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From the archive: first published in the Oxford Bottled Beer Database February 2001 ABV: 7.5% Saint-Monon Brune I know little about this brewery except that it’s in wooded country in the Ardennes, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg [in the village of Ambly in the commune of Nassogne] – [...] Beer sellers: Beermania ABV: 7.5% Du Bocq St Feuillien Brune Feuillien or Foillan was an Irish evangelist who, like numerous others, took up the viable 7th century lifestyle choice of wandering Europe preaching and setting up monasteries. Shortly after founding one at Fosse-la-Ville near Nivelles he was murdered by bandits — allegedly his decapitated head [...] Beer sellers: Beers of Europe ABV: 6.5% Koningshoeven La Trappe Dubbel The only official Trappist brewery outside Belgium is operated by the secular Bavaria brewery in partnership with the brothers of the Abdij Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven near Tilburg — for more background see the review of La Trappe Blonde. These days the monastery [...] A shortened version of this piece appears in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die (May 2010). ABV: 7% The Witkap beers are the oldest surviving examples of the abbey beer style, predating more famous brands like Leffe and Grimbergen by decades. Although unlike these two they’ve [...] 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 What’s Brewing November 2003 Origin: Malle, Antwerpen, Belgium Westmalle Dubbel Westmalle abbey is a member of the beer world’s most exclusive club: the Trappist monasteries that brew beer commercially under the direction of the monks. There are currently only six of these, all in Belgium (a seventh, Koningshoeven [...] 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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