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Browsing Posts in Beer

An obvious compromise

January 19, 2012 No comments

Alcohol was banned at Brazilian football matches in 2003 in an attempt to tackle violence between rival football fans. But with the country hosting the 2014 World Cup, Fifa is demanding that this ban be lifted.

Initially, I was a little confused as to why Fifa would be so worried about football fans’ right to get bladdered. Then I read this:

Brewer Budweiser is a big Fifa sponsor.

That clears up my question, and it also suggests a solution. Why can’t Fifa and Brazil agree to maintain the ban on beer, but allow the sale of Budweiser and other soft drinks?

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Piraat Beer

September 15, 2011 No comments

Piraat Beer from Brouwerij Van Steenberge is light, fruity and goes down very well when the sun is out.

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Kermis

May 10, 2011 2 comments

This weekend, the fair came to town. And with the weather as gorgeous as it was, we spent pretty much the whole time outside.

Saturday

Sunday

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Also worth mentioning is that I tried a couple of beers that I don’t normally drink.

First up was the Tripel Karmeliet from Bosteels Brewery. This was very light, very fruity and goes down very easily in the sun. However, it does start to get a bit too sweet after a few bottles.


Much better was the Paternoster which comes from Microbrouwerij Achilles. This is a none-too-heavy Abbey style dubbel beer that goes down far too easily.

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Like father, like son

April 28, 2011 No comments

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Belgium, beer and bikes

February 12, 2011 1 comment

Following on from the previous post, this evening I have been mostly drinking Krawatencross beer. I’d never heard of it before but, since it is the Luihoeve’s beer of the month, I thought I’d give it ago.

The beer itself is fine. It’s light and refreshing, a little darker than Duvel with a slightly stronger flavour and a much lower alcohol content (5.5%). It’s the sort of beer that I would quite happily drink all night without feeling any real desire to track it down again.

I was, however, quite struck by the beer’s logo so I looked it up. It’s a cyclocross event and from the videos on the site it looks to be quite a good one. We’re too late to see it this year but it’s something worth bearing in mind for next year.

Or 2014. They have a jeugdinitiatie which accepts entrants from the age of six.

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Tripel Karmeliet

July 26, 2010 No comments

Tripel Karmeliet I haven’t talked about beer on these pages for quite some time. However, De Met is now serving guest beers so this may change. Right now the guest beer that they have is Tripel Karmeliet from Bosteels Brewery.

As the name suggests, it’s an abbey tripel and in this case the Tripel part of the name not only refers to the in-bottle refermentation but also to the fact that the beer is brewed with three kinds of grain: wheat, oats and barley. And it’s lovely.

I’m not normally a huge fan of tripels, but this is one that I would quite happily go back to. It’s clear and has a huge creamy head and tastes light, fruity and refreshing.

I’m ready for the summer now.

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Starting young

August 28, 2007 No comments

Here’s a few photos taken by Eve recently…

Not quite understanding beer mats
Let me try it!
Tasty!

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Totentrekker

July 7, 2007 No comments
Totentrekker label

This is the strangest, lightest, sweetest brown beer I’ve tasted in a long time. The beer is flavoured with “sour cherry juice” which initially makes for a very sweet drink, but one with a very satisfying bite to it.

I was really thrown when I first tasted it, but it does grow on you quite quickly. This is definitely a beer to enjoy on a warm summer afternoon.

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Maredsous 8

December 10, 2006 No comments

Maredsous 8 Another abbey beer. This one brewed – according to the back of the bottle – to the traditional methods of the Benedictine monks of Maredsous.

It struck me as very yeasty initially, but this died down as soon as the – very frothy – head did. From here on in, the beer was okay, but not great – and did retain a bit of a yeasty aftertaste.

I stuck with it for the duration of the evening, but can’t see me ordering it again.

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Tongerlo Christmas

December 7, 2006 No comments

Tongerlo Christmas It’s that time of year again when the Belgian breweries start producing their winter ales. And The Met has an offer on at the moment for Tongerlo Christmas.

Copper-coloured beer of pure spring barley, with a touch of vanilla in the aroma, a fruity and complex flavour and a smooth aftertaste.

It’s quite nice, too.

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