Show 179: Where Have All The Belgians Gone?

In our last show, we delved into the strange, wonderful tale of Belgian witbier. But that story was really just the first chapter in a wave of Belgian-inspired beers and breweries that got going thanks to witbier’s success. For more than a decade and a half, Belgian beer seemed to be growing in popularity, but then it cratered. Now it’s very difficult to find a Belgian style on a taplist—even witbier. We thought we’d try to figure out what happened. Tasting: Block 15, Garden Path