A few weekends ago, we had some friends over for a Belgian beer tasting. Journalists from Indonesia, they were in town here for a few days to collect an important award for their work. The King Baudouin International Development Prize this year went to their KBR68H radio news agency. I met some of these guys back in Jakarta, and I was immediately impressed with KBR68H. They deserved the recognition.
But now, they were on my turf, and I had a duty to take them through a few Belgian beer basics. Time was short, because they had a very tight schedule, including an audience with the King of Belgium. But we managed to sample three.First came Hoegaarden, then we had Orval, and finally, we had St Bernardus Prior 8. That’s a pretty short introduction to Belgian beer, I know, but not bad... And it gave them something to talk about with King Albert II a couple days after.
I wonder what his favourite Belgian beers are...
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My favorite is Corsendonk Pater, but then again, I'm not as pro as you are. Ow, funny, I came to this site because I'm searching for a Belgian beer cafe in Jakarta ^^
ReplyDeleteOw, and I'm not that journalist by the way. ^^
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