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 103: April 13, 2015
Diary entry:
And so the return of winter continues – at least that’s what it seemed like when we woke up.
A fairly serious layer of snow out there and it was chucking down more all the time.
Yet within an hour or two the sun was out and I felt safe enough driving on summer tyres.
Discovered that an international driving license was highly recommended for South Africa so sorted that out.
Fortunately they are issued on the spot so I am now street legal when taking the wheel next week…
The Beer:
Name: Humlesus Centennial
Producer: Handbryggeriet, Drammen, Norway
Alcohol content: 4.5 %
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Purchased from: Vinmonopolet, Trondheim, Norway
#grownupbeerdiary
Humlesus was already a very good beer, but this is even better so seek out the Centennial and be happy if you find it. A half litre of joy, plain and simple.
