Summary stats:
Visited 16 Bier Cafes (2 twice)
Tried 70 biers
Favorite spot: De Heeren in Denderleeuw
 
 

t’ Spinnekopke Cantillon Faro (draft) Cantillon Framboise Vleteren Alt Bruin Anteik Blonde Galouise Mussels in Maredsous (about 60 of them!) Lapin in Gueze
Lop Lop  29 rue de l'Ecuyer near the place de la Monnaie Malheur bruin  (on draft) La Guillotene Het Kapittel Pater	Not as scary as Tim Webb, Author of Good Beer Guide, makes it out to be, and quite necessary for a successful Beer Pilgramage when Bier Circus is closed...as it is now until July 28, 2003.
A La Mort Subite 7 rue de Montagnes aux Herbes Potagères (all on draft) Westmalle Dubbel  Faro  Framboise
Der Heeren van Liederkercke Kasteelstraat 33 Denderleeuw Beer of the Month – Namuroise Blond  Witkap Stimulo (on draft) Bloessembink Floreffe Meilleur Antoon Zatte Bie Guldenberg Scampi Salad (an excellent starter with grilled shrimp and smoked salmon) Zeewolf Cordon Bleu (Seabass wrapped around smoked salmon and cheese) Blanquette de veau met Geuze zoals je hem nergens anders eet (Veal in a White Sauce with Geuze, the like of which you will never have had elsewhere)  ***BEST in Show!! The combo of food, bier selection and ambience made this the highlight of the trip.	The amazing owner  Bier garden where we relaxed for 4 hours
Kroegske Vifwegenstraat 35, Izegem (Emelgem).  Floreffe Dubbel Quintine Saisis Urthel Samaranth Kapittel Prior Westvletern 12 Snoek Vlaams (no longer produced amazing bier from De Dolle) We actually sat out back in the bier garden with the owners, which was lovely -- but I couldn't find a picture of it.
We had wanted to stay at Kroegske all night, but an impending train strike made us take the last train out to Brugges... where we found that both the most highly reccommended bier cafe and restaurant, Brugs Beertje and Den Dyver, were closed for vacation (despite having called ahead). (view of Brugge from roof of Straffe Hendrick Brewery)
Lunch: Goat cheese Gouda and Liver Pate From supermarket Ultra Brune Winter Konnick from Bacchus Cornelius beer shop academiestraat 17, Brugge Afternoon Straffe Hendrick Brewery Tour: Straffe Hendrick Blond
de Zolder Vlamingstraat 53  Watou Wit (on draft) St Bernardus Triple  (on draft) Montagnarde St. Bernardus 12 Kloster van Viven Bruin Vichtervaar	Good, but most of the top beers on their list were out of stock. They did take the Display bottle of Montagnarde from the shelf and put it in the fridge for me.
Garre 1 de Garre Gulden Draak (on draft) Tripel Garre (on draft) Maybe Piraat 10.5 Moinette Brune Followed by dinner at Moussenkeller where we had Waterzooi and Palings en sauce verte (eel!) Duvel Trappist Steenbruegge
We rented bikes the following day, and a rainstorm make us stop at: Bargehuis Bargeweg 2 Steenbruge Triple Straffe Hendrick Brune Poppering Hommelbier
Dickies Vrijdagmarkt16 Bush Amber Drie Fontenien Geuze LaMoral Trippel (Beer of the Month) Malheur 12 Fruits de mer "crisp" (pizza like thing) Crouque Maison (Goat Cheese and Bacon)
Taverne Curioso Vlamingstraat 22 Corsendonk Blonde (on draft) Museum Bier (Oerbier)
Hotel Erasmus Floreffe Meilleure (on draft) Buffalo (on draft) Gulden Carolus Special (on draft) Grottenberg Lamb Stew Rabbit in Kreik sauce
de Garre (again) Boerken Boerinneken Leute Bokbier (sucked; didn't finish it)
Oestend Snail chowder from street vendor Hotel Marion Café Botteltje Scotch Christmas 1996 Eylenbosch Framboise (on draft 12 years old) Wasse Wolf KerstPater 2000 La Divine Christmas Verhaege They carry over 20 Winter beers year round.
Ostens Bierhuis  Right across Louisastraat from Botteltje Witkap Pater Dubbel Reinert tripel
Back in Brussels: La Porte Noire 67 Rue de Alexiens Augustijn Grand Cru  (on draft) Vondel  (on draft) Poechenellekelder 5 Rue du Chene Lindemans Faro (on draft)
Imaige de Nostre Dame Impasse Cadeau at 8 Rue Marche aux Herbes Timmermans Faro  (on draft) T Framboise         (on draft)
and the only fitting end, back to T’Spinnekopke... Aperitif Maison Cantillion Faro   -Draft Montagnarde Sorbet a la Biere (Kriek, Blonde, Mardesous) Coquille St. Jacques (Scallops) Veal Shank  Meatballs in Gueze