Hmm, I would have to say England, ultimately - not for patriotic reasons, there's just something so
right about a really good pint. And Belgian beers cannot, in general, be drunk by the pint! I accept Immyr's point about there being a lot of naff ones out there, but if you avoid the ones you
know are going to be naff - London Pride in most pubs, Greene King, Tetley's (boik!) - I think you're more likely than not to end up with something nice. And to be honest I find a lot of Belgian beers are nice and strong and malty, but don't really have that much to distinguish between them beyond that. Of course there are Lambics and geuezes and whatnot, but in England there's bitter, stout, porter, old ale, IPA, barley wine, mild
as well as spiced or fruit beers like they do in Belgium.
I dunno. I guess I just, in general, prefer something you can casually sup a pint of to something very expensive and strong you drink out of a little glass with a stem. Not that beers like that aren't great sometimes, it's just a slightly different thing.
Edit: talking of stout, has anyone here had this:
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It is AMAZING. Probably my favourite Fuller's beer and possibly my favourite stout. (Heh, what was I saying about stemmed glasses?)