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 98: April 8, 2015
Diary entry:
With just a week to go before Africa, it’s time to get things sorted.
My itinerary is packed for the majority of my time down there apart from a few days at the end.
I’m now certain I will hire a car but the question is where to go.
Hopefully everything will be in place by the end of the week, or I’ll just wing it – which will be good too.
After spending a few hours completing a Zimbabwe article I walked round the lake for some fresh air before dinner and today’s beer…
The Beer:
Name: Gambrinus Original
Producer: Plzensky Prazdroj, Czech Republic
Alcohol content: 4.3 %
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Purchased from: Local supermarket
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The Czech Republic knows beer – I was unfamiliar with this one but it didn’t disappoint. A nice dark colour and flavour with a slight bitter aftertaste. A surprising find at the local discount supermarket, too.
