For an oldtimer like me, the friends and acquaintances you get through the social web is still a source for wonder. It used to be that hobbies and interests like beer was something you pursued with a few like-minded friends. In bigger cities, there would be clubs and associations, in smaller town nothing.
In the global village, this is history. If you want to pursue any type of interest, you can interact with others across all the stereotypical gaps there are.
But it is, obviously, something else to meet people face to face. And for beer geeks, nothing beats a discussion about beer over a few pints.
I was lucky to catch up with Boak and Bailey in London last week, just before they were off for some days in Belgium and Germany.
A very pleasant evening spent at the Gunmakers, where you can rely on good food and a decent pint. Jeff was nowhere to be seen, but his staff were doing their duties quite unsupervised. If they have the duck with red cabbage on the blackboard, you should definitely try it.
A fine and quiet start to my week – and hope to see both of you next year!
Duck with red cabbage? Czech classics in London, whatever next????
Jeff is a bit of a Czechophile, so I guess that might explain it.
It was great to meet you, Knut. Just a shame we couldn’t be there for the jamboree on Friday!
It is difficult not to be a Czechophile really. Great beer, cheap, good peasant food (the best food is always peasant food), great people once you get to know them, and a very relaxed culture, oh and of course the kind of vegetarianism that puts ham in fried cheese!
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