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Beer sellers: Beers of Europe
ABV: 8.5% Origin: Achouffe, Luxembourg, Wallonie Website: www.achouffe.be
Achouffe La Chouffe and Mc Chouffe
Today the Achouffe brewery is one of the most internationally familiar of Belgian micros, with its cheerful trademark “chouffes” (gnomes) grinning out from beer store shelves in more than 20 countries. All this […]
Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version appeared on facebook January 2009. Beer sellers: Beermania
ABV: 5.5% Origin: Èthe, Luxembourg, Wallonie Website: http://www.sainte-helene.be/
Sainte Hélène La Djean d'Mady
Founded in 1999 by home brewer Eddy Pourtois, who named it after a street he walked down when working as a postman, Ste-Hélène, originally in Virton, […]
First published in BEER December 2007 as part of a piece about strong beers for the festive season. For more strong festive beers see previous post.
ABV: 9 per cent Origin: Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut, Wallonie Website www.abbaye-des-rocs.com
Abbaye des Rocs Spéciale Noël
Belgium excels at producing strong bottle conditioned ales for laying down, including […]
Bières sans frontières, Great British Beer Festival 2007. For more selections see previous post.
ABV: 3.5% Origin: Tourpes, Hainaut, Wallonie Website: www.brasserie-dupont.com
Dupont Biolégère
Dupont, founded in 1844, is the highest regarded of the traditional farmhouse saison breweries of Hainaut though its talents stretch far beyond the traditional parameters of this sturdy, rustic […]
A shortened version of this piece appears in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die (May 2010).
ABV: 6% Origin: Pipaix, Hainaut, Wallonie Website: www.vapeur.com First brewed: 1785 Serving temperature: 8-10°C
Vapeur Saison de Pipaix
“Born in 1785 with the brewery”, says the publicity for this idiosyncratic speciality, though in […]
ABV: 10% Origin: Achouffe, Luxembourg, Wallonie Website: www.achouffe.be
Achouffe N'Ice Chouffe
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.
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ABV: 7% Origin: Rulles, Luxembourg, Wallonie Website: www.larulles.be
La Rulles Blonde
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.
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ABV: 6.3% Origin: Purnode, Namur, Wallonie Website: www.bocq.be
Du Bocq Gauloise Blonde
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.
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ABV: 7.5% Origin: Purnode, Namur, Wallonie Website: www.bocq.be, www.corsendonk.com
Du Bocq Corsendonk Agnus Tripel
1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die
Also known as Corsendonk Abbey Pale Ale.
A full review of this beer is featured in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, published May 2010 […]
A shorter version of this review was first published in BEER February 2010 as part of a piece about beers to taste with chocolate.
ABV: 6% Origin: Rulles, Luxembourg, Wallonie Website: www.larulles.be, www.miorgemihoublon.be
Rulles JeanChris Numéro 1
Chocolate may seem a curious entry on the long list of foods that go better with […]
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