Thursday, June 4, 2020

Beer in the Netherlands



Tried this just now. Not quite as aromatic as Browers but still a big big flavour.
Gulpener Ur-Hop. 
Very good. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
€0.87 per bottle from Hoogvliet

Een afbeelding van Brouwers IPA

Brouwers (AH own brand) 
Delicious and cheap. Truly world class - my favourite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very similar to Lagunitas but half the price.
According to an RTL Nieuws article from 2018 Grolsch are the brewers for AH.
However, the AH IPA tastes nothing like the rather characterless Grolsch IPA and very much like new Heineken's premium IPA Lagunitas.
Een afbeelding van Lagunitas Ipa india pale ale
Lagunitas (brewed in NL by Heineken)

Delicious but expensive ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩

Een afbeelding van Grolsch IPA
Grolsch IPA ⭐⭐⭐✩✩

Een afbeelding van Affligem Blond

Affligem Blond 
Benchmark smooth blond ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩

Een afbeelding van Hertog Jan Traditioneel natuurzuiver bier

Hertog Jan
The best standard Pilsner beer ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩

The link below sounds like a great list of obscure but delicious beers found in NL:

"The favourite beers in the Netherlands".

1914 Opel Darracq in Estonia



Possibly an 1914 Opel Darracq outside of Raadi Manor house, Tartu, Estonia.



Above: Raadi Manor around that time.

Below: the jaw-dropping new National Museum of Estonia built in the grounds of the old manor