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 230: August 18, 2015
Diary entry:
Another beautiful sunny day – and I have to work…
Still, made some progress despite the obvious temptation to slack.
Positive responses on some new projects dropped into my inbox, which was nice.
Decided to swim in the afternoon and up my game to 50 lengths.
Back for a little more work then barbecue in the garden and a beer.
The Beer:
Name: Ølve på Egge
Producer: Ølve på Egge Bryggeri of Steinkjer, Norway
Alcohol content: 4.5 %
Glass size: 500 ml
Purchased from: SPAR supermarket, Steinkjer, Norway
#grownupbeerdiary
Another from my shopping trip in Stenkjer at the weekend – this is a spicy beer and I enjoyed it a lot. Dark and rich, and worth seeking out.
