oomarkwright Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Eddie, if you were to recommend a short 2-3 day break in Belgium for a site seeing / pub crawl. Which city would you recommend? Perhaps a smaller one. Somewhere with reasonable accommodation prices. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Never mind all that! What about Mel sorting out the fracas with gobbo, eh? Blimey, this bloody administration has dragged on, eh? Still, that's one corner turned, so hopefully on the final straight now. Can't believe it's not being discussed in more detail in here. Would be good to hear everyone's thoughts. What do others think? Discuss? Can a mod make this into a poll? topic/off topic. etc... etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 4 hours ago, oomarkwright said: Eddie, if you were to recommend a short 2-3 day break in Belgium for a site seeing / pub crawl. Which city would you recommend? Perhaps a smaller one. Somewhere with reasonable accommodation prices. Ta. I like staying in Oostende and then using the train to get around (Brugge is only 15 minutes away, Gent 40, Brussels just over an hour). Oostende is also very good for the coastal tram, which runs from De Panne on the French border to Knokke on the Dutch, and costs around €7 for the whole day. The hotels we've used in Oostende are Hotel Du Bassin (right opposite the railway station) and Hotel Botteltje, about 50 yards from the beach and a couple of hundred from the tram stop. Botteltje also has around 400 different Belgian beers. Other great bars in Oostende are Manuscript and Lafayette, which are opposite one another and nice for sitting outside people-watching, and 't Zeezotje, which serve great mussels. We've stayed in one two hotels in Brugge before - Hotel Koffieboontje, which is right next to the Belfort and the famous Markt square, and The Park Hotel, on 't Zand Square (but that was on a coach trip through Shearings 20 years ago). There are budget hotels and 5-star hotels and everything in between all over the place, so I'm sure you'll find something within your budget. Brugge is a fabulous city with great architecture (much of it dating back to the 13th and 14th Century) and two brilliant breweries within the city walls (Bourgogne Des Flandres and De Halve Maan), both of whom do brewery tours and both are wonderfully situated. Great bars in Brugge include Cafe Rose Red, Staminee De Garre, Le Trappiste and 't Brugs Beertje, Bauhaus and The Beer Wall, but there are hundreds. This city takes its beer seriously. Remember the golden rule... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomarkwright Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Thanks. I've stayed in Ostend before as a stude. Remember going to discos for some great euro pop. But I didn't drink proper beer then. Probably grolsh or Heineken. I did love the architecture of Bruges. I'm a town planner so it was with my course mates. Some cheap student hotel gaffe. Or was that Amsterdam? All a bit foggy now Edited February 12, 2022 by oomarkwright * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Finally made it to Ashbourne - first time in 3 weeks. They've got a bunch of Doppelbocks in stock. cstand and Cisse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomarkwright Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Anyone going to the Burton ale trail this weekend? Was going to but trains none existent from Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 10 hours ago, oomarkwright said: Anyone going to the Burton ale trail this weekend? Was going to but trains none existent from Derby Thought about it, but the building work I'm having done has overrun owing to weather. It's been the best part of 35 years since I've been in the Coopers (when the legendary Buster was landlord). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomarkwright Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Some nice Joules chocolate stout on there. Some nice porters and stouts on show this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 14 hours ago, oomarkwright said: Anyone going to the Burton ale trail this weekend? Was going to but trains none existent from Derby At what time? There's usually loads of trains running between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomarkwright Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 54 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: At what time? There's usually loads of trains running between the two. All day Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, oomarkwright said: All day Saturday Looks like rail replacement buses for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Currently in an Antigua Microbrewery tap toom angieram, Abu Derby, Mostyn6 and 4 others 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stejawh Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Goes against the grain wanting Stoke to win but needs must Steve How Hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Trying this tonight, to be honest only brought it for the label Edited March 12, 2022 by TexasRam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 7 hours ago, TexasRam said: Trying this tonight, to be honest only brought it for the label Hare of the Dog? Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Having a Liefmans Goudenband tonight. Looks like cherry cola, tastes of heaven. A woody, winey, caramelly, appley, oxford commary, delight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I refuse to believe this is accurate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 On 12/02/2022 at 09:59, Eddie said: I like staying in Oostende and then using the train to get around (Brugge is only 15 minutes away, Gent 40, Brussels just over an hour). Oostende is also very good for the coastal tram, which runs from De Panne on the French border to Knokke on the Dutch, and costs around €7 for the whole day. The hotels we've used in Oostende are Hotel Du Bassin (right opposite the railway station) and Hotel Botteltje, about 50 yards from the beach and a couple of hundred from the tram stop. Botteltje also has around 400 different Belgian beers. Other great bars in Oostende are Manuscript and Lafayette, which are opposite one another and nice for sitting outside people-watching, and 't Zeezotje, which serve great mussels. We've stayed in one two hotels in Brugge before - Hotel Koffieboontje, which is right next to the Belfort and the famous Markt square, and The Park Hotel, on 't Zand Square (but that was on a coach trip through Shearings 20 years ago). There are budget hotels and 5-star hotels and everything in between all over the place, so I'm sure you'll find something within your budget. Brugge is a fabulous city with great architecture (much of it dating back to the 13th and 14th Century) and two brilliant breweries within the city walls (Bourgogne Des Flandres and De Halve Maan), both of whom do brewery tours and both are wonderfully situated. Great bars in Brugge include Cafe Rose Red, Staminee De Garre, Le Trappiste and 't Brugs Beertje, Bauhaus and The Beer Wall, but there are hundreds. This city takes its beer seriously. Remember the golden rule... Can you get Fosters in any of those bars Eddie? Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Angels at Belper has a Dark Beer Festival Thursday 31st March to Sunday 3rd. Wont be much left by Sunday mind. They will still have a couple of pales on too and plenty of cider. Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 At 13:17 on Sunday, I ordered 12 x 75cl bottles of Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel (in my opinion, the best beer I've ever tasted) and 6 x 75cl bottles of Straffe Hendrik Tripel (The Memsahib's favourite Tripel) directly from De Halve Maan brewery in Bruges. The order was fulfilled on Monday, and the beer arrived this morning (Thursday). The total cost, including delivery, was around £110, or a little over £6 a bottle. Putting that into the context of the usual pub-goer, that's £4.63 a pint - cheaper than a pint of Staropramen at my local 'local'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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