A few months ago I posted a photo of some street art I came across over by the Fulton Market while on a run to get some propane for brewing. I was struck by the piece’s scale, but I was also taken aback by what seemed a kind of mocking, mischeivousness that animated the death [...]
Tag Archives: Belgium
ROA in Chicago
Posted in Instructional, Places, Processes, Review Also tagged Brussels, Chicago, Ghent, Graffiti, ROA, Street Art Leave a comment
Rochefort Abbey Damaged by Fire
Bad, bad, bad news from southern Belgium.
Pork Tenderloin with Apple-Sage, Tripel Karmeliet Sauce
Last night we had a lovely evening of eating great food, drinking delicious beer & whiskey and watching Wonder Showzen. It was a glorious evening of good people exploring the many potentials of their still capable nervous systems. It was a lot like what I’d imagine church would be like if people didn’t spend their [...]
Posted in Beer, Event, Instructional, Recipes Also tagged blanton's, craftbeer.com, Dark Lord, hudson whiskey, pappy van winkel, platekaas, rock hill whiskey, spiritsreview.com, Willard Skynard Devotionliner, wonder showzen Leave a comment
There’s a New Geuze Blender in Town
That is if you’re town is Rebecq, Belgium. But, yeah, I was just reading over on ThirstyPilgrim.com that a former employee of the van Roy’s is making his dream a reality, opening up a geuze blendery called Geuzerie Tilquin. He’s currently phasing out his current day job as a statistician for a bank and, come [...]
Posted in Beer, Event Also tagged blendign, Cantillon, Geuze, Geuzerie Tilquin, lambics, Rebecq, van Roy's Leave a comment
Brewing Season is Upon Us
Before I left for Belgium we brewed what would be our first and final beer for the summer of 2010, a delicious and successful Saison. When I returned from my trip I learned that we had lost our sweet brewing space. Fortunately, we’ve got another lined up, it’s just not quite as cherry (or close) [...]
Posted in Beer, Grilling, Review Also tagged 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA, Bad Man Old Rye, BeerAdvocate.com, Chicago, Homebrewing, Ichibad, New Holland, Porter, Repo Man, Revolution Brewery, Saison, Stone Leave a comment
Chicago Cycling Club
After returning from two weeks in the beer-puddled paradise of Belgium, coming back to the well worn grooves of my ‘real’ life, I’ve found myself in a very real and tangible depression. I’ve had to stop drinking due to some unsurprising health concerns (‘stop drinking’ = only drink 3 days a week, though this will [...]
Posted in Biking, Event, Gear Also tagged Chicago Cycling Club, Jamis, Psychic Bunny Bike Blitzkrieg 1 Comment
Chicken Waterzooi with Belgian Ale
I made a deadly tasty dish last night, my first experiment in cooking with Belgian Ales, Chicken Waterzooi. It’s a classic Belgian dish, originally made with seafood, but, these days, you typically find it made with chicken. Since there’s a lot more chickens around Chicago then sturgeon I decided I’d move forward with mine using [...]
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