Some great resources about Belgian Beer on the internet ...

Hello my fellow beer-friends,

Belgium is considered as one of the most important countries in the world when it comes to beer. And as such there is plenty information to find about Belgian beers on the internet. A lot of good stuff and a lot of crap.

Below a couple of sites which I personally find very interesting.

Enjoy!

Greetingz,
Koen.

The Belgian Beer Odyssey – 1 to 1000
A blog about a guy who talks about his journey, tasting 1000 belgian beers, one beer at a time. Started somewhere in the end of 2009, he is now at his 164th beer (November 29th, 2010). A real good site, giving a lot of background information about each beer he tastes. Wonderful how this guy can write. This guy is a true writer, and he sure loves beer. I can only dream of having such talent.

RateBeer - the best beers of belgium
A list with the highest rated beers brewed in Belgium as they appear in the ranks of RateBeer.com. RateBeer.com was partially responsible to make the West-Vleteren 12 trappist to be known as the best beer in the world.

Beer in Belgium - Wikipedia
Wikipedia page of beer in Belgium, giving a comprehensive overview of all things "beer" in Belgium. Ranging from history, over beer-types and other usefull background information.

Tournee Generale
Tournee Generale is a series of 10 tv-shows on Canvas (National TV channel) in which musician, biker and beerlover Jean Blaute takes his British companion, the legendary MTV-VJ Ray Cokes, on a journey through the belgian beer-landscape. Together they travel across the country in search of our unique and versatile beer culture.
In dutch, but most videos are English spoken, with dutch sub-titles.

YouTube - Belgian Beer
And endless list of videos related to belgian beer. Some of them useless, some of them fantastic. Good for hours and hours of belgian beer entertainment!

Google - Belgian Beer
If you've gone through the link above, and you want more, much more, then there's always Google ... just follow this link and you have enough information to wander around for the rest of your life ;)

Gordon Xmas, now on tap!

In one of my previous posts I already mentioned we now have Leffe Christmas on tap ... another Christmas beer now on tap is Gordon Xmas, temporarely replacing the regular Gordon's Scotch.

Gordon Xmas is a seasonal Christmas beer with an intense flavour and a lot of body. The flavour unfolds gently but steadily from the first mouthful. The stringent woody notes combine with a sweeter base without either flavour gaining the upper hand. The sweetness lingers on the palate, the stringency remains in the throat.

Alcohol: 8,8%
Colour: Dark Rubis
Fermentation: Top
Type: Scotch Ale

Enjoy!

Greetingz,
Koen.

A good alternative for WestVleteren 12??

Hey beergeeks,

I've got a question ...

Anyone who loves beer, knows that the WestVleteren 12 trappist is widely recognized as one of the best beers in the world. The only problem is, it's very hard to get.

To be honest, I never drank one before! And if you know me, that's actually quite a shame. I grew up in the West-Vleteren area, and more so, when I was young I went to the tavern accross the monestary each two weeks with my parents. My father loved to drink a "pater" (that's how we called the trappists back then), but I was still too young, and I only remember the sandwiches with ham, I used to eat over there.

Now I found out some time ago that the St. Bernardus Abbey in Watou, used to have a license to brew the West-Vleteren beer from somewhere in the 30's or 40's. And that license ended in 1992.

So, the brewers of St. Bernardus are the only people who actually know how to brew the West-Vleteren trappists, and have actually done it.

My question now is ... is it true that the St. Bernardus Abt 12 is almost the same beer as the West-Vleteren 12??? I've heard people telling this, but I'd like to hear it from people who actually tasted both beers?

Let me know, I'm curious, cause the St. Bernardus Abt 12 is only a fridge away :)

Greetingz,
Koen.

Some pictures ...

Hey beerlovers,

So far I haven't showed you any pictures ... so, here are there a few, taken with my phone (so quality could be better).

Enjoy ...

Greetingz,
Koen.

Some pictures of the pub:



Some pictures of our cellar:

Making some publicity for the best New Year's Eve Party in Antwerp!

Get your tickets now for the best New Year's Eve Party in Antwerp ... 3 parties, multiple live performances and dj's, great beers and cocktails, one location!!!

Be there (I sure will!).

Greetingz,
Koen.

Leffe Christmas beer, now on tap!

Christmas-time is coming and so are all the christmas-beers ...

From now on, we have the first one (Leffe Christmas) on tap.
Click on the image below for more info about this gorgeous beer ...

I'll soon inform you about all the other christmas beers we'll be serving!

Greetingz,
Koen.

The Beer Hunter - The Burgundies of Belgium

Hello beer-fanatics,

If there is one person in the world that should be honored for promoting the many Belgian beers, it should be the late Michael Jackson (not the singer). Michael Jackson is probably the most famous beer-expert there has ever been. And he had a true love for all the Belgian beers and our beer-culture.

Below the episode of "The Beer Hunter"-series, dedicated to Belgium and it's rich beer-culture.

Enjoy!

Greetingz,
Koen.