Friday 19 September 2014

Belgian Beer

This postcard came in a Belgian RR exchange group.
It shows a different Belgium Beer brands, since Belgium is well-known for its beer.
Augustijn, Bios - made by  Van Steenberge Brewery
Ename, Sloeber - made by Roman Brewery
Val-Dieu - made by Abbaye du Val-Dieu Brewery
Kasteel, Brigand - made by Van Honsebrouck Brewery
Kwak, Tripel Karmeliet - made by Bosteels Brewery
Maredsous, Vedett - made by Duvel Moortgat Brewery
Grimbergenbier - made by Grimbergenbier Brewery
Malheur -  made by Malheur Brewery
Brugse Zot - made by De Halve Maan Brewery
Chimay - made by Chimay Brewery
Hommel Bier - made by Van Eecke Brewery
Liefmans - made by Liefmans Brewery
Witkap - made by Witkap Brewery
St. Bernardus - made by St. Bernardus Brewery
Leffe - made by AB-InBev Brewery
Alvinne - made by Alvinne Brewery
Achel - made by St. Benedictus De Achelse Trapist Brewery
Gouden Carolus - made by  Het Anker Brewery
Postel - by Affligem Brewery
And some other unknown form 3 Fonteinen & Brasserie Dupont.
All the info was taken from Beer Planet website.
The stamp was issued in a series of 4+1 different stamps to celebrate 100 year Royal Institute of Meteorology KMI (2013) and is printed with heat-sensitive ink. If you blown hot air upon it, the tree will become red and autumn rainy clouds will appear. Under 25 Celsius degrees the color will return to normal green color. On the other stamps different weather symbols will appears, according to the season.
Another interesting part about this stamp is it's shape: similar to Belgium country map.
The funny part is this card came from a girl with no beer affinities: "I hate beer, don't like it at all. Yuck!". But she was kind enough to send me this.

Thank YOU, Cindy !

Country: Belgium
Description: different Belgian Beer plastic boxes
Publisher: Belgian Heritage

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