{"id":2778,"date":"2015-05-13T15:22:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T19:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2778"},"modified":"2015-05-13T15:22:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T19:22:39","slug":"travel-the-bouncy-castles-of-toer-de-gueuze-2015-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/05\/13\/travel-the-bouncy-castles-of-toer-de-gueuze-2015-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Travel: The Bouncy Castles of Toer de Gueuze, 2015 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6876,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16764319963&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190115093641\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16764319963\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 20:43:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 02:16:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-04 10:59:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 08:18:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 12:54:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 10:53:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 10:53:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6877,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16762142934&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190126015512\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16762142934\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 20:43:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 02:16:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-04 10:59:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 12:54:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 10:53:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 10:53:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6878,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16762171184&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104205047\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16762171184&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 02:16:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-04 10:59:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 08:18:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 08:18:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6879,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16764656633&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190118020341\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16764656633\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 20:43:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 02:16:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-04 11:00:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 08:18:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 12:54:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 12:54:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Belgians love Bouncy Castles. I asked 5 different Belgians from 4 different regions of the country what it is about these contraptions and their presence at beer events in Belgium, \u201cbecause people have kids and you entertain the kids while you drink\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Logically yes but this is a stark contrast between the American and European drinking cultures. Beer tours are a family event for Europeans while Americans are busy trying to find a babysitter. I think American Beer Festivals could use a few more bouncy-castles.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;De Troche - Toer de Gueuze 2015&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16764319963\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"De Troche - Toer de Gueuze 2015\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8898\/16764319963_4794a78f41_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>De Troch\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Mort Subite - Toer de Gueuze 2015&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16762142934\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Mort Subite - Toer de Gueuze 2015\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7776\/16762142934_7be8a5996b_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Mort Subite - Toer de Gueuze 2015&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16762171184\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Mort Subite - Toer de Gueuze 2015\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7786\/16762171184_f02cbd47e3_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mort Subite<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Lindeman&#039;s - Toer de Gueuze 2015&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16764656633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Lindeman&#039;s - Toer de Gueuze 2015\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8840\/16764656633_72a618b5d8_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lindeman\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>These are some seriously incredible air filled castles of fun. Baloeba is making some serious coin during these events. Almost every brewery for TdG had one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Belgians love Bouncy Castles. I asked 5 different Belgians from 4 different regions of the country what it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-03-17T02:15:44Z","apple_news_api_id":"67b3392f-d522-4d48-ae0b-05b09449210a","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-03-17T02:15:44Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AZ7M5L9UiTUiuCwWwlEkhCg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-travel","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-IO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3770,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2012\/06\/12\/travel-post-europe-thoughts-and-ideas\/","url_meta":{"origin":2778,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 Travel: Post-Europe Thoughts and Ideas","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"June 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"My favorite photos coming soon in a special Europe 2012 post. 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