Fantôme Dark White (4.5%)
Woah, that’s a rush. I took a mouthful of this and it hit me like a speedball. The flavours come so fast. Liquorice root and chives, mushrooms, cabbage, lemon curd, sherbet, french bread and silage....
View ArticleBrasserie Dupont Saison Cuvée Dry Hopping 2014 (6.5%)
From the moment you pop the cork you know you’re in the presence of something a little bit special. The aroma is an amazing mix of flowerbeds and straw, honey and wood shavings, and then you take a...
View ArticleBrouwerij De Dochter Van De Korenaar Belle-Fleur (6%)
Would you believe me if I told you that this is delicious? Would you believe me if I told you that it’s a Belgian brewed IPA with all the lightness of touch you’d expect from the wonderful brewers of...
View ArticleBrouwerij The Musketeers Troubadour Magma (9%)
I don’t often review Belgian beer as generally so much has already been written about them, but I have to say something about this. I bought it because I was told by David Martin (@rdgmartin) that it...
View ArticleDuvel Tripel Hop 2015 (9.5%)
This year’s Tripel Hop is brewed with Saaz and Styrian Golding with Equinox for dry hopping, and it may well be my favourite of this series yet. You get the usual Duvel French bread crusts and salted...
View ArticleBrouwerij Duvel Moortgat Tripel Hop 2016 (9.5%)
Since 2008, Duvel have been releasing a limited edition Tripel Hop version of their beer, each time with a different third hop. This year it’s the American experimental HBC 291, and it’s the best...
View ArticleDuvel’s Tripel Hop Beer: You Be The Judge
Over the last six years Duvel have been brewing an annual version of their Golden Ale with a third hop, and each year just about every beer drinker I know has been looking forward to them. On the whole...
View ArticleBrouwerij De Brabandere Petrus Mixers
Brouwerij De Brabandere have released a set of three beers that can be mixed together to create your own flavour profiles. It’s a nice idea and one that I was intrigued to try. All of the range of...
View ArticleBrouwerij Struise XXX 2014 Reserva Bourbon Barrel Aged (10%)
I don’t usually write about Belgian beer because it’s all been written about so many times before, and often described much better than I ever could. But this is superb. A Rye Quad aged in Bourbon...
View ArticleBrussels Beer Project Leviathan (9%)
Other than being a little bit disappointed by how small this bottle is – you only get 250ml – this is an absolutely super beer. Leviathan is a Cognac aged Barley Wine that’s deep and rich, round and...
View ArticleBrasserie {C} Torpah 90 (6%)
A Belgian beer hopped solely with Chinook, this is a lip curlingly bitter delight. It’s a bright sunny golden beer with a little bubbly head and an aroma somewhere between pencil shavings and walnut...
View ArticleGenste Stadsbrouwerij Gruut: Is It Hip Not To Hop?
Did you know there was a time before hops? It’s hard to believe, right? I remember reading some years ago that a grain based fermented drink that doesn’t have hops in it should be called an Ale and got...
View ArticleLeeds Home Brew Club Belgian Beer Competition
“Would you like to judge a Belgian Beer Competition,” asked Ian during an internet natter. “Would I?” I replied, “yeah, go on then. What date is it happening?” Sadly I couldn’t get up to Leeds for the...
View ArticleBelgians In Britain: The Brouwerij Haacht Range
Brouwerij Haacht is an independently owned family brewery, brewing beer in Belgium for over a hundred years. They make a wide range of modern and traditional beer styles and now they’re being imported...
View ArticleCanopy Beer Belgian Red Ale With Sour Cherries (5.5%)
Oh my, this is a bit special. The red malts create a sticky toffee, brown sugar, honey, brioche and Belgian waffle body. Sweet and warm, chewy and satisfying, it’s the deep heart of the beer, buoyed up...
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