Idiot's Trove

Paul Davies of AleHunters writes about the joys of being back in Belgium and going to the Bier van Olier Bierfestival in Sijsele.

Nicolas Lescieux of  l’Échappée Bière, one of the organisers of the Bière a Lille (BAL), talks about the continued growth of craft beer in Lille and the rest of France.

What is the real Berliner Weisse? Ulrike Genz of Schneeeule Brauerei in Berlin is on a mission to let everyone know and taste the real deal.

At Wanderlust 2021, Brussels Beer Project co-founder Sébastien Morvan talked with the Beer Idiots about the brewery's new, larger installation in Anderlecht and their plans for the future.

Michaël Boutriaux talks about the Belgian Beers Race, and plans for other similar riffs on the theme in other countries now the board game has launched on the market.

Dany Prignon wants to keep brewing, but now he is looking to sell to a working partner who will also invest in Fantôme and Soy, Belgium.

The opening up of Belgium this year has led to a few festival announcements as the beer starts to flow again. Here's the list of who's in the flow for now.

In an interview with the Beer Idiots Tom Bollen talks about combining a love of Belgian beer and local produce at restaurant Taratata in Hasselt, Belgium.

BelgHik is a grandiose and not so idiotic attempt to encourage a series of collabs between Flemish breweries and those in Wallonia. Or, why not, between a brewery based in Brussels and one in the German-speaking part of Belgium.

Soirée ZUUR is on tonight (18 June), featuring 69 Brussels bars and 5 brass bands, celebrating the Growfunding campaign to raise funds to keep them going during the Covid-19 lockdown.