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France & Belgium Vacation Beer Haul

July 23, 2012June 6, 2013 by Ruth in Bières de Chimay, Brasserie Bailleux / Au Baron, Brasserie St Germain, Brasserie Thiriez, Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Brouwerij Van Eccke, Craig Allen, De Struise Brouwers, Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus, Hürlimann, L’Abbaye des Saveurs

Here is the beer haul from our recent trip to France & Belgium where we met with some of the brewers and vendors for our upcoming October beer tour “Grand Crus to Farmhouse Brews- A Beercation Cruise through Belgium &

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Summary of the Oct 2010 BBV Belgium Beercation (Day 2)

December 12, 2010May 4, 2013 by Ruth in ‘t Poatersgat, Bierbrasserie Cambrinus, Bruges, Comptoir des Arts, Den Dyver, Places, Staminee De Garre

Summary of the Oct 2010 Bon Beer Voyage Belgium Beercation (Day 2) Day 2 Sunday October 24th (BRUGES) Today after a nice leisurely breakfast on board the barge we all headed out to do a walking tour of Bruges. Our

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Summary of the Oct 2010 BBV Belgium Beercation (Day 1)

December 11, 2010June 4, 2013 by Ruth in ‘t Brugs Beertje, Abdij Sint-Sixtus, Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl, Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers, Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen, Brouwerij Smisje, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Brouwerij Strubbe, Bruges, Cigar City Brewing, In De Vrede, Places, Westveleteren

Summary of the Oct 2010 Bon Beer Voyage Belgium Beercation Day 1 Saturday October 23rd (BRUGES) We started off this beercation with (what else?) a welcome aboard beer toast. We toasted with a Wieckse Witte a Witbier at 5.00%

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Bon Beer Voyage’s Belgian Beercation Starts in 70 Days!

August 16, 2010June 4, 2013 by Ruth in Abdij Sint-Sixtus, Antwerp, Brasserie Cantillon, Brouwerij Bosteels, Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers, Brouwerij Westmalle, Bruges, Brussels, Gent, Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij, In De Vrede, Mechelen, Westveleteren

Our Belgium Private Canal Beercation starts in 70 Days! As we explore Bruges, Gent, Antwerp, Mechelen and Brussels we will be visiting the following: In de Vrede (Westvletern); De Dolle Brouwers; Gruut; Bosteels; Malheur; Cafe Trappisten (Westmalle); Duvel and Cantillon

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Beer #113 Del Ducato A.F.O.

May 25, 2010 by Ruth in Birrificio Del Ducato, La Birrateca di Greve, Pale Ale, Very Good

Name: A.F.O. (Ale For Obsessed) Style: Pale Ale Brewery: Birrificio Del Ducato website Country: Italy Region: Roncole Verdi Di Busseto ABV: 5.2% Abv How served: 750ml wide bottom capped bottle poured into a Boulevard Smokestack glass. My Overall

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South Florida Beer Social Media Round 2 tasting

May 24, 2010 by Ruth in Abdij Sint-Sixtus, AleSmith Brewing Co, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Bar/Pub/Restaurant/Bottle Shop, Beer Valley Brewing Co, Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy), BrewDog Ltd, Browerij Roman N.V, Cigar City Brewing, Conte Di Campiglia, De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot), Dogfish Head Brewing Co, Goose Island, Grand Teton Brewing Co, Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Half Acre Beer Company, Homebrew, Hoppin’ Frog Brewery, Mayflower Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Inc., Panil, Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, Shipyard Brewing Co., Sierra Nevade Brwing Co., The Bruery, The Coffee District, The Funky Buddha Lounge, The Lodge, Total Wine and More, Williams Brothers Brewing Company

Beer List from the South Florida Beer Social Media Round 2 Tasting Saturday May 22, 2010 At Coffee District 325 NE 2nd Avenue # 104 Delray Beach, Fl 33444 South Florida Beer Social Media Round 2 was put together and Emceed

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Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend March 2010

May 10, 2010June 4, 2013 by Ruth in Bar/Pub/Restaurant/Bottle Shop, Cigar City Brewing, Dunedin Brewery, New World Brewing Co, Saint Somewhere Brewing Company, Tampa Bay Brewing Co

Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend March 19th & 20th 2010 The Tampa Weekend Beer Safari was a great time! We visited 2 brew pubs, 2 breweries, a great craft beer bar, had a 4 course gourmet beer

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Beer#97 MacTarnahan’s Lip Stinger

April 8, 2010 by Ruth in Good, MacTarnahan’s Taproom, Saison / Farmhouse Ale

Name: Lip Stinger Style: Farmhouse Ale Brewery: MacTarnahan’s Taproom. website Country: USA Region: Portland, Oregon ABV: 4.8% Abv How served: 22oz capped bomber poured into a Boerinneken glass. My Overall Opinion: Good. I paired this beer with: Grilled tilapia

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Beer Travels in Belgium Part 4 (Gent)

February 18, 2010 by Ruth in ‘t Galgenhuisje, ‘t Gouden Mandeke, Aba-Jour, Amber, Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Blond, Brasserie Cantillon, Brasserie d'Achouffe, Brasserie d'Orval S.A., Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy), Brouwerij Bosteels, Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV, Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen, Brouwerij Oud Beersel, Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Brouwerij Westmalle, Café Den Trollekelder, Coeur d’Artichaut, De Dulle Griet, Delirium Café, Gent, Gruut Gentse Stadsbrouwerij, Gueuze, Het Verdronken Land, Het Waterhuis Aan De Bierkant, Quadrupel, Trefpunt, Tripel, Witbier

This is the 4th installment of our Beery Adventures in Belgium. We visited Bruges, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerp & Brussels over 7 days, meeting with vendors for our beer travel company, BonBeerVoyage.com. During our whirlwind week, we were able to visit over

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Beer Travels in Belgium Part 3

January 16, 2010June 6, 2013 by Ruth in ‘t Poatersgat, Belgian Imperial Stout, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Bierbrasserie Cambrinus, Brouwerij Boon, Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Brouwerij Smisje, Brouwerij Van Steenberge, De Kuppe, De Zolder, Flanders Red Ale, Gueuze, Jerry's Cigar Bar, The Chocolate Line

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

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