Welcome to the Grown-up Travel Guide 2015 Beer Diary!
A little background info: in December a group of us decided to set up the 2014 Beer Advent Calendar, whereby we would try a new beer each day up until Christmas. We shared our tipples on Facebook and Instagram and a great time was had by all – plus we all got to learn about some fine brews from around the world.
Faced with a sense of emptiness when the challenge was over I decided that 24 days a year was just not enough. Why not a year of beer? And so here we are. I reckon a beer a day can keep the doctor away – but even if not it’ll be fun, right?
Given that a large proportion of the year 2015 will be spent in foreign climes there will be the added element of finding a new brew wherever we travel and there are a huge number of excellent beers available here in Norway too – most of which I doubt any of our readers will have heard of.
Your participation is not only encouraged but required – just use the hashtag #grownupbeerdiary if possible. Add your entries here and/or use our social media channels – whatever works best for you.
To keep it simple follow the same format as we do here: describe your day in a maximum of five sentences, add some info about the beer and a photo or two.
Obscure ales and imports IPAs are always interesting but there’s to be no snobbery here – anything goes, even alcohol-free as we all need a good alternative now and again. We’ll work out the practicalities as we go – but since the first day of the year is nearly over we better get started on this journey around the world – in beer form. Cheers!
Day 2: January 2, 2015
Diary entry:
Yes, I did it – I went to the gym; and yes, it was ******* tough.
After a rough night of little sleep (it happens to me now and again for no apparent reason) I hit the spinning class.
It felt crazy beforehand, like hell during the session but damn good afterwards.
It was worth it for the ridiculous feeling of self-satisfaction when it was over.
And it means I can drink my beer with a clear conscience…
The Beer:
Name: Bernard Unpasteurized Lager
Producer: Bernard Family Brewery, Humpolec, Czech Republic
Alcohol content: 4.5%
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Purchased from: Rema 1000 (regular supermarket)
#grownupbeerdiary
A slightly unusual taste (is that the lack of pasteurization?) but fresh and crisp. Never seen this one before; it looks like a cheap import/’no-brand’ beer but is anything but. A nice surprise.
For a full list of all the beers sampled so far this year, just look under the Beer Diary category – you’re sure to find some tasty inspiration 🙂
