tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post2087296605502715508..comments2024-01-20T04:48:07.301+01:00Comments on The Bitten Bullet: Festival der Bierkulturen 2010 - The German beersBarry Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-82121306937617938662010-05-31T20:32:12.996+02:002010-05-31T20:32:12.996+02:00I think so. At least, I intend going back to visit...I think so. At least, I intend going back to visit it and try their full range. Some interesting sounding beers at least and they seem to make a "special" every month. And yes, I think their website doesn't do the brewery justice at all.<br /><br />When and where else are you whizzing through? :)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-57877209955124590342010-05-31T17:56:10.495+02:002010-05-31T17:56:10.495+02:00Is Braustelle generally worth a visit? We're ...Is Braustelle generally worth a visit? We're whizzing through Cologne in a couple of weeks' time. Their website is annoyingly gimmicky.Boakhttp://www.boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-67953479519912083742010-05-22T13:54:55.610+02:002010-05-22T13:54:55.610+02:00It was really lovely, Leigh. I had been thinking o...It was really lovely, Leigh. I had been thinking of using rosemary in home brew, and this has kinda convinced me. Talking about doing a beer with rosemary with a like-minded brewer in the UK as a kind of collaboration. Let's see :)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-29677502260895706772010-05-22T12:36:57.805+02:002010-05-22T12:36:57.805+02:00That rosemary beer sounds interesting - I'm a ...That rosemary beer sounds interesting - I'm a fan of the herb and have been toying with the idea of adding it to a belgian-style homebrew this autumn. Sounds like the one you had was a success!!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-18419434126888064652010-05-18T09:34:31.878+02:002010-05-18T09:34:31.878+02:00I'm very glad to be wrong in this case.I'm very glad to be wrong in this case.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-71361608160261233432010-05-18T08:17:05.121+02:002010-05-18T08:17:05.121+02:00To be fair, that picture was taken within the firs...To be fair, that picture was taken within the first hour and a half of opening, and I had been thinking that it was really tiny, nobody was coming, and it'd be a flop. But actually, it filled up nicely, with the other location being very lively, and not with serious beer geeks (though there were a handful that were easily identifiable!). The reason I didn't take more photos is I was to busy talking with these "norms" to be arsed :)<br /><br />I don't think Germans are capable of doing beer in an anti-social way, and this tiny festival (and it was small, with maybe a dozen breweries) was pretty far from anti-social. But as you say, you're far away, and are making a judgment based on one photo.<br /><br />As for the cure being worse than the disease, I'd gladly have more of these quirky little fests. They're only a drop in the ocean, so more like homeopathy in diluteness terms, and about as likely to make a difference :D<br /><br />To be mean: you're clearly cynical beyond your years <i>and</i> you've never heard of creative commons ;)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-68836633940657395602010-05-18T02:15:54.006+02:002010-05-18T02:15:54.006+02:00That picture of the tent looks depressing. Where w...That picture of the tent looks depressing. Where were all the girls? <br /><br />I have put up a rather cruel juxtaposition over at my blog. I'm sure the organisers don't intend this, but their milieu seems to me (from far away) to be introducing a rather anti-social and geeky approach to beer into Germany. I know there is plenty wrong with the beer landscape over there, but I wonder if the cure isn't worse than the disease.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-79009694083608339942010-05-16T22:35:37.841+02:002010-05-16T22:35:37.841+02:00Yes, it certainly tasted like it was hopped. It wa...Yes, it certainly tasted like it was hopped. It was a pleasant surprise :)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-71289223161745865872010-05-16T22:19:56.891+02:002010-05-16T22:19:56.891+02:00Great review (so far) of a very interesting lookin...Great review (so far) of a very interesting looking festival... (BTW, would love to drink that rosemary beer, too, was it also hopped?)PivnĂ Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.com