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Sad news from Nørrebro Bryghus

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:53am CET by knutalbert

According to beerticker.dk, who also quotes various Danish media, one of the pioneers behind the Danish craft beer movement, Anders Kissmeyer, has been fired by the owners of Nørrebro Bryghus. Despite a wide range of inventive beers, collaborations with brewers around the world and a high media profile, the brewery has been losing money at an [...]
Bring on the Belgians!

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 10:55am CET by knutalbert

The New York Times has conducted a blind tasting of 20 Belgian and Belgian style golden ales. A beer from Jolly Pumpkin got the highest ranking. And while you’re there, check out their story on beer in Vietnam, too. Sorry if the photo does not highlight real classy Belgians. I just needed something to remind me that [...]
Holidays in France?

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 3:23pm CET by knutalbert

If you go for the beer, you should look for the regions with the highest beer consumption per capita. This was unashamedly nicked from the blog Strange Maps.
Michelin starred pubs

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 2:47am CET by knutalbert

If you want really good food with your pint, the Times has a list of the ten British pubs with Michelin stars.
No mercy from BrewDog

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 10:13pm CET by knutalbert

The mad Scots are at it again, provoking some, delighting some. Even stronger this time, 41%. And it’s called Sink the Bismarck! Go watch their new hilarious video!
How do you define a blogger?

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 4:06pm CET by knutalbert

While I blog in English, it is obviously not my mother tongue. I have a question for native English speakers reading my blog today. Some time ago I took part in a competition arranged by the Scandinavian office of the national tourist board of a country in Northern Europe . The invitation ran like this: Are you [...]
I knew the extra beers would come in handy

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 7:56pm CET by knutalbert

The municipal water supplier in Oslo has asked all households to boil their water, as, for reasons unknown to me, they have failed to disinfect the water for a day or so. Luckily I have a few bottles of alternative liquid refreshments in the basement. I mean, there are limits to how much coffee I can [...]
Animal Planet

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 4:51pm CET by knutalbert

I had to share this, but blame Barry.
More praise for Olympen

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 4:06am CET by knutalbert

Pub of the Month in the Inside Beer newsletter is Olympen in Oslo. A good choice!
Pub history seminar

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 12:48pm CET by knutalbert

The Pub History Society, in cooperation with the British National Archives, has a seminar on pub history on 20 February. Speakers include Jack Adams revealing ‘Lost London pubs’, Patrick Chaplin looking at aspects of the history of darts’, ‘Pub Signs and Names’. David Roe will give a slide presentation about the history of pub signs and [...]
Squeamish

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 3:19am CET by knutalbert

While the Scandinavian governmental TV channels do not wince at showing horror movies, and while our offspring are busy have blood spattered monitors after battling down rebel forces on their Xboxes, there are still things which are too tough for us. Swedish TV Channel SVT is currently running a series called Landet brunsås – The Land of [...]
Around Oslo in 18 beers, part 11: HåndverkerStuene

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 4:07pm CET by knutalbert

It’s been a while since the last installment in this series, so it’s a bit time to follow up. Håndtverkeren is a traditional restaurant in central Oslo, lately being mostly used for meetings – press conferences and so on. It closed down for some weeks last year and reopened as HåndverkerStuene. It is slightly refurbished, with a [...]
Bitter Root Porter

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 6:53pm CET by knutalbert

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News from Munich

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 4:47pm CET by knutalbert

For most of us, Autumn is not the season that comes to mind right now, busy as we are waxing our skis, shuffling snow or just trying to keep our beer from freezzing. But the brave burghers of Bavaria are looking foward, and they are announcing the winner of the contest for the 2010 poster for [...]
Beer envy

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 10:35am CET by knutalbert

One disadvantage of the Scandinavian beer revolution is that it is hard to keep ut with everything happening. Yearly visits to Copenhagen means I get to try many of the Danish top brews, and there is not much in the way of interesting beers in Norway I don’t get – by hook or by crook. But [...]
On beer and friends

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 10:39am CET by knutalbert

Those friendly guys over at A-B InBev (Making friends is our business is their slogan. I didn’t make it up) are launching an even lighter beer for the Super Bowl. The world’s lightest beer. Less carbs, less calories, approaching zero. I think that behind closed doors, the slogan is more likely to be Making money is [...]
A bargain at Nørrebro

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 10:34pm CET by knutalbert

I’ve blogged about Nørrebro Bryghus a number of times. I have visited their brewpub/restaurant, I have spent some time at their bar at Kastrup Airport – sadly closed down – and I have had the pleasure of trying a number of their beers at the festivals in Copenhagen. I have also noted, with more than a fair share [...]