If the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado just whet your whistle rather than quenched your thirst for the brewed beverage, perhaps its time to take a road trip - errr, flight - to the mecca of beer: Belgium. Try some true holy water, brewed by the Belgium monks themselves.

By Xandy Bustamante

Be sure to check out part one, Beer Vacation: The Great American Beer Festival, Denver, Colorado .

It is time to do something different for your guys weekend, bachelor party, man date or whatever you choose to call your male bonding experiences. While last time I told you about all that is glorious in sunny Colorado , (yes it is sunny there almost all the time by the way, 300+ days of sunshine) it is time to step out of your boundaries with your friends, and no I am not talking about taking dance lessons with your cubicle mate Bob.

What I am talking about is taking a trip to Belgium, where those who choose to go on a more permanent guys weekend, monks, make some of best beers in the world.

As even a casual beer drinker you may have heard of all the buzz Belgian beers receive. From hearing about their quality from a local bartender or noticing the strangely named microbrews referring to the devil, doubles, triples or blondes (who doesn't like hearing about blondes after all) Belgian's have been the 'in' beers for quite sometime. If you are lucky you may even be able to find a dedicated Belgian beer bar near you.

But why settle for hearing about the great Belgian beers, when you can make the trip to the heart of artisan beers yourself?

While this trip may not for the faint hearted (and by that I mean those operating on a tight budget) it will guarantee to make every beer snob in your town jealous, and chances are this trip would make even the brewer at your local watering hole buy you a couple of pints just to try and be invited.

So if you are a beer lover, and feel like making the ultimate pilgrimage to the holy land of beer (literally) I invite you to take an Ultimate Beer Vacation.

Trappist Road Trip: Belgium, Monks, and Techno....Oh My!

What Beers to look for

Well you are in Belgium to drink Belgians so you better beef up on your Wits, Doubles, Triples and Quads for this one. Beer in Belgium is actually very easy to categorize and most Belgian beers appeal to even the most untrained palate, as they are sweet, spicy, and most important, highly alcoholic. To overly simplify the styles for you: Wits are wheat's, Doubles are brown, Triples are golden, Quads are deliciously boozy, and Lambic's are fruity and can taste like sour green apple occasionally. If you are new to Belgians stick to the Wits and Triples, and for those who enjoy a challenge stick to the quads and lambics as these styles rank as some of the best the world has to offer. Seriously they are good.

How to Travel

Well first by plane, unless you are a very good swimmer or have a friend that operates a pirate ship (Arrrh!). Fly into Brussels, it i...

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