Archive for May, 2007

Should we call Philly Little Belgium?

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Not sure when Philadelphia reached the “tipping point” for Belgian-inspired cafe-restaurants serving Belgian-inspired and Belgian-brewed beers, but today Don Russell writes – in his Joe Sixpack column in the Philly Daily News and his website – about five new Belgian taverns.
He begins with a review of ZoT, which we mentioned opening in February, concluding “ZoT [...]

Hoegaarden White shortage: Why?

Friday, May 4th, 2007

They’re running low on Hoegaarden White in Brussels.
Everybody agrees this is because production moved from the town of Hoegaarden to the InBev brewery in Jupille.
“The beer they produce there often has to be thrown out because it is not at all fit for consumption. So a lot of the white beer coming from Jupille is [...]