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 68: March 9, 2015
Diary entry:
Ah, Mondays – don’tcha just love ’em?
Ploughed on with translation and catching up on emails.
Made some progress on both, but still have a long way to go.
Had a restitution day from the gym today – a.k.a. failing to do any significant exercise.
Still, had a walk with my better half in the evening so I guess that counts?
The Beer:
Name: Sjokolade og kirsebærporter (Chocolate and cherry porter)
Producer: Austmann, Trondheim, Norway
Alcohol content: 7.5 %
Bottle size: 0.33 l
Purchased from: Vinmonopolet
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This is really something else – fruity and chocolately and very portery. Wonderful. You might struggle to find it, but it’s a struggle worth suffering. One of my favourite beers this year – and it’s made right here in my home town 🙂
