Van Twee: the De Proefbrouwerij/Bell's collaboration beer
Photo: Dirk Naudts of De Proefbrouwerij, with a glass of Van TweeOn the 27th of April, I visited De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, East Flanders. I interviewed Brewmaster/Owner Dirk Naudts for several hours, as we toured his state of the art brewery.

Ghent article in Taps: Canada's Beer magazine
Well, more breaking news: my first article in Canada's beer magazine, Taps, was just published in the Autumn issue. It's a 1,500 word piece on Ghent's beery locales, with a sidebar about the legend of the Gulden Draak (The Golden Dragon) by Art Director Cary

Trappist Cafes article is cover feature in October issue of Celebrator Beer News
Things are breaking fast and furious these days, as I recently had several articles published. More are on the way in November and December!The most recent is the October/November issue of Celebrator Beer News.My article "Eating and Drinking at Two New Trappist Cafes" is the

Brouwerij Girardin article in October Ale Street News
Well, I'm back after nearly 2 weeks. I was really busy getting ready for the GABF (which was amazing; I tried so many great new sour beers from all over the U.S.!)I have a nearly 2,000 word article on Brouwerij Girardin, one of Belgium's great lambic breweries, in the October/November is

"1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die"
Amazon and some other sites are now taking pre-orders for the book I contributed to this Spring.I wrote 30 Belgian beer and brewery reviews for "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die" which is due out March 23, 2010.