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 16: January 16, 2015
Diary entry:
And I thought yesterday was busy…
Today we got the chance to explore Helsinki as part of a guided tour.
Having managed to secure a place on the food tour at the last minute I met the rest of the gang at the Radisson Blu Royal.
The tour was great although we didn’t have time to visit the brewpub, unfortunately…
In the evening we were invited to dinner at a hotel on the waterfront – and ended the day with karaoke, believe it or not…
The Beer:
Name: Lapin Kulta (bottled)
Producer: Lapin Kulta, Finland
Alcohol content: 4.5%
Bottle size: 0.33 l
Purchased from: Best Western Hotel Rantapuisto
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Another evening engagement with drinks generously provided but little choice. Or rather, no choice. I’m not complaining, mind Lapin Kulta is a decent lager and tastes even better from a bottle.
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 🙂