There are no decent places in our 'hood at the end of my ride home. To have a pint or two before my ride meant having to transit in overfull streetcars, so I said to hell with it and gave up my Friday night "read".
Monday Lauren, my physiotherapist, cleared me for walking again so tonight I stopped at patio of the Bier Markt on King W for my "read". This brings me to this week's "Beer of the Week", Jupiler Blonde from Piedboeuf Brewery, the Bier Markt's feature for the summer.
It was a perfect night to hit the patio. I was near the end of my book (review to come tomorrow), it was not too hot, there was a slight breeze and a great spot in the shade.
My beer came and I was impressed. The beer was a nice golden colour, with a beautiful white head. As I wrote my notes, the head barely disappeared leaving behind lots of lacings along the inside of the glass. Being a beautiful evening meant that there was a slight breeze which meant I could not get anything from the aroma.
The beer has a bit of a watery mouth feel but quickly the hop character comes through. It is not a bitter beer but the hops are there. I was worried ordering a blonde as usually I find them a little sweet, which I do not enjoy, but this was not sweet and had some hoppiness which I liked.
This is a nice patio beer. A good one for summer. This is a beer I could have a couple of to start, before moving along to a more serious lager or ale. Not to put it down. This is an OK beer.
This posting is backwards to how I usually do my "Beer of the Week" post. I usually research and write about the brewery before trying the beer. Now I am home having tried the beer and then doing my research.
Piedboeuf Brewery was founded in 1853 in Jupille Belgium, which
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So what do you do when you are the largest brewery in the country? Form a partnership with the second biggest brewery in the country Artois and rename your brand Interbrew. Then you go out and take over the brewery world.
Today Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewery in the world.
Beer of the Week Stats
Beers Profiled 127
Countries 24
Breweries 111
Provinces 8
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