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Lanús fc

It could be an aperitif, nightcap or pairing for any course in between. It could be the meal itself. For a beer so innately Belgian in character, its story is familiar from any country where craft beer has taken hold: A something-year-old home brewer, dissatisfied with the mainstream products on offer, who insisted on creating something a little bit different.

I knew only the mythological side of Belgian beer as a neophyte enthusiast in mids America. My first encounter with De Dolle, like so many others, was at the Brickskeller Tavern rest its soul near where I lived in Washington, D. I recall my mind boggling at the swirling layers of flavour, not to mention the heady power of the beer. According to Kris, at the time Oerbier was 7.

Still, what a revelation to have something so interesting and drinkable at memory-scattering strength.

Banfield fc

As far as I knew at the time, this was the apogee of centuries of Belgian tradition. While its history turned out more recent than I reckoned, Oerbier has greatly shaped my own idea of what Belgian beer can be. The story goes that Kris—formerly an architect—and his brother Jo craved something gutsier than the sweet, industrial concoctions dominating the Belgian market in the late s.

Belgian brewers, then and now, typically arrive onto the scene with a blond ale, or perhaps a golden tripel, later filling out the lineup with a dubbel, or something else a little darker and maltier. Kris and Jo decided to go in another direction. They found that no pale malt profile could stand up to the woody esters of the yeast they were using, which came from Rodenbach, the venerable maker of tart, wood-aged beers from their hometown of Roeselare, to the west of Flanders.

The original—the oer -Oerbier—was slightly less potent.