Forest Road Brewing Co. isn’t your typical London brewery. While most of the capital’s emerging small brewers produce small quantities of a wide range of beers on tiny, cramped kits on industrial estates, Forest Road’s head-brewer Pete Brown heads out to Belgium every couple of months to brew 15,000 litres of Work, the brewery’s signatureContinue reading “In conversation with… Pete Brown, founder of Forest Road Brewing Co”
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‘Good beer takes time’: How a trip to Flanders dispelled the myth that fresh is best
Around 90 per cent of all Belgian hops are grown in the hop fields of Poperinge, a quaint municipality in the province of West Flanders. The surrounding countryside contains over 275 hectares dedicated to the growth of Humulus Lupulus plants, stretching ever-higher towards the skyline. The region’s association with the famous plant goes back asContinue reading “‘Good beer takes time’: How a trip to Flanders dispelled the myth that fresh is best”
Gueuzing in Ghent – 48 hours in Belgium’s student capital
Belgium will always hold a special place in my heart. It was, after all, a trip to Bruges in 2013 that kickstarted my love affair with beer in earnest. I was a naive 19-year old who knew they didn’t really enjoy drinking mass-produced commercial lager, but had little idea of the sheer variety of beerContinue reading “Gueuzing in Ghent – 48 hours in Belgium’s student capital”
Photo Gallery – Bruges (December 2013)
An excellent but somewhat hazy trip that really kickstarted my love for Belgian beer.
Beeson On Beer 