Archive for September, 2008

Belgian Beers: Blegian Beer no.273: Park

Moving on to another supermarket beer, this time Aldi. We tried their ‘local’ beer (?), the Park. An abbey style beer apparently brewed by Brasserie de Haacht. But somehow linked to Abdij van ‘t Park. Nothing against it as such, but there are other b…

Belgian Beers: Blegian Beer no.273: Park

Moving on to another supermarket beer, this time Aldi. We tried their ‘local’ beer (?), the Park. An abbey style beer apparently brewed by Brasserie de Haacht. But somehow linked to Abdij van ‘t Park. Nothing against it as such, but there are other b…

The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: Come and join us at Beer Exposed!

This weekend sees a different kind of beer event at the Business Design Centre in Islington.Beer Exposed is based on the American beer festival model – you pay a high initial entry fee, then inside you’re given a sample glass and get free samples of a…

The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: Come and join us at Beer Exposed!

This weekend sees a different kind of beer event at the Business Design Centre in Islington.Beer Exposed is based on the American beer festival model – you pay a high initial entry fee, then inside you’re given a sample glass and get free samples of a…

The Beer Nut: Encore: the quare stuff

I couldn’t leave the European Beer Festival without some words on the strange beers, the ones made with methods and ingredients that stick-in-the-mud style purists and fans of the Reinheitsgebot turn up their noses at.MrsBeerNut, a De Molen fan to the…

The Beer Nut: Encore: the quare stuff

I couldn’t leave the European Beer Festival without some words on the strange beers, the ones made with methods and ingredients that stick-in-the-mud style purists and fans of the Reinheitsgebot turn up their noses at.MrsBeerNut, a De Molen fan to the…

Seen Through a Glass: Just Write, She Said

The latest poll — which actually was just a bagatelle, something I threw up to make sure Blogger was working — attracted a fair amount of interest. About a quarter of you would like me to write more about whiskey, a third would prefer I keep writing…

Seen Through a Glass: Just Write, She Said

The latest poll — which actually was just a bagatelle, something I threw up to make sure Blogger was working — attracted a fair amount of interest. About a quarter of you would like me to write more about whiskey, a third would prefer I keep writing…

Seen Through a Glass: Two German Pilsners

I’m slowly — sorry — working my way through a bunch of German samples sent to me by a new import company…so new that I’ve lost the press release and can’t find it anywhere online. I’m pretty sure they’re either associated with or piggybacking on S…

Seen Through a Glass: Two German Pilsners

I’m slowly — sorry — working my way through a bunch of German samples sent to me by a new import company…so new that I’ve lost the press release and can’t find it anywhere online. I’m pretty sure they’re either associated with or piggybacking on S…