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★ An Afternoon at De Hopduvel in Gent Belgium
June 7, 2012
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Soon after mentioning I was going to Belgium, a few emails came asking about doing some trades while…
★ Kegging my Beers + Brew Day #3 – Went Smoothly and I got creative
June 7, 2012
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I brewed 2 days in a row before leaving for Europe. One day after getting back, I wasted…
★ Review: Spearpoint Winery Meritage ’04
June 7, 2012
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Prior to my move to New Hampshire, my friend and mentor and sometimes hacking partner, Dom Sagolla gifted…
★ Review: BrewDog’s Tactical Nuclear Penguin & Sink the Bismarck
June 6, 2012
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Two of the highest ABV beers in the world are brewed by BrewDog in Scotland. These beers are…
★ TomTom’s Map Paradise Project
June 5, 2012
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I work at a cool company. I work on very cool things at this company. Some things I…
★ Rant: Unbalanced Trades are Worse than eBay
June 5, 2012
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Maybe this isn’t worse. I agree on the negatives of selling via eBay. However, I see trades like…
★ An Evening at the Bicycle Bar (Velootje) in Gent Belgium
June 4, 2012
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Two years ago, I was in Gent walking aimlessly with a colleague. She mentioned the bicycle bar and…
★ The Starbucks Concept Store in Amsterdam is Amazing
June 4, 2012
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Earlier this year, a blog that I follow about coffee posted some press images of the new Starbucks…
★ My “Type Dynamics Indicator” (TDI) Results and How They are Spot On
June 4, 2012
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While in Belgium, I attended a day-long workshop to understand my personality with the goal of improving my…
★ An Evening at Jigger’s the Noble Drug Store – Gent Belgium
June 3, 2012
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*This post is not beer related but it involves some beer and some alcohol so I think that…
★ Review: Belle-Vue Sélection Lambic – Vintage 1993
June 1, 2012
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (279) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 31, 2012 Enjoyed this at the Weekend of Spontaneous…
★ Review: 3 Fonteinen Hommage
June 1, 2012
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4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 adamjackson (278) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 31, 2012 Enjoyed this beer in 75CL format…
★ A Visit to Kulminator in Antwerpen Belgium
June 1, 2012
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Kulminator was once voted the #1 Beer Bar in the world by a few independent groups. In recent…
★ Belgium In A Box….An Inside Look at a wonderful online retailer
May 31, 2012
2 min read
I write this from a train returning from Antwerpen to Gent (via Brussels) having just spent an evening…
★ Delirium Cafe in Brussels is Wonderful and Here’s Why
May 31, 2012
3 min read
“Delirium Cafe is for tourists” a friend tells me. He continues, “…but, if you have never been, it’s…
★ I’m on a train.
May 31, 2012
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Hello. It’s 11:30 PM and I’m on a train from Antwerpen to Gent….via Brussels. I missed the…
★ Lessons from Belgium: How to Store and Age Lambic
May 30, 2012
2 min read
The question I see most often is how to store Lambic beers. It comes up in person and…
★ Opstalse Bierpallieters’ Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2012
May 29, 2012
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On Saturday, I spent roughly 6 hours at Tapperij Beukenhof in Belgium for the annual festival. You pay per…
★ One Hundred Ways to Open a Beer Bottle
May 29, 2012
1 min read
Amazing stuff.