Monthly Archives: November 2010
#164 – Bush Blonde
Size: 250 ml ABV: 10.5 % The Bush Blonde is a relatively new creation, being only first brewed in 1998 on the 65th anniversary of the launch of the Bush Ambree (#3). It was the first blonde beer produced by … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Strong Ale, Dubuisson
Tagged as Ambree, beer, Belgian, blonde, Bush, Dubuisson, Empress, Ghissegnies, Hughues, Joseph Leroy, Maria-Theresa, Noel, tax
#163 – Balthazar
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % Balthazar is one of three Christmas beers produced by the Picobrouwerij Alvinne. They are labelled as the Epiphany beers, which toast the pre-Christmas holiday of Epiphany which is popular in Belgium. Epiphany is also … Continue reading →
#162 – Duvel Groen
Size: 250 ml ABV: 7.5 % Red devils are commonplace in myth and folklore (and Old Trafford), but very few people have heard of a green devil. The archetypal golden ale of Belgium – Duvel (#34) has been sold successfully … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Ale, Duvel Moortgat
Tagged as beer, Belgian, bottle, conditioning, devil, draft, Duvel, Golden Ale, Golding, green, Groen, hops, Red, Styrian
#161 – Achilles Serafijn Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % The Achilles brewery was once just a hobby for Achiel van de Moer, who spent seven long years trialling a number of different efforts before finally deciding to open this great little microbrewery in … Continue reading →
#160 – La Trappe Dubbel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7 % It has been mentioned before very early into the Odyssey that there are only seven Trappist breweries in the whole of the world (#7). Six of these are in Belgium, and the other one … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Dubbel, de Koningshoeven, Trappist Beer
Tagged as Abbey, Abbot, beer, Belgian, Berkel, du Mont, Dubbel, Enschot, farm, Friar, Het Kapittel, King, Koningshoeven, La Trappe, Netherlands, Nivardus, Pater, Quadrupel, Romaldus, Royal, Saint Marie, Schweykart, Sebastianus, Tilburg, Willem II, Wyart
#159 – Bon Secours Blonde
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % Bon Secours translates into English as “good help”, and this message is reinforced on the new and improved Bon Secours labels, by the image of a St. Bernard dog – possibly the most symbolic … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Caulier, Dog
Tagged as Alps, barrel, beer, Belgian, blonde, Bon Secours, Duvel, good help, Mastiff, Montjou, pass, rescue, St Bernard, Swiss, Tibetan
#158 – Vedett Extra White
Size: 330 ml ABV: 5 % Just one look at the Vedett website and you know exactly what you are up against. Here is a company which seemingly has recently employed a brand new marketing manager whose illustrious career history … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Belgian White (Witbier), Duvel Moortgat, Polar Bear
Tagged as Ardennes, beer, Belgian, Cement truck, De Koninck, Duvel, Extra, gimmickry, Maredsous, Moortgat, Vedett, White
#157 – Lindemans Tea Beer
Size: 250 ml ABV: 3.5 % The rather adventurous Lindemans Tea Beer was first brewed in 1995; a lambic beer brewed with barley, malt, wheat and hops, albeit fermented and matured with tea leaves. The concept of a tea beer … Continue reading →
Filed under 5, Lambic - Fruit, Lindemans
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Cottage Economy, English, Fruit, Japanese, Lambic, laudanum, Lindemans, malt, Tea, William Cobbett
#156 – Plokkersbier
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7 % Plokkersbier is a tribute beer specially brewed by de Bie in honour and appreciation of the hop-pickers of the Poperinge region. Plokkersbier means “Pickers beer” in the local language, and the label of the … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Ale, De Bie
Tagged as beer, Belgian, De Bie, hops, Middle Ages, pickers, Plokkersbier, Poperinge
#155 – Abbaye des Rocs Speciale Noel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The last time I attacked a beer from the Brasserie des Rocs – the Brune (#67), I was bombarded with sediment. The Christmas beer from the same stable was again no exception – it … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbaye des Rocs, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Christmas Beer
Tagged as Abbaye, Annes 1900, beer, Belgian, Brasserie, Brune, Christmas, des Rocs, hair of the dog, Methode Traditionelle, Noel, protein, Quadrupel, sediment, Speciale, yeast
#154 – La Trappe Quadrupel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % It was a fleeting visit to Bruges this weekend, and the drive back on the Sunday afternoon was made particularly difficult due to the debilitating hangover which surfaced as I did. As I grimacingly … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Abt/Quadrupel, de Koningshoeven, Trappist Beer
Tagged as Abt, ABV, beer, Beer Advocate, Belgian, Bruges, Chimay, Dubbel, hangover, Koningshoeven, Quadrupel, ratebeer, Red, St. Bernardus, Staminee de Garre, Tilburg, Trappist, Tripel, Westvleteren
