Tag Archives: Moortgat
#185 – N’Ice Chouffe
Size: cask ABV: 10 % If you still believe in Father Christmas, as well as little elves, goblins and gnomes then please look away now. In fact I would suggest immersing yourself in the fairy tale of La Chouffe (#168) … 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
#179 – Duivels Bier
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % This is yet another tale of a modern beer with a very rich and gothic history. Frank Boon (#89, #147) our hero and defender of lambic put Duivels Bier on the market in 2003 … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Strong Ale, Boon
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Boon, devil, Duivels Bier, Duivelsbier, Duvel, enamel, Faro, Frank, gothic, Grand Prix, Halle, Moortgat, Petre Freres, Scotch Ale, Vander Linden, World War II
#169 – Lucifer (pre 2008)
Size: 750 ml ABV: 8.5 % There is almost a frightening symbolism to the fate of the beer Lucifer. Here was a strong golden ale which stood proud and strong in the pantheon of beers, and yet following the bankruptcy … Continue reading →
#158 – Vedett Extra White
Size: 330 ml ABV: 5 % Just one look at the Vedett website and you know exactly what you are up against. Here is a company which seemingly has recently employed a brand new marketing manager whose illustrious career history … Continue reading →
Filed under 4, Belgian White (Witbier), Duvel Moortgat, Polar Bear
Tagged as Ardennes, beer, Belgian, Cement truck, De Koninck, Duvel, Extra, gimmickry, Maredsous, Moortgat, Vedett, White
#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 →
#122 – De Koninck Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % If you asked me to describe what Antwerp means to me I would probably say three things. Diamonds – shouldn’t it have been Antwerp where James Bond had the infamous fight in the lift … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Tripel, De Koninck
Tagged as Amsterdam, Antwerp, beer, Belgian, cafe, De Koninck, debauchery, Diamonds, Dutch, Duvel, Heineken, Kulminator, Moortgat, Netherlands, recession, Schelde, snus, Zoo
#44 – Maredsous Tripel 10
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % Maredsous is another example of a range of Abbey beers, whose monks still take the concept extremely seriously. The beers have long since been brewed outside the Abbey, now by Duvel Moortgat, but the … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Duvel Moortgat
Tagged as Abbey Beer, beer, Belgian, Benedictine, cheese, Denee, Duvel, Floreffe, French Revolution, Maredsous, Moortgat, Namur, Neo-Gothic, Tripel
#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
