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West Flanders trip
West Flanders trip
I'll be visiting Bruges next month and also I'll try to cover as much as possible of the West Flanders. I have Westvleteren on my list - I know there is no access inside but I am planning to return with two cases of Westy12 and would also like to taste their beers at that cafe close to the abbey.Any other worth visiting beer related places you guys may know of - your input will be greatly appreciated.
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inertiaboy
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Bruges is a beautiful city with most of the traffic kept outside their ring road. You are going to have a great time.
In 1999, we visited two cafes of note:
1) Brugs Beertje (5 Kemelstraat): 200+ beers, an absolute must-visit
2) Garre (1 De Garre): smaller, more intimate cafe. down a small blind alley and a little hard to find
We also picked up a copy of CAMRA's Good Beer Buide to Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg (ISBN 1-85249-139-6) which helped _immensely_ when the beer menu was entirely in Flemish (as it was at Brugs Beertje).
As for Westvleteren, you should call ahead to see what beer they have available that day (057-401057 for a recorded message). Apparently, the lines can get very long for the 12. If you see a bottle or two at a store in Bruges, you might want to pick it up just in case (not sure how common it is to find it off-site; I got one at a place in Ixelles in Brussels).
In 1999, we visited two cafes of note:
1) Brugs Beertje (5 Kemelstraat): 200+ beers, an absolute must-visit
2) Garre (1 De Garre): smaller, more intimate cafe. down a small blind alley and a little hard to find
We also picked up a copy of CAMRA's Good Beer Buide to Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg (ISBN 1-85249-139-6) which helped _immensely_ when the beer menu was entirely in Flemish (as it was at Brugs Beertje).
As for Westvleteren, you should call ahead to see what beer they have available that day (057-401057 for a recorded message). Apparently, the lines can get very long for the 12. If you see a bottle or two at a store in Bruges, you might want to pick it up just in case (not sure how common it is to find it off-site; I got one at a place in Ixelles in Brussels).
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