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    • The Brux Project
      • The Brux Project – Orval
      • The Brux Project – Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brux Domesticated Wild Ale
      • The Brux Project – Boon Vat 44 Oude Geuze
      • The Brux Project – Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Edition
      • The Brux Project – Pfriem Brett Trois Pale
      • The Brux Project – Pfriem Brett Wit
      • The Brux Project – Westvleteren XII Edition
    • Trappist Breweries
      • Achel – Vaalkensward, Limburg
      • Chimay – Baileux, Hainaut
      • La Trappe – Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
      • Orval – Viller-devant-Orval, Luxembourg
        • Orval – Reviews: Various Ages
      • Rochefort – Rochefort, Namur
      • The Spencer Brewery (St. Joseph’s Abbey) – Spencer, Massachusetts
      • Stift Engelszeller – Engelhartszell an der Donau, Austria
      • Tre Fontane – Roma, Italy
      • Westmalle – Westmalle, Antwerpen
      • Westvleteren – Vleteren, West Vlaanderen
      • Zundert – Klein Zundert, Netherlands
    • Austria
    • Belgium
      • ‘t Gaverhopke (Ambachtelijke Bruowerij) – Harelbeke, West Vlaanderen
      • Achouffe – Achouffe, Luxembourg
      • Alvinne – Moen, West Vlaanderen
      • Bastogne – Vaux-Sur-Sure, Luxembourg
      • Bocq – Purnode, Namur
      • Boon – Lembeek, Vlaams-Brabant
        • Boon Geuze Mariage Parfait
        • Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait
      • Brasserie Caracole – Falmignoul, Namur
      • Brunehaut – Brunehaut, Hainaut
      • Cantillon – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • Cazeau – Templeuve, Hainaut
      • De Brabandere (formerly Bavik) – Bavikhove, West Vlaanderen
      • De Dochter van de Korenaar
      • De Dolle – Esen, West Vlaanderen
        • De Dolle Oerbier – June 2014 Bottling
      • De Glazen Toren – Erpe-Mere, Oost Vlaanderen
      • De Graal – Brakel, Oost Vlaanderen
      • De Halve Maan – Brugge, West Vlaanderen
      • De Koninck – Antwerp, Antwerpen
      • 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
      • Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) – Beersel, Vlaams Brabant
      • Dubuisson – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • Dupont – Tourpes, Hainaut
        • Saison Dupont Dry Hopping
      • Fantôme – Soy, Luxemburg
      • Geuzestekerij De Cam – Gooik, Vlaams Brabant
      • 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
    • Canada
      • 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
      • Michigan
        • Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – Dexter, Michigan
      • Montana
        • Lone Peak Brewery – Big Sky, Montana
      • New Mexico
        • Abbey Beverage Company – Abiquiu, New Mexico
      • New York
        • Brewery Ommegang – Cooperstown, New York
      • North Carolina
        • NoDa Brewing – Charlotte, North Carolina
      • Oklahoma
        • Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing Company) – Krebs, Oklahoma
      • Oregon
        • Block 15 Brewing – Corvallis, Oregon
        • Cascade Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • The Commons Brewery – Portland, Oregon
        • Deschutes Brewery – Bend, Oregon
        • Full Sail Brewing – Hood River, Oregon
        • Gigantic Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • Hair of the Dog Brewing – Portland Oregon
        • Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) – Portland, Oregon
        • Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales – Hood River, Oregon
        • Pfriem Family Brewers – Hood River, Oregon
        • Portland Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • Upright Brewing – Portland, Oregon
      • Pennsylvania
        • Victory Brewing – Downingtown, Pennsylvania
      • Utah
        • Uinta Brewing – Salt Lake City, Utah
      • Vermont
        • The Alchemist – Waterbury, Vermont
      • Washington
        • Elysian Brewing – Seattle, Washington
    • Wales
      • The Celt Experience – Caerphilly, Caerphilly
  • Cider
    • Belgium – Cider
      • Ruwet Cidrerie – Roeselare, West Vlaanderen
    • France – Cider
      • Aval Cidre Artisanal – Ergue-Gaberic, Bretagne
      • Beau Soleil – Matignon, Bretagne
      • Bordatto – Jaxu, Irouleguy
      • Christian Drouin – Coudray-Rabut, Normandy
        • Comte Louis de Lauriston – Domfront, Normandy
      • Cyril Zangs – Glos, Normandie
      • Domaine Dupont – Victot-Pontfol, Normandy
      • Draufresne – Ouilly-Le-Vicomte, Normandy
      • Eric Bordelet – Charchigné, Pays de la Loire
      • François Séhédic – La Forêt-Fouesnant, Bretagne
      • Le Brun Bigoud – Plovan, Bretagne
      • Le Lieu Chéri – Ouilly-Le-Vicomte, Normandie
      • Le Brun Bigoud – Plovan, Bretagne
      • Lezérgué – Ergue-Gaberic, Cornouaille, Bretagne
      • Manoir de Grandouet – Cambremer, Normandie
      • Minotière – Ouilly-le-Vicomte, Calvados, Normandie
    • Germany – Cider
      • Fuchshof – Dingelsdorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Ireland – Cider
      • Craigies Irish Craft Cider – Blessington, County Wicklow
    • Spain – Cider
      • Gurutzeta Sagardotegia – Astigarraga, Guipúzcoa
      • Mayador – Villaviciosa, Asturias
      • Riestra – Sariego, Asturias
      • Sarasola – Asteau, Gipuzkoa
    • United Kingdom – Cider
      • Dunkertons Organic Ciders – Pembridge, Herefordshire
      • Hecks Farmhouse Cider – Street, Somerset
      • Pilton Somerset Cider – Pilton, Somerset
      • Sandford Orchards – Crediton, Devon
      • Worley’s Cider – Dean, Somerset, England
    • United States – Cider
      • EZ Orchards – Salem, Oregon
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I Think About Beer

