Pierre Celis died Saturday. Given that you’ve found this out-of-the-way blog I figure you already know why he was important and all about Belgian White beers (or Wits). Instead, a quick look at the recipe he provided for the Hoegaard Blanche Bier in his biography, “My Life.” Temperatures are in Celsius. “For every brew of [...]
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Let’s get the semantics out of the way as quickly as possible. Belgian beers come from Belgium. Americans brew Belgian-inspired beers. Recently that’s included very popular beers variously known a Blanche, Belgian White, White, Wit and more. White beers were once all the rage in Belgium, then basically disappeared before Pierre Celis revived the style [...]
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Are you a beer judge? Do you have an opinion about how beers you’ve entered in competitions have been judged? Here’s an opportunity to comment. That means everything from common flaws in Wit beers to what you view as misconceptions about the style. Anonymous comments are OK, although I prefer you sign your name. If [...]
