Saturday night at Bruges Beertje

Posted at 5:03 pm by Patrick under Dublin + Belgium:2005

Michael and I are looking forward to the T’Smisje Halloween beers.

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Belgica 101: Brugs Beertje

Posted at 4:38 pm by Patrick under Dublin + Belgium:2005

If there is one quintissential beer bar in Belgium, this one might be it.

With a 300 beer list and some conscientious owner/publicans, this is a must see stop on any beer lover’s itinerary to Belgium. You’ll find it tucked in a smallish alley way off the Simon Stevin Plein.

Say Hi to Daisy when you get here.

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The eponymous beer

Posted at 3:53 pm by Patrick under Dublin + Belgium:2005

We are enjoying the house Triple at Garre in Bruges.

Served with a few cubes of Emmentaler cheese as an accompaniment, this slightly spicy brew is very tasty.

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Heeeeee-Yah!

Posted at 3:36 pm by Patrick under Dublin + Belgium:2005

Frites sauce comes in many flavors. Tonight it’s the samurai — a spicy tomato-based sauce spiked with red peppers and vinegar.

It’s very sassy!

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Belgica 101: Moules + Frites

Posted at 3:27 pm by Patrick under Dublin + Belgium:2005

Here we have one of the typical Belgian meals — mussels with fries.

There are many different ways to prepare them, but the “natural” method uses celery, scallions, leeks, and other spices and the mussels steamed in an herb broth.

The pot is usually presented with a bowled cover that turns over to hold all of the spent mussel shells.

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