Silvius Brabo was a mythical Roman soldier who killed a giant in Antwerp, Belgium. The story goes like this: once upon a time there was a giant named Droun Antigoon, who asked for money from people to cross the only bridge over the river Scheldt. If they couldn’t pay, he would cut off their hand …
Many of you know and love Boom Days. We pull all the stops to celebrate summer and beer. What makes Boom Days special is the beer, the very special beer: Cuveé de Boom. This year we sweeten the deal and will be releasing our Petite Rosé as well! Both will be available to take home …
A Summer Celebration of Beer, Bands and Bicycles For our 5th annual Boom Days summer celebration, we will be pulling out all the stops, and more than a few corks. It all begins on Friday evening with the much-anticipated release of Cuvée de Boom and Petite Rosé. Cuvée de Boom is unhopped beer that …
"Farm to table" to most of us means the relationship between farmers and food we consume at home or in restaurants. People want to know where their food comes from and the faces behind their food. They want it to be local and personal. For those of us working in breweries, "farm to table" has …
“Why would two different brewers stick their mash paddles into the same pot?” This was a question posed to me by a Dutch brewer in a small enclave of Belgian territory about 5 years ago. That has been my thinking ever since regarding collaborations. They almost always come across as a marketing gimmick, despite the …
We are breaking boundaries with four new lineups.
Kriek, barrel aged sour beer fermented with cherries. Krieks originated as a variation on another Belgian style of spontaneously fermented beer called Lambic. Lambic producers originated from the area just to the south and southwest of Brussels. It is believed that the region evolved such a tradition of initial open fermentation, then wild or mixed …
Eleganza! Performing: Saturday, July 16 at 8PM Headlining this year’s Boom Days on Saturday , July 16th is local rockers Eleganza!. Eleganza! was formed by Brian Vanderwerf, guitarist/vocalist for the Estrus Records band The Midnight Evils and the celebrated Chooglin' (Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess Records). Eleganza! is a 3-guitar ROCK AND ROLL attack featuring …
Phantom Tails Performing: Saturday, July 16 at 6:30PM Phantom Tails formed in early 2009. In fact, the band never really formed so much as it emerged as part of a natural progression. All four members had been playing together for some time in other bands before indulging to embark on a more electronic, gritty, and …
Crossing Guards featuring Martin Devaney Performing: Saturday, July 16 at 3PM Crossing Guards began as a recording project in 2007 between songwriter/frontman Martin Devaney and bassist and sometimes drummer Sean Hoffman. In the years since they've played on and off in clubs and headlined festivals such as the Pizza Luce Block Party and the …
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