Everywhere it’s Christmas

… at the end of every year.
This was the title of one of the few Beatles songs that never had any official re-release. (Since you asked, it’s on their Christmas album, distributed to their fan club members only.)
Well, one country where they have started celebrating is Sweden, with an impressive list of Christmas beers at the [...]

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Pig’s Ear again

My more loyal readers will know that I have a habit of turning up at a Christmas beer festival in East London in early December. In addition to the beers, there is also an assorted crowd of tickers and bloggers that I tend to hang out with, and a splendid time is guaranteed – if [...]

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For new readers

Lots of new readers from the link at VGs juleøltest.
I you wonder why I write in English, it is because most of my readers are outside Scandinavia. I try, however, to cover the Norwegian beers scene as well.
For daglige oppdateringer om det norske ølmiljøet, se nyhetssider og diskusjonsforum hos Venner av Nøgne Ø.
If you want to explore the best Norwegian beers, the Holy Trinity [...]

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Judging by the cover

I have no plans of going to Munich, if so I would consider if this book was worth buying or not.
But the cover is almost enough to make me order a copy right away!

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More than a wee dram

The BrewDog guys have been messing up the beer scene again – this time not even on their own turf. They sent a few used whisky barrels across the North Sea to their colleagues in Grimstad, Norway. And it looks like they inspired them to be a bit bold and boasting on their label, too.
The beers used [...]

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VGs Christmas beer test

The VG Christmas beer test, where I was on one of the judging panels, is now online. No photos of the juries, though – but a nice plug for my blog.
Here is the jury judging the stronger beers:

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Three kings

As I’ve mentioned before, the good people at Nøgne Ø have been busy this year, lining up seasonal goodies for their fans at home and abroad.
One beer is a collaboration project between Nøgne Ø, Stone and Jolly Pumpkin, I assume they are the three camel riding kings on the label.
The idea behind this beer is to use the same recipe [...]

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A wasted opportunity

Vifilfell is an Icelandic brewery, with a range of beers boasting of viking heritage and pure Icelandic water. They have made a gift box of five of their canned beers, sensibly available in the Keflavik Duty Free shop, presumably doing a brisk trade with jet lagged customers in transit from North America.
I found a similar box [...]

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Romanian beer blog

While I am happy about the dozens of British beer bloggers and amazed by the Irish Craft Brewers, who seem to blog more than they brew, there is always room for more voices in the European Union of beer bloggers. Say welcome to a new member of the family,  Slaven in Romania.
As he points out, (thanks to [...]

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Before the Wall fell down

A bit of history documented over at DDR Brauwesen, the breweries and soft drinks of the DDR all lined up. Beer mats, bottle labels and a history of the various companies.
I’m sorry to say I only tried one East German brew. It was not particularly tasty, and the gloomy Kneipe somewhere in East Berlin did [...]

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