Tag Archives: Grand Cru
#219 – St. Sebastiaan Grand Cru
Size: 500 ml ABV: 7.6 % It’s pretty hard to miss the St. Sebastiaan beers in their 500 ml coloured enamel crocks – which is exactly what the Sterkens family would have wanted. With hundreds of Belgian beers to choose … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Golden Ale, Schelde
Tagged as Bavarian Purity Law, Belgian beer, Corsendonk Pater, Duvel Moortgat, Grand Cru, Schelde, St Paul, St Sebastiaan, Stan Sterkens
#201 – Artevelde Grand Cru
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.3 % Jacob van Artevelde. He was so good the brewers at Huyghe named him twice. The original Artevelde (#144) was first marketed on the 5th July 1985, and then in 1987 the brewery decided to … Continue reading →
#195 – Rodenbach
Size: 250 ml ABV: 5.2 % Rodenbach is a name that many beer afficionados will immediately get excited about, primarily for the highly rated Rodenbach Grand Cru (#17) which is likely the finest example of a Belgian Sour ale that … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Rodenbach (Palm), Sour Ale
Tagged as beer, Belgian, brettanomyces, condition, De Dolle, Grand Cru, lactobacilli, Lambic, Rodenbach, sour ale, Wesvleteren
#102 – Echt Kriekenbier
Size: 250 ml ABV: 6.8 % Echt Kriekenbier is a famous traditional Flemish cherry ale made by Verhaeghe, and is based on the brew Vichtenaar (#146). After being matured in oak casks for about eight months, in a similar style … Continue reading →
#81 – Hoegaarden
Size: 250 ml ABV: 4.9 % Everybody has heard of Hoegaarden – certainly since Interbrew exported it around the world. In terms of white/wheat beers there are probably none more famous. The beer gets it name from the town in … Continue reading →
#20 – Hoegaarden Grand Cru
Size: 330ml ABV: 8.5 % Hoegaarden is reknowned for it’s plain wheat beer, which is something of a shame as it is a common concern of many beer fans today, that the quality of Hoegaarden (#81) has declined since it … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Belgian Strong Ale, Hoegaarden (InBev)
Tagged as AB, Celis, Dovetail, Grand Cru, great growth, Hoegaarden, InBev, label, Pierre, sediment, wine
#17 – Rodenbach Grand Cru
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % Rodenbach is an extremely unique brewery in that after brewing and fermenting in the normal fashion, the beers are aged in oak casks – something of a Flemish tradition. There are about 300 … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Rodenbach (Palm), Sour Ale
Tagged as Belgian beer, Flemish, Grand Cru, Michael Jackson, Rodenbach, Roeselare, sour ale
