A Sketchbook of Hops and War
How Poperinge’s Hop Farms Survived The Great War
15 min read
The First World War had a devastating impact on the Westhoek. But what impact did it have on the growing of the country's hops?
WAR CHEST
Flanders has known the cruel effects of both World Wars, with harrowing loss and devastating effects.
These are the stories of war’s impact on beer, human and cultural, tragic and up-lifting.
This editorially independent content is produced with the support of VISITFLANDERS.
Brouwerij Cnudde: Of The People, By The People, And For The People
How Oud Bruin Bonded A Belgian Community
22 min read
Brouwerij Cnudde are a brewery of the people, by the people, and for the people. How did their Oud Bruin bond a Belgian community in Eine?
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?
The Duvel’s in the Detail
How a Belgian Golden Strong Ale Became So Iconic
25 min read
How exactly has Duvel Moortgat's Belgian Golden Strong Ale, Duvel become one of the most iconic beers in Belgium?
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.
What Lies Beneath the Vaulted Chambers of Ieper’s Kazematten Brewery?
A Tale of Two Families and a Clown
18 min read
How did two prominent brewing families in Belgium and a professional clown build a side project brewery in the cave-like casemates of Ieper?
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?
Blood, Sweat, and Beers
Should the tragic events of war be used by Kasteel Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck in the branding of their Passchendaele beers?
27 min read
Are beers which use war in their branding a tribute to soldiers that fell? Or is a tragic event being used as a cynical commercial tool?
EP017 | Chris Vandewalle of Seizoensbrouwerij Vandewalle
The Belgian Smaak Podcast
1 min read
Chris Vandewalle of Seizoensbrouwerij Vandewalle talks about his research into historical brewery archives and reflects on ten years as a brewer in the Westhoek.
Colouring in the Black and White at Seizoensbrouwerij Vandewalle
How Chris Vandewalle Resurrected Seasonal Brewing in Belgium’s Westhoek
23 min read
Through his house brewery in Lo-Reninge, archivist and author Chris Vandewalle set out to renew the brewing traditions of Belgium's Westhoek.
