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Antwerpen Beer Tours

Name: Antwerpen Beer Tours
Address: Antwerp, 2000, BE
Telephone: +32487630013
Price range: ££
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Antwerpen Beer Tours

Beer tours in Antwerpen in English, Spanish or Italian given by a brewer.
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08/01/2025

🇬🇧 Last Saturday, one of the visitors following the tour was an urban architect. I explained to her the deep impact that beer had and still has in the urbanism of the city, all by the hand of Gilbert Van Schoenbeke. We barely could visit the places but, I hope she is following me now, I am going to add this picture taken in 1924 of the Stadswag, the balance of the city, planned by Gilbert. We see the barrels of beer in piles, probably from a nearby brewery (there was one in Rapstraat)

🇪🇸 El sábado pasado, una de las visitantes que seguía el recorrido era una arquitecta urbanista. Le expliqué el profundo impacto que tuvo y tiene la cerveza en el urbanismo de la ciudad, todo de la mano de Gilbert Van Schoenbeke. Apenas pudimos visitar los lugares pero, espero que me esté siguiendo ahora, voy a añadir esta foto tomada en 1924 del Stadswag, el equilibrio de la ciudad, planificado por Gilbert. Vemos los barriles de cerveza amontonados, probablemente de una cervecera cercana (había una en Rapstraat).

🇧🇪 #1924

06/01/2025

THE BEER OF HELIOPOLIS (and IV)

In the morning came the fierce Sekhmet, ready to slay, and as she passed by she looked to this side and that, watching for her prey. But no living thing did she see, only the fields that lay four palms deep in the beer that was the colour of blood. Then she laughed with the laugh like the roar of a lioness, for she thought it was the blood she had shed. And she stooped and drank. Again and again she drank, and she laughed the more, for the juice of the fruit that causes sleep mounted to her brain, and no longer could she see to slay by reason of the juice of that fruit.

Then the Majesty of Ra said to her, "Come in peace, O sweet one." And to this day the maidens of Amu are called "Sweet Ones" in remembrance.

And the Majesty of Ra spoke again to the goddess, saying, "For thee shall be prepared drinks from the fruits that cause sleep; every year shall these be made at the great Festival of the New Year, and the number of them shall be according to the number of the priestesses who serve me."

And to this day, on the festival of Hathor, drinks are made of the fruits that cause sleep, according to the number of the priestesses of Ra, in remembrance of the protection of mankind from the fury of the goddess.

Chapter IX from
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LEGENDS

BY M. A. MURRAY

06/01/2025

🇬🇧 If you want to read the story of Verloren Maandag in Antwerp, you can scroll down to the previous years. Just to mention that the tradicion is becoming more gourmet and this year we will have a beer dedicated to this festivity on 13/01. Will you miss it?

🇪🇸 Ya comenté en años pasados el porque de la tradición de comer salchichas en Amberes el siguiente lunes después de reyes, así que para leer le historia podéis buscar en los post de otro año. Señalar que cada vez esta tradición se está convirtiendo en más exquisita y este año podremos degustar el día 13 una cerveza especial producida por para ese día.

05/01/2025

THE BEER OF HELIOPOLIS (part III)

The messengers hastened, and their speed was the speed of a blast of the storm-wind. They came to Elephantine, where the great river rages among the rocks that bar its passage; they took the fruit that causes sleep, and with the fleetness of the wind they brought it to Ra. Crimson and scarlet was the fruit, and its juice was the colour of man's blood; and the messengers carried to it Heliopolis, the city of Ra.

Then the women of Heliopolis crushed barley and made beer, and with the beer they mixed the juice of the fruit that causes sleep, and the beer became the colour of blood. Seven thousand measures of beer did they make, and in haste they brewed it, for the night was drawing to a close and the day was about to break. In haste came the Majesty of Ra, and all the gods and goddesses, who were with him, to Heliopolis to inspect the beer. Ra saw that it was like human blood, and he said, "Very good is this beer. By this I can protect mankind."

At the dawning of the day, he gave command, "Carry this beer to the place where men and women have been slain, and pour it out upon the fields before the beauty of the night has passed." So they poured it out upon the fields. Four palms deep it lay upon the ground, and its colour was the colour of blood.

(Picture of a tomb of an ancient beer brewer in the city of Luxor that is more than 3,000 years old)

04/01/2025

THE BEER OF HELIOPOLIS (part II)

Then said the gods and goddesses, bowing before him with their foreheads on the ground, "Send forth thy daughter, the apple of thine eye, against them."

And at once there came the daughter of Ra. Sekhmet is she called, and Hathor, fiercest of the goddesses; like a lion she rushes on her prey, slaughter is her delight, and her pleasure is in blood.

At her father's bidding she entered the Two Lands to slay those who had rebelled against the Majesty of Ra, and had turned their rebellion to jest and laughter. In the land of Ta-mery she killed them, and on the mountains which lie to the east and west of the great river. To and fro she hastened, slaying all who crossed her path, and before her fled the rebels against Ra.

