I brought back a few beers from my trip to Norway since I didn’t have time to finish them there PLUS I needed some for different days — you know, 180 beers in 180 days!  While I was in Norway I met a couple of Austrian fellows and they were kind enough to provide me a couple of Austrian beers.  I posted one on an earlier link … today’s beer is made by the Zipfer brewery.

The actual beer is their Maerzen.  A nice brew with subtle characteristics.  This is a beer to be enjoyed … and I did!

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There are some who will find this choice for me ironic — others will just wonder why I’m drinking a Philippine beer while in Germany.  Let’s just say — that’s what was available at the Mexican Place again — LOL.

So, today’s beer comes from the Philippines (actually, i think this one is brewed in Europe somewhere under contract) – San Miguel Premium Pilsener.     Actually, both today’s and yesterday’s beers … although from different parts of the world … have their roots in Czech Pilseners … something the German’s have used as well.  So, it’s like I’m having German Beers with these different countries’ beers…

I enjoyed drinking this one — probably not my favorite, but a nice beer in style.

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We’ve been hanging out a lot lately at the Mexican Restaurant … kind of funny, really!  So, I’m working my way through some of the Mexican Beers … today’s is Bohemia.

From Wikipedia: “Bohemia takes its name from the Czech region that is one of the most recognized brewing areas in the World. It was launched at the turn of the 20th century as Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma’s finest beer. Over the years, it has become the most awarded of Mexican beers. It’s a pale pilsner.”

This is actually a very nice beer.  Very smooth.

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Today I was trying to rest — I think I was shaking off a little bug … so I decided to have my last Gordon’s Finest — the Gordon’s Finest Red Ale.  The nice thing about this Malt Liquor was that I didn’t have to drink all of it! LOL!

I’m sure if you like Malt Liquors, this beer is for you — but it definitely is not my favorite.

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Went to dinner tonight at a Chinese restaurant.  Oh, and I ordered my Tsingtao Beer in Chinese AND the lady understood me and brought it out … so for those of you who doubted what I’ve said before, I actually can order a Tsingtao beer in Chinese!! LOL

我想一青岛啤酒，请。

(Oh, I took these pictures with my new camera tripod — thanks, Jill!!)
The brewery was founded by German immigrants to China in 1903 … so I feel justified drinking it AND adding it to my list of beers …
So, after ordering this thing … I drank it.  Then I drank another.  Obviously, it is my favorite Chinese Beer.

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I kept hearing about this brewery in downtown Stuttgart: Calwer-Eck … and I finally made it over there.  Unfortunately, it was about 2am on Saturday morning.  I had one of their Pilseners but I’m going to have to go back again so that I can really remember the taste/flavor for this post.

This is Stuttgart’s first microbrewery — opened in 1987.  All of their beer is fresh (unfiltered and unpasteurized) — I remember it was very good, but I’d like to try the Weizen…
Suffice it to say that I had my 121st beer on Saturday Morning …

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I received my 120th beer at my favorite local Mexican Food restaurant.  My friend (and the owner) enjoyed my story about a different beer every day and he provided me with quite a unique beer for my 120th: the Schorschbraeu “16% ABV Schorsch Weizen.”

This beer is classified as the strongest Wheat Beer in the world following the Germany Purity Law.  This means there are no adjuncts in this beer — it has only the 4 ingredients — hops, malt, yeast, and water.

They also have another beer with 40% ABV!!  Ha ha!  This brewery is only a couple of hours from here — I’ve already called and asked for a tour of the brewery.  I should be heading over that way in the next couple of weeks.  Wait for a follow-on post.

This beer (in my mind) is comparable to the Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA … it is also a sweet tasting beer and it leaves that lingering alcohol (warm) finish in the back of the mouth.  It was actually a quite pleasant beer to drink.  Give it a try if you can get one!

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Tonight I was just trying to get settled back from my trip to Norway and I was really tired … so I pulled a can I’ve had in reserve out of the fridge to keep up my streak.  This was a can I purchased at the local convenience store by my hotel: Dominikaner Pilsener (from the Holsten Group of Brews (Hamburg)).

A decent Pils … it was a nice cap to an evening from a long day of travel.  Welcome back to Germany, Beer Mentor!

If you look hard enough, you can find your favorite kind of beer — and I did.  We went back to the Liquor Store in Harstad and they had several of these hand-crafted beers from this company: Haandbryggeriet

The first one I’m trying (I bought 3 others … LOL) is the IPA.  Yummy.  This was an excellent IPA, and it is really special in that they use wild hops in it that grow in a stream bed near their brewery.  The taste was excellent.

A nice Norwegian IPA to finish off my trip above the Arctic Circle.

Enjoy!

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Today I was finishing up a few errands, completing a couple of tasks, and then we ended up relaxing in the room, taking the opportunity to sample another Norwegian beer.  Today’s brew was another Rignes … not the Pilsener this time — The Premium Lager.  This beer was drinkable (I guess it is one of the more common Norwegian brews).  I’m just about finished with my Norwegian tour — one more day … maybe one more Norwegian Beer!

Enjoy!

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