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 228: August 16, 2015
Diary entry:
Woke up to the sweet silence of early morning at Tråsavika outside Trondheim.
The weather was amazing and it was soon time for the beach.
While the water is incredibly clear and inviting, the temperature is a bit of a shock…
We braved it anyway and warmed up quickly afterwards.
Back home in the evening to laze on the terrace with a beer – a perfect Sunday night.
The Beer:
Name: Amber
Producer: Klostergården Håndbryggeri of Tautra, Norway
Alcohol content: 4.7 %
Glass size: 330 ml
Purchased from: SPAR supermarket, Steinkjer, Norway
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This is just beautiful – one of my favourites of the year so far. A lot of good beer comes from Tautra, an island not far from Trondheim with a long history. Remains of a monastery from 1207 are found here and a modern cloister was built in 2006. But the best reason to visit is Klostergården – where you can stay the night too…
