Author: Ruth

Beer #67 Big Barrel Double IPA

Name: Big Barrel Double IPA Style:   Double IPA Brewery: Karl Strauss Breweries website Country: USA Region:  San Diego, California ABV: 9.0% How served: 22oz capped bomber poured into a Stone Levitation glass.      My Overall Opinion: Amazing. I paired this beer

Beer #66 Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA

Name: Dorado Double IPA Style:   Double IPA Brewery: Ballast Point Brewing Company website Country: USA Region:  San Diego, California ABV: 9.1% How served: 650ml (22oz) capped bottle poured into a Duvel glass.      My Overall Opinion: Amazing. I paired this beer

Beer Travels in Belgium Part 3

This is the 3rd installment of our Beery Adventures in Belgium.  We visited Bruges, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerp & Brussels over 7 days, meeting with vendors for our beer tour company BonBeerVoyage.com.  During our whirlwind week, we were able to visit over 50

Beer # 65 New Belgium La Folie

  Name: La Folie, Lips of Faith Style:   Flanders Red Ale  Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Inc.  website  Country: USA  Region:  Fort Collins, Colorado  ABV: 6.00%  How served: 22oz capped bottle poured into a Rodenbach Alexander glass.       My Overall Opinion:

Beer Travels in Belgium Part 2

This is the 2nd in the series of our review of our recent beer trip to Belgium.  We visited Bruges, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerp & Brussels over 7 days, meeting with vendors for our beer tour company BonBeerVoyage.com.  During our whirlwind week, we

Beer Travels in Belgium Part 1

We just returned from Belgium after spending 7 days meeting with vendors for our beer tour company Bon Beer Voyage. We visited Bruges, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerp & Brussels.  Since our visit was between Christmas and New Year’s most of the breweries were closed, however we were still

Beer # 64 Damnation

    We just returned from Belgium after spending 8 days meeting with vendors for our beer tour company, Bon Beer Voyage (www.bonbeer.com) . We visited Bruges, Gent,  Antwerp, Mechelen & Brussels (yes, of course Westvleteren as well!)  Over the next few days I will be posting the

Beer # 63 Biere De Nöel

Name: Biere De Nöel Style:   Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brewery: Big Sky Brewing Company  website Country: USA Region:  Missoula, Montana ABV: 8.75% How served: 750ml capped and foiled bottle poured into a Bon Secours glass.      My Overall Opinion: Amazing. 

Beer # 62 ‘t Smisje Kerst

  Name:  ‘t Smisje Kerst  Style:   Belgian Strong Dark Ale  Brewery: Brouwerij Smisje website  Country: Belgium  Region:  Oudenaarde  ABV: 11.00%  How served: 330ml capped bottle poured into a Moinette chalice.       My Overall Opinion: Amazing. I paired this beer with: nothing, I used this as an

Beer # 61 Corsendonk Christmas Ale

Name:  Corsendonk Christmas Ale Style:   Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brewery: Brouwerij Corsendonk website Country: Belgium Region:  Oud-Turnhout ABV: 8.50% How served: 750ml corked and caged bottle poured into a Liefmans chalice.      My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer