A word of warning (as if you needed one!)

Forgot to mention that we had a brief encounter of the beer variety last night. We thought it might warrant a mention just in case you have not met it before. It is called Affligen Blond. We ordered three 'grand pressions' and the nice lady said no and gave us three 'normal' glasses. This was unusual since our specialist subject is beer.

Having got bladdered and also home in one piece we thought it might be wise to check out this innocent looking rocket fuel on the interweb. It seems it is actually a bit of a star performer because it has one won numerous awards and has been highly praised at various international tasting sessions, Affligem is Belgium’s so called Abbey beer. It is now brewed in the Flemish village, of Opwijk but started life in The Benedictine Abbey of Affligen, so we are back with those dangerous monks who brought us all those other weapons grade beers! This top-fermenting Belgian Blond beer checks in at 6.8%, with a big brother weighing in at a modest 9%. It is still brewed according to the original recipe. 

Well balanced, with a sweetish, refreshing fruity flavour and a hoppy, dry finish, it’s a robust 6.8% by volume – yet we can assure you it is still remarkably easy to drink!We have to take their word that it matches perfectly with hard cheeses or white meats and fish. We went and had a pizza.