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Beer Tour of Belgium – Day 10: Sint Truiden January 1, 2010

Posted by pinchaque in Adventures in Beer, Beer Tour of Belgium.
Tags: beer, belgium
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Today we left Liege by the northern route, driving to the top of the citadel and looking out upon the city. We made our way to Sint Truiden where we explored the city center and climbed a nearby tower. From there we drove to the Ter Dolen brewery for a beer sampling. We finished the day by driving to our hotel in Zolder and enjoying a final meal in Belgium.

Liege Citadel

Liege citadel

View of Liege from citadel pathway

Sint Truiden

Tongerlo Brune with lunch at Sint Truiden

Astronomical clock in St. Truiden

Cow bouncy castle in St. Truiden city center

Cathedral in St. Truiden city center

Cathedral interior

Climbable tower near St. Truiden city center

Checking out the St. Truiden chicken experiment

Strange structures near the tower

Interior of tower

Looking down tower interior

View of St. Truiden city center from the tower

Catacombs near the tower

Ter Dolen

Ter Dolen beer and cheese sampler

Zolder

Corsendonk beer with dinner

Mort Subite Gueze with dinner

Bellevaux Black

La Botteresse Brune

Beers I Tasted

Here are the beers I tasted today:

Tongerlo Brune
Ter Dolen Blonde
Ter Dolen Brune
Ter Dolen Tripel
Ter Dolen Kriek
Corsendonk Brune
Mort Subite Gueuze
La Botteresse Brune
Bellevaux Black

Total tally of beers for the whole trip: 74 beers

Beer Tour of Belgium – Day 9: Achouffe and Liege January 1, 2010

Posted by pinchaque in Adventures in Beer, Beer Tour of Belgium.
Tags: achouffe, beer, Beer Tour of Belgium, belgium, bellevaux, val dieu
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Today was another successful day filled with beer tasting. We drove southwards from Liege to Chouffe to taste beers (and ice cream!) at their Brasserie. From there we backtracked north to Malmedy to visit the Brasserie de Bellevaux. Our third and final brewery for the day was the Val Dieu abbey, just east of Liege. We finished off the day in Liege at the Fete de Wallonie, making friends with some of the people who ran the food booths. It was a night filled with blueberry beer and liquor!