What I also love are thematic food products. Not the pasted on lolly’s, but the Hartenkoeken from the Efteling, the Laafse Lurk, Lebber and Limoen, The Harry Potter candy that was very popular in the nillies and the Discworld ales that were available until two years ago.
Author: Bierdame Bo
Board game: Het geheim van Grimbergen (The secret of Grimbergen)
Because of the Social Distancing I decided to review several board games this period. This time it’s time for an IP game: Het geheim van Grimbergen
Board Game: Heaven and Ale
Because of the Social Distancing I decided to review several board games this period, this time it’s Heaven & Ale
Board game: Stier zoekt Bier
I have a library full of games. At its height it contained almost 500 different ones, these days I brought it back to 225 games: This time it’s time for a Dutch game: Stier zoekt Bier
Board Game: Dice Brewing
I have a library full of games. This time it’s time for another bigger game: Dice Brewing.
Dutch beer challenge 2020
One of the things that can be a part of being an international biersommelier is being asked to be a judge in a beer competition. I was asked to judge in the Dutch Beer Challenge of 2020 and of course I said yes!
The Pink Boots Society
You cannot have missed it! There’s a new gang in town! Since february 15. there’s an official Benelux chapter of the Pink Boots Society.
Brewery: Brouwerij Opener
In 2019 De Efteling launched two new beers, this time for the Efteling hotel. These beers are also brewed by a local Brewery, Brouwerij Opener, so of course I had to go there to check it out.
American lagers
We managed to get our hands on some beers brewed in America! And that’s something, because they aren’t easy to get around here.
Dortmund
As I visited Burton last year with the new students, I visited Dortmund in 2018 with my own study group. Our assignment was to brew a Dortmunder Export, but none of us ever drank a Dortmunder Export before.