In Bruge

This city is like Disneyworld. These are pictures from the Half Moon Brewery which is walking distance from the center of the city. They make a nice white beer a little less spicy than hoegaarden.

Delerium Tremens

I was at the Delerium Cafe and I cannot say enough about this place. It is the ideal location to go drinking up until about the age of 40. It's large, has big tables forcing groups to intermingle, has a huge tap selection and is directly across the street from an absinthe bar which people go back and forth to. In this picture, I am drinking their Delerium Tremens (it does not appear to be made onsite.) From what I hear, it is always packed including locals and travelers. You can order beers in a giant boot or giant glass but on top of paying for the beer you have to put down a 50 euro deposit. maybe once i get a good group of visitors here we'll polish off a boot.

Mort Subite

This place translates as sudden death. It reminds me of McSorley's, kind of an institution and the waiters are exactly the same. They brew a couple of their own beers including a Geuze, a Lambic and a Kriek. That cheese in the picture? We ganked it. Took it from some Japanese dude sitting next to us when he left. I will be making many return trips here. Oh, and our server was on some US beer show called 3 sheets. The beer is pretty damn good too.

Guinness ?

No, this is a De Koninck and a Hoegaarden served in the Irish Times Pub in the city centre of Antwerp. Antwerp is definitely worth a week-end and there are a huge amount of bars and restaurants and a university in the Grand Place area.

Drink Local

When you visit Antwerp, you need to have a De Koninck. You order it by asking for a Bolleke, which translates to a male testicle and is representative of the style of glass it is served in. I really enjoy this ale, lots of malt flavor with a little bit of an alcohol finish.

Primus

It's a popular lager style beer, nothing special.

Buy a beer, get free cheese

The cheese was better than the beer. Good marketing concept. Tongerlo