The Mad Brewer explores the Low Countries
In 1998 the Mad Brewer once again hit the road is search of brewing Nirvana, this time with his sights on the Netherlands and Belgium. We began garnering our forces at our first destination, in Amsterdam. Here we joined up with the British core (hard core, that is), consisting of Brendan and Steve.
Then it was on to Heikant, where the real fun begins, as the size of our Army swells to...well, the size of a small Army. After two days of way too much fun, and maybe a beer or two, it was on to Leuven for further studies. We bade farewell to the British contingent, and made our way to Brugges, Beersel, Bios, Brussels, Antwerp, and back to Amsterdam. So you want to know what really happened? Who wouldn't, Read on!
San Francisco
October 28, 1998: Farewell America
November 9, 1998: Return of the Beer Crusaders
Amsterdam
October 29, 1998: Heathrow becons
October 29, 1998: Amsterdam
October 29, 1998: Brouwerij 't IJ
October 29, 1998: Wildeman
October 29, 1998: Amsterdam after dark
October 30, 1998: Maxmiliaan
October 30, 1998: PINT Bok Bier Festival
November 8, 1998: The Jester
Heikant
October 31, 1998: Roadtrip
October 31, 1998: Huisbrouwerij
October 31, 1998: Heikant Beer Festival
November 1, 1998: More Heikant Beer Festival
Leuven
November 2, 1998: Domus
Brewery
November 2, 1998: Universum
November 2, 1998: The Blue Cat
November 2, 1998: De Wiering Cafe Resto
Brugges
November 3, 1998: Erasmus
November 3, 1998: t' Brugges Beertje, Part 1
November 3, 1998: Den Dyver
November 3, 1998: De Garre
November 3, 1998: t' Brugges Beertje, Part 2
November 4, 1998: Straffe
Hendrix
November 4, 1998: Taverne Curiosa
Bios
November 5, 1998: Brewery Van Steenberge
November 5, 1998: The unknown tavern
Beersel
November 5, 1998: Tres Fountanous
November 5, 1998: Somewhere in Beersel
November 5, 1998: Centrum
Brussels
November 6, 1998: Cantillon, Part 1
November 7, 1998: Cantillon, Part 2
Antwerp
November 6, 1998: De Grote Witte Arend
November 6, 1998: Kulminator
November 7, 1998: 24 Hour Beer Festival, Part 1
November 8, 1998: 24 Hour Beer Festival, Part 2
November 8, 1998: Back to Amsterdam, Shit Happens