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 31: January 31, 2015
Diary entry:
In an effort to prepare for next week’s trip to Dubai I woke early and downloaded some guide books.
I also carried out a bit of online research on the possibility of flying my drone in the desert, which looks good.
We all went into town in the afternoon where I picked up some more respectable clothes for use down there.
Yes, I skipped out on the gym.
Pizza, beer and a movie – a perfect Saturday night in…
The Beer:
Name: Wit
Producer: Nøgne Ø, Grimstad, Norway
Alcohol content: 4.5%
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Purchased from: Local supermarket
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Another very familiar one for the Higgs household – our fridge often houses this particular brew. It’s good value and has a great taste – it’s not quite up there with a German weiss but for the money and the fact that I don’t have to make the journey to Vinmonopolet it’s a winner. Even better on a warm summer night but certainly enjoyable in the midst of winter too. Skål!
