Prelude to Prague

I’m going to Prague next month. Oh, you’ll sure say. You mean going back to Prague? As a beer hound you must have been there before? Yes, I’ve been there, but that was way back. 1988. I won’t bore you with the endless hours of haggling with our totalitarian hosts, nor with the long discussion [...]

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The final party

I never even considered drinking alcohol on the London Tube – if asked I would probably have thought it was illegal, I still remember being told that smoking was banned throughout the system when lighting a cigarette in the open air at Turnham Green about 25 years ago.  And, even if I knew it was [...]

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Busy, busy

I’m terribly sorry, but there is a life outside the blogsphere intruding on my time and priorities. In the meantime, I would like to proclaim the first floor beer hall of the Bull and Castle, Christ Church, Dublin, as the most photo-friendly pub on the planet.

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The Carlsberg strategy

Yes, it’s been a while. I’ve been in Dublin again, and I have some stuff to attend to both at work and at home. But you’re not forgotten. The weekly business magazine of Danish daily Berlingske Tidende has a major article (available online, but in Danish) on Carlsberg’s strategy following the acquisition of Scottish and [...]

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The verdict

At last I got along to try the three beers from Inderøy Gårdsbryggeri I have written about over the last month or so. Anders in Trondheim had picked up some bottles for me, which I got last weekend, and yesterday I thought they had enough time for the sediments to settle. I was not too [...]

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Brewed in the rain

Like all other Norwegian town of some size, the local beer market in Bergen has been dominated by one brewery, in this case Hansa. They have generally moved with the crowd, sticking to the usual range of lagers with the pils as the dominating beer. They have in more recent years merged with Borg brewery in another [...]

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Umbrella town

Bergen is the gateway to the fjords and with plenty of scenery of its own, encircled by mountains and sea. I feel a bit worn out already at touchdown. The plane took off at 06:40. Which means the airport express train at 05:15. Which means the alarm going off at 04:30. The next time I [...]

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Everything but the kitchen sink

The Danish Herslev Bryghus has brewed a carrot beer, containing carrot juice, malted oat and heather honey. This is a part of the drive for a spectre of Nordic beers as an answer to German or Belgian beers. They are also experimenting with asparagus. I applaud the innovative spirit, but I have a strong feeling [...]

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From the home front

At least it used to be home. I moved to Oslo more than 20 years ago, but when I visit Trondheim and the surrounding region, especially just when everything is turning green, I get nostalgic. But I am not getting into that today, I’d just like to inform you that the Inderøy Gårdsbryggeri has officially opened. [...]

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Off for an oval weekend

In Trondheim. No blogging. But I have plans to pick up a few beers..

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