Brewery

Beer #71 Mikkeller Not Just Another Wit

Name:  Not Just Another Wit Style:  Witbier (but don’t expect it to taste like one) Brewery: Mikkeller website Country: Denmark Region:  København ABV: 8.0% How served: 750ml corked & capped bottle poured into Duvel glass.      My Overall Opinion: Very Good.

Beer # 70 Fantôme Hiver

   Name: Fantôme Hiver  Style:  Saison / Farmhouse Ale  Brewery: Brasserie Fantôme website  Country: Belgium  Region:  Soy  ABV: 8.0%  How served: 750ml corked & capped bottle poured into La Chouffe glass.       My Overall Opinion: Very Good.   I paired this beer with: Nothing today.  I had this as an

Beer # 69 Bruery Orchard White

Name: Orchard White Style:  Witbier Brewery: The Bruery website Country: USA Region:  Placentia, California ABV: 5.7% How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into a Augustijn Grand Cru glass.      My Overall Opinion: Good. I paired this beer with: Steamed Tilapia marinated

Beer # 68 Bruery Rugbrød

    Name: Rugbrød Style:  Rye Beer Brewery: The Bruery website Country: USA Region:  Placentia, California ABV: 8.0% How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into a Delirium Tremens glass.      My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer with: a

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