Belgian Beer no.105: Valeir

We tried this beer as part of our visit to Gent. The bar advertised it as 'the beer of the month', we never heard of it so what else to do then try it out? Valeir is brewed by Contreras a brewery I never heard of.

Apparently the beer was launched in June 2004. Good thing as I really liked it. Quite a heavy beer, slighly bitter, tasting of hop and at 6.5% just about drinkable.
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Belgian Beer no.104: Vieux Temps

Vieux temps, or the good old days. This beer is brewed by InBev, and at 5.2% is a very light beer. Not my favorite though as it somehow lacked personality.
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Belgian Beer no.103: Napoleon

There is not a lot I can tell you about this beer. Except that it is called Napoleon and we drank it in Waterloo. Talk about location, location, location :)
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Beer Bar in Brussels - De Skieven Architek

An institution in Brussels if you ever get the chance to visit it. De skieven architek is located in the Marolles, the old part of Brussels. Serving their own beer as well, worth a visit. Although be prepared for what I call 'no service'!

De Skieven Architek: Place du Jeu de Balle 50, 1000 Brussels, Tel: +32/2/514 43 69
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Belgian Beer no.102: De Skieven Architek

We had this beer in a Brussels 'institution', the 'De Skieven Architek'. This bar is located in the Marolles, an old and authentic region of Brussels.

The bar, located in an old fire station, brews its own beers namely De Skieven Architek Blond and Dark. There is little to none information on the bottles on the composition, alcohol content but I can tell you there were heavy and strong :)
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Belgian Beer no.101: Druide

... and the Belgian Beer saga continues. Here is to another 100 beers.

The next one up, the Druide beer. We discovered this one at the Franco-Belgian beer festival. Very interesting, a small Brewery Druide. Even a little hippy I would say. We tried the Druide Blond, a light beer, slightly fruity at 6.5%. The Druide Bruijn (dark) was there only on show as the beer is not available yet. The brewery also brews another beer, the Overleieneire, at 6.5% which we didn't try (or see) though. Cheers!
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100 Belgian Beers, 100 Belgian Beers, 100 Belgian Beers

Do I need to say more? Here is to 100 more!
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Belgian Beer no.100: Queue de Charrue

Another new Belgian Beer: the Queue de Charrue. Brewed by the Brasserie Vanuxeem this beer belongs to what looks like a very big, important brewery. Funny I never heard of it ...

At the Franco-Belgian Beer Festival I tried the Queue de Charrue blonde, a very strong beer at 9%. a very nice blonde beer, fermentation still taking place in the bottle. The brewery also produces the Queue de Charrue brown 5.4%, and amber 5.6%.

And please note it is the Belgian Beer no.100! To celebrate, additionally a recipe: quail with Queue de Charrue blonde.

Quail with Queue de Charrue (serves 4)
4 quails
1 bottle of Queue de Charrue blonde
1/4l chicken stock
1/8l cream
150gr wild mushroom
125gr minced meat
salt and pepper

Brown the quails and the minced mint in a little oil.
Pour the beer over.
Leave to cook for 35min, then add the wild mushrooms.
Add the cream. Reduce.
Season. Serve with potato croquettes

(recipe from the Vanuxeem website)

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Belgian Beer no.99: Charmette

Oh la la ... how better to celebrate 100-1 Belgian Beers than with a Charmette? A charming Belgian Beer. Brewed by the Silenrieux Brasserie this is a new beer, sporting a very girly new label. Not to put guys off the beer, no worries. At 7% it is more than a strong beer, both blond and amber. I had the amber one, didn't like it so much (quite herby for my taste) ... still have to try the blonde one out.

Corrections: after reading some of the comments made on TBX, corrections are in order. Indeed it was the blond Charmette. The amber beer is expected end of this year. Very interesting as well, the name 'Charmette' was given based on the freedom to vote given to women in 1960.
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Belgian Beer no.96, no.97 and no.98: La Joseph, Le Pavé de l'Ours, La Sara

We enter the world of the Franco-Belgian Beer Festival. A new brewery, new beers. The first one we stopped at was the Silenrieux Brasserie.

As I never heard of this one before, it was also the first brewery we went to. All Belgian Beers we didn't know: the Joseph 5.4%, the Pavé de l'Ours 8.9%, the Sara 6% and four others I didn't take pictures of. They are the Pagoda beer, the 150th (the actual name of the beer), the Georgina, the Lions, and the Kolendienne. Oh and there is one more, to follow as Belgian Beer no.99.

At the Franco-Belgian Beer Festival I tried the Sara - a girly beer for a girl. A buckwheat beer. I should have tried the Pavé de l'Ours as it is a honey beer, but so many beers ... so little time.

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