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Beer lovers in Hungary came, tasted and learnt about Belgian beer culture for the fifth time at the annual “Belgian Beer Fest”, organized at a new venue in 2014, Bálna Budapest.

We all know that Belgium produces some fabulous beers. This years saw many new beverages like the new piece of Delirium series “Deliria” made by ladies, limited edition of Hopus Primeur and Duvel Tripel Hop 2014 for hop fanatics, and the latest star of Belgian beer production Omer, which will be introduced for the Hungarian market.

Once upon a time, a Belgium beer was seen as something of a novelty, but now it is serious stuff. There were more than 150 beer types of 31 Belgian breweries with 50 types of draft beers to sample. So the only novelty here was which one do I try next, then next and next!

Words and photos by Russell Skidmore for XpatLoop.com
After an extensive career in advertising - as an Art Director & Creative Director in London, Paris and Budapest for leading agencies - Russel transferred the skills and knowledge gained to the development of his own successful company covering wedding, event, PR and portrait photography: www.russell-skidmore-photography.co.uk

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