Posts Tagged: Holland
Dutch News: "The Consumer Is Being Taken For A Ride"
Posted by on Monday, February 15, 2010 in - 5 comments
Back from a few days on the road and I am shocked - shocked!! - to find out there is an underworld of bootlegged beer out there. The news today comes from the Netherlands but this could be happening in your home town: • People drinking a beer in Amsterdam have a big chance of it being an …
Session 30: Beer Desserts... Or Something...
Posted by on Friday, August 7, 2009 in - 1 comment
I have a hard time with this topic as it really is really about food. Beer as maybe an ingredient. Maybe as an after thought. I don't know how it is about beer anymore than if it were to "beer and people I like" variations of which we have seen, unfortunately, before. Or the brilliant topic from …
Holland: Urthel Samaranth, Koningshoeven, Berkel-Enschot, Tilburg, North Brabant
Posted by on Saturday, November 22, 2008 in - 1 comment
Just for the record, I took no photo and took no notes but last night the look on the face of the guy at the kitchen party who said he didn't like beer across the street when I poured him half of my 750ml of Urthel Samaranth last night was priceless. "Most beer tastes like crap" he said. "Like …
Holland: Tripel, Koningshoeven, Berkel-Enschot
Posted by on Friday, October 24, 2008 in - 1 comment
I can't believe I have not written about Koningshoeven aka La Trappe. Like the great soda v. pop conundrum, this sixth monastic brewery has divided the planet according to how people describe it. Bah! What's that, you say? BAH, I say. Was not "La Trappe" created for those who could not pronounce …
Holland: Columbus, Brouwerij 't IJ, Amsterdam
Posted by on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in - 4 comments
So far with this Dutch brewer, I have liked Zatte more than Struis. Why must these things be? BAers, approvingly, tell me this is a Belgian pale ale and the bottle tells me it's a 9% brew. So far so good. • This beer pours an attractive orange amber with a huge fine cream head and a wicked case …
Holland: Zatte, Brouwerij 't IJ, Amsterdam
Posted by on Friday, February 29, 2008 in - leave a comment
A beer with an ostrich on the front for leap day. I had the brewer's sibling brew Struis from Amsterdam's Ij last September but for $6.20 for 330 ml was not impressed by the price but enjoyed the experience. Let's see what $4.99 gets you. • The brewer's website is of little help but the wide …
Holland: Urthel Hop-It, Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven
Posted by on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in - 19 comments
Holland? Not Belgium??? • Let's review the evidence: the caps says "Leyerth Breweries, Belgium" and the label says "Produced in the Netherlands". Licensed beer. How low.¹ The importer explains that the brews are all made in Holland by those Dutch monks of Koningshoeven/La Trappe but designed by … read more »
Holland: Struis, Brouwerij 't IJ, Amsterdam
Posted by on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in - 14 comments
I have a sticker on my hand that says "$6.20" and on my desk I have a 330 ml bottle of Struis. In the US, that price gets the best part of a decent six pack of craft beer. In Ontario, it gets you half a six of Unibroue's Trois Pistoles or a large Chimay Premiere. So, for my dollar, this beer from …
Bob Asks A Good Question About Dutch Beer
Posted by on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 in - 2 comments
We all know the story of India Pale Ale but Bob asks in the comments whether the Dutch ever did a similar thing: • “Bob Schneider [11:37 PM June 25, 2007] • bob.blustar@gmail.com • http://brewersonthelake.com • I realise that this is a review of a book but I was wondering if you could …
War Is Bad For Beer
Posted by on Monday, May 14, 2007 in - 1 comment
It seems like an amazingly obvious thing but as I was reading more of Unger's text A History of Brewing in Holland 900-1900 last night I realized that war is bad for beer. Whenever I got to one of those charts or tables of his showing taxation or production or consumption figures over time, war … read more »
