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      • Achel – Vaalkensward, Limburg
      • Chimay – Baileux, Hainaut
      • La Trappe – Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
      • Orval – Viller-devant-Orval, Luxembourg
        • Orval – Reviews: Various Ages
      • Rochefort – Rochefort, Namur
      • The Spencer Brewery (St. Joseph’s Abbey) – Spencer, Massachusetts
      • Stift Engelszeller – Engelhartszell an der Donau, Austria
      • Tre Fontane – Roma, Italy
      • Westmalle – Westmalle, Antwerpen
      • Westvleteren – Vleteren, West Vlaanderen
      • Zundert – Klein Zundert, Netherlands
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      • ‘t Gaverhopke (Ambachtelijke Bruowerij) – Harelbeke, West Vlaanderen
      • Achouffe – Achouffe, Luxembourg
      • Alvinne – Moen, West Vlaanderen
      • Bastogne – Vaux-Sur-Sure, Luxembourg
      • Bocq – Purnode, Namur
      • Boon – Lembeek, Vlaams-Brabant
        • Boon Geuze Mariage Parfait
        • Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait
      • Brasserie Caracole – Falmignoul, Namur
      • Brunehaut – Brunehaut, Hainaut
      • Cantillon – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • Cazeau – Templeuve, Hainaut
      • De Brabandere (formerly Bavik) – Bavikhove, West Vlaanderen
      • De Dochter van de Korenaar
      • De Dolle – Esen, West Vlaanderen
        • De Dolle Oerbier – June 2014 Bottling
      • De Glazen Toren – Erpe-Mere, Oost Vlaanderen
      • De Graal – Brakel, Oost Vlaanderen
      • De Halve Maan – Brugge, West Vlaanderen
      • De Koninck – Antwerp, Antwerpen
      • De La Senne – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • De Leite – Ruddervoorde, West Vlaanderen
      • De Plukker – Poperinge, West Vlaanderen
      • De Ranke – Dottignies, Hainaut
      • De Striuse Brouwers – Oostvleteren, West Vlaanderen
      • De Troch – Wambeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Des Rocs – Montignies-sur-Rocs, Hainaut
      • Dilewyns – Dendermonde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) – Beersel, Vlaams Brabant
      • Dubuisson – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • Dupont – Tourpes, Hainaut
        • Saison Dupont Dry Hopping
      • Fantôme – Soy, Luxemburg
      • Geuzestekerij De Cam – Gooik, Vlaams Brabant
      • Girardin – Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Vlaams Brabant
      • Hanssens Artisanaal – Dworp, Vlaams Brabant
      • Het Anker – Mechelen, Antwerpen
      • Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest – Turnhout, Antwerpen
      • Hof Ten Dormaal – Tildonk, Vlaams Brabant
        • Hof ten Dormaal Zure van Tildonk
        • Hof Ten Dormaal Winter
      • Huyghe – Melle, Oost Vlaanderen
      • La Brasserie à Vapeur – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • La Rulles – Rulles, Luxembourg
      • Lefebvre – Quenast, Brabant Walloon
      • Les 3 Fourquets – Bovigny, Luxembourg
      • Liefman’s – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Lindemans – Vlezembeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Malheur – Buggenhout, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Nieuwhuys – Hoegaarden, Vlaams Brabant
      • No Science Brasserie – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor) – Bellegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Oud Beersel – Beersel, Vlaams Brabant
      • Rodenbach – Roeselare, West Vlaanderen
        • Rodenbach Vintage
      • Roman – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Silly – Silly, Hainaut
      • Sint Bernardus – Watou, West Vlaanderen
      • Slaghmuylder “Witkap Pater” – Ninove, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Smisje/Smiske – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Strubbe – Ichtegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Tilquin – Bierghes (Rebecq), Walloon Brabant
        • Tilquin Oude Gueuze
      • Timmermans – Itterbeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Van Honsebrouck – Ingelmuster, West Vlaanderen
      • Verzet – Anzegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Vliegende Paard Brouwers (Prearis) – Oedelem, West Vlaanderen
    • Canada
      • British Columbia
        • Driftwood Brewery – Victoria, British Columbia
        • Four Winds Brewing – Delta, British Columbia
        • Gulf Island Brewery – Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
        • Lighthouse Brewing – Victoria, British Columbia
