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 37: February 6, 2015
Diary entry:
And so our time in Dubai came to a close.
With pick-up from the hotel arranged for 0430 it was always going to be a tough start, but I managed just under 2 hours of sleep.
Despite this I was unable to sleep on the plane so made the most of the seven hour flight by watching films.
By the time I reached home I was pretty exhausted but very glad to be back.
On the way home I picked up some wine and a couple of candidates for the beer diary…
The Beer:
Name: Saison 4 Årstider Vinter
Producer: Haandbryggeriet, Drammen, Oslo
Alcohol content: 7%
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Purchased from: Oslo Airport Tax-free store
#grownupbeerdiary
This is a saison beer brewed with juice from Spanish oranges. Very fruity and golden orange in colour; quite a kick and very interesting. A nice welcome home 🙂
