The Belgian Bar, Xian

The Belgian Bar was proud to provide our support and sponsorship to the 2012 Xian City Wall Marathon Duvel-Xianese Expat Team pictured below. It was a tremendous effort by all involved, from amateurs all the way through to semi-professionals (Ralph Z. being one Belgian Bar regular that comes to mind!)

Afterwards many De Koninck Ales were sunk and the bruises and pains of the day melted away into an alcohol induced painless bliss. See you all again next year!

We have some exciting new beers in stock.

First up, our new draft beer Maredsous 6 is an excellent ale at a good price.

In bottles we have Mongozo Coconut, Queue de Charrue Brown (interesting beer, like a very dry kriek) and Bush /Scaldis (a massive 12%). All served in the original bottles, which in the case of Mongozo is an actual organic coconut glass which unfortunately being a real coconut shell is prone to cracking…. so try it in the original coconut “glass” while they last!

Thank you all for your support in 2012 and we look forward to an exciting 2013 with the opening of our sister bar The Mexican Bar & Restaurant in March 2013 at Huancheng Xiyuan (in a park outside the West wall)… is this the worst kept secret in Xian?

Well it’s been a long time coming for your thirsty Yankees but finally some awesome American craft beers have hit town and they are available at The Belgian Bar in Xian!

We have brought in a total of 5 new beers. Two are from Rogue Brewery namely Rogue American Amber Ale and Rogue Dead Guy Ale.

The Rogue American Amber Ale is described as being tawny in color, with a coffee aroma, tight head and a delicate roasted malt accent. Generous use of hops and a smooth finish.

The Rogue Dead Guy ale is in the style of a German Maibock, using Rogue’s proprietary Pacman ale yeast. Deep honey in color with a malty aroma and a rich hearty flavor.

Rogue Brewery is an Oregon based brewery that despite its small size has developed a huge reputation with many International Beer Awards and accolades under their belt!

We also have 3 great beers from Brooklyn Brewery namely Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Summer Ale and Brooklyn IPA.

Brooklyn Lager is amber-gold in color and displays a firm malt  center supported by a refreshing bitterness and floral hop  aroma. Caramel malts show in the finish. The aromatic qualities of the beer are enhanced by “dry-hopping”, the centuries-old practice of steeping the beer with fresh hops as it undergoes a long, cold maturation. The result is a wonderfully flavorful beer, smooth, refreshing and very versatile with food.

Brooklyn Summer Ale is is a modern rendition of the “Light Dinner Ales” brewed in England throughout the 1800′s right up until the 1940′s. They were also called “luncheon ales” or even “family ales”, because they were refreshing and flavorful without being too heavy. They brew the Brooklyn Summer Ale from premium English barley malt, which gives this light-bodied golden beer a fresh bready flavor. German and American hops lend a light crisp bitterness and a citrus/floral aroma, resulting in a beer with a very sunny disposition.

Brooklyn IPA or more correctly East India Pale Ale is inspired by the original East India Pale Ales brewed in England in the early 1800’s for the troops in India. Everyday English ales were spoiling during shipment from London, around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, to Calcutta. Using extra malt and hops, British brewer George Hodgson developed an ale with the bitterness and strength to endure the long sea voyage, giving rise to a great beer style. The East India Pale Ale is a deep golden beer brewed from British malt and a blend of hops featuring the choice East Kent Golding variety. It is traditionally dry-hopped for a bright aroma of hops, lemongrass, pine and citrus fruit, and has a robust bitterness, a warming malt palate and a clean hoppy finish.

All 3 new beers from Brooklyn Brewery are very worthy of your consumption.

Oh and one more thing, did we mention that all 5 new beers come in the larger 355ml bottles…

Happy Hour at The Belgian Bar in Xian is from 2PM to 8PM daily!!!

Thats right a 6-hour Happy Hour!

Enjoy RMB5 off any 250ml draft, RMB 10 off any 500ml draft and other specials up on the board!