Affligem

Poor little Affligem, it took me drinking 2 whole crates of you before I even considered writing a review about you. You've been the beer I've had in the background when I haven't wanted to write anything, you're the beer I've gone to when I've just wanted a drink that I a) didn't have to pay for and b) tasted relatively nice. You're not setting the world on fire, you definitely taste Belgian in a nondescript, generic, way and you even have a slightly creamy after texture and comfortingly boozy afterglow. I don't know why I've overlooked you for so long, you definitely taste better than most of the crap in your price range, though I don't know how much you cost because I didn't directly pay for you, but you came from France so you must have been dirt cheap.

It came to my attention recently, Affligem, that the more I drank you the more I forgot exactly how much I'd had, which pays huge testament to your drinkability. I just didn't think about it. The lack of bitterness and general softness just made you blend into the crowd, not that you are uninteresting, just nothing struck me as anything special, but maybe that's what makes you special.

There is always room in this world for a beer who can do the simple things well, you don't need to be weird and interesting when you can just be good.

Food Suggestion: It's hard to think but I've had this with everything from burgers to lentils, curry to fish and chips... It's not hindered any of them and worked well with most of them.

Drink this if you like: Kwak, Palm, Leffe Blonde or Erdinger.