Coming soon: How to get good beer on sunny islands

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BrewDog aim for the avant-garde

The BrewDog guys are back again, this time promoting their black lager, Zeitgeist. They have set up a blog with contributions from their customers. Another gimmick to promote their online trade? Perhaps. But it’s a good deal in it for you as well. If you order beers and give the promotional code SHEEP, you’ll get [...]

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Mikkeller interview

Even if I am too lazy to write much at the moment, there are others who seem to be more awake. Check out an interview with Mikkeller brewer Mikkel Bjergsø at the Hoosier Beer Geek blog.

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Norwegian beer test

-What’s the best beer, then? That’s the usual response I get when I tell people I’m a beer blogger. -It depends, I answer. -There are beers for various occasions. An alternative approach is to say that all beers above the average pilsener are fantastic. Which is almost what Norwegian daily Dagbladet has done today. They [...]

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Back from the beach

Just returned from two weeks in Sardinia. Some crap lagers, some interesting micros, wonderful food, good local wine. I’ll give you the highlights as soon as I get around to it. The blog seems to be doing all right, publishing itself even with me away. Do you enjoy the series of Oslo beer places?

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Around Oslo in 18 beers – part 8

When summer hits Oslo, we behave like lemmings, aggressively aiming for the waterfront. Most of us end up at places like Aker Brygge, an old shipyard turned into yuppieland in the Eighties. It is a mad fight for a table in the sun, the beer is Ringnes at outrageous prices. The alternative is just across [...]

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Around Oslo in 18 beers – part 7

Time to mention one of the shops selling premium beers as well. While there are a few supermarket chains now selling Haandbryggeriet and Nøgne ø bottles, it is much tougher for other micros to get on the shelves. We are, however, lucky in Oslo. We have a food shop dedicated to the best Norwegian food [...]

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Around Oslo in 18 beers – part 6

Parkteatret is located in a prime spot at Grünerløkka, an area of Oslo that has moved steadily upmarket for the last two decades or so. Young and quite affluent population, spending lots of their time hanging out with friends in bars and cafes. Parkteatret was a movie theatre in a previous incarnation, now it houses [...]

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Around Oslo in 18 beers -part 5

What is a beer? Well, it’s fermented grain, isn’t it? Usually barley, usually hops, but if you’re not too obsessed with the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, it’s the cereal that’s at the core. From grapes you get wine, from grain you get beer. One avenue to explore is then to look at the varieties that don’t use [...]

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Around Oslo in 18 beers – part 4

Litteraturhuset – House of Literature- occupies a prime spot next door to the Royal Palace and its leafy park. Quite a few tables outside for sunny weather, cozy atmosphere inside, too. The House of Literature opened its doors in Oslo’s former teacher training college in Wergelandsveien 29, in the autumn of 2007, and is a popular venue hosting [...]

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