Einstöck Icelandic White Ale
Beer and alcohol in Iceland have a long road to get to the modern world of Craft Beer. Thanks to prohibition in 1915, all alcohol was banned in Iceland until […]
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Smisje Smiske Kerst
Brouwerij Smisje is part of the Belgian Craft Beer movement. Johan Brandt trained in graphics and opened a printing shop in Bruges in 1989. He eventually had to move his […]
Pfriem Gose
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 brewery making Belgian influenced beers. […]
De Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte
Brouwerij De Glazen Toren is almost 11 years old. Founded in 2004 by brewmasters Jef Van den Steen and Dirk De Pauw along with Mark De Neef, De Glazen Toren […]
Vapeur Saison de Pipaix
La Brasserie à Vapeur is one of the more historic breweries in Belgium. It’s probably more accurate to refer to them as a living brewing museum. The Vapeur brewery is a steam […]
Brasserie du Bocq Gauloise Christmas
Brasserie du Bocq (pronounced like “bock”) is a family brewery situated in the picturesque hills of the French speaking Wallonia in the tiny village of Purnode which is located about […]
Brasserie du Bocq Saison 1858
In a little over a month, I’ll once again be exploring the breweries and beer scene in Belgium. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing a beer of one […]
Boon Faro
Faro is a rare treat in Belgium and even rarer outside its borders. It was once the standard everyday drinking beer of Brussels. It was light and sessionable and allowed […]
Brasserie de Bastogne La Trouffette Belle d’été
Brasserie de Bastogne lies deep in the Belgian Ardennes just outside the town of Bastogne. Bastogne is most famous as the site of the Battle of the Bulge during WWII […]
Driftwood Brewery Gose-uh
Driftwood Brewery continues to push the boundaries of Canadian beer with their sour program. One of the newest seasonal sour releases is this Gose-uh. Gose is a rare style that’s seen […]
Brewery Ommegang Rare Vos
Brewery Ommegang is one of the original US breweries that specialized in Belgian-style ale. Now they’re owned by the Moorgat familybrewery of Belgium, which makes Duvel. Ommegang is still making amazing, traditional […]
Off Color Brewing Troublesome
Off Color Brewing is one of the new breweries in the up and coming Chicago scene. Started by John Laflfer, formerly of Goose Island, and Dave Bleitner, formerly of Two […]
Traquair Jacobite Ale
Traquair House is Scotland’s oldest inhabited house with a history of just over 900 years dating back to 1107 when it was a hunting lodge for Scotland’s royalty. The house […]
Driftwood Brewing White Bark Witbier
I first encountered White Bark Wheat Ale about 5 years ago, the last time I visited Victoria, BC. I had the excellent ales at Spinnakers, but had found the […]
Brasserie Dupont Foret Blanche
Foret Blanche is another of Brasserie Dupont‘s excellent beers. Foret, as a labeled in the US, is part of their organic line of beers. In Belgium, they label this beer […]
Chimay Dorée
Chimay, also known as the Abbaye de Scourmont, is the largest of the Trappist Breweries with a global reach. Their three beers; red, white, & blue, can be found nearly […]
How to Drink a Turkey Under the Table
I wrote How to Drink a Turkey Under the Table last year to help people find the ideal beer pairings for their traditional Thanksgiving dinner and dessert! Stop on by and build […]
St. Martin Cuvee de Noel
St. Martin is Brasserie de Brunehaut‘s line of authentic Abbey Ales. Brunehaut is now in its 123rd year of brewing, with a brief exception when they went bankrupt and current […]
Moa Brewing Blanc Evolution
Moa Brewing is part of the new vanguard of great beer coming out of New Zealand. Earlier this year, they celebrated their 10th anniversary! Founder, Josh Scott is the son […]
Rochefort 8
Rochefort 8 was first released to the public in 1955 after Chimay helped the struggling Trappist brewery revamp their brewery and recipes. 8 was the second of the new beers […]
Gulf Island Brewery Salt Spring Ales Saturnalia Gruit
Gulf Island Brewery Salt Spring Island Heather Ale was another beer I got in my second beer exchange with Leapbeer. Gulf Island Brewery is located on Salt Spring Island, a smaller island […]
Brasserie d’Achouffe La Chouffe
La Chouffe is the main beer produced by Brasserie d’Achouffe. Achouffe products are famous for the gnome/elf who adorns their bottles and signs. The gnome is a famous character from […]
Cascade Brewing Vlad the Imp Aler 2011
Cascade Brewing can trace its history to 1998 with the founding of Cascade Brewing Company at the Racoon Lodge in the Southwest hills of Portland. Art Larrance, one of the […]
Rochefort 6
Rochefort 6 was first released to the public in 1953 after Chimay helped the struggling Trappist brewery revamp their brewery and recipes. This would also be the prototype for the […]
Brasserie du Bocq Blanche de Namur
Blanche de Namur has finally arrived in the United States (and the Pacific Northwest)! This is a beer I’ve been excited to try since I’ve read about it and heard […]
Brewery Ommegang Witte
Brewery Ommegang is one of the original US breweries that specialized in Belgian-style ale. Now they’re owned by the Moorgat family brewery of Belgium, which makes Duvel. Ommegang is still […]
Dogfish Head Birra Etrusca Bronze
Dogfish Head Brewery and brewery founder Sam Calagione have long been a pioneers in the craft beer industry, but where they truly set themselves apart is their Ancient Ale project. […]
New Belgium + Brewery Vivant Biere de Garde
New Belgium Brewing’s “Lips of Faith” series is about creating unique one-off beers using interesting ingredients. Many of these beers are brewed in collaboration with other breweries. In this case, […]
How to Drink a Turkey Under the Table
Updated: 11/18/2015 Every November (October, if you’re a Canadian) brings about the annual family food binge known as Thanksgiving. Invariably it’s filled with odd foods that you don’t necessarily eat […]
Lighthouse Brewing Belgian White
In early October, Vancouver Island beer blogger “Leapbeer” visited Portland. We planned on meeting up to enjoy some beer and beer conversation and also took the opportunity to do a […]
Lefebvre Blanche De Bruxelles
Blanche De Bruxelles is brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre, which is located just outside Brussels. The bottle features the famous statue of the little boy pissing called the Manneken Pis. Whether you […]
