Berlin XV – a beer at the Zoo

Bring a few extra for the monkeys Even if the polar beer Knut is gone, his relatives seem to have fun playing in the pool. The Berlin Zoo is a pleasant place to spend a spring morning, you can’t help being charmed by some of its inhabitants. No motorized vehicles inside, except for the beer [...]

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Berlin XIV – a box full of beers from Bavaria

I knew there were beers in Berlin. But I have found it very convenient to buy beer from web shops when I visit various countries. Biershop Bayern keeps sending me offers. Regional beers, wheat beers, packs of beers from small breweries. I decided to give it a try. 9 beers from the brewery Camba Bavaria. Typical German [...]

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Berlin XIII – Kneipe & Kino

Sure, we could walk up to the Tilsiter Liechtspiele. But we had already spent the day walking around the parks and streets, som a swift tram ride was a good alternative. The old tram network of East Berlin has been refurbished with comfortable and speedy trams. My friend Arve and I left our families back at the [...]

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Berlin XII – Hirsch, your friendly local

After booking our hotel, which had good rates for family rooms, I used Google to search the nearby streets for potential watering holes. It turned out there was a place just across the street, Hirsch, that looked promising. It turned out it had just the relaxed atmosphere you want after a long day of walking the parks [...]

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Berlin XII – Back to Friedrichschain

We were fairly late in finding a place to go for the Easter family break, which meant the cheap tickets were gone for Paris, Amsterdam and England. But Air Berlin and Norwegian Air Shuttle had nice fares, it is only an hour and a half from Oslo, and we found a nice hotel on the [...]

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Axis and allies

There will be two visits to Berlin and one to London this year. I’d be surprised if I don’t manage to cram in a few beers.

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A growler a long way from home

While in Copenhagen, I was lucky enough to get invited to a beer tasting of rare US and Canadian brews. This was kindly hosted by Alex, a world resident who resides in Malmö but travels both for business and pleasure. Other guests included the top Danish raters on ratebeer. I have promised not to reveal any [...]

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Seven deadly sins

The Austrian magazine Genuss has a list of the seven deadly sins to avoid if you want to serve beer on tap. We are talking about keg lagers here, not cask condition ales. Nevertheless: Old beer. Once a keg is opened, it should be consumed, preferably on the same day. Not enough turnover to serve [...]

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Barley Wine, Copenhagen

This little shop is tucked away in a side street, but actually just a few minutes away from the main tourist route. I have walked past it several times, but never during its opening hours. The owner takes his beers seriously – this is where they refused to sell Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon 2 until had aged [...]

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Gunmakers beer festival

The Artist formerly Known as Stonch is back blogging, this time about an upcoming beer festival at the pub he runs, the Gunmakers in Clerkenwell, London. They will be offering up to 30 different ales during the course of the week, with a special cask ale-only bar in place in the rear conservatory. This will start [...]

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