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 58: February 27, 2015
Diary entry:
Up early and to work finishing a translation job.
Fantastic weather today so I went for a drive to find a spot to fly the drone.
Conscience got the better of me though as I realised I didn’t really have the time.
So in a rare demonstration of self-control I returned home to blog.
In the end I was actually able to publish my Dubai epic – then settle down with House of Cards…
The Beer:
Name: Stabburøl
Producer: Atna Øl, Norway
Alcohol content: 4.7 %
Bottle size: 0.33 l
Purchased from: Local supermarket
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Sticking with the Norwegian craft beer, another great one from Atna. This is a well-established brand with consistently high quality production and I’ve yet to find a variety I haven’t enjoyed. Another bonus is that they seem to have been very efficient with distribution as this is one of the most widely-available craft beers in my town. Stabburøl is a cloudy lager with a nice bitter aftertaste.
