18th November 2013

It's exactly two years since I wrote my first ever blog post on these hallowed pages. I can't think of a way to celebrate that, but I guess nowadays dragging my lazy bum to the computer is a kind of celebration in itself. Lately I haven't had much time to write on here, because, since her laptop started making strange noises, my girlfriend has hijacked my computer to play Candy bloody Crush all day long. And typing is a little uncomfortable right now, since I almost chopped off a fingertip trying to slice a pizza.

Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien (Switzerland)

I seem to be saying this quite often, but this was the most expensive beer I've had so far. It smells like wine and looks like something that was drained from a portable toilet at a Romanian music festival. Sour beer is definitely an apt name for this, it tastes like malt vinegar. It wasn't as bad as the Belgian sour beers, but maybe that's because I'm British and I bloody love vinegar. Put some fish and chips in this and you'd have a great meal. Unfortunately, I had to drink this giant 750ml bottle by myself, at least my innards should be well preserved.

Anchor Steam Beer (USA)

Anchor has probably become my favourite brewery. Which is something I've discovered while drinking my way through this book. This tastes like a good old-fashioned British bitter, but with a lot more force in the flavour. After almost a fortnight of travelling through Europe drinking I thought I would need a break from it. This beer proved me wrong.