Category: Beyond Belgium

News about Belgian and Belgian-style beer outside of Belgium

  • Max’s Belgian Beer Festival (Baltimore) is February 15-18: huge beer list

    Max’s Belgian Beer Festival (Baltimore) is February 15-18: huge beer list

    Max’s Taphouse Belgian Belgian Beer Festival, one of the premier Belgian beer fests in the USA, is coming up next weekend. The beer list, as every year, is huge: over 200 Belgian beers on draft, and 200+ in bottles over the course of the four days of the President’s Day weekend. For you lambic fans…

  • The Veil Brewing Company Grand Opening set for April 16

    The Veil Brewing Company Grand Opening set for April 16

    The much-anticipated The Veil Brewing Company of Richmond, Virginia, has set its Grand Opening date as Saturday, April 16. “We will have a minimum of four different beers on draft, special glassware, limited screen printed posters, limited edition t-shirts, and more for sale. There is a slight possibility that we will also have a small…

  • The Veil Brewing Company fires up its brewhouse and coolship in Richmond, Virginia

    The Veil Brewing Company fires up its brewhouse and coolship in Richmond, Virginia

    Last weekend, the ranks of U.S. breweries producing spontaneously fermented beers grew by one. On Friday, March 4, The highly-anticipated The Veil Brewing Company of Richmond, Virginia, fired up its Premier Stainless Systems brewhouse, and its specially built, 15-barrel coolship. The Veil Brewing Company is located at 1301 Roseneath Road, in the very popular Scott’s…

  • The Veil Brewing Company, Richmond, Virginia

    The Veil Brewing Company, Richmond, Virginia

    Here in Richmond, Virginia, The Veil Brewing Company should open sometime this winter. While it is not a Belgian brewery, The Veil is at least partly inspired by Belgium, and its great lambic beers. The Veil Brewing Company will brew spontaneously fermented beers, as well as barrel aged brews, and other beers. Brewer and co-founder…

  • Ommegang Game of Thrones Fire and Blood Red Ale

    Ommegang Game of Thrones Fire and Blood Red Ale

    For you Game of Thrones fans out there, and those who just like a good beer, Ommegang has a special brew that will debut in stores on March 31st. A bottle happened to find its way to me recently. I love it when that happens. When beer knocks on your door, you don’t turn it…

  • MBAA (Master Brewers Association of America) glassware

    MBAA (Master Brewers Association of America) glassware

    I have some old glassware from MBAA conventions, going back to as early as 1969 in Toronto. I don’t really want these glasses anymore, so if anyone is interested, feel free to make a monetary or beer trade offer for them. higrav1 AT gmail dot com