About Beer
De Dochter van de Korenaar and the ‘perfect’ beer
Ah...what is the perfect beer? The Beer Idiots sometimes think it is the one in our paws at the time. We hauled off to Baarle-Hertog, Belgium to find out from the master of great beers, Ronald Mengerink of De Dochter van de Korenaar.
Beer Porn: May 2020
We salute label designers and other creative and idiotic endeavours with a selection of this month's beer graphics.
Ramblings of an American COVID confinee in Brussels
Being thus cruelly confined to one's home, it has been necessary to drink beer, says Peter Gutierrez.
The resistance brews at ‘t Verzet
Koen Van Lancker, brewer/co-owner, Brouwers 't Verzet, Anzegem, Belgium talks about oak leaves and not getting bored.
Siphon: old world and new world
Franklin Verdonck talks about how he homebrewed for 15 years, took a course in brewing, and co-founded Siphon Brewing in Damme, Belgium.
La Grande d’Ame finds the soul of beer
Ulrich Deboeck, co-owner/brewer, La Grande d'Ame, Herent, Belgium talks about how he and three friends started brewing in a garden and ended up going commercial.
Nectar Bohème: a wanderer finds his home
Video: Stéphane Renard, owner/brewer of Nectar Bohème, left Pottes, Belgium to work at a variety of jobs far from his family's farm. Now he has...
Force Majeure: dedicated to zero
Stijn Panis, brewer/owner of Force Majeure in Genk, Belgium explains how a triathlon turned him into a brewer of non-alcoholic beer.
Beer Porn: April 2020
We salute label designers and other creative and idiotic endeavours with a selection of this month's beer graphics.
Ale for real – the British way
Andy Cooper, member of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), talks about some of the successes of the organisation in standing up for "live beer" since 1970s.