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

Brugge trip March 2012

Wisdens check out the title 

Pannepeut 2007

Struisse Shark Pants

Struisse Shark Pants

Struisse Shark Pants

Kanunnik

Kanunnik

Cantillon

Bush Peche Mel

Fullers Brewers Reserve

Peter, ? & Johan

Tom

Clive & Teresa

Visitors and birthday man

Clive

Clive

Clive

Tom

Shelf above bar

Liam & ?

Shelf above bar

Visitors

Marlene & Tom

Tom

Des & Lynn

Desire in Comptoir des Artes

Marlene & Bram’s Dad

Bram

Very aged Kriek
 
Babble Fest Antwerp & Kerst Bier Festival Essen December 2011

Paul, Sandra & Clive in Oud Arsenal

Thom & Theresa

Clive & Emma

Teresa, Jezza & David

SteveH & JoeS

Jezza & Theresa

Sandra & Clive

Arend 125

SteveH, David & Thom

Teresa & SteveH

JoeS & Paul

SteveH

David & Thom

Emma

Jezza & Theresa

Clive

Kerst Bier Festival staff

Beastie


Thom & Martin

JoeS

Martin & David

Thom, Martin & FredW

Gunter & SteveH

Jezza

Theresa

Paul, Sandra & SteveH

Santa Jezza

Santas

Gnuter and Santa Clive

Santas

Santa and visitor

Santa & visitor

Santas & Sandra

Santa

Santa drawing found on table

Santa & SteveH

Jezza

Ober member & Clive

SteveH
Brugge trip November 2011

Moi Moi in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Drie Fontein Oude Kriek

Shaun and Ann in ‘t Brugs Beertje at the start of an epic round the world adventure

Moi Moi likes his Belgian beers!

Shaun amd Ann in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Struisse Tsjeeses

Shaun in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Barbar Winterbok

Tom in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Tom

Marlene & Bert in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Tom

Clive in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Clive & Teresa in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Tom & Rick in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Visitors in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Tom & Rick in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Oud Beersel Framboise

N’ice Chouffe

St Bernardus Abt

St Bernardus Abt strength

Tempelier

Shaun & Ann in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Moi Moi

Gray Beastie in ‘t Brugs Beertje

Deus to wish Shaun & Ann Bon Voyage

Moi Moi & BB

Moi Moi & BB

Moi Moi

Daisy with Moi Moi and BB

Visitors in ‘t Brugs Beertje
 
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!