Bourgogne is a type of wine, 'des Flandres' means 'of the Flemish, by the Flemish', so the name means 'Bourgogne like the Flemish people make
it'. It's kind of a joke towards the french, who are a bit snobbish concening their wines, wheras the Belgians (Flemings are the belgians
that live in the northern part of Belgium, and whose language is Dutch) have a more cheerful attitude towards life (and also brew delicious
beers that can compete with the french wines)
As for the question you pose, on the translation of the bottle text, it says; 'Registered brand since 1911. A beer from Brugge that has been brewn,
traditionally, for seven generations, fermentation on oak casks. Medals won: John Martin Finest Beers se_lection' .
John Martins beer is another nice story. I don't know if you have any bottles of this particular brand, but it is a beer that was importes in
Belgium, from England, but it's original name; 'Bulldog Ale', didn't sound english enough, according to the importer, so he named it Jonh
Martins special ale. So its a British beer, sold under another british name by a Belgian. (Thanks Has) Tell us more
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We drank this 4.3.1997 in Vanha, Helsinki,Finland.
There is strong sugar taste in this black beer. We had 3 guys testing
this beer and 2 guys said that this beer is very awful, but one guy (Reiska)
liked it very much.
Text from the bottle: (Help needed in translation)
Gedeponeerd merk sinds 1911
Een Brugs bier dat al zeven generaties lang artisaal wordt gebrouwen,
gerijpt in eiken vaten.
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