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GTG Extra! : Brussels Countdown
A Special Daily Supplement from The Grey Town Gazette |
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Seven Days : Seven Beers : Seven Reasons to Live
Thurs 26th Aug 2010
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T minus 5
and counting...
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Its that time of year again: the time when the devout don their drinking boots, pack their beer resistant clothing, dig out last year's surplus bottle tops*, pick up some bulk packs of aspirin and head off on the annual pilgrimage to the Brussels Beer Weekend.
Organized by the internationally renowned WorldDrinkingTour.com the trip - like any worthwhile challenge - is sometimes arduous, often hazy, but always a fulfilling experience allowing true aficionados to connect with their beer induced spiritual side.
The GTG is keen to support cultural events and our reporters will be there on the ground, reporting from the frontline.
Countdown Reviews
To help those of you who are making the trip get in the mood and as a general celebration of the event, we're publishing a special series of 7 daily bulletins featuring reviews of our favourite beverages and bars. Who knows, perhaps we might also entice those who aren't joining us this time to make the effort next year!
But its not just about Belgium. All serious athletes know its essential to follow a disciplined and balanced training regime ahead of major events and so this year's programme includes expert designed warm up excursions to Amsterdam and Antwerp.
The Beer Weekend itself starts Friday 3rd September.
We can't possibly cover all of the worthy beverages in seven bulletins, but we hope these little tasters help wet the appetite and get the heart pounding.
Cheers!
Ed.
* those in the know, know... those who don't, need to find out! |
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Beverage of the Day
Floris Garden Mojito
As Big as a Beer
Mine's a Pint
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Vital Statistics
Style: Classic Mojito in a convenient Supersize glass
AI Value:* 20+
Killer App: Reboots the brain
Medicinal Qualities: You'll feel like a new man in the morning
(and that's just the ladies)
Tasting notes: Cool, fresh and dangerous
Grey Scale Rating:** Platinum
* AI, or Alcoholic Index is a key parameter in the temporal equation defining (perceived) Drink Time. Ref. Alcohol Induced Time Dilation Effect, 'Quantum Qorner' GTG Dec 2009
** The official GTG product review rating scale:
Coal (pants) Charcoal (bearable) Gravel (average) Ash (good) Platinum (ace) |
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It's not just about beer. Sometimes we all enjoy a change, something different. And what better after a hard day's duty at the the Beer Festival than to pop into the nearby Floris Garden for a refreshing 'pick-me-up' in the form of one of their industrial scale Mojitos?
Origin
The Floris Garden was established a few years ago as a logical development from the adjacent Floris Bar, which itself stemmed from the Delirium Cafe on the opposite side of the alley. All three, and the more recent Delirium Taphouse specialise in different styles of beverages but they have something in common: they don't do things by halves.
What's so special?
The strength. This varies between strong and seismic depending on how busy they are. The busier, the stronger (because they don't use measures and they don't shirk on the volumes). And its usually busy. The bartenders have been seen to use an entire bottle of rum to make a round of eight cocktails.
But for the health conscious we're pleased to reveal that each glass contains at least 2 of your 5 daily portions of fruit and veg, perfectly balanced by a week's worth of alcoholic units.
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Watering Hole
The only place to enjoy today's featured beverage
Don't let the name confuse you | Floris Garden
Well, it's not rocket science but if you want a Floris Garden Mojito you have to go to the Floris Garden. Having said that, you do have a choice of front doors and you could enter through the similarly named adjoining Floris Bar (but be careful not to be tempted too early by the vast array of absinth and other spirits....more on those in a later bulletin perhaps)
The interior is warm and inviting with what can be best described as a 'wood theme' but can become a little busy on Friday and Saturday nights when it gets packed-out by hordes of (no doubt) cool-looking, but also decidedly spaced-out though usually good natured teenagers.
If that's too much and the weather is fair, and you can cope with assorted bus loads of Japanese tourists arriving to photograph the totally uninspiring 'Jeanneken Pis' statue, you can sit outside. From here you can marvel at the awesome array of beverages available from the various surrounding hostelries that make up the extended family of the Delirium Cafe, the latter being famous for stocking more than 2,000 different beers!
Plenty, in fact, to keep you busy on a long weekend.
Floris Garden, 5 Impasse de la fidélité - 1000 Bruxelles. |
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