Chimay – Tripel
Its been a long ime since I had a Belgian beer, or even a Tripel. I was introduced to this style of beer when working in The Netherlands. Given that the local (mass produced) beers were not exactly the finest one can find I managed to find the finer establishments that sold beers from over...
Brouwerij De Ranke – XX Bitter
This was supposed to be sitting in the “cellar” for a while so it could mature a little longer, moving back to Europe put pay to that idea (not enough room in storage). This beer is described (on the bottle) as the hoppiest beer in Belgium. This is a Belgian Golden Ale, described in various...
St Bernardus – Prior 8
This is the last of the St Bernardus selection box (with special glass) that I got a while back. I know that the glass pictured here isn’t exactly the best choice, but needs must when you don’t have much choice. (I am also “live” writing this, so as I taste I am typing)
St Bernardus – Abt 12
I think that there are another two of the beers from St Bernardus left somewhere in the house; however, for reasons that will become apparent in time I can’t quite locate them. This is the brewery’s flagship offering, their top notch, show piece beer (this is what their website says). This is a quadrupel style which up...
Brouwerij Van Steenberge – Bornem Tripel
Almost through the first batch of Belgian beer, but this is like saying that, after a few glasses of water, you’ve starting to drain Loch Morar
Brouwerij Van Steenberge – Bruegel
Bruegel the Elder was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. He was one of the first painters to specifically paint snow scenes(on purpose) and you’d probably recognise his distinct style and paintings if you saw one. But then you knew this already.
Br. van Steenberge – Piraat Ale
Piraat Ale marks the first Belgian beer added to this site. Whilst certainly not the first Belgian beer that I’ve sampled, thus far I’ve been resisting the temptation to write about one.
