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Thu July 3, 2008
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Vanberg & DeWulf Beers of Summer Our
collection of imports numbers more than 25
beers from Belgium and French Flanders. A couple
of years back, it dawned on us that the average store or restaurant was
hard-pressed to stock all of them all of the time. So, we came up
with a quarterly charts profiling excellent beer choices for each season. We
are presenting this information (albeit in a different
format) on the web for you to use as you stock
your beer cellar, your store shelves or
build your seasonal menu.
Boon (Framboise
and Gueuze) | Saison
Dupont
Boon (Framboise and Gueuze) Style: Lambic Wild Yeast Ale Description:
Brewed
in Lembeek, town that gave Lambic its name, by Frank
Boon, premiere revivalist brewer in Belgium. 100% spontaneously
fremented by wild yeast, barrel aged
for 2 years. Renowned for delicacy, balance, authentic
Lambic attack & tartness.Unparalleled beers for
cooking because of complexity and lack
of hop bitterness.
Refreshing summer aperitifs. Serve with fruits like peaches, raspberries, cherries and plums. Comments
and Selling
Points:
Microbrewery of the
Year--World Beer Championships
Saison Dupont Style: Belgian Farmhouse Ale. Description: Saison Dupont is brewed at one of Europe's last famhouse breweries. Beautifully balanced, herbal, hoppy, with peppery fruitiness, rocky head. Bottle-conditioned, cork-finished. Suitable for cellaring. Great with barbecue, gumbo, salads, fish. This is one of Belgium's most remarkable and beautiful artisanal breweries. A treasure in Hainaut. Comments and Selling
Points: "Classic producer of the style"--Michael
Jackson.
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