All about beer

I’ve never heard about Aussie rules football, and I don’t intend to go deeper into the matter, either. (Feel fre to comment on the post if you’re dying to share information on the topic!) This photo shows that the main focus is not on a round (or oval) ball, but on the refreshements connected to [...]

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For the (armchair) traveller

Beer coverage in the New York Times again, this time it’s New Orleans breweries in focus. They call it the once — and possibly future — beer town of the South. I like the no nonsense approach of the article. This is not beer as an afterthought: Visitors come for a number of things that [...]

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Sake from Nøgne ø

Norwegian maverick brewery Nøgne ø will be the first in Europe to start brewing sake. There have been rumours before, but now it’s official. They will use Italian rice for this. Brewer Kjetil Jikiun says to nrk.no that they will consider to start growing rice in Norway for their sake production. Sure. There are readers [...]

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Good press for Ægir

Norwegian micro Ægir – named after the brewer of the Norse Gods, has an excellent writeup in the Dagbladet newspaper today. Available online, too, and the photos are even better in the web version. The coverage is enthusiastic, and the journalist seems to have gotten the facts right, too. Looks like he spent some time [...]

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Cask marketing alliance

A new alliance of regional brewers has been formed with the long-term aim of funding a generic marketing campaign for cask beer, according to the Publican. They have picked the rather cumbersome name Why Handpull? Marketing Group, and include marketing staff from Wells & Young’s, Greene King, Fuller’s, Marston’s and Caledonian. One can always discuss [...]

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Educating the palate

Some of my drinking buddies are qualifying as beer judges in order to assist in homebrewing competitions. It is probably a good idea for me to do this as well, maybe I can expand my vocabulary a bit when I am writing about beer. There is a new book coming up that hopefully can help [...]

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More from Mikkeller

Ølbutikken in Copenhagen, one of the best beer shops on the planet, has four new Mikkeller beers on sale: Funky (e) Star – their Easter beer. Drikkeriget DIPA – A double IPA. Nelson Sauvin Single Hop IPA -  beer number four in their single hop series. Oatgoop - a colloboration with  Three Floyds, which they call [...]

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Norwegian brewery crisis

The Norwegian daily Dagsavisen reports that the major Norwegian breweries see a dramatic fall in their turnover. In January and February this year they sold three milllion liters less than the same period last year, and the trend continues in March. Spokesmen for the industry are praying for a hot summer, and mention several factos [...]

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Danish Easter

Two, well, enthusiasts, from the Danish Beer Enthusiasts, the people who gave us the European Beer Festival, have tested ten Danish Easter beers for the daily Politiken. The best beers are from Ørbæk and newcomer BeerHere, while Ølfabrikken and Nørrebro also have decent scores. At the bottom of the list? The Tuborg Easter brew. Somebody [...]

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Farmers’ market

We flew up to Trondheim last weekend, but, as there were family festivities, there was no time for beer drinking. We went into town on Saturday lunchtime and had a look at the farmers’ market, with lots of interesting stuff from the region. Cheese, bread, herring, salmon. Lemonade and cakes, reindeer meat, wild boar sausages. Pickles and [...]

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