Trappist Beers
These are beers brewed within the monasteries of The Strict Order of Cistercians. There are currently six monasteries producing authentic Trappist beer in Belgium. One of these - St. Sixtus - only produces enough for local consumption, the other five Chimay, Westmalle, Orval, Rochefort and Achel are represented here. As the monks are strict vegetarians, these beers contain no finings or other animal products.
Chimay Red	33cl	7.0%	£3.70
Chimay Premiere	75cl	7.0%	£8.50
Chimay White	33cl	8.0%	£4.00
Chimay Cinq Cents	75cl	8.0%	£9.50
Chimay Blue	33cl	9.0%	£4.50
Chimay Grande Reserve	75cl	9.0%	£10.50
Westmalle Double	33cl	7.0%	£3.70
Westmalle Triple	33cl	8.0%	£4.00
Orval	33cl	6.2%	£3.50
Rochefort 8	33cl	9.2%	£4.40
Rochefort 10	33cl	11.3%	£4.80
Achel Triple	33cl	8.0%	£3.70
Achel Brune	33cl	8.0%	£3.70
Marc Stroobandt recommends Orval: ‘One of the most distinctive tasting Trappist Beers, with a hoppy dryness as its main feature and hints of oranges in the finish’

Abbey Ales
These are Beers brewed by commercial breweries under licence and control of a monastery. They are all strong top fermented beers - double being dark and triple light.
Leffe Blonde	glass	6.6%	£2.70
Leffe Brun	glass	6.6%	£2.70
Leffe Triple	33cl	8.5%	£3.50
Leffe Radieuse	33cl	8.2%	£3.50
Grimbergen Double	33cl	6.5%	£3.50
Grimbergen Blonde	33cl	6.7%	£3.50
Maredsous 6	33cl	6.0%	£3.20
Maredsous 8	33cl	8.0%	£3.70
Maredsous 10	33cl	10.0%	£4.00

Gueuze
Described as ‘the Champagne of Beers’, Gueuze is obtained by blending an old and a young Lambic Ale.
Mort Subite	25cl	4.0%	£3.00
Mort Subite Fond Gueuze	37.5cl	7.0%	£4.50
Lindemans Faro	25cl	5.5%	£3.00
Boon Gueuze	37.5cl	6.5%	£4.40
Boon Marriage Parfait	37.5cl	8.0%	£5.00
Marc Stroobandt recommends Mort Subite Fond Gueuze:’A traditional blend of Oak Matured Lambic beers, with a refreshing. Apple-like tartness and a champagne sparkle reminiscent of real cider’

Witbiers
These wheat beers are naturally cloudy due to being only partially filtered. Coriander and curacao orange peels are added - the result being a highly refreshing drink.
Hoegaaden	glass	5.2%	£2.50
Blanche de Bruxelles	33cl	4.5%	£3.00
Dentergems	25cl	5.0%	£3.00
Florisgaarden Witbier	33cl	5.0%	£3.00
Bruges Tawerbier	33cl	5.0%	£3.20

Pilsners
Meaning any beer which has been bottom fermented, Belgian Pilsners are full bodied, hoppy and dry.
Stella Artois	pint	5.2%	£3.20
Jupiler	pint	4.9%	£3.20
Slag Pils	25cl	5.3%	£2.30
Vedett	33cl	5.6%	£2.70
Cristal Alken	25cl	4.8%	£2.30
Glutaner (Gluten Free)	33cl	5.2%	£2.50
Jupiler NA	25cl	0.5%	£2.00

Golden Ales
These are ‘a devil in disguise’, they are strong, golden coloured Beers with a unique flavour and are regarded as a world classic amongst Beers.
Duvel	33cl	8.5%	£3.70
Judas	33cl	8.5%	£4.00
Lucifer	33cl	8.0%	£3.70
Delerium Tremens	glass	9.0%	£3.40
Piraat Amber	33cl	10.5%	£4.00
Satan Gold	33cl	8.0%	£3.50
Hapkin	33cl	8.0%	£3.70
Marc Stroobandt recommends Duvel: ‘Full bodied, yet easy drinking golden ale with an abundance of complex flavours and a soothing eau-de-vie like alcohol finishing in a pleasant hoppy dry aftertaste – superb’

Beer Fact
The Patron Saint of Beer is Belgian St. Arnold, and on the wall of the Confederation of
Belgian Brewers in Brussels’s Grand Place, it is written:

Beer Quote
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold beer-and another one!
Traditional Irish toast

Fruit Beers
Traditionally made by macerating fruit in Lambic Beer, it is now commonplace to use other beers such as white Beers or Brown Ales.
Florisgaarden Honey	33cl	4.5%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Passion	33cl	3.0%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Ninkeberry	33cl	3.0%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Chocolate	33cl	4.2%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Griottes	33cl	3.0%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Framboos	33cl	3.7%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Mango	33cl	3.6%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Apple	33cl	3.6%	£3.50
Florisgaarden Cactus Florisgaarden Witbeer with nine different fruits	33cl	4.2%	£3.50
Fruili Strawberry	glass	4.1%	£2.60
Fruili Cranberry Witbeer with with Strawberry & Cranberry respectively	25cl	4.1%	£3.20
Lindemans Peche	25cl	2.5%	£3.00
Lindemans Cassis Lambic blended with Peaches & Blackcurrant respectively	25cl	4.0%	£3.00
Liefman’s Kriek	37.5cl	6.0%	£4.50
Liefman’s Frambozen Goudenband blended with Cherries & Raspberries respectively	glass	4.5%	£2.80
Belle Vue Kriek	glass	5.2%	£2.60
Belle Vue Framboise Lambic blended with Cherries & Raspberries respectively	37.5cl	5.2%	£4.50
Mongozo Coconut	33cl	3.5%	£3.50
Mongozo Banana Florisgaarden Wit with Fairtrade Coconuts and Bananas	33cl	4.8%	£3.50
Boon Framboise	37.5cl	5.0%	£5.00
Boon Kriek Lambic blended with Raspberries & Cherries respectively	37.5cl	4.5%	£5.00
Marc Stroobandt recommends Fruili Strawberry: ‘A true Wimbledon beer combining the freshness of Belgian Wheat Beer with gorgeous strawberry and cream flavours’

