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      • La Trappe – Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
      • Orval – Viller-devant-Orval, Luxembourg
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      • Bastogne – Vaux-Sur-Sure, Luxembourg
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      • Cazeau – Templeuve, Hainaut
      • De Brabandere (formerly Bavik) – Bavikhove, West Vlaanderen
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      • De La Senne – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • De Leite – Ruddervoorde, West Vlaanderen
      • De Plukker – Poperinge, West Vlaanderen
      • De Ranke – Dottignies, Hainaut
      • De Striuse Brouwers – Oostvleteren, West Vlaanderen
      • De Troch – Wambeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Des Rocs – Montignies-sur-Rocs, Hainaut
      • Dilewyns – Dendermonde, Oost Vlaanderen
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      • Dubuisson – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • Dupont – Tourpes, Hainaut
        • Saison Dupont Dry Hopping
      • Fantôme – Soy, Luxemburg
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      • Girardin – Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Vlaams Brabant
      • Hanssens Artisanaal – Dworp, Vlaams Brabant
      • Het Anker – Mechelen, Antwerpen
      • Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest – Turnhout, Antwerpen
      • Hof Ten Dormaal – Tildonk, Vlaams Brabant
        • Hof ten Dormaal Zure van Tildonk
        • Hof Ten Dormaal Winter
      • Huyghe – Melle, Oost Vlaanderen
      • La Brasserie à Vapeur – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • La Rulles – Rulles, Luxembourg
      • Lefebvre – Quenast, Brabant Walloon
      • Les 3 Fourquets – Bovigny, Luxembourg
      • Liefman’s – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Lindemans – Vlezembeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Malheur – Buggenhout, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Nieuwhuys – Hoegaarden, Vlaams Brabant
      • No Science Brasserie – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor) – Bellegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Oud Beersel – Beersel, Vlaams Brabant
      • Rodenbach – Roeselare, West Vlaanderen
        • Rodenbach Vintage
      • Roman – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Silly – Silly, Hainaut
      • Sint Bernardus – Watou, West Vlaanderen
      • Slaghmuylder “Witkap Pater” – Ninove, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Smisje/Smiske – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Strubbe – Ichtegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Tilquin – Bierghes (Rebecq), Walloon Brabant
        • Tilquin Oude Gueuze
      • Timmermans – Itterbeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Van Honsebrouck – Ingelmuster, West Vlaanderen
      • Verzet – Anzegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Vliegende Paard Brouwers (Prearis) – Oedelem, West Vlaanderen
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      • British Columbia
        • Driftwood Brewery – Victoria, British Columbia
        • Four Winds Brewing – Delta, British Columbia
        • Gulf Island Brewery – Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
        • Lighthouse Brewing – Victoria, British Columbia
        • Stanley Park Brewery – Vancouver, British Columbia
      • Quebec
        • Brasserie Dieu du Ciel – Montreal, Quebec
        • Micro-Brasserie Le Trou du Diable – Shawinigan, Quebec
        • Unibroue – Chambly, Quebec
    • England
      • Samuel Smith Brewery – Tadcaster, North Yorkshire
      • T&R Theakston – Masham, North Yorkshire
      • Timothy Taylor & Co – Keighley, West Yorkshire
      • Unicorn Brewery Robinson’s Brewery – Stockport, Cheshire
      • Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. – Bedford, Shefford
    • Finland
      • Vakka-Suomen Panimo Osakeyhtiö – Uusikaupunki, Finland
    • France
      • La Brasserie de St Sylvestre – St Sylvestre Cappel, France
      • Brasserie Thiriez – Esquelbecq, France
    • Germany
      • Apostelbräu – Hauzenberg, Bavaria
      • Ayinger Privatbraurei – Aying, Bavaria
      • G. Schneider & Sohn – Kelheim, Bavaria
      • Klosterbrauerei Reutberg – Sachsenkam, Bavaria
      • Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg – Regensburg, Bavaria
      • Kulmbacher Brauerei – Kulmbach, Upper Franconia
      • Mahr’s Bräu – Bamburg, Franconia
      • Pinkus Müller Brauerei – Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Kloster Andechs – Andechs, Bavaria
      • Schlossbraerei-Au-Hallertau – Au, Bavaria
      • Würzburger Hofbräu – Würzburg, Lower Franconia
    • Iceland
      • Einstök Ölgerð – Akureyri, Iceland
    • Italy
      • Birra Cittavecchia – Trieste Sgonico, Italy
      • Birra del Borgo – Borgorose, Italy
      • Birrificio Montegioco – Montegioco, Italy
    • Netherlands
    • New Zealand
      • Moa Brewing – Marlborough, New Zealand
      • Renaissance Brewing – Blenheim, New Zealand
    • Norway
      • Haand Bryggeriet – Drammen, Norway
      • Klostergården Alstadberg Tradisjonbryggeri
    • Poland
      • Fortuna – Miloslaw, Poland
    • Scotland
      • Harviestoun Brewery – Alva, Scotland
      • Traquair House – Peeblesshire, Scotland
    • United States
      • California
        • Ballast Point Brewing – San Diego, California
        • Green Flash Brewing – San Diego, California
        • North Coast Brewing – Fort Bragg, California
        • Russian River Brewing – Santa Rosa, California
        • Sierra Nevada Brewing – Chico, California
        • Societe Brewing – San Diego, California
        • Stone Brewing – Escondido, California
      • Colorado
        • Avery Brewing – Boulder, Colorado
        • Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project – Denver, Colorado
        • Funkwerks – Fort Collins, Colorado
        • New Belgium Brewing – Fort Collins, Colorado
        • Odell Brewing Co – Fort Collins, Colorado
      • Delaware
        • Dogfish Head Brewing – Milton, Delaware
      • Illinois
        • Off Color Brewing – Chicago, Illinois
      • Massachusetts
        • Boston Brewing Company – Boston, Massachusetts
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        • Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – Dexter, Michigan
      • Montana
        • Lone Peak Brewery – Big Sky, Montana
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        • Brewery Ommegang – Cooperstown, New York
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        • NoDa Brewing – Charlotte, North Carolina
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        • Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing Company) – Krebs, Oklahoma
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        • The Commons Brewery – Portland, Oregon
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Category: Sour

