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Last Friday, a week ago already, I spent the evening with my in-laws. Father, and two brothers. Just before our vacation he ordered some new bottles of whisky and he wanted us all together to open them. I never expected … Continue reading →

The Beer Temple is an American Beer Bar in Amsterdam. I had never heard about them until last week when an old friend invited me to join him for a couple of brews. We hadn’t talked in over a year … Continue reading →

We went a little out of our way to visit Chico, California. The fact that the recommended motel in the Lonely Planet had a pool helped, but the main reason was the Sierra Nevada Brewery. I only knew their Pale … Continue reading →

I wasn’t planning on going to the Potstill festival this year, since it would be only two days after returning from our USA travels. But, as I could have expected, just before the vacation started I decided to get myself … Continue reading →

Another beer review, and a special one in anyone’s book. My e-friend Frank Lieck sent me a bottle of this to promote something local from Dusseldorf, Germany. An Altbier (old beer) from a local brewery, and the beer is Thomas … Continue reading →

The Valinch is the steel pipette with which whisky is dram from casks. In this case, they called the newest limited edition Auchentoshan the same, since it is straight from the cask into to the bottle. No tampering, no watering … Continue reading →

This sherried beauty was a gift from my wife to celebrate that she didn’t have to bug me with school stuff anymore. She gave ME a present when she graduated. How cool is that? I still have a little bit … Continue reading →

On a recent trip to the Zeewijck liquor shop in IJmuiden to discuss my volunteering at the festival last Saturday, I found some rather interesting beers. Black Scottish Ale matured in Highland Park whisky casks. Quite unexpected, even to me … Continue reading →

And I don’t mean the one in England, because there is another one in Alameda, California. From the windows you can see San Francisco, and the distillery is located in a hanger in an abandoned naval base. That kind of … Continue reading →

Sometime last week I promised to start blogging again with renewed vigor and all that. Thusfar, not much has come from that and that got me thinking. I love the blog, I love blogging and I love the ‘culture’ around … Continue reading →