International beer day, celebrated annually on the first Friday of August, saw Mercure hotels present the results of its Beer Survey. A thousand Dutch and Belgian beer drinkers answered a variety of questions on their preferences in style, drinking occasions and combining beer with food. The results were sometimes remarkable. A lot has been written about ...
03Jan 2016
What’s in a name….
Not so long ago, a Facebook discussion touched upon the topic of beer names. Some thoroughly enjoyed the whacky creativity, other found it to be nonsense and proof of poor beer. I found it food for thought. With names like ‘Sexy Motherbocker’ or ‘F*ck de kerstboom staat in de fik’ (F*ck, the Christmas Tree is ablaze’) ...
05Dec 2015
Beer trends 2016 – what’ll be hot, and what do I hope for – part 1
Recently an amusing blog popped up on biernetwerk.nl, a site I recommend you to follow. The writer posted his biggest grievances in a piece called ‘These 7 beer trends we’d rather see disappear in 2016’ - entertaining and instructive! Kim Lentjes predicted five beer trends for this year on her fine blog genietenmetbier.nl and Sligro’s ...
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