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Swedish shopping lists

Posted: February 28th, 2011, 2:48pm CET by knutalbert

The Schnille & Schmak blog has a list of the new beers in Swedish Systembolaget in the months to come. Well, many of those will probably be available in the bars and restaurants of Oslo as well. But not to take home. And not at those prices.
The London micros

Posted: February 26th, 2011, 11:28am CET by knutalbert

Circumstances beyond my control has prevented me from visiting London for a year or so, meaning I have missed out on some of the new breweries popping up all over. Pete Brown has an enthusiastic overview in the Publican. Maybe towards the end of the year.
beerticker.dk RIP

Posted: February 25th, 2011, 4:34pm CET by knutalbert

You might have read it elsewhere, but a very important source of information on the Scandinavian beer scene is closed down. I have written before that beerticker.dk has struggled to find a financial solution. Well, now Peter Myrup Olesen has thrown in the towel. He had hoped to get enough financial support from the Danish Beer Enthusiasts and [...]
Pigs might fly

Posted: February 25th, 2011, 3:37am CET by knutalbert

Even in the traditional lager lands of Central Europe, there are some signs of experimental beers. There are limited editions of barley wines and other brews defying the Reinheitsgebot. Even a rather traditional brewery like Stiegl in Austria has launched a Stout. Keep them coming! To keep up with beer news from the region, with an emphasis on Austria, [...]
Pleasant hour at The Church, Ludlow

Posted: February 24th, 2011, 5:09pm CET by knutalbert

A guest post from my friend the Ulster Scot again: There are quite a few breweries in Shropshire. Being in Ludlow for the weekend it seemed right to try the very local from The Ludlow Brewing Company. On offer at The Church pub close to the market was Gold, one of four beers [...]
New premises for BrewBaker

Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 2:53pm CET by knutalbert

I told you that one of the best Berlin micro breweries, BrewBaker was closed early this year when their lease expired. I’m happy to tell you that they are relocating, but they are staying in the Tiergarten area. From next month BrewBaker can be found in the Arminius market halls, a rebuilt historical food market which is presently [...]
Back next week. Promise

Posted: February 17th, 2011, 3:33pm CET by knutalbert
Brew Masters on TV

Posted: February 9th, 2011, 1:17pm CET by knutalbert

Discovery Channel Norway is airing the first episode of Brew Masters tonight at 22.30. I think their schedule is the same in Sweden, I don’t know about Denmark.
Sons of Norway

Posted: February 8th, 2011, 11:57am CET by knutalbert

If you ever find yourself in Duluth, Minnesota, the New York Times has some advice. Not on how to find long lost relatives of Scandinavian ancestry, but I’ve been told they are easy to find in the area. No, as this is a beer blog, I would like to recommend their article on a beer route [...]
An oval Christmas

Posted: February 7th, 2011, 7:51pm CET by knutalbert

I was very pleased when Alan picked one of my photos for a prize in his Yuletide competition. The notification from the post office came a week or so ago, but I was too busy to pick it up before Saturday. Inside the box was not one, but two shirts. One of the short-sleeved collared kind, [...]
Old (or, actually, new)

Posted: February 4th, 2011, 5:06pm CET by knutalbert

The builders are busy, setting up the new Amundsen brewpub in central Oslo. If this place will look like a million other British or Irish styled pubs, there is a reason.The reason is called Andy Thornton. There are books to be bought payable per foot, there are new enamel signs made to look like old ones. [...]
Bon voyage!

Posted: February 3rd, 2011, 12:07pm CET by knutalbert

One of the best beer bars I have ever visited is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer – with a beer cruise! Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa, also known as the Football Pub, in Rome is organizing what will probably be the beer event in Europe this year. The ship sails from Rome to [...]