Historic beers by Roel Mulder
The years 1880-1940 must have been the heyday of various local and regional beers, such as the brown beer of Aarschot. This interesting historical brew, sweet-sour in taste, is still very much alive. The post Aarschot: no finer beer than a Brown one appeared first on Lost Beers .
Belgian Beer World, a 90 million tourist attraction in Brussels: surely one might expect a bit of quality? Alas: it's the biggest pile of historical 'fake news' I’ve ever seen put together. It's time for a fact check! The post Your historical bullshit guide to Belgian Beer World appeared first on Lost Beers .
For a beer tourist, there's no better place than Belgium. Let's go to Brussels for a look inside the Abbey beer museum at Grimbergen, the Beer museum on the Grand-Place, and the Belgian Beer World at La Bourse. The post Three beer experiences in and around Brussels appeared first on Lost Beers .
This year, the Jopen brewery in Haarlem celebrates its 30th birthday! Which is fantastic, however: where does that name come from? From the Medieval 112 litre barrels once used to ship Haarlem's beer, or so the story goes. Let's check that... The post Fact check: the 112 litre Jopen barrels appeared first on Lost Beers .
The Bock beer book has hit the stores. But what is Dutch bock beer exactly? And was it always an autumn beer? The post The shifting Dutch bock beer season appeared first on Lost Beers .
Recently, I was invited to talk about saison history on the Chicago-based Beer Temple podcast. Why don't you give it a listen! The post Listen to me talking about saison on the Beer Temple podcast appeared first on Lost Beers .
Last week, I found a new starting date for one of my favourite beer types: lambic. And it has everything to do with a magic lantern. The post Thanks to the magic lantern: lambic is (slightly) older than we thought appeared first on Lost Beers .
The beautiful old town of Lier currently does not have its own brewery. It does however have a story to tell about historical beers. The post Caves: another lost Belgian beer appeared first on Lost Beers .
It's the summer holidays. Time for reading, for instance on Belgian beer. Unfortunately, there are many books out there that teach you not that much, full of falsehoods and fastidiously repeated hogwash. So, which books can actually tell you something useful? The post Become an expert on Belgian beer history with these 10 books appeared first on Lost Beers .
The end was more sudden than expected, we now say goodbye to... Wieckse Witte. Heineken is killing off this Dutch white beer. Time to look back on the life of a beer that may be a symbol of an era. The post In remembrance of Wieckse Witte appeared first on Lost Beers .