Beer Posts

Prearis Quadrupel

Prearis are living the homebrewer's dream; after winning a national homebrew competition ("Brouwland Biercompetitie") with their Quadrupel back in 2011, they turned professional and have been selling their wares ever since. Prearis Quadrupel is the beer that started it all, a big beast at 10% ABV. It's a near-black beer, with a thin, fine ...

Alpaide

Hoegaarden is probably one of the better known beer-producing villages in Belgium, but it's not all mass market, pale, coriander-laced ale from InBev. The Nieuwhuys Brewpub may not be as big as it's corporate neighbour but as we all know, size doesn't matter when it comes to beer. Alpaide is their 10% ABV dark ...

St-Feuillien Grand Cru

As the 'Saint' in the name may suggest, Brasserie St-Feuillien is named for the abbey where its brewing tradition began, the Abbaye St-Feuillien du Roeulx. Saint Feuillien was apparently a 7th century Irish monk (although Feuillien doesn't sound a very Irish name to me) who travelled to Belgium to preach the Gospel and was ...

Broeder Jacob Double Port

In the world of whisky, we're quite used to port finishes – it's not for everyone, but I love the extra dimension that it can give to a dram, done well. This is the first time I think I've come across it in beer, however. With whisky, the port is added by allowing ...

Troubadour Magma

Troubadour are a relatively young brewery – founded in 2000 – but have already established a fairly broad (and highly tempting) range of beers, including a delicious-sounding Imperial Stout which is firmly on my radar! This is Troubadour Magma, an amber beer at the higher end of their range at 9.0% ABV. It's a ...

Wolf 8

I have to confess that I'm a little sad to see that Brouwerij Lupus changed it's name to Brouwerij Wolf; perhaps they just had too many people asking if they'd meant "lupulus" (from the binomial name of hops, Humulus lupulus) and got fed up with explaining that lupus was the Latin for wolf. I do ...

Belgoo Arboo

Belgoo beers appear to be produced by Brasserie La Binchoise, who are based in Binche, south of Brussels. I say "appear to be" because neither the brasserie's website or Belgoo's own make any mention of it that I can see. It doesn't really matter, but I always find it odd when companies are a ...

Double Enghien Brune

Double Enghein is produced by the awesomely named Brasserie de Silly. The brewery is actually in a small village called Silly (hence the name) and has been producing beers for over 150 years. Double Enghein Brune (8% ABV) was added to Silly's range in 1975 when it purchased the Tennstedt Decroes Brewery in the nearby ...

Kraaike Metteko

Kraaike beers come from a small brewery called Craywinckelhof, located in Lubbeek, east of Brussels. This is Kraaike Metteko, a 7.5% ABV seasonal beer from the darker end of their range. It's a black beer, with a deep, tan foamy head – helped by the fact that the beer positively exploded out of the bottle. ...

Leffe Christmas

Leffe is perhaps the best known Belgian brand in the UK, with their Blond and Brune, at least, being readily available in supermarkets. This is Leffe Christmas, a 6.6% ABV seasonal Kerstbier that I've not come across before. It's a dark, reddish amber beer with a decent fluffy off-white head on it. The nose is ...