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Tasting: Four cans
Beers Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Brewery, USA – ABV 5.2% Notes: amber lager with malty, bready flavour and some orange, apricot and herbs New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co, USA –...
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SBWF15: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2015
Having missed out on both the Great British Beer Festival and the Great American Beer Festival this year, I have the chance to go to the word’s third largest beer festival after these two. This turns...
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Feeding Cookie Monsters
Ingredients 200 g butter 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup icing sugar 5 cups flour 3 tablespoons cacao 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar 1 egg Directions Mix all ingredients to a dough Roll into...
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A room of one’s own
It becomes more evident by the day that I find it very difficult, always have and always will, to work when there is another presence around. What I mean with this is someone I know and have a relation...
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Tasting: Christmas beers
Beers Samuel Adams Winter Lager, Boston Beer Company, USA – ABV 5.5% Notes: surprisingly fruity with dried fruits and honey, voted winner of the four beers Slope Style Winter IPA, Boulder Beer, USA –...
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Recipe: Snowy White Cupcakes
Ingredients 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar 100 g butter 1 cup sour beer (apple) 3 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 apple, chopped For the frosting: 200 g white chocolate...
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A bag of pick ‘n ‘mix
When I meet new people, especially during my travels abroad, the first question I get asked is where I come from. My answer is always, “I come from Sweden, but I’m a Londoner.” This is also followed...
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Tasting: Oktoberfest beers
Beers Karmeliten Festbier, Karmeliten Brauerei Karl Sturm, Germany – ABV 5.5% Notes: fruity beer with pineapple and citrus notes, gives a bland impression Zoller Hof Export Festbier, Brauerei...
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Who run the world?
Two weeks ago I took part in the Great North Run, the world’s biggest half marathon with more than 57,000 runners from 178 countries. The 21k race in Newcastle was my fifth half marathon and by no...
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Long live the traditional “kingdom of beer”?
Belgian beer is a well-known concept and often claimed to be the best in the world, although only accounting for 1% of global beer production. With the label “kingdom of beer” comes a huge chunk of...
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Recipe: Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients 100 g dark chocolate (over 70%) 10 cl imperial stout 100 g soft butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 100 g chopped almonds...
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Food & beer: Smak & Villovägen
Food & beer pairing dinner with Smak & Mera tapas restaurant and Villovägens Kellarbryggeri. Pairing #1 Food: salad with prawn, mango, glass noodles & peanuts Beer: Falu Lager, Villovägens...
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Recipe: Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients 100 g butter 2 eggs 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar 100 g dark chocolate 10 cl fruit beer 1/2 cup chopped dried cherries For the Icing:...
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Swedish craft beer is gaining ground
The global craft beer trend is booming in Sweden, with a wide range of new micro breweries, exciting events and innovative flavours for the growing number of thirsty beer lovers – not to mention the...
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Sheffield Beer Week
To my surprise, unpretentious Sheffield is a quite the beer city. According to the Beer Report commissioned by the University of Sheffield, the city region has 57 active breweries. This translates to...
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Cans as art
During the recent Beer Now Conference and SIBA BeerX trade days, I was invited to a breakfast organised by The Can Makers. It was attended by a few brewers, suppliers and beer writers, with the aim to...
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