Beginning on June 14th, the nation will once again celebrate Belgian Beer Week, a time to remind ourselves how much Belgium has given to the beer drinking community. Here at Brouwer’s Café, we believe every week is Belgian Beer Week and that there is never a bad time to drink a Belgian beer. Whether lambic is life, wit is wonderful, or saison is soul, there is something for everyone from the small, roughly Maryland-sized nation.
That being said, there is rarified air, even amongst all the flavors of the Kingdom. Those special brews are known as the Trappist Ales. Brewed by the monks of the 11 working Abbeys (worldwide), many of these beers have been around for well over a hundred years, with the oldest over 400 years! Belgium is home to 6 of these Abbeys and we are fortunate enough to be able to get 5 of them in the U.S.
June 17th – 22nd, we’ll be highlighting the Trappist beers we carry and giving a discount on those bottles. We hope you will come in and reaquint yourselves with the classics and the backbone of Belgian craft beer. We’ll also have a wide range of other Belgian beers available to try out both in bottles and on draft.