The Belgian Smaak Podcast | Exploring the world of Belgian beer
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
Breandán Kearney sits down with some of the most high profile people in the world of Belgian beer to discuss beer styles, brands and the stories behind the breweries and to find out what makes beer culture in Belgium so special.
Location:
United States
Description:
Breandán Kearney sits down with some of the most high profile people in the world of Belgian beer to discuss beer styles, brands and the stories behind the breweries and to find out what makes beer culture in Belgium so special.
Twitter:
@belgiansmaak
Language:
English
Contact:
0032472104779
Website:
http://www.belgiansmaak.com/
Email:
belgiansmaak@gmail.com
Episodes
EP048 | Tingles in the Jungle
11/22/2023
Christophe Bravin and Félix Damien of Brasserie La Jungle talk about Saisons, traditional English styles, and mixed fermentation fruit beers.
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Duration:01:22:27
EP047 | The Belgian Coast
9/20/2023
We took the Kusttram the length of the Belgian coast to explore its food and drink culture and share with you the places worth exploring.
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Duration:01:35:41
EP046 | Belgian Beer Festivals
6/21/2023
We talk Belgian beer festivals with Stéfan Cauwenbergs (Billie's), Bart Vanneste (Bruges), and Jan Machiel van Bragt (Kerstbierfestival).
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Duration:01:33:55
EP045 | The Lambic Roundtable
5/24/2023
The Lambic Roundtable was a panel discussion during the Toer de Geuze 2022, tailor-made for broadcasting in beer bars all over the world.
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Duration:01:32:11
EP044 | Jerry Franck, Director of Lambic Documentary, “Bottle Conditioned”
4/26/2023
We sat down with Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Jerry Franck to find out about his Lambic documentary "Bottle Conditioned".
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Duration:01:29:39
EP043 | Roundtable Discussion — Everything Oud Bruin, Flanders Red, and Flemish Sours
2/22/2023
We sat down with Marc Coesens of Liefmans, Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach, and Alex Lippens of 't Verzet to discuss Oud Bruin and Flemish Red.
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Duration:01:45:16
EP042 | Rejecting Boundaries (The Story of Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar)
12/29/2022
The story of Baarle, Ronald Mengerink, and De Dochter van de Korenaar is one of defying categorisation and rejecting boundaries set for you.
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Duration:01:15:38
EP041 | What’s in a Name? (The Story of OMER Traditional Blond)
12/5/2022
How does OMER Traditional Blond from Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste communicate the story of generational transition in Belgian family brewing?
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Duration:01:14:44
EP040 | Bart Delvaux and Ine Van Der Stock of Brouwerij De Coureur
10/31/2022
Bart Delvaux and Ine Van der Stock opened Brouwerij De Coureur in 2020, a small brewery and taproom in the Kessel-Lo neighbourhood of Leuven.
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Duration:01:13:37
EP039 | Brussels Beer Cafés
9/22/2022
The Brussels beer café is an institution that has enjoyed as much acclaim as it has suffered fatigue. Is it a doomed relic or a durable icon?
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Duration:01:15:32
EP038 | Who Owns Fries?
8/31/2022
Who Owns Fries? Are they French or Belgian? Do those who first created a food own it? Or does it belong to those that perfected it?
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Duration:00:47:29
EP037 | Belgian Mayonnaise
2/20/2022
The relationship between Belgians and their mayonnaise is tied up in their fanatical “frituur” culture and their special mayonnaise law.
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Duration:00:57:25
EP036 | Ford Lee Stuart III (a.k.a. Stu Stuart) of Belgian Beer Me! Tours
1/1/2022
Ford Lee Stuart III, or Stu Stuart as he is better known, is the owner of a tour company called Belgian Beer Me! Tours.
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Duration:00:41:13
EP035 | A Year In Review 2021
12/20/2021
This podcast episode is a look back at Belgian beer in 2021, a year in review conversation with Brussels-based beer writer Eoghan Walsh.
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Duration:00:28:40
EP034 | Janos De Baets of DOK Brewing Company, Ghent
12/14/2021
Janos De Baets is the Head Brewer and Co-Owner of DOK Brewing Co. in Ghent. We chatted about his self-admitted obsessive personality trait.
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Duration:00:12:53
EP033 | A Little Cake
9/26/2021
The town of Geraardsbergen is famous for its association with a small cake: the mattentaart. The cake has a long history and is a source of unifying pride in the town. However, it turns out that the Geraardsbergse Mattentaart is in a precarious situation.
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Duration:01:07:02
EP032 | Reading Between The Lines
8/27/2021
Listen to the story of beer and brewing in the Haspengouw, a region in Belgium known for its fruit, but not necessarily for its beer.
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Duration:01:14:52
EP031 | Cemetery Juice
7/15/2021
Listen to the story of Brouwerij Cnudde and Eine about community and resilience and people laying down everything to help those around them.
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Duration:01:16:24
EP030 | Making the Megablend 2021
7/1/2021
The HORAL Megablend is a special blend which contains Lambic from each of the HORAL members released every two years for the Toer de Geuze.
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Duration:00:32:57
EP029 | Day Two Highlights of the Toer de Geuze At Home 2021
6/29/2021
Listen to the highlights of Day Two of the Toer de Geuze At Home 2021, a series of live-streamed Q&As with Lambic breweries and blenderies.
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Duration:01:14:40