My precious

I’ve tasted this beer before. A fairly small sample at the Rake last December, plus a bottle I shared with the rest of the participants on the trip to Espedalen Fjellbryggeri. But I kept one of the two bottles BrewDog sent me. To sip on my own. The full name is Rake Raspberry Imperial Stout. [...]

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Beertickers – the movie

I thought I had seen it all. There is advance publicity about a documentary on beer ticking in the UK. The scope of the project is a bit unclear. I assume this is not going on general cinema release, but I don’t know if it is a web thing, if it is to be screened at [...]

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Three new Italians

I’ve told you about the box of beers I ordered from Birraland and which arrived the other week. Fees and taxes made the beers rather expensive, so I was hoping the beers were worth the expense. I was especially looking forward to three beers from a new Italian micro brewery. It is run by the [...]

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Uncertain future for Borough Market

The Guardian worries about the future of Borough Market: The hoardings went up around the old market hall two weeks ago. After years of discussions and delays the railway bridge is finally being built at Borough Market, but when it is finished no one is quite sure what will have survived. Rumours are swirling around [...]

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New posters

There has been a competiton for new posters for Transport for London, following the long history of great poster art on the Underground through the years. Some of the posters are available online, or if you want to see them in full size, head for the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. This one is [...]

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File under Dirndl

A bit lazy, a bit busy with other things right now. Don’t expect too much happening here until then middle of next week. I have repeatedly pointed out that I am unlikely to go to Munich for the Octoberfest. That does not mean I’m not impressed by the Bavarian beeriness of the photos at The [...]

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Good news (for Norwegians)

For my Norwegian readers – the rest of you just have to sit there and salivate. Nøgne ø have released some of their new beers on the Norwegian market. Not for general sale, mid you, this is Norway after all. No, these are special order, you have to order at least a box (12 bottles) [...]

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100.000

Well, not visitors. But page views. Pretty good, and the traffic has been building up quite nicely this year. Maybe I’ll have a beer to celebrate! One thing. Some of you tell me you read the blog regularly, but never comment. Maybe once a year or something?

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Something rotten in Denmark again

The brewer at Danish micro Duelund Bryglade,  Poul Højlund, has a fierce attack on some of the beers on the Danish market. Højlund is launching a new concept – Real Microbrew, with a BBB logo – Brewed at the Brewery by the Brewer. (for once a concept easy to translate!) He attacks major industry players like [...]

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A scalding verdict

I am, as you know, usually a mild mannered guy. This does not mean I do not appreciate a mean streak in others. Like a restaurant review in today’s NYT. The problem with Gus & Gabriel is not that it aims low. The problem is that it fails to achieve even its low aims. It [...]

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