Belgian Trip photos 2010 and 2011

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Diaries and photos of our trips to Belgium. Latest at the top.

Brugge trip 29th July to 4th August 2011 including Black Beastie’s 50th Birthday

Des & Lynn	Dupont Monks Stout
Lynn, Claire & Scott	De La Senne – Brussels Calling
Clive & Teresa	Tempelier
Glasses in ’t Beertje	Zeezuiper
More glasses	Clive
De Struisse - Outblack	De Struisse - Outblack
Ron, Marleen & Tom	Maarten
Teresa & Clive	Belfry
Tom	Achouffe – Houblon Chouffe
Black Beastie	Achouffe – La Chouffe
Black Beastie	Westmalle – Triple
Bjorn & Tom	Brugs bierinstitut – Basilius
Black Beastie	Clive
Black Beastie	Clive
Clive	Basilius poster
Teresa	Cantillon – Lou Pepe kriek
Teresa	Bellegems Bruin
Bink blond
Clive, Urbain & Jackie outside the new Struise shop	Struise Brewers new shop in Brugge
Inside the Struise shop, still a work in progress	Scott, Des & Patrick
Lizzie, Johan, Lynn, Claire, Scott & Patrick	Claire, Scott & Des
Lizzie, Johan, Lynn & Claire	Lizzie, Johan, Lynn & Claire
Chris & Ann – Bitter Virtue
Black Beastie’s 50th Birthday party 2nd August 2011
Theresa & Jezza	Sylvie & Pete
Theresa!	Theresa – “It can’t be empty!”
Martin, Piers and friend aka the spice boys	Eli, Tom & Martin
Theresa, Pete & Beastie - the long haired work shy idle git	Theresa & Jezza
Sinon, Beastie & Emma	Simon & Beastie
Beastie and his small beer glass	Tom with the filled glass
Beastie – well here goes	Beastie – Down the hatch
Mmmmmmm
Ian, Angela, Paivi, Ron & Johan	Patrick, Marleen, Lizzie, Jezza, Theresa, Ron & Desiree
Daisy doing the Beertje dance	Claire & Scott
Johan & Johan
Angela & Ian	Anne, Julian & Pete
The beastie song quintet with Beastie	Beastie song quintet and Beastie
The cake	The cake after Beastie had sliced it!
Des & Desiree	Des & Desiree
Des	Jackie & Black Beastie
Jackie & Black Beastie	Julian & Black Beastie headbanging
Black Beastie & Lizzie headbanging	Julian, Black Beastie & Anne
Black Beastie & Lizzie headbanging	Black Beastie & Lizzie headbanging
	Black Beastie

	Angela
Julian, Sylvie & Pete	Martin
Martin, friend & Piers	Clive and the small glass
Teresa the small glass and photographer	Teresa and the small glass
Teresa	Max
Dez & Jazza	Martin, friend & Piers
Claire, Scott & Ann	Black Beastie & the glass
Black Beastie & the glass	Black Beastie & the glass
The young Black Beastie	Johan from Smisje brewery
Claire, Scott & Brian	Black Beastie
Pete
3rd August to 4th August 2011
Menu in Rose Red	Menu in Rose Red
Clive in Rose Red	St Feuillien Blond
Lizzie, Johan & Keith	Helen & Patrick
Teresa	Urthel - Saisonniere
Alvinne – meet the brewer - Belgian beer in the Cask Pub & Kitchen 9th April 2011
Jezza	Glenn - brewer
Jackie	Emma
	RayB
Trainee brewer	Glenn & Davey - brewers
David, MatW, ?	David, MatW, ?
Emma & Debbie	Debbie & Theresa
? & Glenn – Is it that bad Glenn?	Martin
Alvino - Oak aged	Alvino – Oak Aged
Trainee brewers & Davey	Alvino
Martin & Jezza	Martin & Davey
Jackie & Thom	trainee brewer & Glenn
Not really Belgium! Emma’s birthday in the Cask Pub & Kitchen 19th March 2011
Steve	Emma
Jackie	Pete

Week in Brugge 4th to 10th March 2011
In Beertje, where else!	Troubadour Blonde


Anniversary gifts, many thanks to our generous friends	Maredsous bruin
Clive, Martin & Theresa	25 year old Thomas Hardy Ale
Clive & Tom Tom (aka the love god)	Theresa & Jezza
Martin, Theresa & Jezza	Martin, Theresa & Jezza
Sandra & Jezza	SteveH & ?
Theresa, Jezza & ?	Sandra & Theresa
Martin, Theresa & Jezza	Jezza, ?, SteveH & Paul
SteveH & Paul	Teresa & Clive
Tom Tom after work and friends	Desiree & friends
Simon & Jackie	Tom Tom, Bram at work, Martin & Paul
Jezza, Clive & Tom Tom	Paul, Sandra, Desiree & Theresa
Tom Tom	Bjorn & Paivi
Clive & Jezza (It was late or should I say early morning!)	Jezza
Teresa & Clive	Clive & Teresa
Teresa, Clive & Max	Paul, Sandra & Jezza
Teresa & Tom Tom	Paivi & Tom Tom
Paivi, Teresa & Tom Tom	Teresa & Clive
Des & visitor	Johan & Bram
Jackie & Simon	Desiree
Desiree & Clive	Lynn
Desiree & Bram	25 year old Thomas Hardy ale!
Paivi & Bjorn	Paivi & Xavier
Paivi & Bjorn	Malheur Cuvee Royale
Clive & Teresa	Anniversary gifts
Lynn & Johan	Johan
Johan & Lynn	Large Gulden Draak
Johan & Clive	Johan & Clive
Johan	Johan & Jackie
Daisy & Marlene	Tom Tom
Paivi & Bjorn	Daisy – Thank you for a great night
Teresa, Clive & Daisy	Jackie & Des
Lynn, Simon, Jackie & Des
Weekend at Kerst Beer Festival in Essen 17th to 20th December 2010
Santa in the snow	4 Santas in the snow!
4 Santas and Fin	Snowy walk back from the festival to our hotel
More snowy walking	4 Sunday morning snow!
Snow	Festival hall before opening time
The hall	The Duvel triple Hop went down well
The fantastic band of volunteers that run the festival	Steve H English beer specialist – Is that what you call it
From the window of our eurostar on the loooong jorney home!	We’ve seen enough snow now!