Chimay 25th Anniversary Celebrations and Special Package Released Throughout U.S.A.AUSTIN, October 06, 2008 - Chimay Trappist Ales have been brewing in Belgium for 146 years and U.S.A. inhabitants have been able to take pleasure in this incomparable beverage for 25 years in the states. In recognition of this grand occasion, Bires de Chimay has designed a special collector goblet to recognize the exportation of Chimay Trappist Ales to the United States for 25 consecutive years. Various Chimay-selling bars throughout the United States will host Chimay 25th Anniversary Celebrations throughout the remainder of the year.  read more »

More Belgian imports are likely in the wake of InBev's deal for Anheuser By CHARLES FORELLE and JOHN W. MILLERJuly 19, 2008; Page W4 Amid all the patriotic tub-thumping about the recently sealed takeover of Anheuser-Busch, maker of all-American King of Beers Budweiser, by Belgian-Brazilian InBev, one vital fact has gotten lost. Americans could soon get to drink a lot more, and more unusual, kinds of beers. WSJ's Charles Forelle and John Miller travel to Belguim to speak with Joris Pattyn, one of Belgium's finest palates, as he weighs in the beers owned by InBev, including Budweiser.  read more »

(Note: I totally messed up, and have since corrected, this post when it was first published. I plum forgot my #1 favorite of the macro micros BLUE MOON BELGIAN WHITE , made by none other than the Adolph Coors Corporation. Ive tried to belittle and knock down this beer, and every time Ive had it, especially the two most recent times, Ive found it to be fantastic. Correction noted on 8/27/08).  read more »

To kick-start this year's Belgian Beers, a first book review by A Brussels Nostalgic. Why does Belgium, of all countries in the world, have such a vast and high quality beer industry and culture? How come so many of Belgiums beers have monastic origins? Where, if not in Belgium, would kids sometimes get light table beer for lunch?  read more »

Mark your calendars boys and girls, because a week from today, Asheville gets its very own Belgian beer bar. The Thirsty Monk will open its doors on Wednesday, January 23rd, adding an entirely new dimension to the beer scene in Asheville. While I have seen the occasional Chimay tap around town, nothing compares to walking into a place and seeing 14 Belgian or Belgian style beers on tap, with over 100 bottles to complement the draft selection.

This is part two of an epic two-part series detailing my beer consumption adventures in Brooklyn, New York last week. In one night I visited two bars and tried four new beers isnt that something worth reading about? Well, read on, my friends. When we last left the plotline, I was being talked into well, thats not quite fair, I was agitating strongly for continuing from BARCADE and checking out the legendary SPUYTEN DUYVIL beer bar in Williamsburg. Ive heard much about this place for a couple of years, but had never broached the doorway until last Tuesday. Now take a look at that doorway, will ya?  read more »

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No doubt as you do, I carry around a supremely dorked-out list of the beers I need to try in the notes section of my cell phone; things people recommend, things I read about on blogs, in magazine, you know. I reckon everybody probably does this, dont you think?  read more »

Oh man, I'm actually writing about a beer called "LES DEUX BRASSEURS". I must be in my friggin' forties.  read more »