IN THE HOTEL
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October 2004
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October started for me in Belgium. I tried a couple of new beers as usual. Not only belgian ones. Then I spend almost week in Ukraine in Lugansk city. where found a range of ukrainian beer novelties. Visited Lugansk brewery of course. I tried there only draft beer as far as bottling is temporarily stopped. At the very end of the month I visited plastic fair in Düsseldorf. |
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In brackets is shown beer characteristics. Sample: (0,5 L; 4,5; 11%) -volume 0,5 liter; 4,5 - alcohol content; 11% - original gravity |
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Gordon Scotch Ale, (0,33 L; 8,6), Interbrew Belgium, Belgium Gordon Scotch Ale is my favourite beer in Belgium. Scotch Ale was brewing in the past in Scotland by the order of Beer Marketing company John Martin. Later Interbrew started brewing of this sort. Please, note that alkohol content is very high but beer is easy drinking. In general a lot of strong beers with triple fermentation are brewing in Belgium. The last stage of maturing is going inside bottle and such beer can store unlimited without any preservatives. |
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Tuborg Gold, (0,25 L; 5,5), Interbrew Belgium, Belgium Tuborg are brewing in Belgium also. Label was changed recently. |
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Primus, (0,33 L; 5,2), Brouwerij Haacht, Belgium Primus is one of famous belgian beer. Rectangle label was very boring in the past during a couple of years. Brouwerij Haacht changed label shape recently. |
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Floris Apple, (0,33 L; 3,6), Brouwerij Huyghe, Belgium Fruity beer Floris was brewing for a long period with unchanging label. Label shape and design were changed dramatically. Labels became bigger and bright with coloured pictures. |
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Floris Chocolat, (0,33 L; 4,2), Brouwerij Huyghe, Belgium This is chocolate beer. It is ease to understand looking on the label. I'm not sure about almond on the label. |
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RedBach, (0,33 L; 3,5), Brouwerij Rodenbach, Belgium The new cherry beer from Brouwerij Rodenbach. Label is transparent. In order to make it more visual I scaned label on green background. |
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Kriek Primeur 2004, (0,25 L; 5,1), Brasserie Belle-Vue, Belgium Belle-Vue brewery is very famous producer of lambics - fruit beers. Brewery is brewing special Premier beer every year after harvest gathering. |
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Pink Killer, (0,25 L; 5,0), Brasserie De Silly, Belgium De Silly brewery issued flavoured beer first. Pink Killer flavoured with grapefruit. By my opinion it is amusing name for beer. |
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Sleedoorn, (0,33 L; 6,0), Brouwerij De Regenboog, Belgium I'm founding new sorts of beer with new labels from this brewery each my visit Belgium. This visit I found funny labels also. Sleedorn means thorn in flamish. Sleedorn beer is with thorns adding. |
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't Smisje Halloween, (0,33 L; 10,5), Brouwerij De Regenboog, Belgium Dog Smisje is static hero of De Regenboog's labels. Smisje is preparing for Halloween. |
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Abbaye de Saint Martin, (0,33 L; 7,0), Brasserie De Brunehaut, Belgium It is new label of old, well-known beer. |
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Achel Trappist bruin, (0,33 L; 8,0), Brouwerij der Sint Benedictusabdij De Achelse Kluis, Belgium One more old Abbey beer with new label. Two lates beers we drunk together with belgian breweriana collector Yves De Kock at his home. |
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Het elf Uurtje, (0,75 ë), Home Brewing, Belgium Home brewing is very popular hobby. A lot people are brew beer at home and printing labels. Home brewing club is exist. Lovers of home brewing is meeting in the club, changing recepies, tried beer and compete in beer quality. Home brewing club is working in Moscow also. This club is functioning under supervision of Teddy-Beer company. Sister-in-law of my colleague brewed this beer. |
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Quilmes Argentina's, (0,33 L; 4,9), Cerveceria y Malteria Quilmes, Argentine Working around Brussels I found a few beer bottles in the window of wine boutique. Inside among hundreds of elite wines from all over the world was a a few beer bottles mainly from Latinic America. |
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Castle Lager, (0,34 L; 5,0), The South African Breweries, SAR I bought this bottle in the same wine boutique. We drunk both with Yves De Kock in the evening. |
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Hike Red, (0,5 L; 5,0; 12%), Obolon Brewery, Ukraine We are going to Ukraine now. Obolon Brewery brewed third sort from Hike series. I wrote about previous two Light and Premium in September. |
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Rogan alkohol free, (0,5 L; 0,5; 6%), Rogan Brewery, Ukraine Lotteries on Rogan beer is never-ending. It is necessary to look for letter under crown-caps again. It is possible to win telephone, television or notebook computer now. |
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Traditional Light, (0,5 L; 5,1; 11,5%), Rogan Brewery, Ukraine |
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Monachal Light, (0,5 L; 5,7; 13%), Rogan Brewery, Ukraine |
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Cheerful Monk, (0,5 L; 7,1; 16%), Rogan Brewery, Ukraine Action has name "Friendship as it is!" I do not understand where is here friendship. |
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Created 08.11.04 |