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Revisiting old haunts
When I went on my travels a couple of years ago around Spain and France, I didn’t have a huge number of amazing beer experiences to report. Nonetheless, there were a couple of interesting places to...
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Cerveza artesanal de Toledo
English version here. Domus es una cerveza artesanal de alta fermentación, elaborizada por Cerveza Regia, Toledo. Se la puede encontrar en muchos bares modernos en la ciudad. La comercialización y...
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Craft-brewed beer from Toledo
Spanish version here. Domus is an ‘artesanal’ beer from Cerveza Regia, Toledo. It’s bottle-conditioned, top fermented and available in various trendy bars in its home city. The marketing and packaging...
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Defying the English weather
As everyone knows, the weather in England is rubbish. Even when it’s sunny, you can be fairly sure there will be a shower just as you’ve set up your picnic. In May, we were faced with a long bank...
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During two weeks in France and Spain, we drank lots of boring lager; some Basque cider; some wine; quite a few interesting beers; and a couple of downright nasty ones. But, this afternoon, fresh off...
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Hoppy beer in Catalonia
Catalonia is becoming a bit of micro-brewing hub, and we were determined to track down a few local beers, albeit without high hopes for the quality based on previous experience. Moska is based in...
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Revolution in Catalonia
Ok, so there really is a Catalan beer revolution, as evidenced by the existence of B12, a specialist beer bar in Girona, with veggie and vegan food. (Obviously, if everyone else in Spain is drinking...
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A Study in Wheat
Almost two years ago, in our 2009 wish list, we mentioned that we were interested in trying Estrella Inedit. On our recent holiday, we finally got round to it, picking up a bottle in a wine shop in...
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A famous Irish person
GARRULOUS SPANISH BARMAN Where you from? PUNTER Ireland. GSB Holland? PUNTER Ireland. GSB Oh, yes, Ireland…. William Wallace. Braveheart. You’ll never take my freedom!! Overheard in San Sebastian...
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Blind tasting lager
A couple of weeks ago, we posted something about the lager spectrum, suggesting that lagers range from nasty (e.g. San Miguel) to good (Estrella Damm) via neutral (Becks). We had a nagging doubt,...
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