Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The monthly beer tasting at De Groote Weiver was happening again yesterday. I reserved two tickets, but went for just one in the end. The misses didn’t really feel like drinking five really dark and heavy Belgian beers. Luckily for … Continue reading →

Not the book, but the masterclass. This was the third of the back-to-back masterclasses I had booked last Saturday at Whisky Festival The Hague. Its called Bourbon & Blues, but the bourbon focus was wholly on Four Roses. Four Roses … Continue reading →

…And if you hold your glass in the palm of your hand to warm it, I will kill you. Only one of the ‘standard’ jokes from a Richard Paterson masterclass. He came to The Hague this year to be at … Continue reading →

This weekend the Whisky Festival in The Hague was held. It is one of the largest whisky festivals in Europe, I believe and this year that resulted in quite some interesting masterclasses. Another benefit of the move to The Hague … Continue reading →

Yesterday I visited the Beer Temple. Again. A guy from BrewDog came to do a bar takeover. That means as much as they are there and encourage everyone to drink BrewDog beers. I was told that James Watt would be … Continue reading →

Equity for Punks is the name of the latest BrewDog share release. Which means as much as  you can become a shareholder in BrewDog. Who wouldn’t want that? I planned to buy some shares earlier this year, when they were … Continue reading →

A small sample I wanted to taste to this one checked off in Ian Buxton’s 101. I never expected anything from this, in my book rather low profile, distillery. It is owned by Gordon & MacPhail, the bottler, and they … Continue reading →

Contrary to what I said on Twitter yesterday, there will be no report of yesterday’s Balvenie Twitter Tasting from the WHAM (WHisky And More) guys. Apart from the fact that I was home too late, I am also not feeling … Continue reading →

I just found out I had never written about my visit to the Pike Brewing Company in Seattle. A truly massive brewpub in the heart of Seattle just of the Pike Public Market. We planned to have dinner and a … Continue reading →