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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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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100 nay no nevers

Bruce Buschel is starting a restaurant, and he has a column in the NYT about the concept and his progress.
I particularly fell for his 100 things restaurant staffers should never do.
Part 1
Part 2
No time to point to my favourites or discuss which are more or less appropriate for a beer place today. Have a nice [...]

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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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Beer guide to Berlin

Sure, there is the CAMRA Good Beer Guide to Germany, but it’s a few year’s old, and it’s not too handy when you’re visiting just one city. The Berlin information at ratebeer is helpful as well.
But for anyone reading Scandinavian, the new book just out by Danish beer writer Carsten Berthelsen is well worth the investment. A [...]

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Zlý Časy once more

Shortly before five, a text message told me Max had arrived at my hotel. I handed over the beers from the Norwegian micros, and we set off for Zlý Časy. Half an hour and two tram rides later, we arrived.
The first time I visited, last year, this pub has some sort of festival going on, [...]

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Back to Prague

To Prague for a meeting this week, and I, obviously, used the opportunity to do some beery things as well.
I had an appointment with Max, the Beer Philosopher, and I even brought along quite a few beers to him from Nøgne ø and Haandbryggeriet. He is considering importing some of their beers. While they obviously [...]

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Paris – Le Quincampe

If you are in Paris, there are good reasons that you might find yourself in rue Quincampoix. It is the street where you find the beer shop La Cave à Bulles, recently praised here on the blog.
I asked Simon if he could recommend some places to have a beer, both around town and in the neighbourhood, [...]

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What I brought home from Paris

I am not going to blog about the tasting notes for every beer I dragged home from Paris, but here are a few nice ones from Brasserie Thiriez, located in Flanders, just a few kilometers from the Belgian border. Maybe a place worth visiting if you are driving through the area? Both bottles bought from Cave [...]

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