Beiaard Witte Ros beer?! I need to get me some of that!
Why are so many beers labeled "Belgian" when they're not? This particular "Belgian white beer" is brewed in Amsterdam. Folks, Amsterdam is not in Belgium. Neither is Belgium in Brussels -- a little-known fact. Paul picked up a "Belgian beer assortment" from Costco the other day (first Leffe I've had since leaving the country) that included Hoegaarden, a beer no longer produced in Hoegaarden because it's cheaper to produce it elsewhere, but nonetheless a Dutch beer. I suppose Belgian beers are so good that even the Dutch want to masquerade as Belgians when it comes to selling their drinks. It's a good Dutch money-making scheme. ;)
In real "beiaard" news, an article appeared in the New Haven Register about adjusting the clocks on Harkness Tower. Guess that's not just a hobby of Skull and Bones after all. A perfect article for my clock-inclined friends (it's surprising how many there are, once I tally them up). By the way, every clock fan must visit the Nationaal Museum Speelklok tot Pierement in Utrecht, the Netherlands one day. Even clock-uninclined Ingrid was utterly charmed by it!
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I just wanted to add a little precision : Hoegaarden is a belgian village between Jodoigne (Geldenaken in dutch) and Leuven (Louvain in french). It's in the dutch-speaking part of the country but very close to Wallonia. As you noted correctly, the delicious white beer is not brewed there anymore but in Liège (Luik), in a large brewery of Inbev, the giant belgo-brazilian company.
Have a nice summer and enjoy the belgian beers (and the others too).
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