Category Archives: Labels featuring animals
#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
#241 – Zatte Bie
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % Another offering from the de Bie brewery. I hadn’t had the greatest of experiences up to now from this small brewery (notably #112, #113, and #156) but I had heard good things about the … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Bee, Belgian Strong Ale, De Bie
#239 – Old Buccaneer Reserve
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The fact that here again is another pirate-themed beer seems to back up the fact that these sea-faring plunderers are synonymous with beer and booze. From the annals of buccaneers in the Caribbean to … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbey Tripel, Brewers, Parrot, Van Steenberge
Tagged as Bornem Tripel, Edward Vernon, Grog
#232 – Hougaerdse Das
Size: 250 ml ABV: 5.1 % I would imagine there aren’t many beer fans out there who haven’t at least once tasted the beer Hoegaarden (#81). As previously explained this beer hails from the small Belgian village of the same … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Belgian Ale, Hoegaarden (InBev), Lion
Tagged as de Kluis, Hoegaarden, Hougaerdse Das, Loriers, Pierre Celis, Tomsin
#217 – Grimbergen Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % Only beer #217 and it was with some relief that I reached the end of the Grimbergen range with the Tripel. I’m not saying that these beers are awful in anyway, but if ever … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Alken-Maes, Phoenix
Tagged as Alken-Maes, Belgian beer, Brasserie Union, Carlsberg, Grimbergen, Kronenbourg, Leffe, Narnia, Phoenix, Tripel
#213 – Gulden Draak Vintage
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.5 % Although I had previously recounted a version of the legend of the Golden Dragon in my review of Gulden Draak (#145), there is an even more fanciful alternative in a book by Bertha Palmer … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Strong Ale, Christmas Beer, Dragon, Van Steenberge
Tagged as Achouffe, Bertha Palmer Lane, Brugse Zot, Christmas, Emperor Maximilian, Ghent, Golden Dragon, Gulden Draak, Van Steenberge, vintage
#212 – Grimbergen Goud / Doree
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % Yep. Who would believe it? Another bloody Grimbergen. This time it’s the turn of the Grimbergen Goud or Doree, depending on your linguistic preference. If you still need a translation then you can call … Continue reading →
Filed under 5, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Alken-Maes, Phoenix
Tagged as AB/InBev, Abbey, Aldershot Town, Ardec Nec Consumitur, Belgian beer, Goud/Doree, Grimbergen, Phoenix
#206 – Darbyste
Size: 375 ml ABV: 5.8 % Marie-Noelle Pourtois and husband Pierre-Alex Carlier, the chief brewers at Blaugies clearly don’t do things by half. Back during my review of La Moneuse (#65) I commented on the morality of a family brewery … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Blaugies, Brewers, Horse, Traditional Ale
Tagged as Antoine-Joseph, Armageddon, beer, Belgian, Bible, Biere, Blaugies, Brethren, Carlier, Christ, Darby, Darbyste, dispensationalism, Epeautre, fig, highwayman, Jesus, John, La Moneuse, Marie, Nelson, Pierre, Pourtois, preacher, Saison, Zionists
#205 – Grimbergen Cuvee de l’Ermitage
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.5 % Another beer from the surprisingly extensive Grimbergen range, and following the recent review of the Optimo Bruno (#194), here follows another with a bold claim of greatness. One would fully expect that with the … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbey Beer, Alken-Maes, Belgian Strong Ale, Phoenix
Tagged as Abbey, Alken-Maes, Armagnac, beer, Belgian, blonde, Brasserie, Brune, Bruno, Christmas, Cuvee, de l'Ermitage, Grimbergen, Hermitage, Optimo, Trappist, Union
#199 – Waase Wolf
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % If ever there was a beer that deserved to be blogged then Waase Wolf is that beer. I mean, here is a beer with the tagline, ‘Not for little lambs’ that was brewed in … Continue reading →
#194 – Grimbergen Optimo Bruno
