The Rodenbach Brewery which is located in Roeselare, Belgium was founded by the Rodenbach brothers in 1836. Their specialty is barrel aged Flanders Red Ales which are blended, i.e. they use different combinations of 2 year old and young Flanders Red Ales, to create different Rodenbach beer expressions. […]
Before we get to our review of the Belgian beer that you see in the above photo (made by a brewery that I hadn’t heard of until this beer was literally delivered to my front porch!), let’s list some facts and figures about the country of Belgium… Total […]
You know you’re living in the Golden Age of American Craft Beer when you forget that many of the beer styles that we’ve grown to love were created somewhere else. Whether it’s the IPA which originated in England or the Berliner Weisse which originated in Germany or even […]
Whenever I stumble upon a beer that I really enjoy, by a brewer that I’m not all that familiar with, I make it a point to dig deeper into that brewer’s line up to see how they handle other beer styles. Since I really enjoyed the Petrus Aged […]
Lindemans Kriek Lambic. That’s what you see inside the glass in the above photo. And that is my answer to The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. Here is what this week’s challenge was all about: This week, share what you see on the inside. It could be something […]
Ardbeg Unveils the Dream Destination for Whisky Fans on Islay Ardbeg Distillery opens stunning luxury self-catering home . Whisky fans will now get the chance to come and stay at the iconic birthplace of the Ultimate Islay Malt. Ardbeg Distillery, home of the Ultimate Islay Malt, can now offer […]
What is #BelgianBrewReviewWeek? I suppose I could give you an explanation in my own words, but why do that when several others have done it for me? Here is how our friend Sean Foushee explained it on Instagram: Calling all Instagram (IG) beer fans, #belgianbrewreviewweek is coming! Join […]
I bought this bottle of Petrus Aged Pale by mistake during a recent lunch time beer run to The Foodery. I know what you’re thinking. How does one buy a beer by mistake? Here’s how it happened… After reading a positively mouth watering review of a Petrus beer […]
To further my education on sours, I have followed G-Lo’s lead and picked up the Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Ale, the Cuvée des Jacobins Flemish Sour Ale, the Duchesse De Bourgogne Flemish Red Ale and the Rodenbach Original. Some of this education has been met with great success (The Duchesse and […]
A while ago, I had picked up a six pack of Rodenbach from Roger Wilco. I had had a number of the bottles and shared one or two with the Boozedancers when it dawned on me that I had not reviewed the beer. The beer is produced by […]