Don Feinberg seems accustomed to working ahead of the curve. When he started Vanberg & DeWulf Imports in 1982, there were only five Belgian beers available on the US market. Today there are over a thousand and Don has been responsible, over the last 25-plus years, for bringing in some of the best. He took a notable detour along the way as well, founding Ommegang, producer of Belgian-style ales based in Cooperstown, NY, in 1997 before eventually selling the brewery to Duvel in 2003. Since then...Read Full Story
I've been saving this beer for a few weeks now and decided that last night was to be the right time to open this up. This beer was recommended to me by a fellow beer geek at one of the local breweries last month. Seeing how I've been on a bit of a Belgian streak lately, this beer fit the bill. I'm talking about a Belgian Dark Strong Ale from the trappist monks of Chimay in Baileux, Belgium and their Chimay (Blue) Grande Reserve . This beer has a following and therefore comes with a lot of...Read Full Story
Well as the holiday season comes to an end it is time once again to start thinking about getting our wine study group gathered together. Hopefully in the next couple weeks I will have something new to tell you we learned as a group. I have tried to hold your interest these last several weeks on topics I have found interesting for myself. As time goes by I find myself yearning for a ride to Boardman to the wine & beer store I so love to stock up on some beers and wines. New Year's Eve I spent...Read Full Story
Looks like the first organized beer tasting session is gonna take place on Twitter on Saturday evening at 8PM EST. I say "organized" because some of you may have witnessed our impromptu tasting session on New Year's Day on Twitter for the Aleuminati's collaborative " Indoctrinator " Belgian-style Dubbel . We sort of stumbled into it, but it was a smashing, tweeting success by all accounts. This session - Twitter Taste LIVE! Beer - is sure to be a good one too. Both the organizer, Chris Gillis...Read Full Story
I s your brain begging for a beacon of a Belgian beer? Have you found a magic place filled with so many Belgian beers that you feel like you might get weak in the knees seeing the exuberating glory of the mighty brew? But, there is that one voice in the back of your head that is asking you which one is the best, which one do you try first? I know for me, it seems more and more I am liking the Belgian beers that have a more dynamic palate, are less yeasty and less foamy. I really appreciate...Read Full Story
Currently there are seven Trappist monastery breweries authorized to use the “Authentic Trappist Product” label by the International Trappist Association. Six are in Belgium, one is in the Netherlands. It looks like an 8th monastery is applying for authorization to brew beer under the official designation. The monastery of Engelszell Stift has filed an application [...]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In my last column, I spent some time discussing the history and importance of Belgium in brewing and beer culture. I tackled the subtle differences between Abbey and Trappist beers. In this column I will try to further untangle ...
Newport Avenue Market in Bend has begun selling bottles of three beer varieties from the recently established Bend brewery Below Grade Brewing.Ten cases of the brewery’s beer — an old ale, an imperial India pale ale and an amber ale — have been for sale at the supermarket since Friday, said Dean Wise, who runs the small one-barrel brewery.
A POPULAR beer jokingly named after a former Bristol, Bath and England rugby player who was renowned for loving a tipple or two after a game has had a name change. Bath Ales' Barnstormer, now Barnsey, was originally named after Oxford graduate Stuart ...
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. wraps up its Movable Yeast series with a twist on its India Pale Ale. Bitter Belgian, an Elissa IPA pitched with Belgian Trappist yeast, goes on sale Thursday (Feb. 9) in a limited, draft-only release. It will be available during ...
Here are five beer events over the next 10 days: South Sound brewers pour at Seattles Belgian beer festival tomorrow, the RAM hosts a brewers dinner, Morso Wine Bar invites Doug Tiede from Engine House No. 9 to talk about British beers, The Spar hosts Deschutes Brewery and 99 Bottles, the beer store, has a tasting with chocolate and brew.Read more:
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I know what people say online. On the one hand, the scarcity creates a phenomenon, so the beer might not meet the hype, at least as compared to some of the world's other best beers, which you can actually buy. On the other hand, it has won more than its share of awards, particularly the 12. I love Belgian beer, so chances are that if this is the best Belgian beer ever, yeah, I'll probably like it.
But for me, trying it means paying $130 online...