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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️

@carolinedebenh1.bsky.social

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She/her. Retired librarian/pub manager. Real ale/good beer (esp. Belgian & Dutch), Mgr CAMRA GBBF Belgian/Dutch bar, GPEW member, Luton Town FC, swimming, trans rights. Mastodon (not much used) @[email protected]

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 5h

Only a five minute walk!

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 5h

Only had poutine once but it was great!

Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 5h

And extremely yummy it is too.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 5h

No, YOU drunkenly purchased frieten met stoofvleessaus (aka chips 'n' gravy) to take back to your hotel room.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 6h

That was rather a lot of 'going's for one sentence!

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 6h

I was only going to have one in De Fiere Margriet but I'm having such a good time I'm going for an XX Bitter before going home.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 7h

(Almost as much fun as the dog's having!)

Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 7h

Having a fun time throwing the pub dog's favourite ball for him to catch.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 7h

Back in town and I'm in the relatively recently reopened De Fiere Margriet. About 100 beers on the list and very little crap. Enjoying an Avec les Bons Voeux. It was previously in the freebie book with the entire space for café description taken up by a lengthy dirty joke with a wanking punchline!

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Jason @greedyrunner.bsky.social · May 14

I've had a couple of drinks, so here's my unfiltered thoughts. My trans friends rule, and the 'reasonable' transphobes that have popped up once or twice on my timeline can just fuck off and die.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 9h

2nd, and probably last at Den Druppel, is one of their bottles - Druppel Hop 8.5%. Unfortunately the barman poured it for me. They also have a couple of weaker beers and a 10.5% tripel but this'll probably do before I go back to Leuven.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 10h

Unisex is fine. But the design could be better!

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 10h

Even I felt slightly uncomfortable ngl.

Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 10h

The TERFs would have a fit with the toilets here. Unisex - you walk into a single room with 2 urinals in plain view on the left wall and 2 cubicles on the right.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 10h

Hang on, you're acting as if I know what I'm talking about. I'm not really sure about that!

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 10h

Fortunately that café wasn't the only reason I came to Aarschot. I'm in Microbrouwerij Den Druppel. They have their regular beers in bottles and a changing special on draught, which is currently Druppel #57, a hefeweizen. A very dodgy pour, still under the line after settling out.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 10h

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 11h

When I presented the book they said they don't accept it anymore so no free beer 😪

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 12h

I've taken the bus out to Aarschot for a café in the freebie book. The beer list is tiny even smaller than the book suggests but I've gone for a Tripel d'Anvers. Going to have a proper meal here (ribbetjes) and then do the short wander for a first visit to Brouwerij den Druppel.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 13h

And I did

Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 14h

The Kuitenbuter WCIPA was so good I've gone for a full one. The saison and the tripel were also decent with only the session IPA being a bit disappointing. At the same time I asked for a taster of their Vervolgwagen hefeweizen which is good too.

Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 14h

Cream ale's not my thing so I've passed. The WCIPA is excellent so I've gone for a full one after the tasting plank.

Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 14h

Food here is BYO so I may end up nibbling some of that cheese from the market!

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 14h

With the annoying non-opening of De Reynaert my Sunday drinking starts later than planned. @erwinh.bsky.social suggested Brouwerij de Coureur in Kessel-Lo which I don't know so why not! Taster of 4 of 8 beers - Soepap session IPA 4.3%, Souplesse tripel 6.3%, Saison Geluc 6.6%, Kuitenbuter WCIPA 6.3%

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social · 16h

That's annoying. Heverlee is south of the centre so ideally placed to stop off at De Reynaert on the way back. They should open at 1pm (and that's what the sign on the door says!) but I've been here 10mins and there's no sign of life. Not waiting much longer until I give up.