A Belgian ale is often the beer that folks cite when asked ‘which beer made them fall in love with beer.’ There isn’t a “single” Belgian ale. But the overall idea of the Trappist ales, the farmhouse ...

Even if you are willing to send almost $100 on a six-pack of rare Belgian beer, it may be too late. Westvleteren 12, a beer brewed by Belgian monks that until Wednesday was only sold at the St. Sixtus ...

While saison (the French word for “season”) is a delicious style of beer to enjoy year-round, its dryness, high carbonation, and balanced fruity flavors make it especially refreshing in warmer weather ...

WASHINGTON — Now through July 21, fans of Belgian beer have two reasons to raise their tulip glasses. For starters, Americans are celebrating National Belgian Beer Week for the first time in the U.S.

It’s time to trade up that Budweiser. We know you can do it. The first annual Belgian Beer Festival runs June 15-19 at Et Voila (5120 Macarthur Blvd. N.W.). The restaurant recently imported “unusual ...

That means their products are made in the vicinity of a Trappist abbey, under the supervision of monks or nuns, and profits are used for charity or the needs of the monastic community. Of the 11, five ...

Today is Belgian National Day, the celebration of Belgium's independence from the Netherlands in 1831 and also the close of America's National Belgian Beer Week. In my last column I covered the major ...

Belgian Beer World, a new museum dedicated to the history and love of beermaking in Belgium, has opened in the neoclassical building that once housed the Brussels Stock Exchange. Photo courtesy of ...

Ale travels 2 miles underground from bottling plant to Bruges brewery — -- A boozy pipe dream became reality for beer lovers in Belgium today as a Bruges brewery poured its first glass of ale ...

The plan is to offer eight different Belgian beers in all. The plan is to offer eight different Belgian beers in all. Belgium is one of the few countries with its own thriving, indigenous beer culture ...