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

Beer & Bike: Frans Hals – Jopen – Het Uiltje

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Beer & Bike: Frans Hals – Jopen – Het Uiltje

Discovering the revival of Haarlem’s one rich brewing tradition and its most famous resident, Frans Hals. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Frans Hals – Jopen – Het Uiltje

Beer & Bike: Romantic Rhine

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Beer & Bike: Romantic Rhine

Biking the Romantic Rhine, fulfilling a dream, and indulging in regional myths with a couple classic travel writers. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Romantic Rhine

Beer & Bike: Bamberg Brauereien Weg

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Beer & Bike: Bamberg Brauereien Weg

Ground zero for beer lovers. Upper Franconia. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Bamberg Brauereien Weg

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

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