Spot on!

Today I just want to applaud the following paragraph from The Pub Curmudgeon: And I continue to believe that if a beer is to be produced and sold in bottle-conditioned form, it needs to show evidence of having actually enjoyed a secondary fermentation in the bottle. It should have a dense head and obvious natural [...]

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Vintage beer commercial

From the breweries in Oslo. 1936.

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A breakthrough in Norway?

Recent Norwegian figure show that the attitude of the Norwegian alcohol monopoly Vinmonopolet towards beer is of vital importance. In January this year they has a special focus on beer, adding a fine range of domestic and imported beers to their range, giving them prominent shelf space and even a writeup in their in store magazine. With a ban [...]

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The Old Brewery, Greenwich

Funny name for a new brewery, a micro run by the Meantime brewery. But it’s certainly in a historic location. The Royal Naval College, Greenwich. londonist has photos. And the Old Brewery has a web site of its own, too. There is no longer a Queen Mother to pour the first pint, but they seemed [...]

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Guest blogger: The Scots-Irish Tippler visits Blairgowrie

An old freind of mine, who’d like to be known as The Scots-Irish tippler, har promised to do the occational post for my blog. Here is the first contribution: The Royal Hotel in Blairgowrie, just north of Perth, has a guest beer policy with a regular change of one tap to a smaller Scottish beer. [...]

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The Icelandic beer scene

Haukur has a comprehensive post. And I have booked tickets.

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CAMRA and keg (again)

Adrian Tierney-Jones writes about CAMRA’s dilemma at his Called to the Bar blog. He sums up the present British beer scene brilliantly: Keg isn’t the devil, it’s bad keg that’s the frightener. Go over there and read!

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The Mikkeller bar

The address is public now, it’s in Viktoriagade 8. Halfway between the Central Station and Hotel Sct Thomas. 15 beers on tap. Closed for renovation, opening 29 April, in time for the festival. Beerticker.dk even has the Google Street view.

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A brewpub in Svalbard?

There are brewpubs popping up in various parts of Norway now, some in quite small communities, and I suppose there is more passion than profit involved in most of these places. If you just what to brew to sell for consumption on the premises, the paperwork is not too much of a hassle. There is, however, [...]

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Brussels: Don’t forget gloves!

I’m usually busy with meetings of the European kind plus beer when I happen to be in Brussels. Next time, though, I intend to visit the new Magritte Museum. From their web site: As well as imaginative sandwiches for those most pressed for time, visitors can also choose from a range of soups, Belgian chips [...]

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