Leireken bier biography

Brookston Beer Bulletin


In my newspaper column two weeks ago, entitled Betsey’s Belgians, I highlighted Waterloo Beverages and the new beers they’re bringing in from Belgium. The beers are being brought in by a friend of mine, Betsey Hensley, who used to work at the Toronado. Since these beers are so good and I think deserve a chance to catch on with customers, I wanted to highlight each one of them a bit more and let you know where they can be found, at least so far.

Abbaye de St Amand

Brewery: Brunehaut Brewery
Beer: Belgian Strong Pale Ale
A.B.V. 7%
Package: 330 ml bottle-conditioned
Organic: no
Notes: the Abbaye de Sint Amand, a bottle-conditioned strong blonde ale spiced with Juniper berries. The Juniper is subtle and gives just a hint of the berry’s distinctive flavors and has a great dry finish.

Arend Tripel

Brewery: Brouwerij De Ryck
Beer: Belgian Tripel
A.B.V. 8%
Package: 330 ml bottle-conditioned
Organic: no
Notes: The Arend Tripel from the Brouwerij de Ryck, is a favorite of local brewer Brian Hunt, who owns Moonlight Bre

If you’ve gone to an event at the Toronado, one of San Francisco’s best beer bars, during the last seven years, chances are you’ve met Betsey Hensley. Up until recently, she could be found behind the bar or behind the scenes, coordinating the Toronado’s special events, and that’s where I met her, years ago.

But these days, the former Air Force fighter mechanic and space shuttle guard is on a new mission: she’s a Belgian beer disciple, out to spread the word by importing little-known lambics and tripels for Waterloo Beverages.

It’s been an unorthodox path.

Hensley grew up near St. Louis, so her first encounters with beer were, naturally enough, Budweiser-centric — and August Busch IV was her high school chemistry classmate. But Hensley never really warmed to American beers, and the idea of becoming a beer importer was never even a blip on the horizon.

Instead, she joined the Air Force, telling the military she’d take any job that didn’t involve a kitchen or a desk. They taught her to work on laser and infrared targeti

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