de proefbrouwerij/bell’s van twee
back when I was grinding out my partial mash IPA, I decided to crack open a bottle of van twee gifted to me by PB and NB.
- van twee was brewed as a collaboration between de proefbrouwerij in east flanders and bell’s brewery in kalamazoo, michigan (van twee means “from two” in flemish).
- for more info on the collaboration, check out this great blog post.
- CB was over and feigned excitement when this bottle was popped. at first I was confused – I mean how could a de proef collab (that had previously resulted in brews like les deux brasseurs) be anything less than excellent?
- however, when I tasted my pour I discovered what CB had been thinking. the beer was a little thin, and although it had a great cherry aroma, it left me wanting a little more.
- in a perfect world, I would drink another bottle at a warmer temperature and tuck away yet another for a couple years to develop some of the funkiness promised and hinted at on beeradvocate. however, these bottles are likely far too expensive to hoard and experiment with.
Tags: bell's, de proefbrouwerij, ipa, les deux brasseurs, van twee
