Belgian Pale Ale

La Trappe Isid’or

Beer #184 2009 La Trappe Isid’or

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesBelgian Pale Ale, Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven B.V., Very Good

Name: Isid’or Style:  Belgian Pale Ale Brewery:  La Trappe (Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V.)  website Country: Netherlands Region: Berkel-Enschot ABV: 7.5% abv How served:  750ml caged and cork bottle poured into a La Trappe chalice. My Overall Opinion: Very Good I

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Lost Abbey Devotion Ale

Beer # 146 Lost Abbey Devotion Ale

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesBelgian Pale Ale, The Lost Abbey, Very Good

        Name: Devotion Ale Style: Belgian Pale Ale Brewery: The Lost Abbey / Port Brewing Co.  website Country:  USA Region:  San Marcos, California ABV: 6.25% Abv How served: 750 ml corked and caged bottle poured into an Augustijn

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Beer Travels in Belgium Part 4 (Gent)

Posted on by Ruth in Categories‘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 2

Posted on by Ruth in Categories‘t Brugs Beertje, @ The Pub, Belgian Dark Ale, Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Brasserie Dupont sprl, Brouwerij De Halve Mann, Brouwerij Het Anker, Brouwerij Kerkom, Brouwerij Straffe Hendrik, Brouwerij Van Eccke, Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Brouwerij Westmalle, Cookie’s, De Struise Brouwers, Den Dyver, Eetcafe Leopold, Russian Imperial Stout, Staminee De Garre, The Bottle Shop, Tripel, Witbier

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

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Beer Travels in Belgium Part 1

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesAbdij Sint-Sixtus, Antwerp, Beer Style, Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Brasserie d’ Orval S.A., Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers, Brouwerij Palm, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Brouwerij Strubbe, Bruges, Brussels, Cigar City Brewing, De Zalm, Flanders Oud Bruin, Gent, In De Vrede, Mechelen, Places, Quadrupel, Taverne (Tapasbar) Pado, Westveleteren

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

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