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 64: March 5, 2015
Diary entry:
My second – and last – day at ITB Berlin was even more exhausting than the first.
Don’t get me wrong; I love this event and find it to be one of the highlights of the year.
My feet were burning when I finished the last of my meetings and contemplated just how far I had actually walked…
It was a resounding success, though, and some exciting new partnerships are underway.
I met with a group of friends in the evening back at Weihenstephaner and tried the remaining draught beers on the menu – a fine conclusion!
The Beer:
Name: Tradition Dunkel
Producer: Weihenstephaner Berlin, Germany
Alcohol content: 5.2 %
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Purchased from: Weihenstephaner Berlin, Germany
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Another brew that’s hard to fault – dark and rich with a lovely malty taste, this is just another cracker from the world’s oldest brewery in its slightly more recent Berlin outpost. The food is great here too, hearty Bavarian fare.
