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25/06/2016: Brussels beer day with ABC

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Our collegues from ABC – the Antwerp Beer College – organize a …

Brussel

Brussels Beer Day

And we are also invited!
Under the motto ‘1 event, 2 beer tasting associations and 3 breweries = 1 big party!‘ 🙂

When?

On Saturday 25 June 2016.

  • Meeting place 1: Antwerp Central Station, the train of 9h40 at track 4 (IC train to Binche) – There will be someone with a fluorescent vest! Arrival at Brussels-Midi is scheduled for 10h32.
  • Meeting place 2: Brasserie Cantillon (Gheudestraat 56 at 1070 Anderlecht) at 10h45.

Schedule

  • 11h00: guided tour anf tasting in Brasserie Cantillon
  • 12h00-12h30: walk towards the Marolles
  • 13h00-13h30: visit to the Brewery “En Stoemelings” with tasting of their beers
  • 14h00-14h30: walk towards Brussels Centre
  • 15h00: visit to Brussels Beer Project with accompanying tasting
  • 17h00: end of the event, alyhough there still is the possibility to pass and stop at BrewDog Brussels. (If you like to go home at that time, you are of course free to go.)

Brussels Beer Day

Subscribe?

Only possible through the website www.antwerpsbiercollege.be — members of the Lambikstoempers  have to add ‘LS’ in front of their name!
NOTE: The number of places is limited! Max. subscriptions = 30 people.

Cost price?

  • members of ABC/Lambikstoempers/Zythos= 10 euro
  • Non-members = 15 euro

Antwerps BierCollege

Good to know

  • Bring your own lunch!
  • If you travel by train: buy your train ticket in time.
  • The distancies between the breweries will be done on foot. So wear appropriate footwear. Long live the exercise!  🙂

Until then!

2nd Tilquin English Beer Festival

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Tilquin English Beer Festival 2016

Next weekend – on Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 Mai 2016 – geuze blender Pierre Tilquin organises the  Tilquin English Beer Festival for the second time, with a selection of 13 most innovative British breweries + 1 extra guest from France, which answers to the same criteria.

Whp will be there?

  • Beavertown Brewery
  • Brew by Numbers
  • Burning Sky Brewery
  • Buxton Brewery
  • Cloudwater Brew Co
  • Magic Rock Brewing
  • Moor Beer Company
  • Partizan Brewing
  • Siren Craft Brew
  • The Kernel Brewery
  • Thornbridge Brewery
  • Weird Beard Co
  • Wild Beer Co
  • Brasserie du Mont Salève (FR)

Discover the beers they bring on the Facebook event-page.

English beers

Open doors day

On this occasion Pierre also opens his doors to the general public, who are welcome for a guided tour in the “Gueuzerie” and a free lambic!

Of course, he himself is also present at the festival, with the following beers:

  • Assemblage Tilquin (lambic)
  • Faro Tilquin
  • Gueuze Tilquin on draught
  • Oude Gueuze Tilquin
  • Oude Quetsche Tilquin (2 versions : with “Prunes de Namur” or with “Quetsches véritables d’Alsace”)
  • Oude Mûre Tilquin
  • Stout Rullquin

Practical details

Everyone is welcome at the Gueuzerie Tilquin (Chaussée Maïeur Habils 110 at 1430 Bierghes) on Saturday 30 April from 12h00 until 22h00 and Sunday 1 Mei from 11h00 until 21h00.

Start packages are 14 euro (entrance + glass + beer list + 4 tokens) and 25 euro (entrance + glass + beer list + 12 tokens). The entrance is valid for both days. All beers – in 15 cl tasting glass – cost 1 to 2 tokens. One token costs 1.50 euro.

For the hungry there will be food trucks. For the youth there is a bouncy castle. And for those who want to take a souvenir home: there is also a shop where both the British beers and the Tilquin products will be sold.

Reportedly, there even is a regular shuttle service between the station of Enghien and the Gueuzerie Tilquin at Bierghes. So … Untill then!

Oud Beersel presents: Bersalis Sourblend

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Exactly 10 years ago Gert Christiaens revived “stekerij Oud Beersel”. And this calls for a celbration! With a new beer, a new cask warehouse and … an old car.

Bersalis Sourblend bier

Bersalis Sourblend

On November 25 2005 Oud Beersel was officially reopened with the launch of Bersalis Tripel. To celebrate these 10 years a new beer was just presented, Bersalis Sourblend, a mixed fermented beer, obtained by a blend of Bersalis with 30% lambic.

Those who would like to taste it, can do this in the next weeks in Brasserie Gravenhof (Dworp), Boelekewis (Huizingen), Hoppy Loft Delirium Café (Brussels), Honoloeloe (Mechelen), Gollem, Via Via Café and ’t Waagstuk (Antwerp). Also at “De Lambiekfeesten” (Alsemberg), the Entrepreneur Night (Alsemberg), The Night of the Great Thirst (Itterbeek) and the Zythos Beer Festival 2016 (Leuven). From the end of may on Bersalis Sourblend will also be available in a 33cl-bottle.

Oud Beersel foedermagazijn

New cask warehouse

At the restart in 2005 Oud Beersel consisted of a historic building with empty barrels and brewing equipment that barely stood the ravages of time. There were continuous investments since its reropening. And behold, Gert Christiaens has just inaugurated the new cask warehouse on the second floor of the “stekerij”, which actually doubles its capacity.

“This is a project on which we worked on for more than 4 years and it’s the ‘kriek’ (cherry) on top of our work of the last 10 years”, Gert testifies. At the official opening were present: amoung others a very enthousiastic mayor Hugo Vandaele. FYI: the recently added casks – of which the tallest ones contain 120hl beer – originally were used for the Italian top wine Brunello di Montalcino.

Oud Beersel oldtimer

Oud Beersel oldtimer

The previous owner of Oud Beersel drove around with his beer barrels with an 1959 Opel Blitz. And yes, this car was completely restored. “A piece of heritage that we wouldn’t let go to waste”, according to Gert. Although the pickup won’t ever be used to deliver barrels, nor would it be possible to make tours with it in the neighbourhood.

“You will be able to spot this oldtimer at several events”, Gert explains. “This month even during the Night of the Great Thirst in Itterbeek and at the Lambiekfestival in Beersel, for example.” So everyone, go and see!

More info: www.oudbeersel.com