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• “Strangers Are Like Friends” – The Session #84: Alternative Reviews

  

  The Session #84: Alternative ReviewsIn the city fields Contemplating cherry-trees… Strangers are like friends - Kobayashi IssaThis is my first participation in... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Victory Brewing DirtWolf Double IPA

  

  While I don’t go out of my way for IPAs, especially Double IPAs, I do enjoy a well crafted hoppy beer every now and then. Victory Brewing‘s DirtWolf Double IPA... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Traquair Jacobite Ale

  

  Traquair House is Scotland’s oldest inhabited house with a history of just over 900 years dating back to 1107 when it was a hunting lodge for Scotland’s royalty. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Weltenburger Kloster Hefe-Weissbier Hell

  

  (Picture from weltenburger.de)Weltenburger Kloster is a Benedictine monastery that has existed for nearly 1,000 years in Bavaria. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest Turnhoutse Saison (Turnhoutse Patriot)

  

  I’ve been spending a lot of time researching, drinking, and writing about the new wave of breweries in Belgium.  Like the US, there is a whole new generation... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wonderful Wanderings: Belgian Beer Collaboration – St Bernardus

  

  Sint Bernardus in Winter (Picture from sintbernardus.be) St Bernardus Brewery often is associated with the famous and elusive Trappist beers of Westvleteren,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Driftwood Brewing White Bark Witbier

  

  Both the US and Canadian versions of the label (Designed by margarethansondesign.ca/) I first encountered White Bark Wheat Ale about 5 years ago, the last time ... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brasserie Dupont Foret Blanche

  

  Foret Blanche is another of Brasserie Dupont‘s excellent beers. Foret, as a labeled in the US, is part of their organic line of beers. In Belgium, they label... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brouwerij De Graal Gember

  

  Brouwerij De Graal is another of the new wave of Belgium’s 21st Century breweries. Founded in 2002, De Graal (Flemish for “The Grail”) is making beer combining... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wonderful Wanderings: Belgian Beer Collaboration – Cantillon

  

  Arguably one of the most famous of Belgium’s breweries, Cantillon Lambics are highly prized by beer loves throughout the world! Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Roatan, Honduras – Ithinkaboutbeer.com Goes TROPICAL!

  

  Literally where I’ll be staying for the week! (Fuego del Mar, Roatan. Photo by David J L’Hoste from villasdelmarroatan.com/villas-del-mar-villas.php?id=2)I thin... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Würzburger Hofbräu Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss

  

  Würzburger Hofbräu‘s history begins in 1643 when it founded by Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Schonborn. Today, this is signified by the Crown in the star on... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait 2007

  

  (Photo from boon.be)Brouwerij Boon is famous for their Oude Geuze and Geuze Mariage Parfait. They’re also rightly known for their fruit Lambics. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Zundert Trappist Ale

  

  Founded in 1899 by the monks of Konigshoeven, the Trappist abbey called Abdij Maria Toevlucht is located near Klein Zundert in The Netherlands. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Reutberger Kloster-Biere Josefi-Bock

  

  Kloster Reutberg‘s history begins in 1618 as a monastery of beer drinking nuns. The local countess was surprised by the fact that they preferred beer to water. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) Oude Geuze

  

  3 Fonteinen is one of the classic Geuze blenders of Belgium. Their Geuzes and Lambics are highly sought after by sour beer fans the world over, obtaining cult... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Belgium Snapshot Wheat Beer

  

  2014 is starting out with a lot of big news for New Belgium Brewing. Last year, the brewery that pioneered sour beers in America doubled the capacity to brew... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gent (Ghent) – The Stairmaster of Belgium

  

  “Search and Destroy” – The Canals of GhentGent or Ghent (depending on your preferred spelling, Gent is how it appears on Flemish maps) is the OTHER story book... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kloster Andechs Weissbier Dunkel

  

  (Picture from andechs.de)Kloster Andechs is an active Benedictine Monastery located outside Munich, Germany. Andechs has a long history of brewing and is still... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Black Ale (Porter)

  

  Harviestoun‘s story begins in the early 1980′s when Ken Brooker began home brewing and sharing his creations with his friends. The feedback he got was... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK