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 […]
Category: Seasonal
Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux
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 […]
Pfriem Belgian-Style Christmas Ale
It’s the winter beer time of year! Hood River’s Pfriem Family Brewers produces several festive offerings, including this Belgian-Style Christmas Ale. Pfriem’s Belgian-style beers are probably […]
Het Anker Gouden Carolus Noel (Christmas) 2011
Two years ago, I reviewed a fresh bottle of Brouwerij Het Anker‘s Gouden Carolus Christmas. This year, I stumbled upon a bottle from 2011. I can’t […]
De Dolle Stille Nacht 2014
De Dolle Stille Nacht (Silent Night) is usually one of the more anticipated winter beer releases of the season for those who chase Belgian beers. […]
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 […]
Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2015
With the 2015 edition, this is the 3rd year of the Brasserie Dupont‘s Saison Dry Hopping being released in the US. I’ve reviewed and liked […]
Boon Duivels Bier
Last weekend, March 14-16, the town of Halle celebrated its annual Lent Carnival. Halle is situated outside Brussels in Vlaams Brabant (Flemish Brabant). Since 1883, […]
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 […]
Thanksgiving: Beer Bloggers Getting Non-Traditional (2014)
Yesterday, I reposted my 2012 article on how to pair beers with a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Today, I’ll look at some different options. Last year, I […]
‘t Gaverhopke Koerseklakske
Ambachtelijke Brouwerij is a small brewery and brewpub in west Flanders just outside the city of Kortrijk. It’s better known under the name ‘t Gaverhopke. […]
Brouwerij Het Anker Gouden Carolus Christmas 2013
Brouwerij Het Anker can trace its history to 1471 during the era of “Beguinages” when independent women would run their own small enterprises such as […]
Brouwerij Dilewyns Vicaris Winter 2013
Brouwerij Dilewyns is another example of the growing beer movement within the borders of Belgium. While Belgium saw huge decline in the number of breweries […]
Brasserie d’Achouffe N’Ice Chouffe
Brasserie d’Achouffe N’Ice Chouffe is the brewery’s winter seasonal. Our gnome friends are back; this time one is wearing a nice Christmas colored kilt while he […]
Brasserie de Cazeau Tournay de Noël
Brasserie de Cazeau, located in the Walloon country side just northwest of the city of Tournai near the French border, is a small family farm […]