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Ghent The Beer Bit

08/11/2012 Leave a comment

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

 

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Water House.   And up close.
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Duchesse de Bourgogne – Verhaeghe – 6% ABV. A   Ignore the glass. Pechebier – Lindemans – 2.0% ABV. B+
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The bar.   Bacchus Oud Bruin – Honsebrouck – 4.0% ABV. B+
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Chapeau Gueuze – De Troch – 5.5% ABV. B+   Ghent has bikes.
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Two friendly trains.   I like trains.

 

By the river

Cantillon Brewery – A Quick Revisit

08/11/2012 Leave a comment

A new floor

 

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Local lad, probably drinks Cantillon.   Brewery, museum and van.
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The bar and shop.   Where the wild yeast does its magic, nearly fully drained.
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And it drained into here.   Ingredients.
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Laying down a cellar.   The bottling line.
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No reason, just looks good.   See left.

 

And filmed for Japanese TV

Flying to Brussels

08/11/2012 Leave a comment

Garden – November 2012

04/11/2012 2 comments

Prepping for Brussels

03/11/2012 Leave a comment

Prepping for #BRU12

03/11/2012 Leave a comment

Newport

 

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The Godfrey Morgan with festival flags   Tutto Fi Brodo – Birra Del Borgo – 4.2% ABV. Little amber ale with a refreshing complex taste B+
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Terra Firma – Everards – 4.5% ABV. Creamy head, full bodied but sort of anonymous. B   Golden Porter – Titanic – 4.7% ABV. A golden Porter and it really works. Full of flavour and morish A-
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The Pen & Wig – Newport   Full Nelson – Tiny Rebel – 4.8% ABV. Another hoppy winner from Tiny Rebel, a real bitter A-
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Eclipse – Untapped – 4.4% ABV. Irony alert. Half way between a bitter and a stout, A-    

 

Godfrey Morgan and Pen & Wig