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10% This was the first beer I had tried from the Grimbergen range, outside of the supermarket popular Blonde (#8) and Dubbel (#9), and from all the hype around this I expected to be impressed – … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abt/Quadrupel, Alken-Maes, Brewers, Phoenix
Tagged as Alken-Maes, beer, Belgian, Best Brown, blonde, Bruno, Chimay, Dubbel, Easter, Grimbergen, Maredsous, Optimo, Rochefort, St. Bernardus, T'Smisje, Trappistes, Westvleteren
#193 – Saint-Martin Cuvee de Noel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % It had been a while since my last grapple with a St. Martin beer (#69), and I tried the Cuvee de Noel with next to no anticipation whatsoever. It was better but really only … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Brunehaut, Christmas Beer, Horse
Tagged as Amiens, beer, Belgian, Benedictine, Bishop, blonde, Brunehaut, Christianity, Cuvee, Gallinaria, heretics, Isola d'Albenga, Liguge, Lombardy, monks, Noel, Poitiers, St Martin, Tournai, Tours
#192 – Jupiler
Size: 250 ml ABV: 5.2 % Jupiler is probably the most popular beer in Belgium, in terms of hectolitres consumed. If you thought that every Belgian sat in their local cafe sipping Trappistes Rochefort 8s (#31), or Orvals (#37) then … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Bull, Pale Lager, Piedboeuf
Tagged as beer, Belgian, bull, football, Jupiler, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liege, masculinity, Orval, Piedboeuf, Rochefort, Trappistes
#191 – Bon Secours Blonde de Noel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % While guzzling on the Bon Secours Brune (#28), I introduced the Bernadine nunnery that was formed in Peruwelz in 1904, and then much later while drinking the Bon Secours Blonde (#159) we got to … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Caulier, Christmas Beer, Dog
Tagged as Baudelot, beer, Belgian, blonde, Bon Secours, Brune, Christmas, dog, Father, good help, monastery, Noel, nunnery, Peruwelz, St Bernard
#190 – Arend Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % Arend Tripel is a beer made by the de Ryck brewery, and is just one of a range of Arend beers that is made in homage to the previous incarnation of this brewery. It … Continue reading →
#189 – Super des Fagnes Griottes
Size: 250 ml ABV: 4.8 % Griotte is a French term which defines the genus of sour cherries known scientifically as Prunus cerasus. The crop is largely cultivated in Europe and southwestAsia, and is similar to the regular wild cherry, … Continue reading →
#188 – Gaspar
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % Gaspar is one of the three Christmas beers produced by Alvinne to celebrate the Epiphany. See my review on Balthazar (#163) for the background. Whereas the previous report concentrated on the swarthy King of … Continue reading →
#184 – ‘T Smisje Dubbel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % I continued my adventure in the Rake with another beer from ‘T Smisje. The Tripel (#183) had been so good that I opted for the darker double, and am therefore quickly able to continue … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Abbey Dubbel, Dog, Smisje
Tagged as Alvinne, BBBourgondier, beer, Belgian, Brandt, Calva, Calvados, dates, De Dolle, de Regenboog, Dubbel, Duvel, Facebook, Guido, hop, Johan, lemon balm, Mater, Moortgat, mustard, Oudenaarde, raisins, Rake, Reserva, Sleedornbier, sloes, Smisje, Smiske, Struise, Tripel, valerian root, Wostyntje
#183 – ‘T Smisje Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The brewery Smisje has been around since 1995, but began life as the Brouwerij De Regenboog. In fact it was known under this name right up until 2008 when the owner Johan Brandt moved … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, Dog, Smisje
Tagged as artisanal, Assebroek, bee keeper, beer, Belgian, blacksmith, Bruges, Christine, de Regenboog, de Schepper, forge, Honey, Impy Malting, Johan, Joris, Oudenaarde, printer, Rainbow, Rake, Smisje, Stijn, Tripel, Westmalle Tripel
#170 – Palm Speciale
Size: 330 ml ABV: 5.4 % In 1984, the legendary beer guru Michael Jackson was reported as saying “If I could have a beer for breakfast, I would have a Palm.” I can only assume he was severely hungover when … Continue reading →
