Our next stop on the world tour is West Flanders, Belgium, specificlally the village of Bellegem near the city of Kortrijk, home to Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste. Maturing inside the wooden vessels known as foudres is the Jacobins range of sour ales.
Category: beer
Malt, Motorways & Madness
There’s no other way to explore a place whose culture is so intertwined with fine beverages than through a glass. That’s especially true of Scotland from both a whisky and beer standpoint. For me, a trip is a complete failure if it’s so over-planned that I don’t actually learn anything during the journey. I’d rather…
Embrace the Bitterness
Last month the folks at Full Sail Brewing Co. invited me along on their annual hop harvest at Sodbuster Farms near Salem, Ore. Here’s a little audiovisual recap of that lovely September day.
Top 5 Things That Will Make Me Smack You at GABF
The Great American Beer Festival is once again upon us and if you’re heading to Denver this week to join in the revelry (as I am) and you don’t want me to beat you up on sight, these are the behaviors from which you should refrain: 5. Applauding when a glass is dropped. Seriously, how old are you?…
NYC: Brews & Brine
I can’t believe Jacob’s Pickles has been around for about a year and I only just made it there for the first time last night—especially considering pickles and beer are two of my desert-island treats. And it still wouldn’t have been on my radar had it not been for the generous invite from the Jacob’s…
Vietnam Flashback
When I was in Singapore and Vietnam about a year and a half ago, I shot a silly little video for beverageworld.com on the burgeoning beer scenes in the two countries. OK, burgeoning is accurate for Singapore. For Vietnam, I’d call it embryonic. (And they still put ice in their beer. It’ll probably take a…
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