A wee bit of travelling the rest of the year. Gothenburg. Paris. Lisbon. Düsseldorf.
Archive for September, 2010
Here and there
Posted in beer, pubs, travel on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A good start
Posted in beer, brewing, craft beer, Norway, tagged Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri on September 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
On my bike to work this morning I noticed that they are rigging down the open air watering holes of Central Oslo for the season. Sure, there are tents of various shapes and sizes outside bars and restaurants catering to the smokers, but the true al fresco drinking is over until April. Which makes this a [...]
Labour of love and other business models
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I do this blog as a hobby. It gets a bit too time consuming at times, perhaps, but I have a job, a family and a life, too. I get the occasional bottle of beer from breweries near and far, but, on the whole, I pay my way in the beer shops and bars I [...]
Opening soon!
Posted in beer, brewing, craft beer, Norway, tagged Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Beer guide to Latvia
Posted in beer, beer books, Latvia on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A very welcome addition to the beer travel literature is the Beer Guide to Latvia, written by Atis Rektins. In English. Every country should have one. Thanks to Joe for the tip.
Craft Beer Bloggers. The movie.
Posted in beer blogs, craft beer on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Life imitating art. Or something. Here is a costume sketch:
The End of Christmas
Posted in beer, beer marketing, Christmas beer, craft beer, Norway, Scotland, tagged BrewDog on September 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I got the chance to try a drop of The End of History on Saturday. Lovely malty flavour mixed with an edge of turpentine. I doubt this is the future of beer. On the other hand, there will be two Christmas beers from BrewDog available in Norway this year. One, I don’t believe in Santa, will be [...]
A brewpub is born
Posted in beer, brewing, craft beer, Norway, pubs, tagged Grünerløkka Brygghus on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have told you before about the plans for a new brewpub in Oslo, and it is now getting close to opening time. September 24 if everything goes according to plan. A few of us got a sneak peek last Saturday. The brewpub is located in the vaulted cellars of the old Schous brewery, dating back [...]
Revolution in action
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »