http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/ Belgian Beer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:56:25 GMT BelgiumGBG@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/295 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/295 Fair point Don but I was only counting proper oak-aged lambic. Frank Boon's storage is by far the largest. While I would accept that his oude geuze and oude Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:59:27 GMT Stocker, Roger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/294 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/294 I did wonder but this is the time of year that many strange things happen. Strangest yet was In de Vrede actually had the 6 and 8 for sale yesterday.. max 6 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:00:20 GMT Don Scheidt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/293 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/293 Tim, doesn't Boon have a rather long way to go to become the world's largest lambic brewer? HORAL's data show Lindemans to be the largest, currently, with Mort Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:11 GMT BelgiumGBG@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/292 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/292 Boon Kriek is made with a light lambic called meerts, contains a lot of cherries and becomes mainly a fruit drink with a slight lambic edge to it. Its main Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:27:12 GMT robbeer2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/291 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/291 Hi Some of you may have recieved a message in your mail box about being unsubscribed from Belgian-Beer. You have not been unsubscribed from this group. This is Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:30:11 GMT gazza@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/290 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/290 ... Boon beers are at the bland, very young end of lambic beers apart from ones labelled "Marriage Parfait" which are slightly better but still not that good Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:00:57 GMT watneysredbarrel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/289 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/289 I hope this isn't too stupid a question, but I had draught Boon Kriek last week in Mechelen and didn't think much of it. I wondered how closely related it was Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:31:36 GMT MATTHEW WILSON http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/288 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/288 Wotcha Nick. Anker of Mechelen and I believe it ios Gouden Carolus rebadged.. Mat ________________________________ From: "lym.flyer@..." Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:56:37 GMT lym.flyer@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/287 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/287 Gentlemen, Your help please. I have another Mystery Beer for you. It is called: Straffe Charel. 7.5% I had it in the Station Buffet at Olen, near Antwerp, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:04:42 GMT BelgiumGBG@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/286 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/286 Don't bother to go to Lautene - it closed. Ditto the two others in that area, Mortal's and St Donat. As a pour substitute, there is a new beer cafe-bistro in Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:38:38 GMT Stocker, Roger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/285 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/285 I am planning to go there on the 4th July so will try it for myself - was it good (the railway and the beer)? We are hoping to visit wither Brasserie Caracole Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:14:34 GMT MATTHEW WILSON http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/284 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/284 Nick, That beer is, I believe, brewed by Brasserie des Fagnes in Mariembourg surprisingly enough!!, or it was when I had it several years ago. Hope this helps, Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:55:50 GMT lym.flyer@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/283 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/283 Gentlemen, Your help please. Last week I visited the steam railway at Mariembourg and purchased a 75cl bottle of their beer. It is called: Speciale du Chemin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:15:10 GMT Doug Neumann http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/282 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/282 Hard to believe that you could improve on the last edition of the GBG Belgium, but I am very impressed. The beer bar list seems to be more comprehensive ( and Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:23:50 GMT dvdthornhill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/281 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belgian-beer/message/281 I occasionally show a few CAMRA type friends around Belgium and it is unsurprising really that their concept of quality beer comes from much practice back in