remember the scene in Indiana Jones where Indy is trying to guess the cup of Jesus in the room full of ornate chalices? He walks passed all of the gold and jeweled chalices and rightly picks the plain cup of a carpenter… that’s how I felt looking for Westvleteren 12(aka The Holy Grail of beer). It wasn’t found with a bright colorful label, but instead in a simple crate with no beer label(only the top of the cap will identify it). Although Westvleteren 12 is based out of Belgium, it is still hard to find at bars or beer shops. I bought two bottles(€ 13 each) and guarded my score as I navigated through cobbled stone streets and drunks as if I were Indiana Jones(minus the whip and cool hat).
Louis R.
Classificação do local: 5 Hoboken, NJ
I went on a beer tour and the guide only let us have Belgian beers that 99% of Americans haven’t tried. Wow. Talk about pretentious. I LOVED it. You can find 50% of the beers on that tour in THIS spot. Fuckin awesome. As a teen, I used to brown-bag 40’s and chill on the curb gettin drunk… this is not that type of beer to use for that endeavor. I’mjussayinthough