Tag Archives: Belgian beer
#250 – Les Brasseurs Tripel
Size: cask ABV: 5.5 % Stag parties tend to drink quicker than average; which in Belgium can be pretty dangerous. The poor Best Man will tend to hold the pocketful of age-weathered bank-notes and begrudgingly have to order a round … Continue reading →
#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
#242 – St Idesbald Blond
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.5 % One of the highlights of drinking a thousand Belgian beers is the opportunity to tell a good story. I’ve already come across a number of Saints on my venerable journey thus far and I’m … Continue reading →
#235 – Avec les Bons Voeux
Size: 750 ml ABV: 9.5% There are numerous reasons why brewers make Christmas beers which I touched upon when I celebrated the Bush de Noel (#83), and one of those key reasons was by way of a thank you present … Continue reading →
Tagged as Avec les Bons Voeux, Belgian beer, Dupont, Sylva Rosier
#234 – Ondineke Oilsjtersen Tripel
Size: 750 ml ABV: 8.5 % The Ondineke Oilsjtersen Tripel, is the official beer of the town of Aalst. De Glazen Toren are the brewery who make this interesting beer, and are based in the hamlet of Erpe Mere which … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, Glazen Toren
Tagged as Aalst, Belgian beer, De Kapellekensbaan, Glazen Toren, Louis Paul Boon, Ondineke
#229 – Tripel Karmeliet
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.4 % I am surprised as anyone that it has taken this long to try this beer. After the Dulle Teve (#228) and some wonderful aged Chimay Blue (#45) from the depths of the Kulminator cellar … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Abbey Tripel, Bosteels
Tagged as Belgian beer, Carmelite, Dendermonde, Kulminator, Mount Carmel, Tripel Karmeliet
#228 – Dulle Teve
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % This beer found me in Antwerp, and when in Antwerp there really is only one place to be – the Kulminator bar. We found a cosy couple of seats at the bar and eventually … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, De Dolle Brouwers
Tagged as Belgian beer, Costenoble, De Dolle Brouwers, Dulle Teve, Herteleer, Mad Bitch, Satan Red
#227 – Kerst Pater Special
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % Christmas beers largely exist for a number of perfectly good reasons, which if you want to revisit please feel free to check out the Bush de Noel (#83) – the first Christmas beer of … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Belgian Strong Ale, Van den Bossche
Tagged as Belgian beer, Christmas, Kerst Pater Special, lambswool, Pater Lieven, Van den Bossche, wassailing
#226 – Floris Honey
Size: 330 ml ABV: 3 % I haven’t thus far had the most positive experiences with honey beers. The Barbar (#19) was remarkably average and didn’t even taste of honey, and the Le Pave de l’Ours (#117) was more akin … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian White (Witbier), Huyghe
Tagged as Barbar, Belgian beer, Dovetail, fermentation, Floris, Honey, Huyghe, Pave de L'Ours, Silenrieux
#225 – Santa Bee
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % Kris Boelens family run brewery from Belsele essentially started brewing in 1993 at a time when the mini revival of Belgian beer was in full swing. Towns and villages were tired of standing by … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Belgian Strong Ale, Boelens
Tagged as Belgian beer, Belsele, Boelens, De Meester, Heinekeb, Kerstbier, Kris Boelens, Santa Bee, World War I
#224 – Affligem Dubbel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.8 % Affligem Dubbel is what I like to call a proper Abbey beer. There are some breweries which might use the name of a defunct Abbey to help sell their beers, such as the St. … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Dubbel, de Smedt
Tagged as Abbey, Affligem, Belgian beer, Brabant, de Smedt, Floreffe, St Benedict
#223 – Guldenberg
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % Guldenberg was the very first commercial beer brewed at De Ranke. It was so named because of the ancient Guldenberg Abbey which once stood in the town of Wevelgem, and brewed the local beer. … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Brewers, De Ranke
Tagged as Belgian beer, De Ranke, Deca Services, Guido Devos, Guldenberg, Nino Bacelle, XX Bitter
#222 – Slaapmutske Bruin
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % When I started this Odyssey I wasn’t entirely sure what it would bring. To be honest I wasn’t sure that writing about beer was really that interesting but I had fallen in love with … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Belgian Ale, de Proef
Tagged as Belgian beer, Bruin, Dany de Smet, Jonasbier, Marleen Vercaigne, nightcap, Slaapmutske, Winterbier
#221 – Leffe 9
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % This was my first deviation from the standard Leffe Blonde (#41) and Leffe Brune (#25), and I was reliably informed that the Leffe 9 was the pick of the bunch. It was time to … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, InBev (Belgium)
Tagged as Aperitif, Belgian beer, Food pairing, InBev, Interbrew, Leffe, tapas
#220 – Kossaat
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.7 % The Kossaat beer is brewed by the unremarkable Lefebvre, but on behalf of the Brouwerij Vercauteren. There is a genealogical link for the name of this beer which takes us way back through history. … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Ale, Lefebvre
Tagged as Belgian beer, Cornelius Cuyckens, Kossaat, Kossaten, Lefebvre, Vercauteren
