Festivals & events

Edit Stars and Stripes 18 Feb 2016
Don’t let winter’s cold keep you inside! Here is a sampling of events on the docket as of Feb. 19, 2016. It’s wise to confirm details with organizers or local tourism boards before traveling.   Austria. VIENNA. Masters of Dirt, freestyle motocross show, through Feb. 21. VIENNA. Accordion Festival, Feb. 20-March 20. SALZBURG ... 25-28. GASTEIN. Snow Polo World Cup, Feb. 26-28. INNSBRUCK ... 26-28 ... 27 ... Public brewing session, Cantillon Brewery, March 5 ... ....

Festivals & events scheduled as of Feb. 12, 2016

Edit Stars and Stripes 09 Feb 2016
Winter in Europe can be a beautiful thing! Here is a sampling of events on the docket as of Feb. 12, 2016. It’s wise to confirm details with organizers or local tourism boards before traveling.   Austria. VIENNA. Ball season, upcoming balls include Johann Strauss Ball Feb. 13; Technoball Feb. 27. ZELL AM SEE. balloonalps, hot air balloons above skies, through Feb. 13. VIENNA ... 19-21. VIENNA ... Public brewing session, Cantillon Brewery, March 5 ... ....

Good beer is the newest victim of climate change

Edit Mashable 09 Nov 2015
The Cantillon gueuze brewery needs to cool its hot brew in open tanks so that the natural yeasts in the air can help produce the sour beer that has developed a niche following throughout the world ... In the Cantillon brewery in the center of Brussels, the unusually warm weather means the copper vessels that should be steaming with golden brew are empty ... Visitors drink a gueuze beer in the Cantillon gueuze brewery in Brussels....

Hot weather is now affecting Belgian beer too

Edit Jakarta Post 07 Nov 2015
The Cantillon gueuze brewery needs to cool its hot brew in open tanks so that the natural yeasts in the air can help produce the sour beer that has developed a niche following throughout the world ... In the Cantillon brewery in the center of Brussels, the unusually warm weather means the copper vessels that should be steaming with golden brew are empty....

Feativals & events

Edit Stars and Stripes 16 Oct 2015
Here is a sampling of events in Europe as we move into autumn. These events were scheduled as of Oct. 16, 2015. It’s wise to confirm dates with the organizer or local tourism board before traveling.  . AUSTRIA. GRAZ. Steirischerherbst, avant-garde theatre, screenings and parties, through Oct. 18. SALZBURG ... 31. GRAZ ... 22-26. SALZBURG ... 22-26. VIENNA ... Brassigaume, festival of small breweries, Oct ... Public beer brewing session, Cantillon Brewery, Nov....

Beer Town: Postcard from Belgium

Edit Atlanta Journal 09 Sep 2015
At Moeder Lambic, arguably the must-visit beer bar in Brussels, owner Jean Hummler curates an amazing list of traditional crisp, refreshing sour ales, including cask selections from nearby Cantillon Brewery ... It comes from a small family brewery, De Ryck, that dates back to 1886....

Beer ‘architects’ leave bitter taste

Edit The Australian 02 Jan 2015
Some brewery owners are foaming with rage about “beer architects” who create a recipe then get it brewed under contract ... Cantillon, another brewery in Brussels, still uses brewing equipment over 100 years old, making acidic gueuze beers with wild yeast floating in the air near the River Senne ... The writers want to change the law so the name of the contract brewery is printed on the bottle....

Craft beer gets sexy boost from Vixen

Edit Boston Herald 11 Dec 2014
A sweet sip from a $200 bottle of Boston-brewed Samuel Adams Utopias inspired the sexy, mysterious Instagram phenomenon of the Craft Beer Vixen ... “It’s meant to be sexy. I love high heels and getting all dolled up ... “I’m posing provocatively ... It took her three weeks to get a few bottles of sour gueuze and fruity lambic from famous Cantillon Brewery of Brussels, and “it cost me a fortune,” she said ... ....

Gare du Midi: where to eat, drink and stay near Brussels’ Eurostar terminal

Edit The Guardian 13 Nov 2014
Sipping and supping at Cantillon brewerey, Brussels ... Cantillon Brewery. The last authentic Geuze brewery lies in an old industrial quarter near Midi station. This family-run brewery founded in 1900 uses an ancient brewing method that ferments the beer using microbes that breed in the Senne valley ... • Entrance €7, including a beer, Rue Gheude 56, +32 2 521 49 28, cantillon.be....

Festivals & events, Nov. 7, 2014

Edit Stars and Stripes 06 Nov 2014
AUSTRIA. ZELL AM SEE. Wow Glacier Love, opening ski season party, through Nov. 9. VIENNA. Wien Modern #27, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 21. VIENNA. Voice Mania, international a-cappella festival, through Dec. 7. VIENNA ... 8-16. VIENNA. KlezMore Festival Vienna, Nov. 8-23. GRAZ ... 15 ... Public Brewing Session, Cantillon Brewery, Brussels Gueze Mu-seum, Nov ... Nouvelle Prague, festival of Czech and overseas bands, Staro-pramen Brewery, through Nov....

Festivals and events

Edit Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2014
The weather is cooling, but events in Europe remain hot! Here is a sampling of some on the docket as of Oct. 24. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival, through Nov. 6. VIENNA. Wien Modern #27, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 21. ZELL AM SEE ... 7-9. VIENNA ... 7-Dec. 7 ... 6 ... Public Brewing Session, Cantillon Brewery, Brussels Gueze Museum, Nov ... Nouvelle Prague, festival of Czech and overseas bands, Staropramen Brewery, Nov....

Festivals and events, Oct. 24, 2014

Edit Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2014
The weather is cooling, but events in Europe remain hot! Here is a sampling of some on the docket as of Oct. 24. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival, through Nov. 6. VIENNA. Wien Modern #27, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 21. ZELL AM SEE ... 7-9. VIENNA ... 7-Dec. 7 ... 6 ... Public Brewing Session, Cantillon Brewery, Brussels Gueze Museum, Nov ... Nouvelle Prague, festival of Czech and overseas bands, Staropramen Brewery, Nov....

And now apps for oenophiles, beer buffs and cocktail crazed

Edit The Australian 29 Sep 2014
APPS for oenophiles, beer buffs and the cocktail crazed are making theirs rounds ... Its ­location-based search will highlight the best and most popular beers, bars and breweries near you ... And for times when you want something specific — say, Cantillon Brewery’s ultra-rare lambic Zwanze or Sixpoint Brewery’s Sweet Action cream ale — the app will handily direct you to the ­nearest spot that serves it ... ....
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