Three more from Inderøy

There are breweries who churn out one or two beers in large quantities, year after year. Others have a steady, but broad range. Newcomers Inderøy Gårdsbryggeri, who have been praised both by me and by the Beer Nut, are not content with that. Just a few months after their launch, they have three new beers [...]

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A short conversation

At Trondhjems Mikrobryggeri: -Is your summer beer the same recipe as last year? The barman, scratching his head slightly: -Well, yes, to be honest, it tastes even less than the pilsener. -Probably not the beer for me, then. -Well, lots of our customers like it! -Give me an IPA, then…

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No darkness

I did not go far enough to see the midnight sun, but even blow the Arctic Circle the nights are brighter than a December day. If you sit outside, you can easily read a newpaper even at midnight. And, if there is no interesting beer to be had locally, you’ll have to bring your own. [...]

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Bheóir Lochlannach and other tales

While I write rather short and uninformed blog posts on things beery, often with blurry photos as the main attraction, others really put some effort into their writing. Some of them even have in-depth knowledge on the topics they cover. The Zythophile has a very interesting post about Irish and Scottish heather ales, showing connections [...]

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More on Norwegian drinking

There is an article in the English section of Aftenposten online which covers the Norwegian beer prices and gives some figures on consumption as well. Since 1996, wine sales in Norway have nearly doubled, while beer sales have increased around 10 percent. No crisis here as yet, and there is no reason for Carlsberg to [...]

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Check the prices!

The Norwegian summer is short and hectic, and people tend to congregate at the prime watering holes whenever the sun pokes through. The locals come armed with their credit cards, prepared to pay what it costs. For foreign visitors, though, be prepared to pay 10 Euro for a 0.5 liter glass on the waterfront. If [...]

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At the edge of the world

Or almost. If the postings here seem a bit erratic, it is because it is vacation time, and I have spent two weeks on the coast of Northern Norway. Not a beery destination at all, Nordland county is one of the few without any micro breweries at present, but there are other things to do. [...]

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All aboard!

Six pubs in Denbighshire, Wales, organized a joint beer festival last weekend and, as they are spread along the vale of Clwyd , they wereoffering a bus service between the pubs. An all day bus ticket cost the same as a pint of beer. Cunningly, there was a list of the beers on offer during the festival, but [...]

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One more Prague pub

I’m strolling along Ceskoslovenske armady, the Czechoslovakian army street,  in northern Prague when I notice a sign promising beer from the Cerna Hora brewery. Since 1530, it claims. I had a few of their beers in Dublin recently, and that was really good stuff, so it is tempting to try them on their own turf. [...]

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A new dog, or, rather, an old one

The good people over at BrewDog have outdone themselves. The left some of the beer from their first batch to age for 12 months in a single Bowmore 1968 cask. They bottled this in April, but you don’t have much hope to get your hands on this one, as only 200 bottles were made. Thie Anniversary [...]

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