Christmas reading

It is still Christmas, and if you haven’t read the Beer Nuts wonderful tale  of shame and redemption, it’s about time.

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The best of the year – Norway

I will not do any lengthy “year in review” posts, just a few subjective highlights of the beer year, starting here in Norway. Inderøy Gårdsbryggeri have established themselves. They cater for the local market, so their beers are hard to find, but they are definitely worth tracking down. Some of us finally managed to visit [...]

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Ring in the new!

The new beer year looks promising already. The Mikkeller/BrewDog collaboration will be available – a 12.5% barley wine called Devine Rebel. Here is the draft label (from the BrewDog blog):

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Conquering the world, beer by beer

Sometimes the conveyor belt at the airport seems to be filled with suitcases just like yours. And, admit it, despite the new glasses you are unable to spot the nuances ten meters away. There are solutions. Retro style stickers that declare your interest in faraway places. Multi-colored string attached to the handle. Buying a suitcase [...]

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Merry Christmas!

I will be summing up the year later, for now I am running around like a Duracell rabbit. The presents are sent off in all directions, the tree is bought, the pork and turkey and salmon has forced the beers out of the fridge. I see that we still need coffee, milk, carrots and some [...]

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My kind of town

The English town Melton has a novel idea for getting men to do their shopping in the town centre. According to the BBC, the Leicestershire town has offered men a free pint if they do their shopping on its high street. It looks like  you get a voucher in each shop where you buy somethng, so [...]

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Closing down at Møllebyen

Sad news on the Norwegian scene – the brewing side of  the business at Møllebyen Mikrobryggeri in Moss is closing down. Some time after Christmas, the house brews will be replaced by the usual range from the Antichrist the major player on the Scandinavian field. I don’t think they have been losing money, but the [...]

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TANSTAAFL

The Morning Advertiser informs me that a pub in Wiltshire, England, is giving away free food and drinks to customers. The owners of The Roebuck Inn at Marlborough, Wiltshire, will be declaring dinner for all customers on the house at least once a month. Licensee David Barrone : “The eat and drink free night will [...]

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Not quite a Christmas card yet.

Lots of non-beery things going on in the run up to the holidays, there are trees to be bought, cards to be sent, dinners to be planned, end of term events at school and at work. And it is pitch dark, just above freezing with a drizzle of rain, meaning it hardly gets light even [...]

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The brewing non-brewer

Frederikshavn, Denmark. During the summer, this is the gateway to Jutland for ferry-loads of Norwegians and Swedes. Year round it is a destination for those who take the overnight ferry from Oslo, with two hours for shopping – meat and booze mostly. In this pre-Christmas season, most of the passangers seem to be either sleeping [...]

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