Tag: flanders
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.
Roste Jeanne
2/5. A beer to celebrate the history of a woman burned at the stake, but it didn’t set me alight.
Schuppenboer Tripel
4/5. A group of former amateur enthusiasts from Turnhout have turned out this soft and fruity tripel with lots of coriander.
Sint Bernardus Christmas Ale
4/5. Stronger and less smooth than the 12 Abt but with many of the same flavours – definitely a winter warmer.
De Dolle Special Extra Export Stout
3/5. Impressive appearance and fruity aromas somewhat let down by overpowering salty flavour.
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.
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.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Zodiac
Overlong and slightly overambitious but a welcome return for Fincher and a careermaker for Ruffalo.
- Originally published: 20 May 2007 in Film
Hallstatt
This little lakeside village in the Austrian Salzkammergut region must be one of the most picturesque in Europe.
- Originally published: 13 Feb 2011 in Europe
Grotesque
Kirino’s painful critique of the enormous pressure put on Japanese youth to conform and succeed needs no advertisements.
- Originally published: 14 Oct 2008 in Books
Overijse – Brussels
J was spending the day at Overijse so I got a lift there and walked home on lots of trails, some familiar and some new to me.
- Originally published: 21 Feb 2012 in Walking
The Queen
Comes highly recommended to even the hardest republicans.
- Originally published: 27 Feb 2007 in Film
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