Ep.10 - Herlinde Demaerel // La Pompe

Brussels Beer City Podcast

Eagled eared listeners will have noticed that this week’s episode is arriving on a Friday and not the customary Wednesday. That’s because on on Wednesday I was busy with the launch of my new book!

Brussels Beer City: Stories from Brussels brewing past is now available. If you’re in Brussels you can get a copy at Waterstones, Malt Attacks, Fermenthings, and Dekkera. If you’re not you can order print and ebook copies on Amazon, and the list of stockists is being updated constantly, so check out beercity.brussels/book for more.

I was especially happy to have this week’s guest on the show.

Herlinde Demaerel is an illustrator and graphic design artist, from Belgium originally but now living in Greece. Herlinde is the superb artist behind the illustrations that accompany each episode of this podcast, so I was delighted to have her on to talk about her inspiration and her connection with Brussels.

In a converted petrol station, we talk about what prompted her to move from the Flemish countryside town of Hoegaarden - of the eponymous beer - what Brussels offers that a Greek island doesn’t, and vice versa, and where she draws inspiration for her illustrations and artwork - which you can find here!

Enjoy the episode.