The journal.

40 essays on Belgian beer and one bar in Texas. 11 of them are about a beer on the draft menu.

Page 3 of 4 · Beer of the Week · MAY 2026

La Trappe Quadrupel: The Dutch Monks Who Named a Style

How a small Trappist abbey in the southern Netherlands, the only Dutch monastery to ever earn the hexagon, invented a fourth-tier Belgian-style ale, gave it a name, and accidentally created an entire global category at ten percent alcohol.

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In Bruges: A Pilgrim's Guide to the World's Most Improbable Beer City
Belgian Beer Culture · MAY 2026
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Delirium Tremens: The Beer Named After Hallucinations and Its Famous Pink Elephants
Beer of the Week · MAY 2026
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The Festival Year: How Belgium Turned Beer Into a Pilgrimage Calendar
Belgian Beer Culture · APR 2026
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Orval: The Beer a Countess, a Trout, and a Gold Ring Built
Beer of the Week · APR 2026
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The Trappist Hexagon: How Six Belgian Abbeys Earned the World's Strictest Beer Label
Belgian Beer Culture · APR 2026
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Kwak: The Coachman's Beer and the Most Famous Glass in Belgium
Beer of the Week · APR 2026
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À Table: Why Belgium Paired Beer with Dinner While the Rest of the World Waited
Belgian Beer Culture · APR 2026
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Rodenbach Grand Cru: Two Years in Oak, Two Centuries in the Making
Beer of the Week · APR 2026
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Westmalle Tripel: The Beer That Invented a Category
Beer of the Week · APR 2026
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Saison Dupont: The Farmhouse That Defined a Style
Beer of the Week · MAR 2026
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Sacred Vessels: Why Every Belgian Beer Demands Its Own Glass
Belgian Beer Culture · MAR 2026