        • Stanley Park Brewery – Vancouver, British Columbia
      • Quebec
        • Brasserie Dieu du Ciel – Montreal, Quebec
        • Micro-Brasserie Le Trou du Diable – Shawinigan, Quebec
        • Unibroue – Chambly, Quebec
    • England
      • Samuel Smith Brewery – Tadcaster, North Yorkshire
      • T&R Theakston – Masham, North Yorkshire
      • Timothy Taylor & Co – Keighley, West Yorkshire
      • Unicorn Brewery Robinson’s Brewery – Stockport, Cheshire
      • Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. – Bedford, Shefford
    • Finland
      • Vakka-Suomen Panimo Osakeyhtiö – Uusikaupunki, Finland
    • France
      • La Brasserie de St Sylvestre – St Sylvestre Cappel, France
      • Brasserie Thiriez – Esquelbecq, France
    • Germany
      • Apostelbräu – Hauzenberg, Bavaria
      • Ayinger Privatbraurei – Aying, Bavaria
      • G. Schneider & Sohn – Kelheim, Bavaria
      • Klosterbrauerei Reutberg – Sachsenkam, Bavaria
      • Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg – Regensburg, Bavaria
      • Kulmbacher Brauerei – Kulmbach, Upper Franconia
      • Mahr’s Bräu – Bamburg, Franconia
      • Pinkus Müller Brauerei – Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Kloster Andechs – Andechs, Bavaria
      • Schlossbraerei-Au-Hallertau – Au, Bavaria
      • Würzburger Hofbräu – Würzburg, Lower Franconia
    • Iceland
      • Einstök Ölgerð – Akureyri, Iceland
    • Italy
      • Birra Cittavecchia – Trieste Sgonico, Italy
      • Birra del Borgo – Borgorose, Italy
      • Birrificio Montegioco – Montegioco, Italy
    • Netherlands
    • New Zealand
      • Moa Brewing – Marlborough, New Zealand
      • Renaissance Brewing – Blenheim, New Zealand
    • Norway
      • Haand Bryggeriet – Drammen, Norway
      • Klostergården Alstadberg Tradisjonbryggeri
    • Poland
      • Fortuna – Miloslaw, Poland
    • Scotland
      • Harviestoun Brewery – Alva, Scotland
      • Traquair House – Peeblesshire, Scotland
    • United States
      • California
        • Ballast Point Brewing – San Diego, California
        • Green Flash Brewing – San Diego, California
        • North Coast Brewing – Fort Bragg, California
        • Russian River Brewing – Santa Rosa, California
        • Sierra Nevada Brewing – Chico, California
        • Societe Brewing – San Diego, California
        • Stone Brewing – Escondido, California
      • Colorado
        • Avery Brewing – Boulder, Colorado
        • Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project – Denver, Colorado
        • Funkwerks – Fort Collins, Colorado
        • New Belgium Brewing – Fort Collins, Colorado
        • Odell Brewing Co – Fort Collins, Colorado
      • Delaware
        • Dogfish Head Brewing – Milton, Delaware
      • Illinois
        • Off Color Brewing – Chicago, Illinois
      • Massachusetts
        • Boston Brewing Company – Boston, Massachusetts
      • Michigan
        • Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – Dexter, Michigan
      • Montana
        • Lone Peak Brewery – Big Sky, Montana
      • New Mexico
        • Abbey Beverage Company – Abiquiu, New Mexico
      • New York
        • Brewery Ommegang – Cooperstown, New York
      • North Carolina
        • NoDa Brewing – Charlotte, North Carolina
      • Oklahoma
        • Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing Company) – Krebs, Oklahoma
      • Oregon
        • Block 15 Brewing – Corvallis, Oregon
        • Cascade Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • The Commons Brewery – Portland, Oregon
        • Deschutes Brewery – Bend, Oregon
        • Full Sail Brewing – Hood River, Oregon
        • Gigantic Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • Hair of the Dog Brewing – Portland Oregon
        • Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) – Portland, Oregon
        • Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales – Hood River, Oregon
        • Pfriem Family Brewers – Hood River, Oregon
        • Portland Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • Upright Brewing – Portland, Oregon
      • Pennsylvania
        • Victory Brewing – Downingtown, Pennsylvania
      • Utah
        • Uinta Brewing – Salt Lake City, Utah
      • Vermont
        • The Alchemist – Waterbury, Vermont
      • Washington
        • Elysian Brewing – Seattle, Washington
    • Wales
      • The Celt Experience – Caerphilly, Caerphilly
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Tag: Belgian Beer

Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 4 11/11/2018

Posted November 14, 2018December 6, 2018 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Tourism, Belgian Beer, Brux Project Slider, Strong Dark Ale, Trappist Ale, Trappist Slider

From the fall of 1914 through the end of the war in 1918, thousands of troops were stationed at the abbey. One of the monks, […]

Boon Oude Geuze Vat 44 – Bottle no. 2 08/31/2018

Posted September 26, 2018November 10, 2018 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Beer, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Brux Project Slider, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze

It’s been five years since I opened, drank, and reviewed the first bottle of this beer. Boon Vat 44 was the first in Brouwerij Boon‘s single […]

Belgian Beer & Beer – Meticulous Experimentation

Posted May 30, 2018May 29, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Beer Writing, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Lambic

Editor’s Note: On my recent trip to Belgium in the fall of 2017, this was my first stop and interview of two intense weeks of  travel, […]

Belgian Beer & Food – Succession in Belgian Beer

Posted May 10, 2018May 9, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Writing, Belgium, Magazine

Editors Note: Belgian Beer & Food magazine is an English-language publication about Belgium’s beer and food culture. I’ve written many articles for them over the last several issues. […]

Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 3 2/19/2018

Posted March 15, 2018May 9, 2018 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgium, Monastic Beer, Strong Dark Ale, Trappist, Trappist Ale, Trappist Slider

  Westvleteren doesn’t quite fit into the normal perameters of The Brux Project. For one, as indicated by the name of the project, it isn’t […]

Achel Extra Blond

Posted December 21, 2017December 20, 2017 Christopher Barnes2 CommentsPosted in Belgium, Monastic Beer, Strong Golden Ale, Trappist, Trappist Ale, Trappist B Slider, Trappist Slider, Tripel/Triple/Trippel

Some beers are available all over the world, including some Trappist beers. If you look hard enough, you can probably find a Chimay or an […]

Orval – Bottle no. 2 28/03/2017

Posted December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Brux Project Slider, Trappist Ale

And now, bottle number two in The Brux Project Orval edition! Years in the making, I’m finally getting to properly cellar and trace the develop […]

Lindemans Ginger Gueuze

Posted November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Adjuncts, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Ginger, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze

The newest release from Brouwerij Lindemans is the next beer in their new botanical series. The first one was created in collaboration with Mikkeller and […]

Scotch Silly Scotch Barrel Aged

Posted November 8, 2017November 15, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer Reviews, Belgian Brewing Associations, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Scotch Ale

Scotch Silly is Brasserie de Silly‘s most famous beer. Created at the end of WWI to satisfy the thirst of Scottish troops stationed in the […]

Christopher Barnes Josh Pfriem

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Josh Pfriem and Christopher Barnes at Timmermans

Posted November 5, 2017November 15, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Beer Tourism, Beer Writing, Belgian Beer, Belgium, Lambic

Barrel rooms are hard rooms to shoot photos in. They’re large and dark. Also, the lighting is usually spotty and intense which leads to bright […]

St Bertinus Poperinge Statue of Three Women

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Statue of Three Women in St. Bertinus Church in Poperinge, Belgium

Posted October 15, 2017October 16, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Beer History, Beer Tourism, Belgium

I enjoy taking photos of three dimensional art. It’s fun trying to capture the work of an artist in a different medium than the original […]

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 […]

Ruwet Cidre Brut

Posted September 2, 2017October 8, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Cider, Cider Review Slider Belgian, Cider Reviews

Belgium makes cider. Bet you didn’t know that? There are a grand total of two cidreries left where once there were over a hundred. Two […]

Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek

Posted September 1, 2017October 8, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Kriek, Lambic

Champagne is the celebratory beverage of the wine world, although one can certainly drink it anytime. I’m quite fond of good Champagne, but I’m a […]

Book Review: “Trappist Beer Travels”

Posted August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Book, Beer History, Beer News, Monastic Beer, Trappist

This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth look at the legendary breweries of Trappist […]

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