Les 3 Fourquets Lupulus Ale

Brewed by: Les 3 Fourquets

Location: Gouvy, Belgium

Style: Abby Tripel

A.B.V. (Alcohol By Volume) 8.5%

Flavor: Sweet and slightly tart. Spicy citrus

Aroma: Lemon, crisp hops and yeasty

Seasonality: Year-Round

Pairs well with: Roast pork, rich seafood like lobster.

Beer notes: Lupulus is a blonde ale with an alcohol proof of 8,5 %, refermented in champagne bottles and in casks. The choice not to filter the beer, as well as not to pasteurize it ensures its taste and aromatic quality. The use of hops in considerable quantities, in the cauldron as well as in full fermentation, gives this liquid gold a freshness and an incomparable bouquet. Store this beer, as it ought to be, next to your beloved Grand-Cru and serve at a temperature between 8 and 12°C (46,4 and 53,6°F). You'll be delighted! Cheers!

Find it: Available at Specs.

The Texas House has approved new rules to help small brewers expand.

Lawmakers used voice votes Friday to alter the beer industry's pricing structure and overhaul regulations that apply only to craft breweries. That drew applause from brewers watching in the gallery.

Current laws prohibit pubs like Freetail of San Antonio from packaging their beer for retail stores. They also prevent breweries like Houston's St. Arnold's from selling beer to tour visitors. The proposals split the state's distributors.

In a compromise, brewpubs and small breweries would pay $250 for a license to sell only their own beer directly to consumers. Brewpubs would be limited to selling 1,000 barrels annually.

The bills passed the Senate in March. They must clear a final House vote before heading to Gov. Rick Perry's desk.

(The Associated Press)