Beer News

An interesting article on Brussels and Beer. Beer and Brussels.
Cheers,
Andreea.

Beer News

I am SO far behind in my beer reviews ... !!!
If you are interested though to see the beers we have been tasting lately (well, so far in 2009), they are all up on Flickr. And if you have a Belgian Beer you tasted and would like to review, don't forget the Guest Reviews.
Cheers and a good weekend.

Andreea

Froth!

Remember way back when (oh-ho-ho) I told you about a book which will use some of my beer photos? Well, two years later - voila!

The book Froth! The Science of Beer is written by Mark Denny. And somewhere in the book - after a lot of very scientific and intelligent beer stuff - is also a photo from this very blog. The Steendonk beer made it into the book. Ha!

Autographs, anyone?

Beer Bar in Brugge

... I don't remember the name ... anyone?

Brasserie Abbaye Val Dieu

Yes, yes, yes. Another archived photo - the Abbaye Val Dieu. A great brewery to visit, as they have the most fun restaurant/ beer bar (?!) where you can try their beer and cheese. Delicious!

Belgian Beer no.320: Patrasche

You did not think I'd leave you with Nello without Patrasche? Patrasche Dubble is a dark 8% beer, high yeast, malts and hops, and somewhere some caramel as well. Almost a Trappist style beer.

Belgian Beer no.319: Nello's Blond

Why Nello? Well, it seems that Nello and Patrasche are two characters of the 'A Dog of Flanders'. Written in 1872, seems the book was a hit in Japan. Go figure!

And the beer? Well the beer is named after Nello, is brewed by De Arend, is blond and light and soft and is 7%.

Belgian Beer no.318: Black Jack

We are still around, in case you wondered. Not that life is in any way back to normal ... but we are surviving.

Still from the archives (before you ask: yes, we are still drinking beer, but given that we are mostly on the run, we tend to go for old tried and tested favorites!) - the Black Jack beer.

Brewed by De Struise Brouwers, this 7% beer was brewed in collaboration with some Swedish brewers as the label reads 'Motverkar Tristess'. Prevent boredom. Dark and malted.

Belgian Beer no.317: Malheur Cuvee Royale

This was a fantastic beer. First off, I had no idea Malheur was also brewing bubble-beers. We tried the Malheur 6° way back when. And then this!

Absolutely great beer. I probably liked it so much as it kind of tasted like a beery champagne. Probably not what you would like from either a beer. Or a champagne. But it really works. (Remember the Deus?)

We tried the Malheur Cuvee Royale. A blond and sparkly beer, brewed according to traditional methods and at 9.2% close to ... well, champagne. Now all I have to do is try and locate the other Malheur bubbles, the Brut and the Dark Brut.

Belgian Beer no.314, no.315, no.316: Leireken Blond, Leireken Brown, Leireken Wild Berries

Continuing the bio-beer discovery, the other 3 Leireken beers we tried. From left to right the blond 6%, the brown 6% and the wild berries 5.2%. The blond is yeasty, hoppy and rich. The brown is toasted and caramelized. The wild berries is fruity and red, sort of a bio-Kriek.