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Podcast interviews, discussions, and narratives which explore just what makes Belgian beer so unique.

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Podcasts which explore just what makes Belgian beer so unique

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EP051 | Belgian Beer World

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
No other country has a national beer experience like Belgian Beer World costing €100 million and housed in one of its most iconic buildings.

EP048 | Tingles in the Jungle

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

2 min read
Christophe Bravin and Félix Damien of Brasserie La Jungle talk about Saisons, traditional English styles, and mixed fermentation fruit beers.

EP047 | The Belgian Coast

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

2 min read
We took the Kusttram the length of the Belgian coast to explore its food and drink culture and share with you the places worth exploring.

EP046 | Belgian Beer Festivals

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

4 min read
We talk Belgian beer festivals with Stéfan Cauwenbergs (Billie's), Bart Vanneste (Bruges), and Jan Machiel van Bragt (Kerstbierfestival).

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A podcast about Belgian beer, to make you grin from ear to ear.

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It’s difficult to find out what’s really happening in Belgian beer.


Brewery websites in Belgium can be old, with terrible interfaces. Even with modern sites, it can be hard to see past the marketing jargon. And interviews with brewers are mostly in Dutch, French, or German.


That’s why we’ve recorded long-form interviews and narrative podcasts which go to the source and help you find out just what makes Belgian beer so unique.

Let us ask, for you

It’s difficult to find out what’s really happening in Belgian beer.

Brewery websites in Belgium can be old, with terrible interfaces. Even with modern sites, it can be hard to see past the marketing jargon. And interviews with brewers are mostly in Dutch, French, or German.

That’s why we’ve recorded longform interviews and narrative podcasts which go to the source and help you find out just what makes Belgian beer so unique.

We're an award-winning podcast.

We're an award-winning podcast.

North American Guild of Beer Writers

Winner

Best Beer Podcast 

2018, 2021

British Guild of Beer Writers

Shortlist

Best Beer Broadcast 

2018

New Media Europe

Shortlist

Best Drinks Podcast

2016

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EP045 | The Lambic Roundtable

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

3 min read
The Lambic Roundtable was a panel discussion during the Toer de Geuze 2022, tailor-made for broadcasting in beer bars all over the world.

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EP039 | Brussels Beer Cafés

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

4 min read
The Brussels beer café is an institution that has enjoyed as much acclaim as it has suffered fatigue. Is it a doomed relic or a durable icon? 
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EP038 | Who Owns Fries?

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Who Owns Fries? Are they French or Belgian? Do those who first created a food own it? Or does it belong to those that perfected it?

EP037 | Belgian Mayonnaise

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
The relationship between Belgians and their mayonnaise is tied up in their fanatical “frituur” culture and their special mayonnaise law.

EP035 | A Year In Review 2021

A Look Back at Belgian Beer Over The Last 12 Months

6 min read
This podcast episode is a look back at Belgian beer in 2021, a year in review conversation with Brussels-based beer writer Eoghan Walsh.

EP033 | A Little Cake

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
The town of Geraardsbergen is famous for its association with a small cake: the mattentaart. The cake has a long history and is a source of unifying pride in the town. However, it turns out that the Geraardsbergse Mattentaart is in a precarious situation.

EP032 | Reading Between The Lines

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Listen to the story of beer and brewing in the Haspengouw, a region in Belgium known for its fruit, but not necessarily for its beer.

EP031 | Cemetery Juice

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Listen to the story of Brouwerij Cnudde and Eine about community and resilience and people laying down everything to help those around them.

EP030 | Making the Megablend 2021

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
The HORAL Megablend is a special blend which contains Lambic from each of the HORAL members released every two years for the Toer de Geuze.

EP027 | How Has Duvel Become So Iconic?

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

2 min read
Duvel Moortgat have just released new beer Duvel 6.66%. But the original remains totemic of the brewery. Just how did Duvel become so iconic?

EP025 | A New Kind Of Restaurant

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Do restaurants in Belgium put as much focus on their beer list as they do on their wine list? Eoghan Walsh reports from Leuven.
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EP024 | Best Original Cheese

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Peter Boonen of Kaasmakerij Catharinadal set out to make a new blue cheese for his wife. The cheese he created became awards-winning.
Charles Leclef

EP023 | Charles Leclef of Brouwerij Het Anker

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Charles Leclef discusses beer, business, and politics, and talks about how he turned around the fortunes of Brouwerij Het Anker in Mechelen.
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EP022 | Looking Deep Inside Your Cave

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
The Kazematten brewery represents the coming together of two prominent brewing families as they each chase what was missing in their lives.
Family

EP021 | Family in a Stew

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Stoverij (Flemish Stew) is a traditional meat and onion stew made with Belgian beer. How do you make the most family dish in Belgium?

EP020 | I Once Had A Comrade

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Should the tragic events of war be used by Kasteel Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck in the branding of their Passchendaele beers?
Westhoek

EP019 | The One True Beer of the Westhoek

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
In this episode, we explore the hop growing culture of the Westhoek, with hop farmers, brewers and a hop queen hopeful.

EP016 | The King Wants You There

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Just how do Brouwerij Verhaeghe sustain a business on the back of a niche Flemish Red-Brown beer of mixed fermentation?
Glenn Castelein Brouwerij Alvinne

EP013 | Glenn Castelein of Brouwerij Alvinne

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

2 min read
Glenn Castelein discusses the evolution of Brouwerij Alvinne, the introduction of the Morpheus house culture, and the importance of identity.

EP009 | Jean Van Roy of Brasserie Cantillon

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
We sit down to talk about lambic with Jean Van Roy, a brewer and blender at Brasserie Cantillon in the Anderlecht region of Brussels.

EP007 | Jean Hummler of Moeder Lambic

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

2 min read
Jean Hummler is one of the owners of famous Brussels beer café Moeder Lambic. He talks about Belgian beer world and the evolution of the bar.
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EP006 | Frank Boon of Brouwerij Boon

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Frank Boon is an iconic figure in the world of lambic. Here he talks about its hybrid nature and his battle to protect the tradition.

EP005 | Nino Bacelle of Brouwerij De Ranke

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Nino Bacelle of Brouwerij De Ranke talks about his values and the changes he has seen in Belgian beer over the last 20 years.

EP001 | Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach Brewery

The Belgian Smaak Podcast

1 min read
Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach talks about developments at the brewery in his tenure, what makes Rodenbach unique, and his hopes for the future.