Rodenbach Fruitage

Posted July 14, 2017July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Sour

Rodenbach is best known as the maker of one of Belgium’s classic sour beer styles: The Flemish Red. The style originates from techniques the Rodenbach […]

Petrus Sour Framboise

Posted March 22, 2017July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Sour

Petrus, brewed by Brouwerij De Brabandere, is a line of traditional Belgian beers. In the US, they’re probably most well known for their Petrus Aged […]

Cantillon Cuvée Saint-Gilloise

Posted March 17, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

The Van Roy family has been attending Saint Gilloise football games for 5 generations. The Brussels team used to be a perennial top club until […]

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Tilquins on a Barrelhead

Posted February 26, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Sour

Photographing inanimate objects often requires some good arrangement to create life and motion from still items in a still photograph. While tasting beers with Pierre […]

Tilquin 2014/2015 Oude Mûre À L’Ancienne

Posted July 5, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

Tilquin is the newest of the Gueuze blenders to join the select group of this dwindling tradition. While Pierre Tilquin maybe the newest member, his […]

Rodenbach Vintage 2013

Posted June 16, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Sour, Wood Aged

Rodenbach is the famous West Flemish producer of red/brown beers renowned for their sweet/tart flavor. To obtain this unique profile, this style of beer is […]

Boon Oude Geuze Black Label

Posted June 13, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, Wood Aged

I’m always excited to see new products from Brouwerij Boon. They consistently produce some of my favorite Geuzes. Their newest project is a new spin […]

Van Honsebrouck St Louis Kriek Fond Tradition

Posted May 16, 2016 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Belgian Family Brewers, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Kriek, Lambic, Sour

Van Honsebrouck’s “lambic” program grew out of the struggle to keep business growing after WWII in the 40’s and 50’s. Belle-Vue’s gueuze caught the eye […]

Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvée René

Posted April 15, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes4 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit, Fruit Lambic, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Kriek, Lambic, Sour, Wild Yeast

Lindemans has finally released their Oude Kriek Cuvée René in the United States. Lindemans, the largest Gueuze and Lambic producer in Belgium, has made their name […]

Verzet Oud Bruin 2013

Posted February 23, 2016 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer Reviews, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Oud Bruin, Sour

Brouwers Verzet formed out of three friends who’d graduated from Ghent’s prestigious brewing school in 2008. They all marched off to their various brewing jobs […]

Strubbe Ichtegem’s Grand Cru

Posted November 9, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer History, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Oud Bruin, Sour, Wood Aged

Ichtegem’s Grand Cru is one of the newer beers in venerable Brouwerij Strubbe‘s lineup.  Introduced in 2006, Ichtegem’s Grand Cru represents the long evolution of […]

Van Honsebrouck Bacchus

Posted October 10, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Mixed Fermentation, Oud Bruin, Sour

The Van Honsebrouck family has been brewing in West Flanders since 1811 and in Inglemunster, their current home, since 1900.  Today, the brewery is run […]

Hof ten Dormaal Zure van Tildonk 2013

Posted October 9, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Mixed Fermentation, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

It’s been a while since I posted a review from my friends at Hof ten Dormaal.  This January they suffered a major brewery fire.  Instead […]

Rodenbach Vintage 2012

Posted September 8, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Flemish Reds/Browns, Mixed Fermentation, Sour

Brouwerij Rodenbach‘s release of their Vintage beer is always one of the releases I anticipate most.  The 2012 version was released this year in the […]

Pfriem Gose

Posted September 4, 2015August 5, 2017 Christopher Barnes2 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Family Owned, Gose, Oregon, Oregon Beer Slider, Salt, Sour, Spice

Pfriem Family Brewers has consistently been my favorite all-around local brewery in Oregon.  Firstly, their Belgian-styles have been the most consistently true to style of any […]

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