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WDT Amsterdam-Bruges-Brussels
Triathlon 2011
A Special Daily Supplement from
The Grey Town Gazette
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Seven Days : Seven Beers : Seven Reasons to Live
Fri 26th Aug 2011
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T minus 3
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Beer to Go
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Europe is in crisis: bond markets are collapsing; the proles are rioting; and governments everywhere are running out of other people's money to spend
But, fear not! For those who are bold enough to go forth and seek it, there is liquidity aplenty. And it tastes good
To help boost Eurozone confidence the internationally renowned NGO WorldDrinkingTour.com has organized a special moral-boosting Triathlon starting on the 29th August in Amsterdam then taking in Bruges and Brussels. At each stage the participants - unpaid volunteers all - will selflessly be doing their bit to lift spirits And (never ones to shirk from our journalistic duties) the GTG's staff will be there in the thick of it reporting events as they unfold
Countdown Reviews
To help the participants 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
Today's beer is a new quadrupel, brewed in Bruges. It's another big, heart-warming beer
The WDT tour culminates at the Brussels Beer Weekend in Grand Place Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th 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
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Beer of the Day
Dark Matter Discovered!
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Darker than a Black Hole
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Vital Statistics
Creator: De Halve Maan (Straffe Hendrik) Brewery
Style: Strong Dark Quadrupel
AI Value:* 12
Killer App: Keeps it's head, while you lose yours
Medicinal Qualities: Distorts your space-time continuum...and that's before
you even open the bottle Tasting notes: Rich Rich Rich, Dark Dark Dark, Heavy Heavy Heavy
Grey Scale Rating: ** Platinum Wt Relativity Index:*** 9.9 * AI, or Alcoholic Index is a key parameter in the temporal equation defining (perceived) Drink Time. Ref. Alcohol Induced Time Dilation Effect, 'Quantum Qorner' section GTG Dec 2009 ** The official GTG product review rating scale: |
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Brew Basics
The physicists seeking dark matter at Fermilab and CERN have been looking in the wrong place. While they fiddle around spending taxpayer's money on big magnets and x-rays, the elusive dark matter they seek is available with waitress service in Bruges and Covent Garden!
Origin
De Halve Maan (Half Moon) traces it's history back to 1564. The brewery is the last remaining brewer of authentic "Brugse Tripel" still brewing within the town itself. The Quadrupel is a new addition to their range
What's so special?
Looking more like a stout than an ale - with creamy persistent head and dark opaque body - the Quadrupel is described as a 'rich and intense dark beer of high fermentation'. IE, it's strong! And then some! It's another heart-warming beer, ideal for warming you up on a blustery cold day: so perfect for a British Summer Bank Holiday! The first sip is addictive; the first bottle is heaven; the second a mistake; the third oblivion But oblivion can be a nice place to be Footnote:If 75% of the universe really does consist of Dark Matter and if it happens to be Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel that could be very interesting. On the other hand, it could be very very bad More info: De Halve Maan
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Watering Hole
An amazing place to enjoy any beverage
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Magic Potions
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Kulminator, Antwerp
Harry Potter's favourite bar
The Kulminator is a bar like no other. Assorted clutter - books, papers, plants, pub games, empty beer bottles - fights for space with customers and a treasure trove of obscure and vintage beers
On arrival I half expected an owl to fly in with the evening mail, or for the plants to start talking to me. And guess what, after a couple of hours drinking I swear they did!
I seem to recall there was also at least one cat, but I can't be sure if it changed into a wizened old lady..or perhaps even a beer..
Apart from it's air of genuine eccentricity the Kulminator is renowned for it's vast collection of unusual and vintage beers. And the money saved on cleaning staff allows them to offer these treasures at very reasonable prices: we enjoyed a 10 year old bottle of Rodenbach Grand Cru, which set us back a princely 12 Euros for 750ml! Or was it 12 years old and 10 euros....anyway, that seems like a giveaway price
Should you want to while away a few hours there are board games and other entertainments to hand. And after a few bevies people can be surprisingly creative when it comes to playing 'Rude' Scrabble
Kulminator, Vleminckveld 32 Antwerpen, 2000 Belgium
   
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