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beer knowledge
to some of the best in this beer-mad nation a snug two-floored bar housed in an atmos- phisticated beer cuisine. Not to mention the
(where else but Bruges would you find a pheric 17th-century building. combinations of fruits, herbs and spices in-
statue of Saint Arnold, the patron of brew- Of course, a love of beer is a national fluenced by the monastery breweries. The
ers?). Incredibly the historic brewery is still phenomenon across the whole of Belgium. fact that different beers even have their own
owned by the Maes family. No country takes beer as seriously, has as uniquely shaped glasses says it all really.
At lunch, there’s really only one beer to many distinctive local styles or such a so- Global domination? I’ll raise a glass to that.
order – Brugse Zot. Brewed to a unique
recipe here at De Halve Maan, it’s the only
More beer experiences The Netherlands and Germany
beer actually produced in Bruges itself.
A golden blond beer with a rich froth, it In the Stadhouderskade, Maisel’s Brewery and
contains four different kinds of malt and once the Netherlands’ main Cooperage Museum in Ger-
two aromatic varieties of hop which give the brewery, Amsterdam has a many gives visitors the chance
beer its uniquely fruity taste. At 6% proof, it homage to one of the world’s to explore a complete, authen-
was going down very nicely. favourite brews - Heineken. tic brewery up close, complete
Later that evening, we visited another of Have a go on the “Bottle Ride” with “fragranced” rooms as
Bruges’s beer institutions, called ‘t Brugs – which takes you through the well as a working cooperage.
Beertje (Bruges’s Little Bear). This tasting different processes until you ■
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house features 300 different Belgian beers in emerge as a filled bottle of
beer ready to be consumed. German medieval monasteries
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one from lowly peasants to
Kempinski Hotel Dukes’ Palace Bruges has double
Each year six million visitors the nobility. Enjoy a hearty
rooms from ¤285 per night bed and breakfast.
throng to Oktoberfest (right) Klosterbrau Platter and a few
Kirker has a two-night break at the hotel from £518 per in Germany’s Bavaria for beer chilled Kloster Urtrunk beers
person including return first-class Eurostar, rail from
tasting, music and carnival. at Irsee Monastery Brewery
Brussels to Bruges, and two nights’ bed and breakfast.
It is on now until October 7. Restaurant.
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