No fewer than a dozen Belgian beers were honoured at the prestigious European Beer Star competition in Munich earlier this week.
The Boon Brewery from Lembeek in Flemish Brabant took the most medel, claiming gold for its Oude Geuze and two silvers for other brews. Another Pajottenland brewer Den Herberg from Buizingen earned bronze for its own Oude Geuze.
The Rodenbach brewery in Roeselare that part of Dutch group Royal Swinkels, picked up two bronze medals for Alexander and Vintage 2022. Germany.
Het Anker from Mechelen (Antwerp Province), the Ieper-based brewer Kazematten and Watou’s St. Bernardus (both from West Flanders) were also among the award-winners.
The Walloon brewery Saint-Feuillien of Le Roeulx (Hainaut) struck gold with its Grisette Blonde Bio, while its Quadruple beer took bronze. La Queue de Charrue Vieille Brune that is brewed for the drinks company Vanuxeem in Ploegsteert (Hainaut) also won gold medal.
This year’s competition saw more than 2,000 entries, a third of them from the enteries were from Germany.