BEER IN THE SHADOW OF WAR

Posted December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Belgium, Bier, Biere, Family Owned, France, Germany

Culture History Looking back on The Great War’s effects on the brewing industry, a century after its end. All About Beer Magazine – Volume 39, […]

Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 4 11/11/2018

Posted November 14, 2018December 6, 2018 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Tourism, Belgian Beer, Brux Project Slider, Strong Dark Ale, Trappist Ale, Trappist Slider

From the fall of 1914 through the end of the war in 1918, thousands of troops were stationed at the abbey. One of the monks, […]

Pfriem Brett Brux Pale – Bottle no. 6 4/15/2018

Posted November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Christopher Barnes2 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Brettanomyces, Brux Project Slider, Oregon, Wild Yeast

Unfortunately, I pulled this bottle a couple months too early mistaking it for another bottle I needed to review. It happens. Then I compounded that […]

Worthy Reads – Black In Beer: Inclusion From The Outside Perspective by Toni Canada

Posted October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Editor1 CommentPosted in Beer Writing, Brewers Association, Brewing Industry, Worthy Reads

Editor’s Notes: Craft Beer has a diversity problem. Show up at any event and the cast of characters will look familiar and fairly homogeneous: white […]

Boon Oude Geuze Vat 44 – Bottle no. 2 08/31/2018

Posted September 26, 2018November 10, 2018 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Beer, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Brux Project Slider, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze

It’s been five years since I opened, drank, and reviewed the first bottle of this beer. Boon Vat 44 was the first in Brouwerij Boon‘s single […]

Orval – Bottle no. 3 14/07/2018

Posted August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Brux Project Slider, Trappist Ale

A little over a year since its bottling/packaged on date and it’s time for bottle number three in The Brux Project Orval edition! Years in […]

Jerome Dupont of Famille Dupont Cidrerie Passes Away at Age 48

Posted August 24, 2018August 23, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Cider, Cider History, Cider Review Slider French, Cidre, France

It is with great sadness that I must report that on August 15th, 2018 famed Cidre and Calvados maker Jerome Dupont passed away suddenly at […]

Kinkiz Cornouaille Cidre

Posted July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Cider, Cider Review Slider French, Cidre, France

Manoir du Kinkiz is smaller “craft” cidre producer located just outside Quimper in Bretagne (Brittany). Kinkiz is a small grower-producer who specializes in traditional styles […]

Pfriem Brett Wit – Bottle no. 3 4/15/2018

Posted July 13, 2018July 14, 2018 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Brux Project Slider, Orange Peel, Oregon, Oregon Beer Slider, Spice, Wit/Blanche/White Ale

This beer wasn’t a guaranteed choice for aging in The Brux Project. A wit isn’t a particularly age-worthy beer in most instances. Modern wits are […]

Pfriem Brett Trois Pale – Bottle No. 2 – 4/29/2018

Posted July 9, 2018July 14, 2018 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Pale Ale, Brettanomyces, Brux Project Slider, Oregon, Oregon Beer Slider

Pfriem‘s Brett Trois Pale Ale was the 2017 release of the brewery’s Orval inspired Belgian-style Brett Pale Ale. This edition switched to the new house […]

Ommegang Saison Rosé

Posted July 7, 2018July 14, 2018 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Adjuncts, Beer Reviews, Hibiscus, New York, New York Beer Slider, Saison/Farmhouse, Wine Grapes

The newest trend or newest revived trend in drinks right now is rosé or pink drinks. If you’re not familiar rosé, think pink wine. The rosé color […]

Belgian Beer & Beer – Meticulous Experimentation

Posted May 30, 2018May 29, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Beer Writing, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Lambic

Editor’s Note: On my recent trip to Belgium in the fall of 2017, this was my first stop and interview of two intense weeks of  travel, […]

All About Beer – Beer in the Shadow of War

Posted May 28, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Tourism, Beer Writing, Belgium, France

Editor’s Note: This was my first piece for All About Beer magazine. I spent two weeks traipsing across Belgium and Northern France talking to brewers about their […]

Cyril Zangs Ciderman

Posted May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Cider, Cider Review Slider French, Cider Reviews, Cidre, France, French Cider

Ciderman by Cyril Zangs is unusual in both its packaging and the product within it. Very few serious or traditional French cidres are packaged in […]

Belgian Beer & Food – Succession in Belgian Beer

Posted May 10, 2018May 9, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Writing, Belgium, Magazine

Editors Note: Belgian Beer & Food magazine is an English-language publication about Belgium’s beer and food culture. I’ve written many articles for them over the last several issues. […]

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