The Mad Brewer Explores the Low Countries
Cantillon Part 2

November 7, 1998

Took the train to Brussels to check out the Cantillon Brew day.   They served all the beers, some from bottles, some directly fron the cask.

We shared a table (old cask) with a group of three, who attend all the brew-ins, and sit at this particular table.  They (with a little help from the beer trekkers) drank mostly gueze.  Lots of gueze.

We also tried the Kriek, which was served from the cask, and the Iris, which is essentially a gueze made from all malt.

On the tour we met a brewer, Mike, from the former Norwester brewery, who is now living in Brussels.

Jean Pierre signed a poster of the Rose de Gambrinus label.  The text is in French, so we will need to get an exact translation, however, he alludes to the label being a picture of Bill and Monica, and the cigar.

Jean Paul also signed a poster of the Kriek label for us, roughly translated as "your friend".

Shoveling the mash tun is hot work

We're getty artsy now.

Where's the beer when you need it?


The Brew Kettle

T
BBelt driven mill


Our new drinking buddies