Had it not been so sad, I would probably still be laughing about a newspaper article that appeared in De Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper not normally known for its sense of humor. It is written by Peter de Waard who regularly writes on business and the economy. Saturday, 26 November 2016, he published an article ...
30Aug 2016
Beer festivals in the Netherlands – places of total awesomeness!
Let me start by admitting that my relationship with the city of Rotterdam has always been, well, let’s say, slightly impaired by prejudice. However much as I do admit Rotterdam has a phenomenal skyline – particularly when enjoyed in the rear view mirror of a car driving at high speed – I have never found ...
15Aug 2016
OHIM – O HEAVEN It’s Monday, and I’ve just met a genius!
Normally my ‘O Hell It’s Monday’ blogs are about something that annoys me and needs to get off my chest, but today it’s all Heaven. I have tasted three beers that I found to be so close to perfection that I may just as well call them perfect. I have met, shook hands and talked ...
05Aug 2016
‘THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE, SO WE DID IT’ – hops from Amsterdam instead of tulips.
I guess one of the things craft beer aficionados like most about the new wave of brewers is the fact they do not take ‘no’ for an answer easily. Pushing envelopes seems more rule than exception, testing boundaries has become a way of life. Now, that virus is spreading to adjacent ‘industries’. Hop is growing ...
04Jul 2016
OHIM – ABInBev accused of playing dirty; Heineken quarrels with Jumbo – small brewers win!
It has been both a hilarious as well as a glorious week for beer in the Netherlands, and thus the world. Midweek news hit us on ABInBev being accused of foul play on its former Home Turf, Belgium, which was followed of news that Heineken was quarreling with Jumbo, Holland’s second-largest supermarket. The weekend saw ...
14Jun 2016
De Librije starts a beer menu!
One of the most awe-inspiring tastings and presentations I ever got to do was a recent one in Zwolle, at the renowned restaurant De Librije. This restaurant, ran by Jonnie and Thérèse Boer, was awarded its third Michelin Star in 2004 and has been carrying them ever since. It is probably the best restaurant the ...
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