Dribs and Drams, Brewtour Edition

Why not take a tour. If you’re coming to Indy, you have a choice between Brewery Tours of Indianapolis and Indy Brew Bus. Both are $30, Thursdays through Sundays. Check out their support of charity events also.

To go farther afield, BeerMBA is planning a Belgium trip in July. Nine nights. Brussels, Chimay, Rochefort, Brugge, Antwerp, DeKoninck, Westmalle. You can arrange to stay later – it’s a shortish hop to Cologne and Dusseldorf. Here are pictures*:

* Not, darn it, from previous BeerMBA trips. Your mileage may vary. Do not use on exposed skin. Heating elements will be hot to the touch.

Some to try:

• 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek – From the handpump. “Minimum 35% krieken”. Pitch black with a bright pink foam. Tart, strong. An espresso of kriek. Both an aperitif and a desert beer in one.
• 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek – From the bottle in Brugge. Even tarter than from the keg. Seemingly less black but it was dark that night.
• 3 Fonteinen Lambik – From the handp

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