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        • Hof Ten Dormaal Winter
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      • Unicorn Brewery Robinson’s Brewery – Stockport, Cheshire
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      • Apostelbräu – Hauzenberg, Bavaria
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        • Green Flash Brewing – San Diego, California
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        • Russian River Brewing – Santa Rosa, California
        • Sierra Nevada Brewing – Chico, California
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        • Stone Brewing – Escondido, California
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Category: Belgian Family Brewers

Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2017 Styrian Eureka

Posted September 4, 2017October 8, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Saison/Farmhouse, Styrian Eureka

2017’s edition of Saison Dupont Dry Hopping takes the drinkers to the hop fields of Slovenia and the Styrian Eureka hop. Each year, brewmaster Olivier Dedeycker […]

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 […]

Dubuisson Surfine

Posted December 26, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Saison/Farmhouse

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 […]

Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux

Posted December 23, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Reviews, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Saison/Farmhouse, Seasonal

Many people’s favorite holiday release is Brasserie Dupont‘s Avec Les Bons Voeux (“With Good Wishes”). First brewed in 1970, it has since become a staple […]

Silly Burgundy Barrel Aged Scotch Ale

Posted December 13, 2016 Christopher Barnes3 CommentsPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer Reviews, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgium, Scotch Ale

Brasserie de Silly has long brewed a Scotch Ale. Their recipe came out of World War I. A Scottish regiment was stationed near by and […]

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: The Old Mash Tun at Brouwerij St. Bernardus

Posted November 6, 2016 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Beer News, Beer Tourism, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgium

I love the industrial art of breweries. The metals, lines, and interplay of light and shadow across machines, pipes, and concrete make for an interesting […]

Drinking with the Belgians: Brouwerij De Brabandere in Portland, Oregon Edition (July 19th, 2016)

Posted July 11, 2016 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer News, Belgian Family Brewers, Belgium, Mixed Fermentation

The Belgians are coming to Portland, Oregon! If you’ve ever followed me on instagram or facebook, you’ve seen me label photos under the “drinking with […]

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 […]

Hanssens Oude Kriek “Handgeplukte Schaerbeekse Krieken”

Posted May 3, 2016 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Belgian Family Brewers, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Kriek

Spring is a time for cherries and cherry beers! Hanssens, the small lambic blending house, has several variations of their cherry beers. Their Oude Kriek “Handgeplukte […]

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