{"id":2425,"date":"2015-10-09T15:42:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diningtraveler.com\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2015-10-09T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:42:49","slug":"brasserie-de-bastogne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2015\/10\/brasserie-de-bastogne.html","title":{"rendered":"Belgian Beer Story: Brasserie de Bastogne"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the things you cannot pass up during a trip to Belgium is beer. I must admit, I wasn’t into beer until my arrival to the country nine years ago. \u00a0After my first sip, I was sold. \u00a0Belgians take pride in their beer as their traditions have been ingrained for centuries.\u00a0 During my recent trip to Europe, I took a road trip from Brussels to Luxembourg City<\/a>.\u00a0 On our way, we stopped at Brasserie de Bastogne<\/a> to visit their brewery and talk with beer maker Marc Cleeremans about the process.<\/p>\n One hundred and fifty kilometers away from the fast-paced life of Brussels, there\u2019s the town of Bastogne best known for the battle of the Bulge.\u00a0 Nestled in the countryside of Wallonia, there is the Brasserie de Bastogne, an artisanal beermaker.\u00a0 Upon arrival, we enter a small barn where the whole operation takes place.\u00a0 As we park our car, we see chickens roaming freely on the driveway, adding to the sounds of the country. This is not the typical flashy beer producing operation you may see in the United States. \u00a0It feels like you’re at someone’s home due to its intimate feel.<\/p>\n Marc, the manager and beermaker happily welcomes us.\u00a0 There are a few men in the background, processing bottles of beer.\u00a0 He goes on to explain to us\u00a0that this is a community behind the beer.\u00a0 There is an older gentleman with long white hair and beard who volunteers at the Brasserie.\u00a0 There\u2019s an intern, the brewery owner, and a loyal customer in the background working packaging, processing, and of course tasting the final product.<\/p>\n The operation is small, but you can see the effort placed on each of their brews. Not one of them is alike.\u00a0 We sampled light beers with floral hints to malty dark beers. Our favorite: La Trouffette Belle d’Ete (beauty of summer), a light summer better with sweet undertones. \u00a0Unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t taste as much as I wanted because I had to drive to Luxembourg.\u00a0 Thankfully, you can buy your beer to go. This is not a large operation where you get a full guided tour but rather a place where you can purchase the beer and witness firsthand the process of artisanal Belgian Beer.<\/p>\n Brasserie de Bastogne is a small producer of beer who supplies mostly local restaurants, specialty exports, and local consumers.\u00a0 If you are on a road trip through Bastogne, I definitely recommend for you to stop by and try the beer! Afterwards, headed to the city center of Bastogne for lunch and a walk through this historic town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the things you cannot pass up during a trip to Belgium is beer. I must admit, I wasn’t into beer until my arrival to the country nine years ago. \u00a0After my first sip, I was sold. \u00a0Belgians take pride in their beer as their traditions have been ingrained for centuries.\u00a0 During my recent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,7,2],"tags":[402,401,227],"class_list":{"0":"post-2425","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belgium","8":"category-food","9":"category-travel","10":"tag-belgian-beer","11":"tag-belgium","12":"tag-travel"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>
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