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Featured as an ale to win lager drinkers in BEER February 2009. ABV: 8.5% Origin: Breendonk-Puurs, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen Website: www.duvel.be Duvel-Moortgat Duvel Rood Belgium is a rich source of golden ales often mistaken for lagers, but beers like Duvel- Moortgat Duvel, despite their delicate colour and palate, have the fruity complexity of ales. […] First published in BEER April 2008 as part of a piece on beer in Sainsbury’s. More Sainsbury’s beers in previous post. ABV: 8 per cent Origin: Buggenhout, East Flanders, Belgium Website www.bestbelgianspecialbeers.be Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet Flemish independent Bosteels, still in the hands of the same family that founded it in 1791, is best […] First published in BEER January 2008 as part of a piece about imperial stouts. ABV: 9% Origin: Esen, West-Vlaanderen Website: www.dedollebrouwers.be De Dolle Brouwers Special Extra Export Stout Imperial Stout was a souped-up 19th century development of London porter that found favour in Tsarist. A century later the sole surviving original brand from […] Bières sans frontières, Great British Beer Festival 2007. For more selections see previous post. ABV: 5% Origin: Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen Website: www.brouwerijgirardin.com Girardin Framboise This traditional lambic brewery in the heart of the Pajottenland, founded in 1882, is especially famed for its unfiltered black label gueuze. Its fruit beers are filtered but far […] Bières sans frontières, Great British Beer Festival 2007. For more selections see previous post. Top Tastings 2008 ABV: 8% Origin: Diest, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen Website: www.loterbol.be Café-brouwerij Loterbol One of a batch of newer microbreweries gradually bringing new techniques and flavours to the Belgian beer scene, Loterbol describes itself as a brewpub — café-brouwerij […] A shortened version of this piece appears in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die (May 2010). ABV: 7% Origin: Ninove, Oost Vlaanderen Website: www.witkap.be First brewed: 1929 Serving temperature: 8-10°C The Witkap beers are the oldest surviving examples of the abbey beer style, predating more famous brands like Leffe and Grimbergen […] ABV: 8% Origin: Breendonk-Puurs, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen Website: www.duvel.be Duvel-Moortgat Maredsous Brune 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die This beer was previously known as Maredsous 8°. A full review of this beer is featured in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, published May 2010 […] ABV: 5.5% Origin: Ertvelde, Oost-Vlaanderen Website: www.vansteenberge.com Van Steenberge Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die Formerly known as Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne. A full review of this beer is featured in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, published May 2010 by […] ABV: 8% Origin: Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Vlaanderen Website: www.achelsekluis.org Achel 8 Blond 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 […] A shortened version of this piece appears in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die (May 2010). ABV: 10.5% Origin: Ertvelde, Oost Vlaanderen Website: www.vansteenberge.com First brewed: 1980 Serving temperature: 6-10°C
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