The 5th. Bruges' Beer Fest - A Jubilee Edition! Contributed by Trappist Saturday, 28 January 2012 Last Updated Tuesday, 31 January 2012 Belgian Beer Board Hi, The 5th. Bruges' Beer Fest is approaching very fast! Already within 6 days, this jubilee edition will take place again. Although there was no 2011 edition, it seems this 5th. edition has arrived in no time. The English language poster The Dutch language poster Chairman Bruges' Autonomous Beer Tasters Marc Vandepitte showing the English language poster. IN(N) BRUGES, a nice wordplay on that movie In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell. Indeed, this is already the fifth edition, and we can speak about a jubilee edition. For that occasion, the tasting glasses have been re-styled. The logo that you see here above will also be on the 2012 BAB-tasting glasses. A nice logo, showing the co2-bubbles floating towards the top. Gives it that festivity feeling about it. Great concept!
A total of 74 breweries will be present, and 322 different beers will be offered! That's a record! Here under the complete beer list of the 5th. Bruges' Beer Fest. 322 Beers in total Beer AlcVol Color Taste Extra Achel Achel Adriaen Brouwer Dark Gold 8,5% Licht zurig Agrumbocq 3,1% Alternatief 5%
Ambetanterik 11% Zwart Applebocq 3,1% Arend Arend Dubbel Arend Tripel Artevelde Grand Cru 8,5% Asterie
4,9% Primeur! Augustijn 7,5% Augustijn Donker 7% Augustijn Grand Cru 9% Bitter BAB401 Barbar Bok Barbar blond
Barbe Noire 9% Zwart Barbe Rouge Barbe d'or 7,5% Basilius 7% Primeur! Beker 5 5% Bitter
Beker 9 9% Belgoo Arbo 8,1% Belgoo Luppo Bitter Belgoo Magus 6,6% Belle Fleur 6% Bitter Bellegems bruin 5,5% Licht zurig
Bieken 8,5% Bioloo amber 7, Bioloo blond 6,4% Bitter Bock Bitter Primeur! Bittere waarheid 11% Zeer bitter Black Mamba 4,5% Zwart Bitter Primeur!
Blanche de Namur 4,5% Licht zurig Blanche des Neiges 5% Blauwersbier e Bie Bock Leroy 1, Bon Homme Bon Secours Ambree
Bon Secours e Bon Secours Brune Bon Secours Framboise 7% Rood/roze Zeer zoet Bon Secours Myrtille 7% Rood/roze Boscoli 3,5% Rood/roze Bourgogne des Flandres bruin 5%
Bravoure Brugge Tripel 8,7% Brugse Zot 6% Brugse Zot Dubbel 7,5% Leroy 1, Brunehaut Ambrée Brunehaut Blanche
5% Cantillon Gueuze 5% Zeer zuur Cantillon Kriek 5% Rood/roze Zeer zuur Cazbier 5% Primeur! Chimay Blauw 9% Zwart Chimay Rood 7% Chimay Tripel
Chouffe Houblon 9% Bitter Christmas Leroy 7,5% Contrapils 5% Contreras Especial Mars Licht zurig Cookie Beer Corsendonk Agnus Tripel 7,5%
Corsendonk Pater Dubbel 7,5% Cuvée van de Keizer blauw 11% Cuvée van de Keizer rood 10% Cuvee De Ranke 7% Zuur Cuvee Mam'zelle 8,5% Licht zurig Primeur! Cuvee de Watou 7,9%
Cuvee des Jacobins 5,5% Zuur Primeur! De Graal Gember De Graal Tripel 9% De Koninck 5,2% De Witte Zwaan 5% Primeur! Deimerwaghter blond 7%
Deimerwaghter bruin Delirium Christmas 10% Delirium Nocturnum 9% Delirium Red 8,5% Rood/roze Delirium Tremens 9% Deugniet 7,3%
Deus 11,5% Dikke Mathile Druide Druide Druide Grand Q 8,5% Dubbel Klok 8,5%
Primeur! Ducassis 3% Rood/roze Duchesse de Bourgogne 6,2% Licht zurig Duvel 8,5% Eerwaarde Pater 9% Licht zurig Ename Ename Dubbel
Ename Tripel 8,5% Enfant Terriple 8,2% Estrella Damm Inedit 4, Faro Lindemans 4,5% Faro de Oude Cam 5% Femme Fatale First Angel 8,5%
Florilege de Pensee (viooltjes) 9% Floris Apple 3,6% Floris Cactus 3,6% Floris Fraise 3,6% Rood/roze Floris Peach 3,6% Floris Poire 3,6%
Forestinne Ambrosia 7,5% Forestinne Gothika 7,5% Forestinne Mysteria 7% Forestinne Nordika 7,5% Forestinne Primoria 7,5% Fort Lapin 8
Primeur! Framboise 5% Rood/roze Framboise Lindemans 2,5% Rood/roze Gauloise Ambree 5,5% Gauloise e 6,3% Gauloise rouge 8,3% Rood/roze Zeer zoet Gentse Strop 6,9%
Geuze Mariage Parfait Zuur Girardin Faro 5% Girardin Gueuze Fond (zwart etiket) 5% Zeer zuur Girardin kriekenlambic 5% Rood/roze Zuur Girardin oude lambic 5% Licht zurig Goliath 6% Goliath Tripel
