This past Whitsun weekend a delegation of around sixty regulars and staff of 'In de Wildeman' went to Beeston near Nottingham, to celebrate the thirty year anniversary again. 'In de Wildeman' has long been "twinned" with Neil Kelso’s pub, now The Victoria Hotel: he turned sixty that weekend and it turned out to be a ...
OHIM – Could Palm Belgian Craft Brewers be the model and answer?
It was the late eighties, I worked in the Pilsner Club in Amsterdam and had size 43 shoe, 52 for suits. Arjan Govers walked into the pub and convinced us to list ‘Speciale Palm’. Besides Duvel we served Westmalle and BelleVue - Palm's bittersweet maltiness was completely new to us. It also proved to have ...
Night shop Sterk ‘De Clercq’ – an unexpected beer gem!
Since eternity Night shop Sterk in De Clercqstraat has been a beacon in many lives - when I still lived in Bos en Kommer, it was often a place on my way home to stock up on 'supplies' after an evening’s work in the pub, or hitting them. Also Sterk has been a customer of ...
OHIM – Stone is here to help beer be taken seriously
Although there is still some uncertainty about when exactly the production brewery is completely up and running, there is already quite some beer coming out of the first American Craft brewery in Europe: Stone Berlin. The launch was celebrated by co-founder Greg Koch in Amsterdam.Continue Reading...
In de Wildeman celebrates 30th anniversary – why I love this bar!
In de Wildeman celebrated its 30th anniversary this week – that is to say, they kicked a year of festivities off with a massive party – and I feel like it’s my birthday. I simply adore this bar it ranks in the higher regions of my top three of best bars in the world and ...
Craft Bier Fest Linz, Austria – The times, they are a-changing real fast!
The weekend of 8 and 9 April 2016 saw the second edition of Craft Bier Fest, Linz edition. This is an off-spring of Craft Beer Fest Wien, started in 2014 by Michael – Micky – Klemsch. The first Fest turned out to be very popular so now it has two editions each year, all selling ...