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• Chimay Dorée

  

  (Picture from chimay.com)Chimay, also known as the Abbaye de Scourmont, is the largest of the Trappist Breweries with a global reach. Their three beers; red,... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lighthouse Brewing Road Trip

  

  Lighthouse Brewing is one of Vancouver Island’s older breweries. Founded in 1998, this brewery has become part of the new craft beer revolution in British... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• De Cam Oude Lambiek

  

  Geuzestekerij De Cam is part of the new vanguard of blenders reviving the ancient tradition of Lambic blending. Founded in 1997 by a Palm Brewery executive who... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Moa Brewing St. Joseph’s

  

  Moa Brewing is producing some outstanding Belgian-style ales, including this triple. Blanc Evolution was one of the first beers I’ve tried from Moa and it hooke... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hof Ten Dormaal Wit Goud (White Gold)

  

  Brouwerij Hof ten Dormaal has quickly become one of my favorite new breweries from Belgium both because of the quality of their beers as well as how they make... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Rodenbach Vintage 2011

  

  The 2011 version of the Rodenbach Vintage just landed on the west coast, just in time for a last minute Christmas gift option for the beer lover in your life!... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brouwerij Het Anker Gouden Carolus Christmas 2013

  

  Brouwerij Het Anker can trace its history to 1471 during the era of “Beguinages” when independent women would run their own small enterprises such as breweries... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wonderful Wanderings: Belgian Beer Collaboration – Rodenbach

  

  In the 3rd piece in my series on Belgian Beer for the Wonderful Wanderings travel site, I briefly discuss the history of Rodenbach and its beers along with a... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 25 Candidates for the LOTD Award

  

  Christopher Barnes: Wow! I think about beer has been nominated for an award for by Lord of the Drinks. This is a great list of 25 blogs that LOTD that represent... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Traquair House 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 14 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wonderful Wanderings: Belgian Beer Collaboration – Chimay

  

  In the central courtyard of the Monastery, facing the chapelMoving from the far north of Belgium, Antwerp, I decided to go to south of Belgium and visit the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• De Ranke Père Noël

  

  Brouwerij De Ranke Père Noël is, like most of De Ranke’s other beers, a departure from the Belgian norm of darker big beers for the holidays. The call it a... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brouwerij Dilewyns Vicaris Winter 2013

  

  Brouwerij Dilewyns is another example of the growing beer movement within the borders of Belgium. While Belgium saw huge decline in the number of breweries... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• De Struise Brouwers Black Albert

  

  De Struise Brouwers‘ Black Albert is inspired by the classic British Russian Imperial Stout but brewed in the vein of the American craft interpretation of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wonderful Wanderings: Belgian Beer Collaboration – De Koninck

  

  (Picture from facebook.com/BrouwerijDeKoninck)I was recently approached by Sofie Couwenbergh of the Wonderful Wanderings travel blog to create some posts about... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brasserie De La Senne Taras Boulba

  

  Brasserie de la Senne is one of Brussels’ newest breweries with their doors opening in December of 2010. However, owners Yvan De Baets and Bernard Leboucq have... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brasserie d’Achouffe N’Ice Chouffe

  

  is the brewery’s winter seasonal. Our gnome friends are back; this time one is wearing a nice Christmas colored kilt while he joins his friend by the fire in... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Thanksgiving: Beer Bloggers Getting Non-Traditional

  

  Those two look like they’re up to no good…. (Picture from girltomom.com)Last year, I wrote a piece on how to pair a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with beer. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How to Drink a Turkey Under the Table

  

  I wrote How to Drink a Turkey Under the Table last year to help people find the ideal beer pairings for their traditional Thanksgiving dinner and dessert! Stop... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brasserie De Cazeau Tournay De Noël

  

  Brasserie de Cazeau, located in the Walloon country side just northwest of the city of Tournai near the French border, is a small family farm brewery with a lon... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK