Tag: belgium
Ninglinspo
Following a bewitching, unpronounceable little river as it flows down a narrow, rocky valley in the Ardennes.
The white stuff
Home of the world’s most famous white beer, Hoegaarden is surrounded by the vast wheat fields needed to brew the stuff.
Natour Criterium Sint Niklaas
A thriving criterium circuit brings the stars of the Tour de France to small town Belgium.
Lower Lesse
Before reaching the Meuse, the Lesse river flows through a long, deep and green valley bordered by limestone cliffs.
Nieuwhuys Hoegaards Bier Alpaïde
5/5. Lustrous dark brown brew with a dense, lasting head. Smells like bitter chocolate and soot. Tastes rooty, smoky and sweet.
St Idesbald Tripel
2/5. Rich dark gold colour but not much in the nose. Very bitter on the tongue and a rather acidic aftertaste.
Blanche de Namur
3/5. Hazy, golden white beer. Taste doesn’t quite live up to the extraordinary bouquet but still a friendly proposition.
Caracole Saxo
3/5. Dark gold and just a little cloudy. Lightly floral scent and a touch of something spicy. Very smooth.
La Guillotine
5/5. Golden and lively with plenty of fizz. A little harsh as it meets the tongue, but packs a mature and very mellow finish. Definitely one of my favourite blondes.
Straffe Hendrik Brugs Tripel 9°
4/5. Crisp and bubbly, with a trace of metallic taste giving way to a slightly fruity, slightly peppery body.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Madrid
No single landmark symbolises Madrid, just a huge collection of colourful scenes.
- Originally published: 13 Oct 2010 in Europe
Lower Lesse
Before reaching the Meuse, the Lesse river flows through a long, deep and green valley bordered by limestone cliffs.
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2010 in Walking
Pajottenland
While Flemish towns retain a certain unchangeable character, the Flemish weather does not.
- Originally published: 29 Nov 2009 in Walking
Vallée du Samson
Non-stop rain and a long diversion due to hunting: it’s everything an autumn hike in Wallonie can offer!
- Originally published: 11 Oct 2009 in Walking
The Last King of Scotland
A masterclass in biopic acting from Forest Whitaker.
- Originally published: 30 Sep 2007 in Film
Stop ACTA!
A privately-negotiated international trade agreement that's anti-sharing, anti-privacy and anti-democratic.
Let's put a stop to ACTA.
Who you gonna call?
Hello, you. I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name as those guys. I'm a user experience consultant, expatriate, traveller, writer and pro cycling enthusiast.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert. I started my website in 2005 and I've been running it ever since.
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Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.