Words by Breandán Kearney
Photos by Ashley Joanna
Published by Luster Publishing
Launch date: September 2024
This is a behind-the-scenes snippet from the making of Hidden Beers of Belgium, a book which will take readers on a journey of discovery through some of Belgium’s most interesting but under-appreciated beers. Read more here.
Batman and Robin. Mario and Luigi. Han Solo and Chewbacca. Iconic partnerships are more than the sum of their parts. It’s true in Belgian beer too. Each person brings an expertise and passion which compliments that of the other: Yvan de Baets and Bernard Leboucq of Brasserie De La Senne. Urbain Coutteau and Carlo Grootaert of De Struise Brouwers. Werner Van Obberghen and Michaël Blancquaert of 3 Fonteinen. And of course, Guido Devos, pictured above, and Nino Bacelle of Brouwerij De Ranke. In the words of Henry Ford: “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”
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