Another year flew by! Check out my 2024 Rotterdam beer experience highlights.
Category: Brewery
Rotterdam Bierstad, a unique collaboration
Twelve Rotterdam breweries have teamed up for a unique collaboration! The first event is a Rotterdam beer fest.
A Tampa Bay Craft Beer Experience
Nicknamed the “Gulp Coast,” Tampa Bay boasts over 100 breweries, each with its own unique story and a passion for crafting delicious beer. Check out my adventures there during Tampa Bay Beer Week!
A Salt Lake City Craft Beer Experience
I was happily surprised to find lots of breweries in Utah. There are more than 20 in Salt Lake City alone and the sunny city has cultivated a thriving craft beer scene. Check out my tips here!
Toer de Geuze: celebrating Belgian wild ales
If you love Lambic and Geuze beers or enjoy beer history, then this is the adventure for you. Toer de Geuze celebrates the wonderful traditional wild beers of Brussels and the Senne Valley.
Dutch Beer Geeks and breweries unite for special fundraising beer
For the fifth time Dutch Beer Geeks are raising funds for the ALS foundation by brewing beer and organizing beer events via the 'Beer Geeks Beat ALS' initiative.
Rotterdam Year in Beer 2023
While we reflect on our new year’s resolutions and what is to come, here is a lookback at my Rotterdam year in beer.
Guest blogs on Tasty Tales website
An overview of the guest blogs I have written for the Tasty Tales website, your insider guide to discovering the best breweries, wineries and distilleries in The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond.
A Warsaw Craft Beer Experience
Europe's best kept secret, the Warsaw Beer Festival is every beer lover's dream. The city is pretty amazing, too!
A Budapest Craft Beer Experience
Budapest is both a vibrant craft beer hub and a wonderfully romantic city. It organizes one of the best beer festivals in Europe: the Budapest Beer Week.
Best view in Rotterdam from new Vet & Lazy taproom
Help Vet & Lazy build a taproom with the best view in Rotterdam!
Brewers’ Renaissance: where art meets craft beer
Art meets craft beer: a unique project featuring renowned brewers who have had a significant impact on the (craft) beer world.
A visit to the Trappist brewery in Zundert
A unique visit to the Zundert Trappist brewery and monastery, where the wonderful Zundert 8 and 10 Trappist beers are made.
Behind the scenes at Brouwerij IJssel
An interview with Erik Terlouw at Krimpen aan den IJssel's first brewery, Brouwerij IJssel
Rotterdam’s craft beer scene
Rotterdam has a vibrant craft beer scene, check out some of the great beer places 010 has to offer! Map included
Noordt LagerLab: Pre-Prohibition Series
Brouwerij Noordt recently launched the second LagerLab series based on four American pre-prohibition beer styles.
The beer crisis: how to support your Rotterdam locals
Bars closed, but still thirsty? Here is where you can find your favorite beers during the Corona crisis.
The Ultimate Guide to Dutch Beer
Whether you are a Dutch beer enthusiast or a beer lover visiting The Netherlands, Tim Skelton’s beer guide to Dutch breweries and bars is all you need to find your way in the Dutch beer landscape.
Rotterdam breweries
One of my very first blog articles when I started writing about beer in April 2017 was about the local breweries in my hometown of Rotterdam. That was two years ago. In the rapidly evolving craft beer world that is like an eon! Time for an update on the Rotterdam brewing scene!
Delftse Brouwers revives brewing in Delft’s historic center
Beer café Delfts Brouwhuis and brewery Delftse Brouwers have teamed up to bring craft brewing back to the historic center of Delft.
A Tallinn Craft Beer Experience
A craft beer guide to Tallinn's breweries, craft beer bars and bottle shops
A Texas Craft Beer Experience
On my recent visit to Texas I did my best to maximize my craft beer experience and managed to visit 10 breweries and 11 craft beer bars, enough to give you a few awesome tips in case you make it to Dallas, Fort Worth or Austin!
Becoming a beer sommelier – Part 3
The last and final part of the beer sommelier course! With a group of enthusiastic fellow beer students from all parts of Holland I spent an exciting two days in Austria learning more about German and Austrian beer styles, barrel aging, glassware and beer and food pairing. An experience to never forget. Here are a few highlights from that inspirational...
Alvinne’s Fellowship of Exceptional Ales
Last month I got one of the best Christmas presents ever: I went for a weekend trip to Belgium to visit the Alvinne brewery and watch them brew. It was a special invitation for members of the Alvinne Fellowship. Here is the story of the Fellowship, their excellent beers and why this brewery has become one of my favorites.
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