Once again, the World Beer Challenge held their annual Specialty Beer Styles Competition and, as always, intriguing results came to the surface. In the Fruit Beer Category, Unibroue’s Quelque Chose, which translates to “something else,” stood out (91 points). It truly is something else: a very versatile beer that can be served at cellar temperature,... View Article
The notion of brewing a “one-off” is not uncommon. But there is a whole family of styles, the lambics, that fit said bill with respect to convention. So individual are they, that virtually every aspect of their production is anarchistic. Brewing, fermentation, aging, maturation, and even ingredients are distinctive. The result is a beer that... View Article
Tim Webb is best known for his book Good Beer Guide to Belgium and Holland, which is widely considered to be the best guide covering all aspects of the Belgian beer scene. With the just released LambicLand, he and co-authors Chris (“Podge”) Pollard (who runs beer tours to Belgium from his native England) and Joris... View Article
Horse blanket. Barnyard. Old Leather. Musty. Cheesy. Cidery. Fruity. Tart. Acidic. Lactic. Dry. Put them all together and you’ve found yourself a lambic. And a damn good one, at that.
