A Conversation with Daniel Thiriez (Video)

Daniel Thiriez’s rustic little brick-and-beam brewery graces the village of Esquelbecq, plunk in the middle of the rolling farm country of French Flanders. With a brewing degree from a Belgian university, and decidedly ‘Belgian-oriented,’ Monsieur Thiriez makes ales with an earthy, slightly wild character that recalls the early days of farmhouse brewing, before there was a border between France and Belgium.

Daniel is also one of the nicest men in the beer business, a real gentleman and a brewer’s brewer. He was gracious enough to sit down with us while he was at the Festival in San Pedro back in November, 2014 for a chat.