Tag: flanders
Cuvée Delphine
5/5. Rich, complex and promisingly dark, Cuvée Delphine’s stint in Bourbon casks is time well spent.
Black Albert
5/5. Don’t let the heavy alcohol content put you off: Black Albert is nothing less than a sour revelation.
Urthel Samaranth Quadrupel 12
What sort of newlyweds would serve a quadrupel beer instead of fine wine at their wedding reception? Meet the Van Ostadens!
Papegaei
4/5. Pours bright golden orange like the parrot name suggests but has no need to shout about itself.
Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel 11°
3/5. Strong on alcohol but not obviously so. Licorice and rooty vegetable notes. Rather thinner than expected.
Hop Harvest 2010
4/5. A refreshing and well-rounded hop beer from De Ranke. Unexpectedly mild to the taste.
Winterkoninkske
4/5. A drinkable winter warmer packed with plenty of flavours appropriate for the time of year.
Adelardus Bruin
5/5. A heavenly- and heavily-scented ale sampled from the tap, impressively delicate for its type.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
The Templars
A millenium of pre-Templar history condensed into fifty taut pages. Sadly, Catholicism appointed itself the editor of the one that followed.
- Originally published: 28 Sep 2008 in Books
Pajottenland
While Flemish towns retain a certain unchangeable character, the Flemish weather does not.
- Originally published: 29 Nov 2009 in Walking
Machuca
Beautifully shot historical drama that can’t quite connect the small story with the big one.
- Originally published: 12 Feb 2007 in Film
Buena Vista Social Club presents (2008 Tour)
At last year’s Buena Vista Social Club gig, only the cheap seats were left on sale. This time I was better prepared.
- Originally published: 9 May 2008 in Concerts
Is this me?
I was born under a goat or sheep and I retain certain of their traits. According to the Chinese anyway.
- Originally published: 2 Dec 2005 in Editorial
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. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
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.