Logo of Brouwerij Hoop, Zaandijk

Ah, the brewery with a sister in the Netherlands, called Hoop (pronounced very similar, meaning the exact same).

Some great informative listening. Learn from iconic brewers about the Italian Pilsner! A great episode by @beervana.bsky.social

Mostly German beers A lineup of 18.

Fun tasting today with a German theme. Food, Spätzle und Bratwurst, was equally great.

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Eco-dreamer Brute Blonde Dromen

Eco-dreamer Kampvuur Dromen

Their Brute Blonde (bitter, Belgian yeast and continental hop profile) and their smoky saison called Kampvuur Dromen (Campfire Dreams; dry, smoky, very pale, phenolic) were absolutely great! Yay for Eco-dreamer!

The lineup of microbrewery Eco-dreamer from Kudelstaart (NL).

When you're at a local farmer's market and a micro brewery is selling, you obviously buy the full available lineup.

I Travel Thoughts on travel and beer and change

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My Heart Leaps Up — Beer, Graft and Tourism in Cumbria — Pellicle I first met Matt and Michelle when they worked at Hawkshead Brewery, Matt as the head brewer, and Michelle as the head of marketing. In the 2010s, Hawkshead was the pride and joy of Cumbria’s independ...

In the far north west of England, beer is flourishing. Who could have predicted that, like the felling of a tree, the fall of one brewery would create space for so many more?

@katiematherkm.bsky.social on Cumbria's thriving beer scene.

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Rodenbach vintage, Vin de Céréale from 2004 to 2012.

A lineup of vintage Rodenbachs tonight. Exclusive, but not entirely my preference. Quite the unique experience though, so I'm very thankful!

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A can of Moersleutel Advent Special 2025, Rice Wine, with a dark brown beer with rich beige foam in a teku glass. The can makes special mention of Idaho-7 hops.

With "Rice Wine" and hops mentioned on the can, I perhaps expected something closer to a hoppy sake. The rice used was malted, but the majority of the grist is still barley. That is also obvious in the sweet (Moersleutel, after all...), somewhat sticky beer that is in the glass.

Could just be an addendum to either Malt or Yeast, no?

The books Water, Malt, (For the love of) Hops and Yeast from the Brewing Elements Series, published by Brewers Publications by the Brewers Association

What more would you want for great beer?

A Tripel Karmeliet Alcoholvrij bottle with the beer poured in a AnDer 2.0 glass.

This beer doesn't taste so bad at all. There's not much of that unfermented wort aroma that is all too common in pale NA beers. It's leaning sweet, but that's fine.

Still. A non-alcoholic Tripel. Why?! If it's NA, it just can't be much of a Tripel. NA is great, no need for Tripels in the lineup.

The Kinds of Beers Americans Drink Now — Beervana Increasingly, states are hosting their own beer competitions, and the way they organize them tells us a lot about what kinds of beers people are actually drinking. And here’s a cool thing: we can disc...

Increasingly, states are hosting their own beer competitions, and the way they organize them tells us a lot about what kinds of beers people are actually drinking. And here’s a cool thing: we can discern regional preferences in them.

That's a very interesting exposition of the entries! We're not yet there on this side of (the other) pond. Maybe in 5 years our distribution over styles will look similar. Unfortunately, most competitions here are very secretive about entries...

If you need more of a break: Craftbeer Corner has a good, non-German lineup.

Manchester’s Best Beers, Pubs and Bars 2nd edition (2026) - CAMRA shop Guidebook to more than 220 pubs, bars, tap rooms and bottleshops in Manchester and its boroughs such as Bolton, Trafford and Rochdale. Available April 2, 2026

Its publication week for my fourth book! If you haven’t pre-ordered yet please do so here and help boost it up the charts when it’s officially released:

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What does "Croatian style lager" mean?

As of a few years they have to label the bottles, to comply with information requirements.

Demo malts box, two stickers and two pins.

A Weyermann glass

Demo malts box, two stickers, two pins, a Weyermann glass and a backpack made out of Weyermann malt bags.

All those Weyermann goodies....

The glass is about twice the age of the bottle!

This backpack contains 6 and was wrapped in another one. For now, I think I'm good. Thanks though 👌🏻

A mostly Weyermann based malt bag backpack with scrap car seatbelts

The laptop pouch on the inside is from Holland Malt, showing some Munich malt bag details.

Malt bag backpack! This sturdy backpack is made from used malt bags and scrap car seatbelts. You get to choose between different maltsters and malt varieties, so I went for some of my favorites.
These cool bags are made by Marjolijn Kroon: www.marjolijnkroon.nl

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Kölsch or “Easy Drinking Beer” — Beervana Where naming is concerned, meeting customers where they are seems like sensible advice. Describing your beer as a black lager will appeal to more people than “schwarzbier” would. There are limits to t...

Where naming is concerned, meeting customers where they are seems like sensible advice. Describing your beer as a black lager will appeal to more people than “schwarzbier” would. There are limits to this advice, however.

Copies of my book, Manchesters best beer pubs and bars

There is something about holding several months of hard work in your hands, as a physical thing, that is quite powerful. So excited to have done book four, I hope you all really enjoy it and use the hell out of it. Long live print media.