Brewery Visit: Brasserie d'Achouffe

Been there. Done that.

Session 29: Will Travel for Beer

I am pretty sure the last Session www.belgian-beers.eu took part in was Session 16. Now that is a LONG time ago!

Which is why, with a very sunny weekend coming up I thought it might be a good idea to share with you our (beer) travel destinations. Do we travel for beer? Honestly, no. Why? Because we have more beer than we can handle in Belgium. Our twist on the Session 29, hosted by Beer by Bart is thus ‘Will Travel for Beer to … Belgium’. There are a couple of must-beers (?) while in Belgium so if you do travel to Belgium for beer here goes top 3:

• Try to visit Belgium during one of the following beer festivals: Zythos (usually in March); Brussels Beer Festival (usually beginning September); Bruxellensis (usually mid-September).
• Stop at the Chez Moeder Lambic and ask one of the waiters to guide you through a selection of Belgian beers. They know what they are talking about and they are completely against ‘industrial’ beers, think Leffe and the like. Doesn’t mean I necessarily agree, as I do like a Leffe once in a while, but you’ll get to try some unique beers. (Note: there is a second Chez Moeder Lambic opening this year!)
• If you want to take beer back home, either go to one of the bigger supermarkets – trust me, they stock a fair amount of beers at decent prices, or head to Delices et Caprices or Beer Mania.

And if none of these works then just drop me an email :)
Cheers!

(Beer) News

Well, it's more 'news' than 'beer news'. Reason for our very long blog silence? We bought an apartment recently and all our energy goes into it. As you can see. Eventually, that will be our new kitchen.

Is there time for beer? Yes. So stayed tuned, we'll be back.

Belgian Beer no.311: Bles Herbie

Not sure I even mentioned we went to the Bles Beer Festival. This was the Herbie beer voucher for the festival beer. Nothing memorable, but still deserving a number on the blog.

Belgian Beer no.310: Oude Kriek

A 6% lambic fruity old cherry beer. Quite sour for a cherry beer, but a very pleasant discovery from 3 Fonteinen.

Belgian Beer no.309: Jules de Kriek

By no means as bad as the bananas one. A nice Kriek. A fruity 4.9% number.

Brewed by De Ryck in case you wonder.

Brewery Visit: Affligem

Just some impressions from a recent visit to the Affligem Brewery. Good fun and good beer. Love the glass.

Belgian Beer no.308: Jules de Bananes

Just no. As simple as that. No. No. No.
Bananas - yes.
Beer - yes.
Beer and bananas - no.

Belgian Beer no.307: Gueuze Foudroyante

I am not a big gueuze fun as such - I am sure an acquired taste - but this is a refreshing one. Touches of sugar and some wood, a dessert beer. On the other hand I understand that gueuze lovers don't actually like this one brewed by Brasserie Lindemans. 4.5%

Beer Bar in Brussels: La Fleur en Papier Doré

Although we regularly got to La Porte Noire (more about that another time) ... we never actually went into La Fleur en Papier Doré. And such a pleasant surprise.
Don't get me wrong. It's not hip. It's not young. It's not trendy. But it's all about old Brussels atmosphere. Apparently La Fleur en Papier Dore is the oldest bistro in Brussels. Lovely on a Sunday afternoon, for a couple of beers and a quick bite. We'll definitely go back as there is so much more to take in.

La Fleur en Papier Dore - Rue des Alexiens 55, 1000 BXL