I was recently in Prague to judge in a beer contest. Prague has a warm spot in my heart and I've been there many times, the last time being exactly ten years ago. The first time was over thirty years ago on a school trip and later I travelled here for Bier&cO (because we imported ...
27Feb 2017
OHIM – Prague is truly a ‘Golden City’
Thursday 23 and Friday, February 24th, I judged the 'Czech and Moravian Beer Bottle Caps’, a beer contest with - how surprising - merely Czech and Moravian beers, in an original setup. Besides bottled beer we mostly judged beers from tap: a battery of twenty double-tap coolers were placed on a stage and during the ...
01Sep 2016
Totally awesome – we get to present at De Librije’s Chef®Evolution!
Jonnie and Thérèse Boer You may recall an earlier blog post about Dutch restaurant De Librije (3 Michelin Star, #38 World’s Best Restaurant) in Zwolle launching a beer menu, next to the wine menu. Together with my colleague Willem Habing we presented a tasting for De Librije’s sommeliers which led to this menu. What we ...
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 ...
23Nov 2015
OHIM – The future for beer started in Vienna – the second wave of the beer revolution
Sometimes finding a good title is the hardest thing of writing. I would like to say that a rather historical thing happened some days ago which will hugely impact beer as we know it, and its future. As it is, Europe’s best beer shop officially opened Thursday 19 November 2015 – there you have it. Continue ...
17Aug 2015
Beerdestinations: Oslo!
It will likely not be the first destination that comes to mind when you are asked for a city where one can drink good beer in Europe - but there is a lot to discover and enjoy in Oslo, capital of Norway! Admittedly, you have to bring a small fortune since the Norwegian excise is ...
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