You can’t beat a Belgian beer run and this year’s jaunt was no exception. It was especially fruitful having got through to the famous ‘beer phone’ to order two cases of Westvleteren 12. This yearContinue reading
Category: Adventures
Time for T with a Tennent’s tour
If you’d asked me which breweries I was itching to explore, I’ll be honest – I wouldn’t have selected a Tennent’s tour. As a Scot maybe I should have been prouder of this national drink, butContinue reading
Discovering Picon Bière
On a visit to Riquewihr in France’s Alsace region I spotted Picon Bière on the menu and wondered what it was. When I asked the barmaid she looked stunned that I’d never heard of it.Continue reading
Is Swiss beer on your radar?
When you think of countries that produce amazing beers, do you think of Switzerland? Is Swiss beer on your radar? It wasn’t on mine. But after umpteen trips to this beautiful country I thought itContinue reading
Hoppiness is…having a beer bath
I’m not really a ‘spa break’ kind of gal but when I heard there was such a thing as a beer bath, I knew I could be converted. I discovered the concept when I watchedContinue reading
The pilgrimage to Westvleteren
A visit to Sint Sixtus Abbey had been on my wish list for years, or at least a trip to In de Vrede, the one and only cafe authorised to sell Westvleteren Trappist beer. IContinue reading
Oktoberfest through my eyes – top tips!
A trip to Oktoberfest in Munich is one you have to tick off the list if you’re a beer lover. Some say it’s ‘too commercial’ and recommend the smaller festivals if you want to captureContinue reading
A first taste of Westvleteren 12
My first encounter with Westvleteren 12 was somewhat of a disappointment. I was sat in a bar in Ghent with the boyfriend, he ordered it, we had no idea of its significance and I can’tContinue reading