Neither Tom nor I had been to Brugge (Bruges for you Francophiles) in a while, so we decided to take a day trip. First planned stop was Erasmus, but when we got there it they were closed and it looked like some renovation was underway. So we walked down to the Mar hung a right and ended up at the little alleyway that leads to De Garre.
They had Celis White on draft -- in glasses that said "Celis Brewery, Austin Texas" which was kind of cool. After a couple of those plus a De Garre Triple (Don't know who brews it) and a Goulden Draak we decided to split a 750ml bottle of Achel Extra. The waitress warned us it was very sweet. We decided she can't tell sweet from malty or maybe she was just a hop head :)
Finally it was 4pm -- the magical time when the Brugse Beertje opens. So we headed off there.
If you don't know the "Brugge Little Bear" you should. It is one of the great beer pubs in Belgium. I had a Vicaris Generaal and Tom a Brugse Zot from draft to start off.
Next we had a Pannepot and a Pannepøt from De Struisse Brouwers. This is the same beer, except the first is made with candy sugar and the second with cane sugar. They were very much alike, but there was a difference.
Finally, it was time to catch our train back to Antwerpen. Long story short, there were problems on the track and with our train and it took two and half hours to get back to Antwerpen (normally 1:20) and it was so late we decided to skip the Kulminator.
Tomorrow, the Night of the Great Thurst -- the labmic festival!
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