28th November 2011

It's almost the end of the month, which means I have no money left. So this weekend I bought one or two (three) cheap beers from the book.

Baltika 6 Porter (Russia)

Not as good as the American porter I had last week, but still nice.

Velkopopovický Kozel (Czech Republic)

The beer that sends my spellchecker in to a frenzy (no, I do not mean Leopoldville, whatever that is) The book only said Velkopopovický Kozel and the shop I went to had three different kinds, so I bought the cheapest. Delicious and economical.  

Meantime London Pale Ale (England)

I love pale ale, but this was my first ever "London Pale Ale". I would definitely recommend this.

21st November 2011

Not a bad weekend. I drank four beers from the book, and three of them were excellent.

Anchor Porter (USA)

Delicious beer, I need to buy more of this in the future.

Newcastle Brown Ale (England)

Good old Newcastle Brown, this beer is a classic, and there's a reason it's so popular around the world.

Estrella Damm (Spain)

Very nice lager. Perfect for a summer day on la playa, but also nice on a cold November evening in Finland.

Chang (Thailand)

This had a very light taste, almost like fizzy water with a hint of beer. It quenches a thirst though.

Updating part 2

Chouffe Houblon Dobblen (Belgium)

Very nice IPA. It was probably a good thing that I only drank one of them, at 9% and coming in a large bottle, if I'd drank any more I might have woken up in a stranger's house with no money... or eyebrows.

Zhujiang Beer (China)

A nice enough beer from China, nothing spectacular but definitely drinkable.

Bohemia Regent Prezident (Czech Republic)

I usually like Czech beers, and this one was no exception. Even though they spelled president wrong.

Paulaner Salvator (Germany)

This is probably my favourite beer from the book so far, which isn't really saying much, seeing as I've only had 9, but this was amazing.

Norwegian Wood (Norway)

Tasted more like Armenian drywall.

Samuel Adams Boston Lager (USA)

Lager. From Boston. To be honest, I don't remember drinking this, which is probably not a good sign. Forgettable.

Bring the blog up to date

I started the quest a couple of weeks ago. So I'm going to upload all the pictures that I have so far in one go.

Finlandia Sahti - Strong (Finland)

Some people might like this, but I'm not some people. This stuff would be better used sprayed in your garden as a cat deterrent.

Weihenstephaner Vitus (Germany)

Recently voted the best beer in the world by some association that I know nothing about. I'm not really a fan of Weissbier, but I did like this.

Theresianer Strong Ale (Italy)

A nice beer which is so strong it can get you drunk just by looking at it. Allegedly.

About the Quest

I recently acquired the book "1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die" by Adrian Tierney-Jones. Here I will try to blog my way through the book, and post pictures of the beers I drink. 


This is not an easy challenge, and hopefully I can complete it without having to go to places such as Laos, Ethiopa and the Palestinian Territories. But I'm not in a rush...


Cheers everybody