I had another one of my beers from Weihenstephaner Brewery tonight — this one was the Hefeweissebier Dunkel.  I really like these unfiltered wheat beers … since my wife has a gluten intolerance you might think this is mean … but I’m drinking it when she’s not around!  Yes, it is a good one…what do you expect from a brewery that’s been brewing for 1000 years…

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Here’s two days in a row with Norwegian Beers!  This is one of the “hand-brewed” beers I picked up in Norway–from the HaandBryggeriet brewery.

This is an imperial IPA … I know, right?  I love it!  I’ve been away from all those Imperial-style beers the Americans have been making … so this was a welcome treat!   The name of this one is HaandBryggeriet “Doppel Dose.”

I’d say it’s got a Quadrupel Dose of everything … from the Maris Otter malt to the very floral aroma of the hops, it’s a very nice imperial … smooth and worth the wait to drink it.

Oh, and I really like the fact that the label has fingertips on it — either to look like a hand is holding the bottle or to give you a target for where to hold it! LOL!

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First, I’m inserting a nice picture I took of the tree outside my hotel .. kind of artsy-fartsy — but I love this tree … and the lighting was perfect for picture.

Ok, now on to beer.  Today’s beer is another one from Norway.  This is from the Ringnes Brewery (owned by Carlsberg).  It is a strong bock beer: Frydenlund Bokkøl

I really enjoy sampling all these beers.  This one is no exception.  It is interesting to taste the difference in this bock from a traditional German … it’s hard to explain, but I think this one is sweeter for some reason than normal German Bock beers.

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Brew Dog brewing is definitely my kind of brewery.   They are Scotland’s largest independent brewery — they are stepping out and making innovative beers … and being successful at it.  They’re actually in a “competition” with another brewery I’ve had on the site — Schorschbrau — for the strongest beer in the world.

I brought this particular beer (Punk IPA) back with me from Norway and thought it was time to break it out.  Very nice … well worth the effort to find AND drink.

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Ok, again I was out without my camera!  However, I found another local brew that I haven’t tried — this time was the big local brewery’s Export Beer–the UrTyp. (Dinkelacker).  As typical for German exports, it was good.  What more can I say.

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Yes, you read it right.  Tonight I had a beer from Laos — the International Beer of Laos: Beerlao (made by The Lao Brewery).  This is the lager beer this company produces.   It is made from Rice, so it has that dry rice flavor — but it’s still an ok lager.

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I was out without my camera today, but I managed to drink a new beer anyway: Mauritius Bock Dunkel.  This is a strong bock beer (7.1% ABV) from Mauritius Brewery.

This brewery has been in existence for 150 years … kind of a young one! LOL  However, the town/brewery has actually been brewing beer since 1348 … that’s a nice history!

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This evening I’m just relaxing with a nice Weihenstephaner Original.  This beer is very smooth and hits the spot.  And since I have it, why not use a nice Bierkrug with which to drink it!

This is one of the beers I brought back from the oldest operating brewery in the world.  Cool.

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At least, a quick trip back to Norwegian Beer! I have a few more Norwegian brews, so I thought I would drink one tonight.  I went back to the Tromso brewery: Mack – the northernmost brewery.

Before I had had their Pilsener Light — this time I had the standard Pilsener.  It was OK.  Wouldn’t call it my favorite, but not the worst I’ve had either.

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The weather has finally improved enough for me to get out and enjoy my bicycle.

It’s been tough — all the snow and ice and cold weather.  However, as you can see from the pictures, the vineyards are getting prepped for the spring too.  Oh, thank goodness!

What better way to kick off the renewed bike riding than with a really nice beer.  I choose another Weltenburger bier — the UrTyp Hell (another Export).  I must be on an Export kick lately … even so, it was delicious after a nice ride!

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