Pierre Celis (Hoegaarden) RIP.
I've just read Roger Protz's glowing tribute to Pierre Celis in Wednesday's Guardian. Celis was the man who revived the Belgian 'white' beer style in the 1960s. However, the obituary also highlights what happens when the 'big boys', more particularly their bean counters, get their hands on a quality product. Obituary online here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...celis-obituary
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
I'm not really sure if I ever drank Hoegaarden in its glory days.Accountants and bankers don't make good brewers (or any thing else creative...)Originally Posted by aleandhearty
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
"gothic rendition"
Last edited by hondo; 28-04-2011 at 07:42.
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
'hondo' I doff my cap to you. Once again you've highlighted a slice of fatuous corporate b0ll0ck$ at its most depressing.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
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