Beer Bars of Bruges Belgium

Hotel Erasmus
Wollestraat 35
Brugge, 8000
Belgium
http://www.bierrestaurant-hotelerasmus-brugge.com/Brasserie_Bier.html
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This place was recently remodeled and has gone upscale. A word to the budget concious, you could easily spend $60 on lunch for two just ordering small plates.
Bottles on display


A Kriek and a House Abby-style (Forgot) in the Hotel Erasmus.

't Brugs Beertje
Kemelstraat 5
Brugge, 8000
Belgium

http://www.brugsbeertje.be/menukaart.htm

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Rochefort 10 and Girardin Kriek

Note the guy with the Manson Tattoo on his forehead in the upper right.

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze.

't Brugs Beertje (cont)




Attached- Closeup of manson guy

Coming up next:

de Garre, Bier Tempel, Cambrinus and the Halve Maan Brewery

Staminee De Garre
De Garre 1
Brugge, 8000
Belgium

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=....011816,0.033689&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1

This would be my local in Bruges. Very low key and traditional. Great Service.


De Garre, House Gulden Draak and a Hanssens Kriek

Staminee De Garre - Grilled Cheese and Ham

House Blonde and Hansens Oude Gueuze

De Garre (cont)

Staminee De Garre - La Chouffe

Staminee De Garre - Checking out the Genever Bottles

Interior shot

Checking out the Menu

De Garre (cont)

HoeGaarden Verrboden Vrucht


Hoegaarden Grand Cru


Interior shot



By the way, if you are in the Philadelphia area, the owner of de Garre, Carl, recommends the Monk's Bar.

Tell Matthew Gyer that Carl from De Garre says hello.

olllllo said:

By the way, if you are in the Philadelphia area, the owner of de Garre, Carl, recommends the Monk's Bar.

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More excellent pics! Looks like you are having a fantastic trip.

Dude, we prb have more Belgian beer bars and beer than any prb place in the states ....Heck, Garrett Oliver posted on Beeradvocate.com that Phila is the largest market for Belgian beer in the US. Monks is the shizzle.

very - very cool! Thanks for the pics

Awesome pictures. good thing you took pictures cause with all that beer I bet the trip is a blur.

Ryanh1801 said:

Awesome pictures. good thing you took pictures cause with all that beer I bet the trip is a blur.

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Absolutely right.

Bier Tempel
Philip Stockstraat 7
Brugge, 8000
Belgium
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...0.06718,0.138874&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1

Vast selection of beer.

Cambrinus
Philipstockstraat, 19
Brugge, 8000
Belgium
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...14&spn=0.008402,0.017359&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1


Hansens Oude Gueuze and Cantillon Kriek

Petrus Oud Bruin

Pink Killer Grapefruit Lambic and Timmermans Apple Gueuze
The Grapefruit Lambic was more sweet then sour, so a disappointing one.

Local Flavor: Buildings that do not contain beer.

WOW that look like alot of fun! My Aunt is there right now.
and bringing me back some dark candi sugar:rockin:
JJ

De Halve Maan Brouwerij
Walplein 26
8000 Brugge, Belgium

http://www.halvemaan.be/e/geschiedenis.htm
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...307813,71.103516&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1

This is a fairly small production brewery split between the current equipment and the historic equipment.
As you'll see, some of the "museum pieces" are the envy aof alot of us homebrewers and we would all make good use of the equipment.

The current stuff has been in use since 1960.

Whirlpool tank

Heat exchange

De Halve Maan Brouwerij (cont)

Ok Here's the beer porn:
Bottles

De Halve Maan Brouwerij (cont)

Malt


Taps


Kettles

De Halve Maan Brouwerij (cont)

Bottle tree


Kegs. How much do you think that the one in the back holds?


Shout out to PA


This is the copper floor of the wort cooling room. Wort is pumped up to the fourth floor and then the windows are opened up.

De Halve Maan Brouwerij (cont)

Heat Exchanger


Hydrometers


Open Fermentation


The reward

These pics are putting my credit card in serious jeopardy.

I am curious about how you planned the trip and what sites to hit?

brewt00l said:

These pics are putting my credit card in serious jeopardy.

I am curious about how you planned the trip and what sites to hit?

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It's in this thread in this post. I owe it all to Brewtopia.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=367599&postcount=4

That looks awesome olllllo. Very jealous

Janx doesn't frequent very often I know; but if your out there... There's hydrometer usage even in Belgium!

Great stuff, well documented, keep it up.

olllllo said:

It's in this thread in this post. I owe it all to Brewtopia.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=367599&postcount=4

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Hmm, we may have to talk. I will be in Belgium next November (13months 23 days to be exact) and I would be very interested in doing the same thing.

This makes me want to go back soooooooooooo bad.

HarvInSTL said:

Hmm, we may have to talk. I will be in Belgium next November (13months 23 days to be exact) and I would be very interested in doing the same thing.

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I'd be happy to help out in any way. I've got two more write ups on Ghent and Antwerp that I'll get to next week.