Regional Beers

Sour Red Beers
Traditionally brewed in West Flanders and also described as wine Beers, or the ‘Burgundies of Belgium’ these are red colured, light bodied and tart to the point of sourness.
Rodenbach Grand Cru	33cl	6.5%	£4.00
Marc Stroobandt recommends Rodenbach Grand Cru: ‘A dark oak matured wine beer, blending tannins and tangy flavours with a cherry port-like character’

Saison Beers
Originally brewed in the winter by farmers in the western part of the province of Hainault, for drinking in the summer months the result is a dry, very hoppy distinctive drink.
Saison 1900	33cl	5.2%	£3.00

Vlaams Bruin
Principally brewed in East Flanders these are very complex and fine brown beers. They take over a year to produce and can be laid down.
Liefman’s Goudenband	37.5cl	8.0%	£4.50

Pale Ales
Brewed around Antwerp with barley malt without the addition of spices these are pale to golden in colour, top fermented and bottle conditioned.
De Koninck	glass	5.0%	£2.50
Brugel Amber	33cl	5.2%	£3.00
Palm	25cl	5.1%	£3.00

Speciality Beers
These are beers that due to their unique brewing process, ingredients, regional and historical origins are difficult to place in a style.

Blonde
Ranging from the lovely, distinctive Straffe Hendrick - produced by a one - man brewery in Bruges - through the mead-like Barbar to the very strong La Chouff this grouping contains something for everyone.
Hoegaarden Grand Cru	33cl	8.7%	£3.50
De Koninck Blonde	33cl	6.0%	£3.50
Barbar	33cl	8.0%	£3.50
Bruges Blonde	25cl	6.0%	£3.20
Witcap Stimulo	33cl	6.0%	£3.00
St. Feuillien Blonde	33cl	7.5%	£3.50
Bruges Zot	33cl	6.0%	£3.50
Jan Van Gent	33cl	5.3%	£4.50
La Meme Chose	33cl	6.1%	£3.50
La Chouff	75cl	8.8%	£9.50
Marc Stroobandt recommends St. Feuillien Blonde: ‘A rich blonde abbey style beer, with a soft character, fruity orange flavours, plenty of spiciness and a lingering hoppy dryness’

Amber
Ranging in taste from Belgium’s strongest Beer, Bush at 12%, to the one served in the most absurd glass, the delicious, slightly liquoricy tasting Kwak.
Scaldis Bush	25cl	12.0%	£3.50
Scaldis Bush Prestige	75cl	13.0%	£12.00
Kwak	33cl	8.0%	£3.70
Leute Bok Bier	33cl	7.5%	£3.70
Campus Amber	33cl	7.0%	£3.50

Dark
Generally strong these beers range from the classic brown beers, through examples such as the unique spicy Verboden Vrucht, to the porter types.
St Feuillien Brun	33cl	7.4%	£3.50
Verboden Vrucht	33cl	8.8%	£3.70
Duivelsbier	33cl	8.0%	£3.50
Duchesse de Bourgogne	25cl	6.2%	£3.50
Belgian Guinness	33cl	8.0%	£3.80
Gulden Draak	33cl	10.5%	£4.50
Kasteelbier Donker	33cl	11.0%	£4.50
Grottenbier	33cl	6.5%	£3.70
Delerium Nocturnum	33cl	9.0%	£3.80
Marc Stroobandt recommends Grottenbier: ‘A creamy and fruity dark beer, which has been matured in caves like champagne, with hints of exotic fruit and spices finishing in liquorice, caramel sweetness’

Triple
Ranging from the deliciously smooth three grained Triple Karmelite to the very strong Kasteelbier Triple.
De Koninck Triple	33cl	8.0%	£3.50
Triple Karmelite	33cl	8.0%	£3.80
Bruges Triple	33cl	9.5%	£4.00
Kasteelbier Triple	33cl	11.0%	£4.00
Marc Stroobandt recommends Triple Karmelite: ‘A multi grain abbey style beer with a mixture of fruity – malty sweetness, spicy undertones and hoppy dryness’

Beer Quote
"Cerevisia malorum…divina medicina." (A little bit of beer is divine medicine.)
- Paracelsus - 16th century physician

Beer Quote
“It was as natural as eating and to me as necessary, and I would not have thought of eating a meal without drinking....beer."
Ernest Hemingway

Guest Draught Belgian Beer

Celis White is a white wheat high fermentation beer with a touch of fruit and herbs. Celis White originally came from the picturesque Flemish-Brabant village of Hoegaarden, close to Tienen. For years, Pierre Celis devoted all his care and energy to brewing the Witte van Hoegaarden. The new Witte van Hoegaarden was so incredibly successful that in 1990, Celis received an irresistible takeover bid from the large Interbrew beer group. That transaction opened a new horizon for Pierre Celis... Celis once again built a brewery, this time in Austin, Texas and brewed Celis White. 5% abv £2.50 half a pint.