Tag Archives: Beer

De Struise Brouwers, anno 2020

When I started drinking craft beers some years ago, De Struise Brouwers were right at the top of everyone’s list. They made innovative beers that broke the Belgian mould (The Belgian Mould being Blonde, Double, Tripel, sometimes a Quadrupel). They … Continue reading

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A beer and cheese tasting with Fromagerie Abraham Kef and De Kromme Haring

Last Friday the missus and I went to a beer and cheese tasting in Amsterdam, hosted by Fromagerie Kef, with beers from De Kromme Haring. Now I know the cheese parlor for their epic cheeses which JK and I used … Continue reading

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Hey there, 2020!

While technically the new decade only starts next year, we’ve still moved from the tens to the twenties last week and that is much more noticeable than 2020 to 2021 is going to be. So, to get things going: Happy … Continue reading

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On BrewDog

Obviously this is not a post on whisky. Although it might be in a couple of years since BrewDog is building or having a distillery. I’m not sure since there are some planning issues but they do have a vodka … Continue reading

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Beers of September

This month can only be summarized by superlatives like ‘Ridiculous’, ‘Decadent’ and ‘Superfluous’. What made this month like that was a trip to a brewery, having a few nice beers with my mate Jason, and Wouter in Amsterdam, a camping … Continue reading

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Beers of June (and a bit of July)

So, I’ve been on holiday for two weeks, and just before that I didn’t get around to blogging much. Also, our laptop broke, which leaves me not many means of blogging. Add to that the fact that I got a … Continue reading

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Brouwerij ‘t IJ – Ciel Blue Imperial Stout, 10.2%

So, it’s been ages since I did a review of a single beer, and beer posts in general have become scarce on this malt focused blog. I decided at some point to shy away from craft/specialty beer for money reasons. … Continue reading

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A couple of days in the promised land

I just returned from a couple of days in Scotland with some of my best friends. And by ‘just’ I mean that our plane landed not three hours ago. The misses and the kids are still on their way home … Continue reading

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Beer up!

I’ve not blogged on Friday and today is going to be a weird one too. My internet at home is down for some reason and I’ve been away for the weekend. Writing reviews on my phone is not something I … Continue reading

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A week in Dorset

Since blogging about the rather awesome (but pricy) Littlemill 25, I’ve not blogged a thing. Instead, I went on holiday to England to see what Dorset is all about. I brought my iPad and my bluetooth keyboard for blogging, but I … Continue reading

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