Belgium

Brouwerij Oud Beersel “Oude Geuze Vieille Vandervelden 137” Gueuze

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Name: Oude Geuze Vieille Vandervelden 137 Brewer: Brouwerij Oud Beersel (Belgium) Style: Gueuze ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Oude Geuze Vieille Vandervelden 137 is a special gueuze made by Brouwerij Oud Beersel to celebrate their 137th anniversary in 2019. This gueuze is a unique blend of purely three-year-old Lambics was aged in foeders used primarily …

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Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen “3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Season 2017/18) Blend No. 51” Gueuze

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Name: 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Season 2017/18) Blend No. 51 Brewer: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen (Belgium) Style: Gueuze ABV: 6.2% Review Year: 2020 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze by Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen is a blend of one-, two-, and three-year-old lambics, spontaneously fermented using wild yeasts and then matured in oak casks. This bottle is from the …

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Brouwerij De Halve Maan “Straffe Hendrik (2019)” Belgian Quadrupel

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Name: Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel Bier 11° (2019) Brewer: Brouwerij De Halve Maan (Belgium) Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale ABV: 11% Review Year: 2020 Straffe Hendrik is a traditional “Belgian Quadrupel” launched by Brouwerij De Halve Maan in 2010. This 2019 vintage Belgian Dark Strong Ale showcases very salient impressions of sweet malt, dark fruits, …

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Brussels Beer Project "Wunder Lager" India Pale Lager

Brussels Beer Project “Wunder Lager” India Pale Lager

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Name: Wunder Lager Brewer: Brussels Beer Project (Belgium) Style: Specialty IPA: India Pale Lager ABV: 3.8% Review Year: 2020 Brussels Beer Project delivers a vibrant and thirst-quenching India Pale Lager with Wunder Lager. This IPL was brewed with Cascade, Citra, Columbus, and Mosaic hops, Pilsner malt, and Diamond Lager yeast. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …

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Hopman: Ales of Suspense - The Old & The New

The Old and the New: A Discourse on the Beers of Belgium

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In November, David Wagnon of Brouwerij Van Steenberge flew to Manila for the third time to spread the gospel of fine Belgian beers. Founded in Ertvelde in 1784, Brouwerij Van Steenberge is part of a long list of proud Belgian breweries. Like other breweries in the country, Van Steenberge employs traditional Flemish brewing techniques that …

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