11 Belgian beers win prizes at the World Beer Awards
Eleven Belgian beers have won prizes at the World Beer Awards, an international competition held in England. Among the winners, two beers came out on top in their category: Jupiler 0.0 from AB InBev was named best non-alcoholic beer and Boon Millésime Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek triumphed in the sour beer category.
Brewery Boon, the lambic and geuze producer from Lembeek in Flemish Brabant, also saw its Oude Geuze Boon named best geuze. The Belgian beers were in general most successful in the sour category.
Sosab Flemish Red Ale XII, from Brew Society in Kortrijk, was named the best Flanders red ale, and Queue de Charrue was victorious in the oud bruin section. Among the fruit lambics, the young Dilbeek brewery Kestemont's apricot lambic came out on top.
AB InBev also walked away with two other awards, one for its Leffe Brune 0.0 and the other for its Fruit Défendu in the strong dark beer category. Cuvée Clarisse, a whisky-flavoured beer from the Wilderen brewery in Limburg, was named the best beer flavoured with a spirit. Two "double" beers also impressed the judges: Tongerlo from Haacht Brewery and Dominicains from the 3F brewery in Frameries.
#FlandersNewsService | The Boon brewery in Lembeek, which produces traditional geuze and kriek beers © PHOTO KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
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