9% Gouden Arend 9,3% Gouden Carolus Anker Bok Primeur! Gouden Carolus Classic 8,5% Gouden Carolus Easter 9,5% Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor Bitter Gouden Carolus Tripel 9%
Green Hopping 2011 Grottenbier 6,7% Gruut amber Gruut blond 5,5% Gulden Draak 10,5% Zwart Gulden Draak 9000 Quadruple 10,5%
Primeur! Guldenberg 8,5% Bitter Gypsy Rose 9% Helleketelbier 7% Hercule 9% Zwart Hik Hik
Hommelbier Dry Hopping 7,5% Bitter Hop Harvest 2011 6% Bitter Primeur! Hopus 8,3% Bitter Ichtegems Grand Cru Zuur Indian 369 7,5% Primeur! Jessenhofke Biere de Garde
10% Jessenhofke Maya 6% Jessenhofke Pimpernelle Jessenhofke bruin 7% Jessenhofke licht blond 3,5% Jessenhofke tripel Johannes
Jules de Bananes 4,9% Jules de Kriek 4,9% Rood/roze Kapittel Prior 9% Kapittel Tripel Abt 10% Keyte Dobbel Tripel 9,2% Keyte Tripel 7,2%
Kriek Boon 4,5% Rood/roze Licht zurig Kriek De Ranke 7% Rood/roze Zuur Kriek Fantastiek 4,9% Rood/roze Licht zurig Kriek Lindemans 3,5% Rood/roze Kriek Mariage Parfait Rood/roze Zuur Kriek Max 3,2% Rood/roze Zeer zoet Krieklambic de Oude Cam 5,5% Rood/roze
Licht zurig Kwibus 6,4% Kwibus Donker 6,4% L' Amarante 7,5% La Bella Mere Bitter La Chouffe La Douce Vertus 7%
La Guillotine 8,5% La Mac Vertus 4, La Mere Vertus 9% Bitter La Safranaise 7% La Trappe Quadrupel 10% La Trappe Quadrupel eik 10% La Trappe Tripel
Lambik de Oude Cam 5% Licht zurig Lesage 7% Liefmans Cuvee Brut 6% Rood/roze Licht zurig Liefmans Fruitesse 'on the rocks' 4,2% Rood/roze Zeer zoet Liefmans Goudenband Licht zurig Lucifer
Ma Mere Speciale 6% Bitter Malheur 10 10% Malheur 12 12% Malheur 6 6% Malheur Cuvée Royale 9% Malheur Dark Brut 12% Malheur brut 11%
Licht zurig Maneblusser 6% Maredsous Tripel 10% Martin's IPA 6,9% Mistinguett Moeder Overste Mongozo Banana 3,6% Zeer zoet
Mongozo Coconut 3,6% Mongozo Mango 3,6% Moose Blues 7,5% Primeur! Noir de Dottignies 9% Zwart Nondedju 10,7% Nondedju Bierlikeur 28 %
Notre Passion Zwart Novice Tripel Black 8,5% Zwart Primeur! Omer Traditional Onbekend en onbemind 10% Licht zurig Orval botteldatum 2010 6,2% Bitter Oud Bier 2,1%
Oud Licht zurig Oude Geuze 3 Fonteinen 6% Zuur Oude Geuze Boon Zuur Oude Geuze Cuvee Rene 5% Zuur Oude Geuze De Oude Cam 7,1% Zuur Oude Geuze Oud Beersel 6% Zuur
Oude Gueuze Hanssens 6% Zeer zuur Oude Kriek 3 Fonteinen 5% Rood/roze Zeer zuur Oude Kriek Boon Rood/roze Licht zurig Oude Kriek Cuvee Rene 6% Rood/roze Zuur Oude Kriek Hanssens 6% Rood/roze Zeer zuur Oude Kriek Oud Beersel Rood/roze Zuur Père Noel 7%
Paulus 6% Licht zurig Pauwel Kwak 8,4% Peated Oak Aged Embrasse 10% Zwart Pecheresse 2,5% Zeer zoet Penneffoise 5% Petrus Aged Pale 7,3% Licht zurig
Petrus blond 6,6% Petrus dubbel bruin Petrus gouden tripel 7,5% Piet-Agoras 9% Bitter Pilsen 2,1% Piraat 10,5% Préaris Quadrupel 10%
Primeur! Quintine Rader ambrée 10,5% Rebel Local 8,5% Bitter Redbocq 3,1% Rood/roze Rochefort 10 botteldatum 05/2009 11,3% Zwart Rochefort 8 botteldatum 12/2007 9,2%
Rodenbach 5,2% Licht zurig Saison de Dottignies 5,5% Bitter Sasbrau 6,3% Slaapmutske Bio Tripel Slaapmutske 6% Slaapmutske Dry Hopped Lager 5,3% Bitter
Slaapmutske Hop Collection 10% Bitter Slaapmutske Tripel 8,1% Sloeber 7,5% Special De Ryck 5,5% Special Katje 6% St Bernardus Abt 12 10% Zwart St Bernardus Abt 12 Vintage
10% Zwart Primeur! St Bernardus Prior 8 St Bernardus Tripel St Bernardus Wit 5,5% Licht zurig St Idesbald blond St Martin Brune St Martin Triple 9%
Standard 6% Steenbrugge Steenbrugge Dubbel Steenuilke Stout Leroy 5% Zwart Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel 11% Zwart
Straffe Hendrik Tripel 9% Tatsevoet 6% Tempelier 6% Tonneke 5% Tournay 6,7% Tournay Noire 7,6% Zwart Tremist 6%
Bitter Tripel Karmeliet 8,4% Tripel Klok 8,5% Bitter Troubadour Troubadour Imperial Stout 9% Zwart Primeur! Troubadour Magma 9% Bitter Troubadour Obscura 8,2%
