I love beer. I won't, no I can't, deny it. When I made my plans for Copenhagen, I knew beer would play very heavily into my adventure, and boy did it.
You see, the trouble with Dubai is the beer variety is generally limited. Heineken, Guinness, Fosters, the usual suspects. No interesting craft beers or even seasonal varieties. I was about to get quite the treat from Copenhagen, and I didn't even know it.
The first night I was there, a friend and I went for sushi, where I enjoyed the restaurant's house brew.
After sushi, we headed to a small pub for more Danish beer. A few more stops that evening and several more local beers later, the night came to an end.
The next day, I was on my own to wander. A beer in a park, was followed by a trek to a local brewery. Mikkeller was my first stop. Their peach brew and sour beer were delicious. I love me a good fruity beer, my Portland trip turned me on to sour beers. Who knew sour beers could be so good!?
I finished the fancy craft beers and went off to brewery number three, Apollo Brewery.
When I sat down, I asked the waiter, "What's your beer of the month?" He looked at me like I was stupid and said, "Of course, it is our Christmas beer."
YES! (I would find out the next day that November 1 is J-Dag, or the first day of the Christmas beer season. Honestly, could Copenhagen be any more awesome!?)
The next day saw another brewery, and many more Christmas brews. BrewPub's Ellington variety was my favorite of all the beers I sampled this holiday.
The rest of my trip was spent with Tubourg's Julebryg, and many of them. Sometimes they were enjoyed in parks, sometimes they were enjoyed in pubs, but they were all enjoyed.
So thanks Copenhagen for being such a lovely destination for a neglected beer fan.
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| Beer at Sticks n Sushi |
You see, the trouble with Dubai is the beer variety is generally limited. Heineken, Guinness, Fosters, the usual suspects. No interesting craft beers or even seasonal varieties. I was about to get quite the treat from Copenhagen, and I didn't even know it.
The first night I was there, a friend and I went for sushi, where I enjoyed the restaurant's house brew.
After sushi, we headed to a small pub for more Danish beer. A few more stops that evening and several more local beers later, the night came to an end.
The next day, I was on my own to wander. A beer in a park, was followed by a trek to a local brewery. Mikkeller was my first stop. Their peach brew and sour beer were delicious. I love me a good fruity beer, my Portland trip turned me on to sour beers. Who knew sour beers could be so good!?
I finished the fancy craft beers and went off to brewery number three, Apollo Brewery.
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| Christmas brew & marinated herring at BrewPub |
YES! (I would find out the next day that November 1 is J-Dag, or the first day of the Christmas beer season. Honestly, could Copenhagen be any more awesome!?)
The next day saw another brewery, and many more Christmas brews. BrewPub's Ellington variety was my favorite of all the beers I sampled this holiday.
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| Beer in a park? Have I mentioned how much I love Europe? |
So thanks Copenhagen for being such a lovely destination for a neglected beer fan.
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