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The miracle of St Bernadus

My legs had been hurting on the ride from Gent to Bruges, so I wasn’t looking forward to 72km of pain on today’s ride to Watou. But when I woke up all the aches and pains had vanished. Could it be the restorative powers of Trappist beer at work? Not only had the pain gone, […]

Drinking in the views and beers of Gent

The 70km cycle to Gent involved all sorts of weather, wind, rain, sun – and at one point even a hailstorm. Thankfully it brightened up as the day progressed so I arrived in Gent to a sunny late afternoon and evening. First was the city brewery, only to find them closing early for the day […]

The good and great beers of Rotterdam

I was blown into Rotterdam on a fresh 8°C wind from the Hook of Holland. I’d no sooner got here than it clouded over, turning rainy and biting cold, so it was an easy decision to head to Sijf for a spot of elevenses – in this case Brouwerij  Noordt’s Dubbel. It was pot luck […]