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The fall is here, that means bock beer time.. Belvedere Bock won the best bock beer 2023 award in the Netherlands. Cheers! 🍻

Belvédère Bock is a dubbelbock-style beer brewed by De Gekroonde Merlet in Heemstede, Netherlands. It is made using six different malts and includes cacao as an ingredient ([melgers.nl]( In 2023 it was named the "Lekkerste Zware Bockbier van Nederland" (the most delicious heavy bock beer in the Netherlands) ([biermagazine.nl](

A kopstootje (translated from Dutch: "little headbutt") is a traditional Dutch ritual pairing of a drink: a chilled glass of jenever (Dutch gin) served alongside a glass of beer (usually a Pilsner). It is a beloved staple of the traditional ‘brown café’ culture in the Netherlands. Puik Bieren barrel aged it in one bottle. The sharp, botanical, malty warmth of the jenever is balanced by the refreshing, carbonated chill of the beer.