Thursday, November 23, 2006

More belgian style from Cooperstown....

More from the my friends at the Ommegang Brewery. This time they have given me Hennepin, a "Saison farmhouse" ale (I'm not quite sure what it means,but it's damn good).

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Father Hennepin was apparently the belgian missionary who discovered the Niagara Falls. Although I don't have a positive position on missionaries,anybody who discovered the Falls at least deserves to have a beer named after them. This beer didn't have the flavor complexities I found in the abbey ales,but it wasn't anything to bitch about either. Hoppy and pale,with a great deal more flavor than most pale ales. If you are bored with Bass and live in the North East,I would give this a try If I were you. If not,you're missing out.

Peace Dog!!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Father Hennepin wasn't Belgian, (for Belgium didn't exist during 17th century )and he didn't discover Niagara Falls, althought he went there with La Salle's expedition, in 1679.

He was French, as were all early explorers of Middle West, for those territories belonged to France until 1763.

Actually, Father Louis Hennepin (1626 - 1701), born in Bethune (France) explored upper Mississipi and discovered Saint Anthony Falls in 1680.

Those falls are now in the city of Minneapolis (Minnesota).
Over them, Mississipi river is crossed by Hennepin Bridge. The same name was given to Hennepin County (Minnesota)and other places like Hennepin Avenue and Father Hennepin State Park.

I came to know the existence of Hennepin beer thanks to your blog. That's funny. Thank you.