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This Is Senne’s Valley — On Gueuze Blendery Het Boerenerf of Huizingen, Belgium

Senne Eylenbosch’s Obsession With "Deserving His Own Plums" in the World of Lambic

16/02/2024 25 min read

Through blendery Het Boerenerf, Senne Eylenbosch saved his farm, discovered his identity, and continued his family’s storied Lambic heritage.

Jungle Cruise — How Brasserie La Jungle Lost Themselves, and Found Something New

Brewing English Bitters, Fruit Sauvage, and Table Beers in Brussels

08/11/2023 25 min read

When you travel the Belgian coast by tram—the world’s longest single tram line—what sort of food and drink culture will you experience?

Flavour Track — A Culinary Crawl On Belgium’s Coastal Tram

Exploring Food and Drink Culture Along the World’s Longest Single Tram Line

13/09/2023 60 min read

When you travel the Belgian coast by tram—the world’s longest single tram line—what sort of food and drink culture will you experience?

Border Hopping at Baarle’s Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar

How Brewer Ronald Mengerink Pushes the Boundaries of Belgian Beer

15/12/2022 29 min read

How did Ronald Mengerink push the boundaries of beer with De Dochter van de Korenaar in the cartographically strange village of Baarle?

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This Is Senne’s Valley — On Gueuze Blendery Het Boerenerf of Huizingen, Belgium

Senne Eylenbosch’s Obsession With "Deserving His Own Plums" in the World of Lambic

16/02/2024 25 min read

Through blendery Het Boerenerf, Senne Eylenbosch saved his farm, discovered his identity, and continued his family’s storied Lambic heritage.

Jungle Cruise — How Brasserie La Jungle Lost Themselves, and Found Something New

Brewing English Bitters, Fruit Sauvage, and Table Beers in Brussels

08/11/2023 25 min read

When you travel the Belgian coast by tram—the world’s longest single tram line—what sort of food and drink culture will you experience?

Flavour Track — A Culinary Crawl On Belgium’s Coastal Tram

Exploring Food and Drink Culture Along the World’s Longest Single Tram Line

13/09/2023 60 min read

When you travel the Belgian coast by tram—the world’s longest single tram line—what sort of food and drink culture will you experience?

Border Hopping at Baarle’s Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar

How Brewer Ronald Mengerink Pushes the Boundaries of Belgian Beer

15/12/2022 29 min read

How did Ronald Mengerink push the boundaries of beer with De Dochter van de Korenaar in the cartographically strange village of Baarle?

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THE PODCAST

The show that uncorks Belgian beer culture

EP048 | Tingles in the Jungle

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

22/11/2023 2 min read

Christophe Bravin and Félix Damien of Brasserie La Jungle talk about Saisons, traditional English styles, and mixed fermentation fruit beers.

EP047 | The Belgian Coast

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

20/09/2023 2 min read

We took the Kusttram the length of the Belgian coast to explore its food and drink culture and share with you the places worth exploring.

EP046 | Belgian Beer Festivals

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

21/06/2023 4 min read

We talk Belgian beer festivals with Stéfan Cauwenbergs (Billie's), Bart Vanneste (Bruges), and Jan Machiel van Bragt (Kerstbierfestival).

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CAFÉ SOCIETY

Celebrating the spaces at the heart of Belgian beer

La Fleur en Papier Doré

Café Society

18/04/2024 3 min read

La Fleur en Papier Doré (Het Goudblommeke in Papier) is a Brussels estaminet with a surreal twist that forms part of Belgium's Café Society.

Den Herberg

Café Society

06/03/2024 2 min read

Den Herberg is a café and lambic brewery in Halle serving traditional Belgian beers alongside their own range of Ales and Lambics.

Café de Hanekeef

Café Society

24/01/2024 2 min read

Café de Hanekeef is the oldest bar in Mechelen (dating back to 1886). It's located near Mechelen's Veemarkt, part of Belgium's Café Society.

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HUMANS OF BELGIAN BEER

Photographic portraits which celebrate a people and their culture.

The Tour Guide

Humans of Belgian Beer

13/12/2023 3 min read

The Heir

Humans of Belgian Beer

26/09/2023 3 min read

The Writer

Humans of Belgian Beer

14/06/2023 4 min read

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