Zwart Troubadour Spéciale 5,7% Ultramour 5% Rood/roze Val-Dieu e 6% Val-Dieu Brune Val-Dieu Grand cru 10,5% Val-Dieu Triple 9%
Valeir Valeir Divers 8,5% Valeir Donker Valeir Extra Zeer bitter Vicaris Generaal 8, Vicaris Tripel 8,5% Vicaris Winter
10% Vinkenier 10, Viven Ale 5% Viven 6,1% Viven 6,1% Viven Imperial IPA Zeer bitter Viven Porter 7%
Zwart Waterloo Dark 8,5% Waterloo tripel 7,5% Watou's Wit 5% Westmalle Dubbel 7% Westmalle Tripel 9% Westvleteren 12 10,2% Zwart
Westvleteren 8 Wevelgemse Tripel Wieze Christmas Tripel Hop Wieze Tripel Wieze Tripel zoet Winterse Heerlijkheid 8,5% Primeur!
X-mas blond X-mas bruin XX Bitter 6% Zeer bitter Yperman 5,5% Zatte Bie 9% Needless to say that this extensive list is too big to handle in two days. A careful selection is needed ofcourse. There's a lot of scoops to announce here.
For instance that beer from Belgium's newest brewery called brewery Fort Lapin. A new brewery located in Bruges. Still not operational at this moment (papers, etc..), but the tripel Fort Lapin 8 otoh is readily available at the fest! Observe the and Primeur! beers! Remarkable new beers there! Ofcourse the BBB will be present, and take some pictures for a next BIG pictorial impression. Here are the pictures from 2010 so you all already have some impression. Also, like last edition, I have organized a 2nd. Vintage Tasting. The tasting will happen on Sunday from 11am till 1pm at the room on the second floor inside the Belfry tower. Same room as last year. All details about the 2nd. Vintage Tasting are published inside the BBB-forum. See: http://belgianbeerboard.com/index.php?option=com_smf&itemid=88888993&topic=941.0 The pictures of the 2010 Vintage Tasting can still be consulted by clicking the picture here above. A truely memorable tasting that was! And... there's more news to reveal: A handy iphone application!
This year ZapFi supports the Bruges' Beer Festival. This company will not only provide a free high-speed Wi-FI network at the disposal of the festival attendees, but also a ZapFi-iPhone application, The ZapFiti Bruges beerfestival APP, which allows you to locate zapzones. These are places in Bruges where a free zapfi Wi-FI network can be used. This application also provides information on the Brewers and the Beers proposed in the festival. The users will be able to scan QR-codes at the brewery stands, which will give access towards information on the brewer and the beers that are available. QR-Code - http://belgianbeerboard.com In addition, the user can give the beer a score, and post his appreciation. ZapFi will use the score figures and appreciations to determine the most popular beers and brewers of the festival. There will also be handed out prices amongst the participants. A TOP-10 scoreboard for beers and brewers will be updated in real time during the festival. Festival attendees who do not possess an iphone, can still participate. ZapFi has ensured that all smartphone-users can use the QR-code scanner on their smartphone. So they can also scan the QR-codes, and make their score and appreciation evaluation. More novelties: The Trappist beers stand, the Gueuze stand, and the BAB 401 beer stand will be installed on the ground floor. That's the area you reach just after entering the Belfry tower through the upper right gate. Trappist beers (including Trappist Westvleteren!), Old Gueuze, etc., BAB 401 beer can be tasted there. A cozy bar will be installed to offer all those goodies. This will actually enlighten the crowd pressure at the first floor, where all the rest of the breweries-beer firms-brew firms are housed. A very clever measure this is! Anyway, time's flying, and next weekend everything will happen again.
See you there chaps... - www.brugsbierfestival.be Cheers, Filip