Let me begin by wishing everyone a belated happy Easter. I spent a lovely weekend in Estonia with my lovely wife where we sampled plenty of the local brews, and also some international ones. It'll take me a while to recover, and I don't really feel like writing about beer, but here goes. I actually drank these a few months ago, but because I've been writing the blog so infrequently they're only just making it to your computer screen.
Hoegaarden (Belgium)
There's nothing like a nice cold, refreshing beer after a hard week at work. And a remarkably nice beer too. If you like beer, you'll have no doubt heard of Hoegaarden and you're wondering "how haven't you drank this before?" Truth is I have. And I didn't care for it much. I cared for it so little, in fact, that I postponed drinking this in favour of other beers that I thought I would like more. But this time I had a pleasant surprise. Hoegaarden is nice. There, I said it. Now if only I could go back in time to teach my 22-year-old self something so I wouldn't have missed out on several years of Belgian excellence.
Jacobsen Saaz Blonde (Denmark)
Copenhagen is an amazing place, full of friendly people and some truly excellent beers. And although this isn't the most spectacular of the ones that I tried, it's still a very good example of what can be achieved with a bit of effort. Jacobsen is a branch of the Carlsberg brewery, and this is so much better than the flagship Carlsberg beer, that it makes me wonder why they don't use this as their standard.
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