By Beer Director Kevin Floyd
Kevin Floyd is the beer director, beertender, and co-owner at The Hay Merchant, Anvil, and Underbelly in Houston, TX. His craft beer program is one of the most prolific cask programs in the country. He frequently travels to Belgium on research trips visiting breweries and exploring the beer scene. In this third part of his Belgium beer tour, let Kevin be your expert beer guide around the city of Bruges.
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‘T Brugs Beertje
“This is a very small bar with just seven seats. The whole place probably seats like 30 or 40 people. They have a really nice bottled beer list with a lot of small Belgian producers. The staff is really friendly and the crowd is a mix of locals and tourists. Since Bruges is such a tourist town, this bar is a cool spot to run into different people from different countries and talk to the locals.”
Kemelstraat 5, 8000 Bruges
T: +32.50.33.96.16 | www.brugsbeertje.be
The entrance to De Garre (Photo Credit: Bernt Rostad - Flickr) | The alley leading to De Garre (Photo Credit: thegrekle - Flickr)
De Garre
“It’s just off of the main square in Bruges and down a tiny alleyway. The first time I came here, I had my phone with the GPS on and I still walked by the entrance of the alleyway about 3 times. Everything here is small and reminds me of a medieval European tavern. You could imagine some guy with a horse in a suit of armor hanging out outside. I’ve only ever had coffee and De Garre here. De Garre is the house beer and a Belgian strong dark ale. At 10% ABV, they will only allow you to drink three of them. It’s on draft and I don’t think they ever bottle it.”
De Garre 1, 8000 Bruges
T: +32.50.34.10.29 | www.degarre.be
The view of Bruges from De Halve Maan | Photo Credit: yad.craby [Flickr
Brouwerij De Halve Maan
“This is a brewery in Bruges that’s called the Half Moon. They offer tours everyday and it’s a cool place to visit. There’s a full cafe too. They brew a couple of different types of beers. One is called Brugse Zot which is made in Blond and Dubbel. The other is called Straffe Hendrik which is a little bit bigger and they make in a Tripel and Quadrupel. On the tour, they take you all the way to the top of the brewery where you get one of the better views of Bruges.”
Walplein 26, 8000 Bruges
T: +32.50.44.42.22 | www.halvemaan.be
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