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Bières sans frontières, Great British Beer Festival 2007. For more selections see previous post. ABV: 6% St Christoffel Christoffel Blond Another of the Netherlands’ most outstanding beers, this is the flagship brew of St Christoffel, founded by Leo Brand, scion of the Brand brewing dynasty, in the Dutch traditional brewing heartland [...] Bières sans frontières, Great British Beer Festival 2007. Top Tastings 2008. For more selections see previous post. ABV: 7% Van Vollenhoven poster Van Vollenhoven’s Extra Stout is arguably one of the best beers currently produced in the Netherlands, and it’s also a piece of genuine brewing heritage that links back to pre-war industrial [...] A shortened version of this piece appears in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die (May 2010). ABV: 6.5% Christoffel Bok reclame Dutch autumn bokbier must be one of the most underpublicized beer styles outside its home country: world beer surveys often don’t mention it all, or [...] ABV: 10% Hertog Jan Grand Prestige 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die A full review of this beer is featured in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, published May 2010 by Cassell Illustrated. Buy the book from amazon.co.uk Read more about this beer at [...] Top tastings 2009 ABV: 8.1% De Molen Bloed, Zweet en Tranen Menno Olivier’s De Molen (“the mill”) brewery is in a 17th century windmill called De Ardkuif beside the Oude Rijn river bang in the middle of the Groene Hart, the rural “green heart” within the urban cordon of the Netherlands’ major cities. From this [...] Originally published in BEER February 2006. To read about more beers stocked by Morrisons, see previous post. ABV 7 per cent Hertog Jan Dubbel The Arcense Stoombierbrouwerij (Arcen steam brewery) in hilly Limburg dates back to 1915. Relaunched with a management buyout in 1981, it was at first prevented under the terms [...] Originally published in BEER February 2006. To read about more beers stocked by Morrisons, see previous post. ABV 6.5 per cent Koningshoeven La Trappe Blond In October 2005 the number of official Trappist breweries in the world rose from six to seven, with the only such [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing March 2003 Origin: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 't IJ Natte In a matter of years the Netherlands has gone from a Heineken-dominated desert to boasting one of the most interesting beer scenes in Europe, with an eclectic and innovative approach that [...] |
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