Beersel, Belgium and the Night Riders

Going out and riding about 14 miles with the Night Riders. It is both good practice getting in fun miles on the bike, but also good practice tasting beers. Oh I don't know if I really need more practice tasting beer, but one can never have too much practice.

In my rush to mentally get out of Brussels and on the country roads, I almost forgot Beersel. My goodness, they make geuze there. That is one of my favorite beer styles. It is 13 km south of Brussels and has a castle as well as the breweries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beersel

Beersel is known for its 'boterham met plattekaas en radijzen' a slice of bread with white cheese and radishes, usually served with a geuze beer.

Going to try and hit Drie Fonteinen (Three Fountains Brewery). They make geuze, kriek and lambic. http://www.3fonteinen.be/index.htm

And here is a link to the other brewery in town. http://www.oudbeersel.com/prod.php?m_id=2b For those who only drink Rocky Mountain beers, these may come as a surprise. They tend to be sour. Good sour.

Beersel may just be the place to get over the jet lag of flying from the states. A short ride from Brussels to check out the bikes but plenty of ways to get back into the big town for parts if needed.