Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet

As a serious beer blogger, I have to give you the news, however unpleasant they might be to some of you. I just received the sad new that the scientists have found out who are really threatening – not only civilization and our way of life – the planet. Our planet, presumably. It’s the Canadian [...]

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Cheap, but not neccessarily cheerful

Hackney is a part of London that’s new to me. As I will be going there for the Pig’s Ear Beer Festival next week, I thought I’d check if there were any interesting pubs close to the venue of the festival. Fancyapint? is a really useful tool to find London pubs, even if they tend to [...]

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Brewed in silence

A fine illustrated article in the Wall Street Journal today about the Westvleteren beer from the St Sixtus monastery in Belgium. For beer geeks like me, there is nothing new here, but for everyone else, it is an example of how endlessly fascinating the world of beer is. Yet another beer story in mainstream media, [...]

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Beer at the museum

The London Transport Museum has recently opened after being closed for refurbishment for some time. The reviews, as far as I have seen them, have been good, maybe I’ll find time to pop in next week. But in this day and age the virtual museum can be just as important. One outstanding feature of London Transport/TfL [...]

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No more 24 hour booze

Supermarkets and off-licences are to be banned from selling alcohol 24-hours a day, reports the Sunday Mirror, which is again quoted in the Morning Advertiser. The paper says that the review of the Licensing Act will continue to allow 24-hour opening for pubs, clubs and restaurants. The Mirror claims that senior Number 10 sources have [...]

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Fantasy beer fridge

maeib has set up a list on his blog of how he would stock a beer fridge with 15 beers of 15 different styles from 15 countries. This is a tricky one, not the least because I feel that the ratebeer categories will be a bit hair-splitting to some. And I would have a Trappist category. I don’t [...]

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Brussels – Bier Circus

OK, then, one more Brussels spot, this one a return visit. It was the end of a long day of meetings, finishing up with a stand up networking dinner. Good food and pleasant company, but I needed some time of my own before going to bed. The Metro a few stops to the Central station, [...]

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Brussels – L’Imaige de Notre Dame

This pub is on the same street as the Bier Temple shop, but it is located at the end of a blind alley, so look for the sign, you won’t find any windows or doors inviting you in here.This is a serious beer bar. They have other drinks, too, but for once, this is focused [...]

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Bring your own … pub?

The good people at the Evening Standard, who for quite a few years have been much more readable on the web than on old-fashioned paper, informs me that there is a new New Zealand pub opened in London, and I certainly intend to pop in next week. The pub consists of two forty foot containers [...]

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New York beers

Another reason to start saving up for a transatlantic ticket: The New York Times writes about beers from New York in their travel section this week. A sample: O.K., so New York isn’t an internationally celebrated beer capital. But microbrews and craft beers you won’t find in much of the country are sold throughout the [...]

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