Dutch Beer Week Festival in The Hague

The ten day period in the middle of May is turning into a great week for lovers of Dutch beer. Bars serve more Dutch beer and host tastings or food pairings. Breweries all over the country open their doors to the public, all in an attempt to spread the word of good craft beer among the ignorant masses. And these masses are willing to try that beer they don’t know yet in greater numbers.

The kickoff of the Dutch beer week is a three day festival in the Grote Kerk in The Hague. It is a true showcase of Dutch beer, with stands of the Great 8 of Dutch brewing like Brand and Grolsch to tiny contract brewers like Two Chefs, Bax or Ceaux.

It seemed at times that the division between the Great 8 and the rest is still a large gaping canyon. Even though they are also trying to make more ‘specialty’ beers what they spill a year is probably more than what the rest brews. Grolsch was promoting its new Kornuit and Brand some of its heavier beers which are I have to admit not at all bad. What does su

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