And Ra looked forth upon the earth and cried to his daughter, the apple of his eye, "Come in peace, O Hathor! Hast thou done that which I gave thee to do?"

And Hathor laughed as she answered, and her laugh was the terrible voice of the lioness as she tears her prey. "By thy life, O Ra," she cried, "I work my will upon men, and my heart rejoices."

For many nights the river ran red, and the goddess waded in the blood of men, and her feet were red as she strode through the land of Egypt as far as Henen-seten.

Then Ra looked forth upon the earth again, and his heart was filled with pity for men, though they had rebelled against him. But none could stop the ruthless goddess, not even the Majesty of Ra himself; of herself must she cease to slay, for neither gods nor men could compel her. By subtlety alone could this be accomplished.

Ra gave command, saying, "Call hither to me messengers who are swift as the blast of the storm wind." And when they were brought, he said, "Run to Elephantine, hasten, go quickly, and bring back to me the fruit that causes sleep. Be swift, be swift, for all this must be accomplished ere the day dawn."

03/01/2025

THE BEER OF HELIOPOLIS
Now the Majesty of Ra reigned over the Two Lands. He was the second king of Egypt, and in his reign peace was on earth, and harvests were so plentiful that to this day men speak of the good things which "happened in the time of Ra." By his own power he created himself, and he created heaven and earth, gods and men, and he ruled over them all.

For hundreds and hundreds of years he ruled until he waxed old, and men no longer feared him, but laughed and said, "Look at Ra! He is old, his bones are like silver, his flesh like gold, and his hair like true lapis lazuli."

Then Ra was wroth when he heard their jests and their laughter, and he called to those who were in his train, "Summon hither my daughter, the apple of my eye, and summon also the gods Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, and the great god Nun, whose dwelling is in the waters of the sky. Do my bidding secretly lest men should hear you and see you, for then would they be afraid and hide themselves."

In secret went the messengers, very softly they came to summon the gods and goddesses. Secretly and softly came the gods and goddesses to the Mansion of Ra in the Hidden Place. Naught did men see or hear; and they laughed again at Ra, not knowing the punishment that should fall upon them.

On each side of the throne came the gods and goddesses, and they bowed before the Majesty of Ra with their foreheads to the ground, saying, "Speak that we may hear."

Then said Ra to Nun, the great god whose dwelling is in the waters of the sky, "O eldest of the gods and all ye ancestor-gods! Behold the men whom I have created, how they speak against me. Tell me what ye would that I should do to them, for verily I will not slay them till I have heard your words."

And Nun, the great god whose dwelling is in the waters of the sky, made answer, "My son Ra, greatest of gods, mightiest of kings, thy throne is set fast, and thy fear will be upon all the world when thou sendest out thy daughter, the apple of thine eye, against those who attack thee."

Tomorrow part II

02/01/2025

ANCIENT
EGYPTIAN LEGENDS

BY M. A. MURRAY

🇬🇧 Nefer-ka-ptah now called for a piece of new papyrus and for a cup of beer; and on the papyrus he wrote all the spells that were in the Book of Thoth. Then he took the cup of beer and washed the papyrus in the beer, so that all the ink was washed off and the papyrus became as though it had never been written on. And Nefer-ka-ptah drank the beer, and at once he knew all the spells that had been written on the papyrus, for this is the method of the great magicians.

🇪🇸 Nefer-ka-ptah pidió entonces un trozo de papiro nuevo y una copa de cerveza; y en el papiro escribió todos los hechizos que estaban en el Libro de Thoth. Luego tomó la copa de cerveza y lavó el papiro en la cerveza, de modo que toda la tinta desapareció y el papiro quedó como si nunca hubiera sido escrito. Y Nefer-ka-ptah bebió la cerveza, y de inmediato supo todos los hechizos que habían sido escritos en el papiro, pues éste es el método de los grandes magos.

24/12/2024

New word for my beer vocabulary: dray. Reading Des De Moor, the term dray is use in vehicles to deliver beer and related etymologically to drag and draw, and once it referred to low draw carts without fixed sides used to carry heavy load. When the combustion engine appeared, the word extended the meaning and it is still used by some brewers for the load of the truck.

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19/12/2024

🇬🇧 I have been looking at heraldry from the 15th and 16th centuries. In southNetherlands, I have found many family references that have nothing to do with beer, but I bring you some that I found curious.
The two on the top left are linked to cereal. A pitchfork, make you think of families who owned fields and fermented.
The two on the right have trees, which when you go to literature are almost always apple trees, so they would make beer and cider.
The two on the bottom right have the initials of the head of the family and a double address. In one case it is beer and cider and in the other it is beer and bread.
The one on the bottom left came without an interpretation, but I found it curious and perhaps it is related to another utensil.

