Tag Archives: Bruges
#186 – Bourgogne des Flandres Blonde
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % There are two beers which make up the Bourgogne des Flandres range. Most punters would likely have first tasted the brune, which is a famous sour ale from this area of West Flanders. I … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Ale, Timmermans
Tagged as Anthony, beer, Belfort, belfry, Belgian, blond, Bourgogne, Bruges, Brugge, Bruin, Brune, Burgundy, Duchesse, Finest Beer, Flanders, Flandres, Martin, Van Houtryve, Verhaeghe, Vichtenaar
#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
#161 – Achilles Serafijn Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % The Achilles brewery was once just a hobby for Achiel van de Moer, who spent seven long years trialling a number of different efforts before finally deciding to open this great little microbrewery in … Continue reading →
#154 – La Trappe Quadrupel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % It was a fleeting visit to Bruges this weekend, and the drive back on the Sunday afternoon was made particularly difficult due to the debilitating hangover which surfaced as I did. As I grimacingly … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Abt/Quadrupel, de Koningshoeven, Trappist Beer
Tagged as Abt, ABV, beer, Beer Advocate, Belgian, Bruges, Chimay, Dubbel, hangover, Koningshoeven, Quadrupel, ratebeer, Red, St. Bernardus, Staminee de Garre, Tilburg, Trappist, Tripel, Westvleteren
#153 – Tripel de Garre
Size: on cask ABV: 11.5 % We started our Saturday evening on the tiles in a highly recommended bar, wedged into a tiny alley, just a stones throw from the main square in Bruges. The Staminee de Garre in fact … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, Van Steenberge
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Bruges, Brugse Zot, celery salt, cheese, de Garre, goblet, Staminee, Tripel, Van Steenberge
#152 – Belle-Vue Kriek Extra
Size: 250 ml ABV: 4.3 % There are a whole host of fruit beers on the market that label themselves rather gratuitously. One that had already begun to confuse me was the way that Belle-Vue had two different types of … Continue reading →
Filed under 5, Belle-Vue (InBev), Lambic - Fruit
Tagged as Becks, beer, Belgian, Belle-Vue, Bruges, cherry, Extra, Fier, Kriek, Lambic, Stella Artois
#151 – Straffe Hendrik
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The Straffe Hendrik hasn’t always had things it’s own way. Life certainly hasn’t always been kind, and the fact that the beer is still alive and tastes so damn good is one of the … Continue reading →
#145 – Gulden Draak
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10.5 % If you visit Ghent you will almost certainly have to look up at some point at the majestic Belfry in the main square. You shouldn’t need a telescopic lens on your camera to spot … Continue reading →
Filed under 5, Belgian Strong Ale, Dragon, Van Steenberge
Tagged as beer, belfry, Belgian, Beverhoutsveld, Biervliet, Bruges, Brugse Zot, Constantinople, Crusades, Draak, dragon, Ghent, Gulden, Hagia Sofia, Kastaar, Sigrid Magnusson, St Donaas, Van Steenberge, vintage
#144 – Artevelde
Size: 250 ml ABV: 5.7 % As I opened this impressive looking beer on a quiet night indoors I didn’t give a great deal of thought to who it was named after. Once though I had unfortunately drunk … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Belgian Ale, Huyghe
Tagged as Artevelde, beer, Belgian, Bruges, Captain General, Count of Flanders, Ghent, Hundred Years War, Huyghe, Jacob van Artevelde, Louis, Sexy Rubbel Lager, Three Member Alliance, Ypres
#104 – Brugge Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.2 % Beer two of the night, and another Palm Tripel style beer to follow straight after the Steenbrugge (#103). Andrew my trusty beer companion swore this was an absolute classic and had been long looking … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Brewers, Palm
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Bruges, Brugge, Golden Tree, Gouden Boom, Gruit, Palm, Rate Beer, Steenbrugge, t'Hamerken, Tripel
#36 – Brugse Zot
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % The beer Brugse Zot is actually a slight against the people of Bruges. The jester or fool on the label is meant to represent the people of this elegant, quaint tourist haven. This isn’t … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Ale, de Halve Maan
Tagged as asylum, Bruges, Bruges is a madhouse, Brugse, Empire, fool, Half Man, Halve, Holy, jester, Maan, madhouse, madmen, Maximilian, Roman, Zot, Zotten
