Belgian Beer Specialist

Brouwerij Timmermans of Itterbeek has just launched two lambics for sale that beer lovers should be very interested in. The venerable brewery, which I covered in great detail here, just released Oude Lambiek 2011 and Kriekenlambiek 2012 in bag-in-box form. Brewmaster Willem Van Herreweghen and owner Anthony Martin had told me of their plans to…

There’s nothing like having a portable trailer purpose built for housing a lot of different beers on draft. Good beers. Great beers, in this case. Anyone that’s had the pleasure of seeing-and drinking from-the Brouwerij Alvinne–De Struise Brouwers “Tap Trailer” will know what I mean. (I just made that name up, but it kinda sounds…

I visited Brouwerij Mort Subite in Kobbegem in November, 2008. It’s full of huge wooden foeders, a classic copper brewhouse, and a fine staff, led by Bruno Reynders. However, at the moment, the products that I’d like to see the most stateside-namely, their Oude Gueuze and Oude Kriek, are not imported to the U.S. Yet,…

Vintage/aged beers are often a hit or miss proposition, but one thing is for sure: dry, tart lambic brews with refermenation in the bottle stand a good chance of aging well. A late 1960’s Brouwerij De Troch Oude Gueuze was one of the revelations of last November’s trip to Belgium. I had never tasted a…