🇪🇸 He estado mirándo heráldica del siglo XV y XVI. En el sur de los países bajos, he encontrado muchas referencias familiares que nada tienen que ver con la cerveza pero os traigo algunas que me han resultado curiosas.
Las dos arriba a la izquierda están ligadas al cereal. Un bieldo y dos horcas, hacen pensar en familias que poseían campos y fermentaban.
Las dos de la derecha, tienen manzanos, por lo que harían cerveza y sidra.
Las dos de abajo a la derecha tienen las iniciales de los cabeza de familia y una doble dirección. En un caso es cerveza y sidra y en el otro es cerveza y pan.
El de abajo a la izquierda vino sin interpretación, pero me pareció curioso y tal vez se relacione con otro utensilio.

29/11/2024

🇬🇧 This beer was announced to the market last April but I hadn't bought it because it didn't seem like it was going to be a limited edition like Tres Reglas. I finally got to my trusted distributor and decided to buy it. I have it in the fridge so I'm not going to give an opinion yet. What is your opinion? Should I save it for a Christmas occasion or open it this weekend?

🇪🇸 Esta cerveza fue anunciada al mercado el pasado abril pero no la había comprado porque no parecía que fuera a ser una edición limitada como la Tres Reglas. Por fin llegué a mi distribuidor de confianza y me decidí a comprarla. La tengo en la nevera por lo que todavía no voy a dar una opinión. ¿Cuál es vuestra opinión? ¿La reservo para una ocasión navideña o la abro este fin de semana?

29/11/2024

🇬🇧 Any plans for the blackest friday of the year?

26/11/2024

🇬🇧 Another awaited beer on the beer scene. Launched last week in the Horeca Expo in Ghent, Westmalle DUO is a golden beer, less complex than the triple and with a few degrees less. Currently only available on draught.

🇪🇸 Otra cerveza esperada en en panorama cervecero. Presentada la semana pasada en el Horeca Expo de Gante, Westmalle DUO es una cerveza dorada, menos compleja que la triple y con unos pocos grados menos. De momento sólo disponible en barril.

25/11/2024

🇬🇧 Three Rules is here. It's one of the most expected beers of the year. La Trappe, the Trappist brewery that has us most accustomed to collaborations, has brought together the masters of Tynt Meadow and Zundert to brew a double beer. It's coming to all of Europe, so it's the right momento to go to your trusted distributor and reserve your bottle. Here in Belgium, distributors don't usually allow more than two bottles per customer at a price of 12 euros. A beer that could gain in value over time but that consumed now will not disappoint lovers of traditional abbey beers.

🇪🇸 Three Rules ya está aquí. Es una de las cervezas más esperadas de este año. La Trappe, la cervecera trapista que más acostumbrados nos tiene a las colaboraciones, ha reunido a los maestros de Tynt Meadow y Zundert para elaborar una cerveza doble. Está llegando a toda Europa, por lo que es el momento de ir a vuestro distribuidor de confianza y reservar. Aquí en Bélgica los distribuidores no suelen permitir más de dos botellas por cliente a un precio de 12 euros. Una cerveza que podría ganar valor con el tiempo pero que consumida ahora no defrauda a los amantes de las cervezas tradicionales de abadía.

Images taken from the original website not intended for commercial porpouses.

Bonus: On my tours I always say that there is a fourth unwritten rule: the monks of each abbey have to agree to produce beer by majority vote. We come across cases like Cardeña or Spencer who, being able to comply with the three rules, do not produce beer.

19/11/2024

It is a little bit longer than three weeks I am not publishing anything. I had some tours, I was sick, I was on holidays, I was available and I was not available and I missed the best beer festival in Belgium in my opinion Billie's Craft Beer Fest

I have lots of pictures of alcohol free beer, which is the best option when you are sick. But today I decided to collect the opinions from one of this agencies that book my services.

After the pandemics many agencies decided, not to raise the prices, but to raise the percentage they take from the guide. I have two exceptions, but I don't have many customers from them: Localbini and Tours by locals. They raised the price to the consumer because they consider that the price we receive is right.

I don't want to mention the names of the others, but call your attention on the ones that think the other way round.

09/11/2024

Es increíble. Que se vayan a robar a la gente que lleva material para ayudar en Valencia.

21/10/2024

With Turnhouts bierfestival – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

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🇬🇧 As part of the Mechelen Bier Festival taking place the 10 year edition last weekend, I got to know this Dutch brewery. I only taster two beers, but they were good enough to call my interest. 🇪🇦 Formando parte de las cerveceras presentes en la edición décimo aniversario del Festival de cerveza de Mechelen, descubrí esta cervecera que tiene una calidad suficiente como para que me interese seguirla . #dutchbier #netherlandsbier #netherlandsbeer #nederlandsbier #nederlands #netherlandsbeer