Monthly Archives: February 2012
#248 – Achel Blond 8
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % It wasn’t that long ago that I had first tried the Achel Bruin (#200), and up next was the highly rated Blond. The previous tale I spun was around the history of the brewery, … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Achel, Belgian Strong Ale, Trappist Beer
Tagged as Belgian beer, Jan Diederik van Tuyll, Rochefort, Westmalle
#247 – Tongerlo Christmas
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.5 % I have slowly been working my way through the Tongerlo collection; a fact made more noticeable by the recent re-marketing of the beers and adaptation of styles. I first tried the very average Tripel … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Belgian Ale, Christmas Beer, Haacht
Tagged as Belgian beer, Giselbert Castelre, Leffe, Norbertine
#246 – Mystic Limoen
Size: 250 ml ABV: 3.8 % I often feel small pangs of guilt when having to write the odd bad thing about a beer; I mean at the end of the day it’s just my opinion right? There is however, … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Fruit Beer, Haacht
Tagged as Acesulfame, aspartame, Belgian beer, FDA, Sunett, Sweet-One
#245 – Chapeau Gueuze
Size: 375 ml ABV: 5.5 % The Chapeau is the fifth gueuze of my journey thus far. I had started with the fairly unimpressive Timmermans (#12), and Belle-Vue (#62), and had then moved onto the much more respected Boon (#89) … Continue reading →
#244 – Dulle Griet
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7 % I first came across the Dulle Griet when drinking the Kastaar (#96), a review retelling the story of the Biervliet festivities which have regularly culminated in acts of mass kleptomania. One of the items … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Dubbel, Schelde
Tagged as Belgian beer, Brueghel, Elder, Kastaar, Mad Meg
#243 – Den Drupneuze
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % The Den Drupneuze beer is the first offering on my journey from the brewery Tseut. It is their Christmas brew and the label festively depicts the friendly pig who typically adorns each of their … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Strong Ale, Christmas Beer, Pig, Tseut
Tagged as Belgian beer
