Tag: wallonie
Ramée Blonde
3/5. Sweet, sweet, sweet blond with soft, fruity aromas that goes particularly well with spicy cuisine.
Ninglinspo
Following a bewitching, unpronounceable little river as it flows down a narrow, rocky valley in the Ardennes.
Lower Lesse
Before reaching the Meuse, the Lesse river flows through a long, deep and green valley bordered by limestone cliffs.
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.
The Waterloo battlefield
A walk around the 1815 battlefield near Waterloo with a commentary on the key locations.
Villers-la-Ville
A walk through woodlands and cropfields in the area around the ruins of the Cistercian Abbaye de Villers.
La Mehaigne
The rural Hesbaye-Haspengouw is known for its produce and not much else, but quiet rural settings make for good walking.
How green was their valley
When the map of Belgium was first drawn in 1830, Beauraing was left out and it remained French until the oversight was fixed.
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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.
- Originally published: 9 Jun 2010 in Beer
Papegaei
4/5. Pours bright golden orange like the parrot name suggests but has no need to shout about itself.
- Originally published: 25 Apr 2011 in Beer
Family portraits
Just a few family photos taken recently.
- Originally published: 21 Feb 2007 in Personalia
Walk the Line
Demons and diamonds in this biopic of the late Johnny Cash.
- Originally published: 21 Nov 2006 in Film
Matthew Herbert Big Band
A right Herbert: but sounds as original as these should be cherished.
- Originally published: 3 Oct 2008 in Concerts
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.
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