Posts Tagged: Belgium
Belgium: Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru, Cantillon
Posted by on Friday, November 24, 2006 in - 6 comments
Gold amber ale under large frothier lazy rim and foam that quickly fades then leaves town. The smell is beyond brett. The unripe Annapolis Valley Gravenstein green apple of my Nova Scotian youth gone mad with aspirations of manure pile. Quite plainly watery at the outset then acid and more …
Belgium: Wallowing In Four Saisons
Posted by on Friday, November 17, 2006 in - 3 comments
Saisons are one of best kept secrets in the world of beer. In the recent book What to Drink with What You Eat, awaiting my review, Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery names "Saison du Fond" - is that a typo of "Saison Dupont"? Yes it is - as his first beer in his fantasy desert island dozen. Early …
Belgium: The Week of Nine Whites
Posted by on Friday, October 13, 2006 in - 3 comments
I've hardly let the Week of Schoune pass into history and I am already asking you to accept that we are in a new era. But if you look at this selection, you will agree these need a bit of time and reflection. These are not all new. Blork has reviewed three and Donavan another one of them. I've … read more »
Belgium: The Week of De Regenboog
Posted by on Monday, October 2, 2006 in - 2 comments
I hadn't planned on doing Belgian weeks back to back but years from now no one will care so here we go. I bought these at Tully's in Maine in the summer. I had the blond as well as the double and went back for more based on their strength. Not a cheap range as each 11.2 oz beer went for between …
Belgium: The Week of Achouffe
Posted by on Monday, September 25, 2006 in - 8 comments
The stash needs an airing out. And a bit of an emptying. I organized it last night into themes - brewers, styles, that sort of thing - and see that I have some stuff to get through or I will be looking at the some of these beers in 2007. That is all fine and dandy for the big corked Belgians and …
Belgium: Goliath Triple, Brasserie des Geants, Irchonwelz
Posted by on Saturday, September 9, 2006 in - 1 comment
This beer is slightly famous (if only to me) as it was so good I forgot to take notes last time I picked one up at Finger Lake Beverages. No such issues this time. There is some need to be clear about which beer sits before me as the Brasserie des Geants has two beers called Goliath or Gouyasse …
Belgium: Premium Kriek, St. Louis, Ingelmunster
Posted by on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 in - 4 comments
"Beer with sugar and sweetener" sayeth the little 250 ml can from • Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V. Sweetened lambics are a challenge ranging from fruit juice to lollypop to authentic jam. There are even fruity lambics that range into the vinegary to the suck-on-lemon puckering. As far as I am …
Belgium: Three From Affligem Brouwerij, Opwijk
Posted by on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in - leave a comment
Back in 2000 Heineken bought half of the shares of the brewer, De Smedt, which started operations in 1790. This little brewery was renamed as key to the purchase was De Smedts license to the abbey ales of the monks of Affligem, who trace their history and brewing back to an original founding in …
Belgium: Fantôme Chocolat, Brasserie Fantôme, Soy
Posted by on Saturday, May 27, 2006 in - leave a comment
A saison with chocolate and chili. I have every expection that this will be weird yet chocolate and chili are an entirely respectable combination in Mexican cooking. And the brewery says that the chocolate is locally sourced. There is a good third of an inch of yeasty goo at the bottom which other …
Belgium: Poperings Hommel Ale, Brouwerij Van Eecke, Watou
Posted by on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in - 5 comments
Picked up at Tully's in Maine, at $3.29 USD for 330 ml, this is a Belgian strong pale or golden ale, sharing that general class with Duval, Piraat or Delirium Tremens. The brewery says this about its Poperings Hommel ale on its website: • “In the area of Poperinge, which is a little town in the …
