Brugse Zot 330ml - Case of 12

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Brugse Zot Blond, een goudblond bier met een alcoholgehalte van 6%. Het bier wordt gebrouwen met 4 verschillende moutsoorten en 2 aromatische hopvariëteiten en viel onmiddellijk in de smaak, zowel in Brugge als ver daarbuiten.

Na een grondige renovatie en modernisering van de brouwinstallatie werd Brouwerij De Halve Maan in 2005 heropgestart en werd het bier Brugse Zot gelanceerd. Brugse Zot popularity has grown over the years due to its refreshing taste and unique character. This character has come about due to it being brewed with four different types of malts and two types of aroma hops. The finished product is full bodied with a sweet malt character which is nicely balanced with fruit tones and is followed with a crisp and clean finish. Australian International Beer Awards 2012 - Bronzen medaille voor Brugse Zot Dubbel in de categorie Belgian & French Style Ale - Abbey Dubbel Het winnen van verschillende kwaliteitsprijzen voor het bier en de stijgende populariteit ervan zorgden ervoor dat de brouwerij haar capaciteit meerdere keren diende uit te breiden.

Brugse Zot comes in two forms, with the Blond as its flagship, and a Dubbel rounding things out. Quintessentially Belgian, the beer has a big body, with fruity banana notes from the yeast blended with complimentary hops. Secondary fermentation in the bottle leads to a long maturation process and a soft carbonation. It’s a beer that gets better and better. Australian International Beer Awards 2013 – gouden medaille in de categorie Abbey Dubbel voor Brugse Zot Dubbel

Once the brewery was restarted, Xavier bought Brugse Zot onto the market and it soon gained a name for itself due to its special recipe. Brugse Zot is now the only beer being produced in Bruges town centre. Brugse Zot also goes through a re-fermentation that helps develop the taste while it’s in the bottle.Water, house yeast, pils malts and speciality malts, Styrian Golding and Hallertau aroma hops. Colour & Transparency He witnessed a parade of jesters and madmen (fools called ‘zotten’). Afterwards, the citizens of Bruges asked the Emperor for a ‘zothuis’ (or madhouse). Whereupon he responded: “A madhouse is all I have seen today.” For many centuries, the people of Bruges have been known to their Flemish neighbours, as “Bruges Fools”. How did they get this name? A couple explanations run around today. The most prevalent is that Emperor Maximilian of Austria, who had acquired Flanders through his marriage to Mary of Burgundy, was staying in Bruges at the end of the 15th century to watch the famous yearly Holy Blood Procession. The day after, the citizens of Bruges asked him to sponsor the creation of a ‘fools house’, an institution for mental illness. The emperor responded’“ Just close the city gates. Bruges is one big fools’ house! ” During the procession the day before, he had seen the burghers of Bruges jumping and fooling around. The procession is a lot of fun, and the most festive day of Bruges. Australian International Beer Awards 2012 - Zilveren medaille voor Brugse Zot Blond in de categorie Belgian & French Style Ale - Abbey Blonde Brugse Zot is served in a tall, tulip-shaped, long stemmed and branded glass that allows the aromas to develop beautifully.

Brugse Zot is een Belgisch bier van hoge gisting dat gebrouwen door Brouwerij De Halve Maan in Brugge.Brugse Zot Blonde has been elected best beer in the category "Belgian-Style Blonde Ale" for 3 times: in 2006, 2008, 2010. The launch of Straffe Hendrik – still the brewery’s flagship beer - heralded the era of strong degustation beers at De Halve Maan. Its brewer is the oldest in Bruges, based in its historic city centre, and also well known for its ... Australian International Beer Awards 2013 – zilveren medaille in de categorie Abbey Blonde voor Brugse Zot Blond