I am the last person on Planet Earth to deny Belgian brewers rank amongst the best in the world and they brew some damn good beer, but I was amazed about the way many Belgians twisted and turned the recent placement of their beer culture on Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...
Beer survey by Mercure hotels presents interesting insights: does ‘women’s beer’ exist after all?!
International beer day, celebrated annually on the first Friday of August, saw Mercure hotels present the results of its Beer Survey. A thousand Dutch and Belgian beer drinkers answered a variety of questions on their preferences in style, drinking occasions and combining beer with food. The results were sometimes remarkable. A lot has been written about ...
What’s in a name….
Not so long ago, a Facebook discussion touched upon the topic of beer names. Some thoroughly enjoyed the whacky creativity, other found it to be nonsense and proof of poor beer. I found it food for thought. With names like ‘Sexy Motherbocker’ or ‘F*ck de kerstboom staat in de fik’ (F*ck, the Christmas Tree is ablaze’) ...
OHIM – Beer trends 2016: what will be hot and what do I hope for – my five predictions
It was a learning experience, talking about other people’s beer predictions. So it’s time to put my own neck in the rope, my head on the chopping block – time to turn my cheek and be slapped. Please don’t spare me when reviewing my five predictions for Netherland, Beer land 2016! Would Heineken knów this? What’ll ...
Beer trends 2016 – what’ll be hot, and what do I hope for – part 3
Recently an amusing blog popped up on biernetwerk.nl, a site I recommend you to follow. The writer posted his biggest grievances in a piece called ‘These 7 beer trends we’d rather see disappear in 2016’ - entertaining and instructive! Kim Lentjes predicted five beer trends for this year on her fine blog genietenmetbier.nl and Sligro’s ...
Beer trends 2016 – what’ll be hot, and what do I hope for – part 1
Recently an amusing blog popped up on biernetwerk.nl, a site I recommend you to follow. The writer posted his biggest grievances in a piece called ‘These 7 beer trends we’d rather see disappear in 2016’ - entertaining and instructive! Kim Lentjes predicted five beer trends for this year on her fine blog genietenmetbier.nl and Sligro’s ...