Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesBelgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus, Pilsner, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Tripel

Today’s Brewery of the Day: Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus Polderweg 2 Deinze-Gottem Belgium We’ve just returned from France & Belgium where we met with some of the brewers and vendors for our upcoming October 27th –November 3rd Bon Beer Voyage beer

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Beer # 192 Ommegang Art of Darkness

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesBelgian Strong Dark Ale, Brewery Ommegang, Very Good

Name: Art of Darkness Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brewery:  Brewery Ommegang   website Country: USA Region: Cooperstown, New York ABV: 8.9% abv How served:  750ml corked and caged poured into a Ommegang glass. My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired

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Saturday Night's Beer Share

Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend February 18th – 20th 2011 in Review

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesAmerican Pale Ale, American Porter, American Stout, American Wild Ale, Anchor Brewing Company, Barleywine, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Brasserie d'Achouffe, Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV, Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse, Brouwerij Het Anker, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Brown Ale, Cigar City Brewing, Coffee Porter, Dubbel, Dunedin Brewery, Flanders Red Ale, Fruit, Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery, Ginger Lemongrass Wheat, Hefeweizen, Imperial IPA, Imperial Stout, IPA, Kölsch, Left Hand Brewing Company, Orange Blossom Pilsner LLC, Panil, Russian Imperial Stout, Saint Somewhere Brewing Company, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Sierra Nevade Brwing Co., Southern Tier Brewing Company, Spiced Beer, Sweet Stout, Terrapin Beer Company, The Bruery, The Lost Abbey, Wells & Young's Ltd., Winter Warmer

Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend February 18th – 20th 2011                                   Our 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend Beer Tour was quite a success!   We visited 2 brew pubs, 2 breweries, had two great beer paired dinners and 2 after

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Beer Trip to Gent with visit to‘t Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

Summary of the Oct 2010 Bon Beer Voyage Belgium Beercation (Day 3)

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesBelgian Dark Ale, Belgian IPA, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy), Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl, Brouwerij Boon, Brouwerij Bosteels, Brouwerij Haacht NV, Brouwerij Het Anker, Brouwerij Huyghe, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Brouwerij Van den Bossche, De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot), Dubbel, Flanders Red Ale, Gueuze, Quadrupel, Witbier

Summary of the Oct 2010 Bon Beer Voyage Belgium Beercation  Day 3 Monday October 25th            (Sailing from Bruges to Ghent)  This morning we had the pleasure of a relaxed breakfast while being able to enjoy the scenery as the barge

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Impromptu Tasting of 19 Beers.

Posted on by Ruth in Categories21st Amendment Brewery, AleSmith Brewing Co, American Wheat Ale, American Wild Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Cigar City Brewing, De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot), Dubbel, Dunkel Weizenbock, Flanders Red Ale, Good Karma Brewing, Goose Island, Imperial Oatmeal Stout, Imperial Stout, IPA, Kern River Brewing Company., Mikkeller, Ølfabrikken, Pisgah Brewing Co. ., Port Brewing Company, Russian River Brewing Co, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Tripel

Saturday night started out as 3 couples (my wife & I, my neighbor and another couple) who planned a mellow evening of grilling steak and drinking only a few beers.  Well it turned out to become an impromptu tasting in

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Beer #101 ‘t Smisje Grande Reserva

Posted on by Ruth in CategoriesBelgian Strong Dark Ale, Brouwerij Smisje, Very Good

Name: ‘t Smisje Grande Reserva Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brewery: Brouwerij Smisje  website Country: Belgium Region: Oudernaarde ABV: 11.0% Abv How served: 330ml capped bottle poured into a Urthel glass.           My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this

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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 3

Posted on by Ruth in Categories‘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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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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