Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 2 6/14/2017
Westvleteren 12 is a world classic beer and one that’s often lauded as the “best beer in the world.” It’s also one of the hardest […]
Tag: Belgian Beer
Orval – Bottle no. 1 28/3/2017
Orval is a beer I’ve wanted to add to my cellaring project for a long time. The problem though: by the time Orval makes it […]
Ommegang Bend the Knee “Game of Thrones”
Brewery Ommegang has been brewing a series of licensed beers for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Their newest entrant into their Game of […]
The Session 122: Imported Beer – Perspective
A few months ago, I was interviewed by friend for a piece on import beer. Very quickly, I realized the questions were directing me towards […]
My Orval, My Orval Day
Orval. There are few names more hallowed in the world of beer. In a country like Belgium where beers vary from town to town, Orval […]
Petrus Sour Framboise
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 […]
Fantôme Printemps
Fantôme Printemps is a seasonal saison or a saison seasonal or a saison saison*, if you’re into a beer wordplay… Brasserie Fantôme may produce more variety […]
Cantillon Cuvée Saint-Gilloise
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
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 […]
Les 3 Fourquets Lupulus Hopera
Les 3 Fourquets was initially founded by Pierre Gobron and Chris Bauweraerts as a pilot/test brewery for Brasserie Achouffe 2004. When Baeweraerts sold Achouffe to Duvel-Moorgat […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Kevin Desmet of Belgian Beer Geek
It’s always fun to share adventures with a friend. I was excited to have the opportunity to visit the famed Trappist Monastery of Rochefort. […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Armand Debelder of Drie Fonteinen
With the light flooding in from the windows in the background, this shot come out quite nicely and without flaring out everything. It definitely adds […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Dany Prignon of Fantome
Pay attention to your background! If you don’t, you’ll end up with some interesting stuff. Here, I ended up with a bit of clutter. […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Andre Janssens of Hof ten Dormaal
When you’re shooting someone “in action” or talking, you often get some really weird stuff, particularly when it comes to facial expressions. It requires you […]
Dubuisson Surfine
Brasserie Dubuisson is one of the longest running continually operated breweries in Belgium with a family history that goes back 8 generations to 1769. In […]