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Beer & Bike: Binchoise, Abbaye d’Aulne and Bonne Esperance

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Beer & Bike: Binchoise, Abbaye d’Aulne and Bonne Esperance

Visiting a couple of the lesser known but beautiful beer abbeys of Belgium. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Binchoise, Abbaye d’Aulne and Bonne Esperance

Drunken Masterpieces: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

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Drunken Masterpieces: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Contemplating proverbs in Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie where naturally I bump into Frans Hals. Continue reading Drunken Masterpieces: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Brewtiful Brussels

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Brewtiful Brussels

A hike around Brussels best beer-related spots which would make Charles of Lorraine proud. Continue reading Brewtiful Brussels

Beer & Bike: Maredsous and Leffe

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Beer & Bike: Maredsous and Leffe

Abbey beer starts here in beautiful and tragic Dinant. Take an amazing beer and bike ride thru the world of Leffe and Maredsous. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Maredsous and Leffe

Beer & Bike: Waterloo & Villers-la-Ville

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Beer & Bike: Waterloo & Villers-la-Ville

A Beer & Bike ride thru some of Belgium’s most beautiful farmland with two of my favorite sites in Belgium. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Waterloo & Villers-la-Ville

Beer & Bike: Ypres Salient and Westvleteren

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Beer & Bike: Ypres Salient and Westvleteren

The best Belgian Beer & Bike ride brings you in touch with Belgium’s WWI past, teaches you the origin of the Remembrance Poppy, and let’s you drink the “Best Beer in the World”. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Ypres Salient and Westvleteren

Brewtiful Ypres – Belgium’s Most Underappreciated City

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Brewtiful Ypres – Belgium’s Most Underappreciated City

Sit back with a beer and find out why I find this underappreciated city in Belgium to be one of my favorites. Continue reading Brewtiful Ypres – Belgium’s Most Underappreciated City

Beer & Bike: Durbuy and La Roche-en-Ardenne

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Beer & Bike: Durbuy and La Roche-en-Ardenne

A challenging bike ride thru Battle of the Bulge country and the smallest town in the world. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Durbuy and La Roche-en-Ardenne

Beer & Bike: The Two Dutch Trappists

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Beer & Bike: The Two Dutch Trappists

Imagine for a moment you were a French monk in the late 1800’s. A century has passed since the French … Continue reading Beer & Bike: The Two Dutch Trappists

Beer & Bike: On the Trail of Adriaen Brouwer

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Beer & Bike: On the Trail of Adriaen Brouwer

Introduction Walking around my adopted home city, Antwerpen, Belgium, you will not get very far before coming face to face … Continue reading Beer & Bike: On the Trail of Adriaen Brouwer