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Why does each Belgian beer have its own glass?
Chalice, tulip, flute or goblet: in Belgium, the glass is part of a beer's flavour, service and identity.
Trappist beer: what does ‘Trappist’ really mean?
Trappist describes neither a colour nor a beer style: it denotes a monastic origin governed by specific criteria.
Orval: why does this beer change in the bottle?
Young, hoppy and lively; older, dry, complex and slightly tart: Orval really does continue to change after bottling.
Saison: the beer once intended for farm workers
Saison evokes Hainaut farms and summer workers, but its history is more nuanced than the often-repeated legend.
Belgian witbier: the story of a style that disappeared and returned
This white wheat beer almost vanished before being revived in Hoegaarden in the 1960s and going on to conquer the world.
Gueuze and lambic: beers that cannot be reproduced elsewhere?
Lambic and gueuze owe their character to spontaneous fermentation, time, wood and the microbial terroir around Brussels.
Why does Belgium have so many beer styles?
Trappists, lambics, saisons, witbiers and pilsners: Belgium's brewing diversity comes from a history shaped by regions, yeasts and freedom.
Stella Artois: how a Leuven beer conquered the world
Born in Leuven as a Christmas beer in 1926, Stella Artois is now the world's best-selling Belgian beer. A worldwide success with firmly Belgian roots.
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