Tag: Oud Bruin

In the Land of Flemish Red-Brown Ale

In the Land of Flemish Red-Brown Ale

  ~Oud Bruin? Rood Bruin? Flemish Red? It’s all foeders to me~   Only an hour by train from Brussels, West Flanders is renowned for its picturesque medieval towns replete with belfries and beguinages, sandy North Sea beaches, verdant open fields, and a harrowing First 

Reflections and Resolutions

Reflections and Resolutions

So here we are again. One more turn around this mortal coil, drinking to forget the follies of an old year and toasting the auspiciousness of the new. For me 2017 has been extremely enjoyable, uncanny parallels between the 1930s and the present notwithstanding. I