The Boons of Lembeek: A Tour of Brouwerij Boon with Frank and Karel Boon
Boon: A Brief History 2012 and 2013 mark a new chapter in the history of Brouwerij Boon. What started as a small blending operation 40 […]
Boon: A Brief History 2012 and 2013 mark a new chapter in the history of Brouwerij Boon. What started as a small blending operation 40 […]
Courage Imperial Russian Stout can trace its history back for over 2 centuries. Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. decided to revive this brand in 2011 after […]
Westvleteren 8 is the next beer in my Westvleteren tasting flight. This is the second beer in Westvleteren’s lineup. I’ve already reviewed the blond. On 12/12/12, […]
De Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren is one of the Trappist Monasteries that brews beer and is allowed to use the Trappist logo. Although they don’t use […]
A little over 6 months ago, ithinkaboutbeer.com became a reality. I had been thinking about starting a beer blog for a while, but there were […]
My last official brewery trip of my Belgium vacation was to Brouwerij Rodenbach in the lovely town of Roeselare which is situated in the province of […]
My first official brewery tour on my trip to Belgium was going to be the small Wallonian brewery of Brunehaut (pronounced “Brew-no”) south of the […]
After several years of soft planning, I’ll be departing for Belgium this Saturday for a beer vacation. To say that I’m excited would be an […]
Westmalle Abbey is one of the 8 recognized Trappist Breweries (Achel, Chimay, Konigshoven, Orval, Rochefort, Stift Engelszell, Westmalle, and Westvleteren). You can recognize these products […]
As summer draws to an end and autumn peeks its head around the seasonal corner, the northern hemisphere is ready to start harvesting its crops. […]
NOTE: This was written for last year’s IPAday, but seems just as relevant for this year’s version. Enjoy! An Opinion Piece August 2nd is #IPADay […]
In my post “The Yeasties, The Yeasties – The Beasties in my Beer!,” I discussed the definition and meaning of the terms “Ale” and […]
Lately, I’ve noticed a trend in the beer blogging world. People have been misusing the terms “Ale” and “lager.” Amongst some folks, Ale has come […]
The “Reinheitsgebot” is one of the longest standing purity laws on the books. Or at least that’s what our German friends would like you to […]