Category Archives: De Block
#215 – Satan Red
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % The de Block brewery in Peizegem is probably most noted for its two Satan beers. Certainly the bulk of the marketing around the brewery centres around the little red devil on the label, although … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Belgian Strong Ale, De Block
Tagged as Arrogant Bastard, De Block, Duivels Bier, Duvel, Lucifer, Red, Satan, Wiggly Piggly
#180 – De Block Speciale
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % De Block is a solid little brewery tucked away in the Flemish Brabant region of Belgium. I had already tried their Dendermonde Tripel (#47), and Kastaar (#96), each of which had a unique story … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Ale, De Block
Tagged as Baardegem, beer, Belgian, Brabant, Burgundy, De Block, Dendermonde, Duke, elderberry, elderflower, export, family, Flemish Brabant, Henricus, Kastaar, Louis, Paul Saerens, pomegranate, Satan, Speciale, Tripel
#96 – Kastaar
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % The label of Kastaar is adorned by what looks like a king, but I was struggling to find out just who this fellow was. In the end after some poking around on the internet … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Ale, Brewers, De Block
Tagged as 80 Years War, beer, Belgian, Biervliet, Count, Dulle Griet, Egmont, festival, Ghent, Gravensteen, Gueuzen, Kastaar, Lamoral, Netherlands, Orange, Schelde, Tripel, Westerschelde, William
#47 – Dendermonde Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % If you take a good look at the label of the Dendermonde Tripel, you can see the stunningly gothic cathedral, but if you look closer you will make out the silhouette of a monk, … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, De Block
Tagged as abbess, Abbey Beer, beer, Belgian, Dendermonde, Eibingen, Hildegard, migraine, monk, music, mystic, Rupertsberg, Tripel, visions, von Bingen
