Behind the Elephants

A new part of Copenhagen is being shaped, so far mostly on the computer screens of the architects. The old Carlsberg brewery is history, and, as in any old industrial area centrally located, plans are being made for apartments, for shops and for leisure activities.
While the Carlsberg of today is not too warmly embraced by beer [...]

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A Danish micro brewery – in Mexico!

They would have to be Danes, wouldn’t they?
According to Henrik Papsø on ratebeer, there are two friends from engineering school behind this, who now also are brothers-in-law.
Right now Cervecería Calavera west of Mexico City is only a tiny setup but they have a 2500 liter brewhouse waiting in Canada ready to ship once they have the building ready.
Seems [...]

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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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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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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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Mikkeller again

Just now my shelves are filled with the new offerings from Nøgne ø, so it is perhaps lucky that I don’t have access to the most interesting brews from Denmark. (But if any readers are curious about what to buy me for Christmas, please read on..)
Last month saw the release of a range of bottles of [...]

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Special order

When news got out that Nøgne ø had received some whisky casks from their Scottish friends at BrewDog, the expectations were high in the Norwegian beer community.
I won’t bore you with details about the Norwegian state monopoly for alcohol once more, but there is a kind of loophole. If you know that there is a [...]

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Pivovarský dům, Prague

I had time for a lunchtime session, and I had to pick one of the brew pubs on my list. Pivovarský dům was conveniently situated, reachable on foot from my hotel – and with a tram stop with direct connection back to my hotel.
The facade is very impressive, you don’t seem to pay much for window [...]

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BrewDog interview

A good interview with BrewDog founder James Watt at the Full Pint.

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