Bier Tempel

7/11/2008 4:08:15 PM, friday, july 11, 2008
The most cramped of the main stores but that makes it easier to scan the shelves. Again - close enough to the market, the Bottle Shop and 2be that you have to go to all three.

6/13/2008 10:51:50 AM, friday, june 13, 2008
Good selection and reasonable prices. Sells lots of glassware and I would guesss around 250 beers. All three Westvleterens were available when I visited and a few aged beers including Achel.

6/4/2008 10:16:14 AM, wednesday, june 04, 2008
Nice enough shop near city center that you really shouldn’t miss stopping in if only for a minute to look. Impressive wall of glassware behind the counter but it tends to lack a lot of the gueuze glasses I was looking for. The shop itself is smaller in size than The Beer Store, and the selection, while nice, would probably rank lower than both Beer Store and Bacchus Cornelius. The two fellows running the store were appropriately curt with me, and I was not really asking any detailed questions, and their attitude bordered on rude, but no ill feeling are held against them. I’d be rude too if all I dealt with daily were tourists.

6/4/2008 8:38:28 AM, wednesday, june 04, 2008
Similar to its sister store in Brussels selection wise (the only stores that carried Cuvee de Ranke). Lots of Regenboog brews and Alvinne, some of the good sour stuff. Glass selection was slight cheaper than Brugge, I got a De Neve tumbler and an Alexander snifter. Also scored a Westmalle bottle opener. Service was nice, guy talked to us. Was not crowded when we went in, which I liked.

5/27/2008 3:00:46 PM, tuesday, may 27, 2008
Convenient. Great selection of bier & glass. Don’t miss it.

3/18/2008 8:29:44 PM, tuesday, march 18, 2008
Cool shop, nice store that is smallish but enjoyable to browse. The girl packed up our bottles for us and held onto them while we toured around Brugge for the day. Found Westvleteren’s, and many of the core breweries we were looking for. Did the bulk of our first batch of bottle shopping here.

2/22/2008 7:31:39 PM, friday, february 22, 2008
Popped in here on an evening, and the staff were most helpful. Managed to grab a vin de cereale, but unless the staff were hiding the more rare stuff, nothing grabbed my attention in the 15 minutes I was in the shop. Prices weren’t extortionate, which is to be commended, but after a couple of trips here, I see this as a pass-by.

1/8/2008 2:10:31 AM, tuesday, january 08, 2008
This smaller shop is tucked away just past one corner of the Grote Markt. The selection is comparable to its counterpart in Brussels, but I have a soft spot for this one for one reason: Its supply of Struise Pannepot is more reliable. You might also get to hear the shop owner trying to make recommendations to tourists who don’t know Bush from Busch, so that’s extra value.

10/20/2007 11:59:37 AM, saturday, october 20, 2007
Right off the main square in Brugge & very close to Cambrinus. Bought Westy 12 & 8 but unfortunately dropped at train station beer vending machine. Dropped Westy 8 & 12 to get a cold can of shit! Nice selection & good service

9/27/2007 7:41:34 PM, thursday, september 27, 2007
Pretty much the same stuff as the one in Brussels. Small, fairly cramped store. Service was friendly and helpful. Decent prices. Worth a stop in Brugge, and practically right next to Cambrinus, which is a hell of a bar.