Tag Archives: ale
#72 – Gordon’s Highland Scotch Ale
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % I was fairly uneasy talking about this beer as part of the Belgian Beer Odyssey. The commercial description says everything about how un-Belgian this beer is – “Gordon Scotch Ale was born in the … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Brewers, John Martin, Scotch Ale
Tagged as ale, Antwerp, Finest, Gordon, Highland, IPA, John Martin, Lowlander, McEwans Special Export, Pale Ale, Scotch, tartan, thistle, TinTin, whisky
#48 – Barbar Winter Bok
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % This was the last chance for a Barbar beer to redeem itself in my eyes – the darker version which is marketed as a brown ale that also contains 2.5% honey. The label suggests … Continue reading →
#46 – St. Bernardus Abt 12
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10.5 % St. Bernardus has a slightly different history to many others of the Trappist/Abbey ilk. For all intents and purposes you may pick up a bottle and consider this a Trappist beer, and if you … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Abbey Beer, Abt/Quadrupel, St. Bernardus
Tagged as Abbey Beer, ale, beer, Belgian, Catsberg, Deconinck, Evarist, monastery, Refuge, St Bernard, St Sixtus, Trappist, Watou, Westvleteren
#42 – Bacchus
Size: 250 ml ABV: 4.5 % We have already come across a Bacchus (#38) whereby raspberries were added to brown ale – well this is the brown ale in question – Bacchus Vlaams Oud Bruin. ‘Oud Bruin’ is Flemish for … Continue reading →
#38 – Bacchus Frambozenbier
Size: 375 ml ABV: 5% Raspberry beer – it might sound odd but historically raspberries have often been added to beers after initial fermentation. Lambic beers in particular, where the term ‘steeping’ is used to describe the process of adding … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Sour Ale, Van Honsebrouck
Tagged as ale, Bacchus, beer, Belgian, cherry, expensive, fermentation, Framboise, Frambozenbier, Fruit, Ingelmunster, Lambic, Raspberry, sour, steeping, Van Honsebrouck
#34 – Duvel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % I have been drinking Duvel fairly steadily for the past 6 or 7 years. Fed up with weak tasteless lagers that permeate the world these days, I have always sought out something with a … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Belgian Strong Ale, Duvel Moortgat
Tagged as Albert, ale, beer, Belgian, devil, Duvel, flagship, Golden Ale, Moortgat, nen echten, tulip, Victory
#27 – du Boucanier Red Ale
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7 % Only 27 beers into the journey and another sea-faring beer already. Buccaneers are often mistaken for pirates, but there is a subtle difference – in that buccaneers were generally located in the Caribbean during … Continue reading →
#19 – Barbar Belgian Honey Ale
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % This beer was probably the first Belgian beer I ever drunk back in 2000, when I was travelling through the lowlands while supporting England during the European Football Championships. I was actually driving at … Continue reading →
