2013 Belgian GP - Spa

[SectorOne]

Wet P1 dry P2 Friday, drying track on Saturday for qualifying, but unfortunately it most likely will not rain Sunday if it does it will be light, and not enough to warrant inters.

Let´s just keep this quote and let´s have a look at it after the weekend

[F1PuertoRico]

Rochefort 10 was created by the same monk that brewed Westvleteren, he also did Sint-Bernardus, the Chimay blue (my absolute favorite Trappist) and I'm not sure, but he also did Orval and Achelse kluis.
Orval being too "herby" for me and the Achelse kluis not bad, but still only a simpler version of the Rochefort 10.

Yep, many of them are, Belgian brewing is a surprisingly recent thing – last couple of hundred years. Also, Orval lives up to it's name – it's Awful.

Beers I like to drink often are
*Chimay blue

Good choice – The white is also pretty damn good, not a fan of the red so much.

*Maes
*Duvel (best lager in the world, period)

Not a fan of either, but I'm not a fan of Lager.

*Delerium Tremens

A very good choice – and that actually makes me surprised you don't like triple karmeliet, they're both very malty saaz based triples.

*Celis White (a better version of Hoegaarden, hard to come by)

If I feel like a white beer I tend to have Grimergen White.

*Rodenbach
*Ciney

Now on my list of to try

*LaChouffe (brewery isn't that far from Spa I think)

I'm not a huge fan.

*Kriek Liefmans (fruity cherry beer, hard to come by)

Blech, it's like drinking overly sweet cherry coke.

And a little tip: never empty the full bottle in your glass, always leave the bit with residu in the bottle; it changes the taste of your beer completly. (more bitter)

Depends on the beer. The reason you don't want to do this with some beers is because they're "bottle conditioned". Meaning that they put the beer into the bottle before all of the yeast is dead, add a little syrup to feed the yeast, and let the carbon it produces pressurise the beer and make it fizzy. Other beers meanwhile, they let the yeast all die, and then manually carbonate the beer (effectively with an industrial soda stream). When the beer is bottle conditioned, the yeast eats the sugar, and then dies and flocculates. What remains settles at the bottom of the bottle. You very much don't want to pour that yeast into your glass (it's bitter, and can actually give you a yeast infection), so yeh, with those beers, let the bottle stand upright for a few days before pouring, pour in one smooth motion (not tipping back and forwards), and leave the last little bit in the bottle.

You forgot Achel, Maredsous and Affligem

[turbof1]

As someone born and raised in Belgium, I have to admitt foreign people are knowing more about belgian beers then me . Perhaps the specialty beers are more promoted outside belgium.

[smr]

Can anyone recommend a good Belgian dish for me to cook this weekend please?

I'm gonna buy some Belgian waffles (even though they'll probably taste no where near as good as the ones I had at Spa)

I'm after a savoury dish as well though - something to eat for dinner and maybe something a little more adventurous than fries and mayo - although if I have to eat that I can't say I'll mind too much

[Kiril Varbanov]

Here's more - Caterham / Renault Spa Telemetry:

[Tim.Wright]

That doesn't look right to me. Speed and latacc traces seem a bit strange to me.

EDIT: did you change the image? It looks ok now.

[raymondu999]

Wet P1 dry P2 Friday, drying track on Saturday for qualifying, but unfortunately it most likely will not rain Sunday if it does it will be light, and not enough to warrant inters.

Let´s just keep this quote and let´s have a look at it after the weekend

Let's include the ones before.

Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:32 pm

Wet P1 dry P2 Friday, drying track on Saturday for qualifying, but unfortunately it most likely will not rain Sunday if it does it will be light, and not enough to warrant inters.

Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:37 am

It will be dry'ish Friday with some light rain and it might affect practice 1 or 2, Saturday will give you a drying track as overnight showers leave a damp track. Might be dry for qualifying. Sunday will be on and off rain, the wetness of the track will vary throughout the day not unlike Brazil of last year.

Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:34 pm

Conditions will be mixed throughout the weekend, that means it'll keep switching back and forth between rain and dry. This race will finally give us a glimpse of what it's like to race on intermediates.

[ExplodeTheApex]

In regards to the previous post regarding the weather, at the moment the forecast is gradually turning towards a drier weekend, as supposed to earlier in the week, it was turning towards a wetter weekend. As has been mentioned, if that forecast stayed like that, I would be hugely surprised. It's more or less changing on an hour to hour basis. I expect at least some rain during track-time periods; the last 25 consecutive GP weekends held at Spa have held wet conditions at some point. Changing subject slightly, what do you guys think the top 3 would look like after qualifying if it was either dry, damp/drying, or wet conditions?

[dren]

Trippel Karamelliet.

Meh, rare, yes, the best – no, it's even fairly mediocre by belgian standards, just overrated because of the rarity. Rochefort 10 is actually the one that typically comes out as being "the best".

I've had my fair share of Trippel Karamelliet. Very sweet and mmm. Rochefort 10 isn't bad, but not one of my favorites. I'm thinking that one or one of their others (maybe the 8?) tastes a bit like bourbon.

[beelsebob]

Can anyone recommend a good Belgian dish for me to cook this weekend please?

I'm gonna buy some Belgian waffles (even though they'll probably taste no where near as good as the ones I had at Spa)

I'm after a savoury dish as well though - something to eat for dinner and maybe something a little more adventurous than fries and mayo - although if I have to eat that I can't say I'll mind too much

Stoofvlees (Almost literally, meat and stuff). Basically, thick belgian beef stew.

You forgot Achel, Maredsous and Affligem

Damn, how could I forget! Maredsous 8 is one of my favourites.

[Juzh]

what do you guys think the top 3 would look like after qualifying if it was either dry, damp/drying, or wet conditions?

dry
ham, vet, ros

dry/wet & all wet
vet, ham, web

[beelsebob]

And so, musical chairs continues...

[PlatinumZealot]

Here's more - Caterham / Renault Spa Telemetry:

http://caterhamf1.com/previews/2013/11- ... L-Full.png

It would be very interesting to see how it compares with Mclaren telemetry from last year.

[SectorOne]

Wet P1 dry P2 Friday, drying track on Saturday for qualifying, but unfortunately it most likely will not rain Sunday if it does it will be light, and not enough to warrant inters.

Let´s just keep this quote and let´s have a look at it after the weekend

Let's include the ones before.

Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:32 pm

Wet P1 dry P2 Friday, drying track on Saturday for qualifying, but unfortunately it most likely will not rain Sunday if it does it will be light, and not enough to warrant inters.

Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:37 am

It will be dry'ish Friday with some light rain and it might affect practice 1 or 2, Saturday will give you a drying track as overnight showers leave a damp track. Might be dry for qualifying. Sunday will be on and off rain, the wetness of the track will vary throughout the day not unlike Brazil of last year.

Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:34 pm

Conditions will be mixed throughout the weekend, that means it'll keep switching back and forth between rain and dry. This race will finally give us a glimpse of what it's like to race on intermediates.

I admire the detail

Saturday will give you a drying track as overnight showers leave a damp track.

Now that is impressive.

[Richard]

I admire the detail

I'm impressed by the beer details too, this summer break is proving to be incredibly informative.

Only 12 hours before we get some pictures of carbon fibre being unpacked.....