Abdij Sint-Sixtus

Westvleteren 12 and St Bernardus 12 side by side

Westvleteren 12 vs. St Bernardus Abt 12

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesAbdij Sint-Sixtus, Amazing, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Quadrupel

In researching for an article about our upcoming tour to St. Bernardus my wife was surprised to learn that although Westvleteren is now using Westmalle’s yeast, St. Bernardus is apparently still brewing the original Westvleteren recipe with Westvleteren yeast…  So she came to think that if she’s lovin’ a Westy, is it really a Westy? or is St Bernardus the real Westy?  Confusing, for sure.  So all we could do was pull out a bottle of each of them…which was conveniently located in our Coke Machine, and do a blind tasting.  Life is rough sometimes, but we were willing to make the sacrifice in order to provide you, our readers and beer voyagers, with enlightenment.

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Bruges at night on our Beer Trip

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

Posted on by bonbeer in Categories‘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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Beer bottles

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

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesAbdij 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 #134 Westvleteren 12

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Name:  Trappist Westvleteren 12 Style: Quadrupel (Quad) Brewery: Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren) website Country:  Belgium Region:  Westvleteren ABV: 10.2% Abv How served: 330ml capped bottle poured into a vintage Abbij St. Sixtus goblet.          My Overall Opinion: Amazing.  I paired

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South Florida Beer Social Media Round 2 tasting

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesAbdij 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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Beer Travels in Belgium Part 1

Posted on by bonbeer 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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