Or rather, a shot of me finsihing the London marathon - the reason I haven't been reviewing as much beer as usual. more »

Thanks to my decision to run in the London marathon, I have been without alcohol for the last four weeks. One pilsner here and there, that's been my limit. And that's probably my limit for the next four weeks, too. Fortunately, my mettle hasn't been… more »

I can't see they're yet been given the official stamp, but they're using the word Trappist, already! http://www.stift-engelszell.at/cmsimple/?Trappistenbier-Brauerei more »

Why is it that every (Belgian) brewery decides to make cheese? And why they go together like petrol stations and charcoal brickets? It's not like they have a similar process. Or ingredients. In fact, the only connection is that I like both, and am… more »

One of my TODOs on my last trip to Brussels (see http://www.bluedust.dontexist.com/fosdem2012/) was to quantify many of the traditional Belgian beers. Now, I've graded hundreds (probably thousands!) of beers in my time, but have never bothered with the… more »