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Pictures: visit De Feniks & D’Oude Maalderij

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On Saturday 23th of June 2018 we went to West Flanders with a small delegation of Lambikstoempers. First we got a tour at De Feniks brewery (Heule) with a complete explanation in detail about how the different beers are brewed (ingredients and brewing methods), with extra attention for the beers ripened on wood and a guided degustation. Afterwards we went to D’Oude Maalderij (Izegem), for some more tasting – to finish it off – and a blitz visit to the brewery there. In short: another great activity to frame!


























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Pictures: Tasting Cheese & Beer, part(y) 2

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For the second year in a row we blind tasted 2x three cheeses and three beers and tried to make the ideal combination, with the books of Michel Van Tricht and Ben Vinken as a guide. Together we searched which cheese best suited a beer offered, so that they formed a harmonious whole in the mouth … And once again, it became a more than successful and discussion-packed evening! 😉 The offered combinations, which were only announced at the end of the evening:
1st round
1. Li Petit Rossê, a Belgian biological cheese with fresh milk Westmalle Tripel
2. Fourme d’Ambert, a French cheese from Saint-Just Rochefort 8
3. Brugge Blomme, Belgian cheese based on pasteurized cow’s milk Straffe Hendrik
2nd round
1. Mimolette Extra old (18 months), a French cheese based on pasteurized cow’s milk Westmalle Dubbel
2. Brillat Savarin Affiné, French soft cheese based on pasteurized milk Oude Geuze Boon
3. Buche de Tradition Cendrée, soft goat’s cheese with a light gray ash layer Kwaremont
Despite the advice of Vinken & Van Tricht our test panel came to some new/different/better(*) combinations , being the Old Geuze Boon with the Buche de Tradition Cendrée, Kwaremont with the Brillat Savarin Affiné, Straffe Hendrik with Li Petit Rossê and Westmalle Tripel with the Brugge Blomme cheese. (* Les goûts et les couleurs, you know.)

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Pictures: The Lambikstoempers (once again) occupy ‘t Parlement

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Due to the great success last year, De Lambikstoempers vzw once again occupied ‘t Parlement … in Halle, on Sunday 13 May 2018. In the context of the Flemish-Brabant Beer Month, we presented 13 beers of the Pajottenland to the general public, in order to put the richness of the Brabant beer patrimony in the spotlight. We omitted the traditional lambic beers for once and opted for smaller breweries – such as Belgoo (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw), 4 Pajot (Vlezenbeek), Vrijstaat Vanmol (Eizeringen), Dok’s (Asse), Angerik (Dilbeek), Den Herberg (Buizingen), Crystalstick (Herne) and so on. Why? Because the beers of these breweries, unfortunately, are not always known in their own Pajottenland.











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