Being a new, non-traditional craft brewer in Belgium is tough. Especially, if you don’t have a company owned brewing facility. Hailing from a land where beer brewing is almost as regulated as wine making is in France, De Struise Bouwers is turning the heads of craft beer enthusiasts all over the world. Although the name […]
As fate would have it, I was introduced to Birrificio del Ducato Krampus on the evening December 5th. The reason that tasting this particular ale on that specific evening was so significant is because, according to German (and some Slavic) tradition, the Krampus (roving bands of demon-like characters) take to the streets to terrorize children, […]
There is nothing worse than going to an amazing beer bar, drinking ridiculously extraordinary beers … and NOT being able to blog about it because intoxication and memory loss usually ensues consumption. In the past, I brought a notepad with tasting & rating sheets to bars. More often then not, the sheets got ruined and/or […]