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Des de Moor
Best beer and travel writing award 2015, 2011 -- British Guild of Beer Writers Awards
Accredited Beer Sommelier
Writer of "Probably the best book about beer in London" - Londonist
"A necessity if you're a beer geek travelling to London town" - Beer Advocate
"A joy to read" - Roger Protz
"Very authoritative" - Tim Webb.
"One of the top beer writers in the UK" - Mark Dredge.
"A beer guru" - Popbitch.
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Écaussines Ultrabrune d’Écaussines

Zythos Bierfestival 2010

ABV: 10% Origin: Écaussines d’Enghien, Hainaut, Wallonie Website: www.brasserieecaussines.be

Ultrabrune d'Écaussines

This new generation farmhouse brewery, founded in 2000 by Hugues and Isobel Van Poucke, tends to pop up more in the export market than in Belgium, so it was great to see them represented with a full range […]

Binchoise / Belgoo Luppoo

Top Tastings 2009

ABV: 6.5% Origin: Binche, Hainaut, Wallonie Website: www.belgoobeer.be

Binche / Belgoo Luppoo

Historically, hop character hasn’t figured highly on the list of all the many and varied features of Belgian beers, which are better known for their richly malty, sweetish, sour and spicy flavours. According to lambic brewer Frank Boon, […]

Du Bocq La Gauloise Ambrée

Originally published in BEER February 2006

ABV 5.5 per cent Origin Purnode, Namur, Belgium Buy from Morrisons, specialist shops Website www.bocq.be

Du Bocq La Gauloise Ambrée

In March 2004, when Yorkshire-based grocer Morrisons turned itself into the fourth largest supermarket chain in the UK by swallowing up rival Safeway and converting all its […]

Orval Orval

Originally published in What’s Brewing July 2005

Origin: Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg province, Belgium ABV: 6 per cent Buy from specialist suppliers Website www.orval.be

Orval

Orval is one of the world’s most unusual and distinctive ales as well as one of its finest. It’s one of the family of Belgian beers brewed under the supervision […]

Ellezelloise Hercule (Imperial Stouts Part 4)

Originally published in BEER December 2003.

NOTE This review forms part of what was originally published as a single longer article. See previous posts for an introduction to Imperial stouts and some other reviews. See the next post to continue reading about further Imperial stouts. See all parts of this article: http://desdemoor.co.uk/?tag=imperial-stouts-beer-2003

Origin: Ellezelles, Hainaut, […]