Farewell, Father … It’s Beer War
How do wars start? In some explosive countries, the trigger can be as simple as a disputed result of a soccer match. In Belgium, the argument is more likely to be over beer. A civil war seemed on the cards ...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Trappist Ale Distribution
Bierkraft in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn is the sort of place most beer lovers would step over their mothers to spend time—and money—in regularly....
Belgian Masterpieces, American Style
“Mussels in Brussels?” That’s what the gal who wrote our plane ticket asked us before our first trip to Belgium....
Celebrating a Trappist Triumph
The Trappist ales of Belgium and the Netherlands, produced in breweries attached to abbeys, are world famous. They include Chimay, La Trappe and Orval, the most widely exported beers. They are produced by monks who help maintain their churches and ...
