Posts Tagged: Belgium and the Belgian-Influenced
Belgium: Goudenband, Brouwerij Liefmans, Oudenaarde
Posted by on Thursday, April 20, 2006 in - leave a comment
Light tan foam over fairly lively chestnut ale, this Flemish oud bruin has a tangy vinegary sweet aroma. This beer is far less sharp than my previous Flemish experiences of this sort from Rodenbach Grand Cru yet bigger than the other Flem I have known Petrus Oud Bruin. There is a creaminess with …
Belgium: Brune Tradition, Brasserie La Binchoise, Binche
Posted by on Saturday, April 8, 2006 in - leave a comment
What a nice weekend. I even tried a new beer with friends that I didn't review, not as much as a jot. I took a picture of it then took it to a dinner party throwing your interests in the matter to the four winds. Amazement abounded. If I find another, I'll tell you about it. • Similarly La …
Belgium: Cinq Cents, Bieres De Chimay, Baileux
Posted by on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 in - 2 comments
I thought I had this one over a year ago. How sad to be colour challenged or at least colour negligent, confusing blue cap for white. That was so 2005. I've grown so much since then. • Anyway, it's better late than never, so here is the triple from the Trappists at Scourmont Abbey in Belgium … read more »
Belgium: Three Saisons for Hogmanay
Posted by on Saturday, December 31, 2005 in - 8 comments
What to sip for for the New Year, for Hogmanay, as we wait for the baby in the sash to kick the old bearded guy with the staff out of the room as we wait for the odometer of life to click over one more digit? • What better than saison, one of the great ale styles. One, Hennepin, from Ommegang of …
Beers At Yule: Five For Christmas
Posted by on Saturday, December 17, 2005 in - 2 comments
Click and your screen will be filled • It was our first Christmas dinner tonight here at Casa del Good Beer and these are the ales we are sampling afterwards. Last year, I reviewed a number of strong ales apt for Yule but only one really was a Christmas ale, the one from Harvey's, and it was no …
Belgium: 8, Trappistes Rochefort, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy
Posted by on Friday, December 16, 2005 in - 1 comment
From the Abbaye St-Remy, again one of the five real Trappists breweries from Belgium. I had their 6 in Peterborough. Thick lace-leaving light beige pillow of a head over lively cloudy mahogany ale loaded down with grey chunky yeast. One of the murkier appearances an ale might have. The nose is all …
Belgium: Westmalle Monestary, West Malle
Posted by on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 in - 4 comments
Must...get...through...the...Belgians... • It is a tough old job but someone has to do it. I picked up these two from the Trappist Monestary of Westmalle Belgium separately, the dubbel to the right at Finger Lake Beverage Center in Ithaca, NY and the tripel to the left at the good old Bath Road …
Collecting Belgians Again
Posted by on Saturday, December 10, 2005 in - leave a comment
Last year, I wrote about collecting Belgians and how you have to have a strategy for dealing with the variety and the strength. A great one is to suggest popping over to friends and sharing. At up to and over 10%, popping a large bottle ought to be a communal event. This year's line-up includes …
Another Three Whites Or Wittes Or Wits
Posted by on Saturday, November 5, 2005 in - 3 comments
Last year I did a side by side of four wittes or wits, Belgian white beers. Here I repeat the inclusion of the elemental wit, Hoegaarden, as a benchmark for comparison with the white in the middle from Allagash, a micro from Maine focusing on Belgian beers, and Blue Moon, which is actually … read more »
Belgium: Six Lambics
Posted by on Monday, August 15, 2005 in - 17 comments
There are a few times my good wife is very pleased with this hobby. One is when there is Guinness in the house and one is when there are lambics. These historic vestiges of a Belgian need to capture summer fruit are made without added yeast...because the valley of the Senne is loaded with airborn …
