Back from one phenomenal trip through Europe. Only 5 weeks but that's plenty of time to tour the sights, sample some beer and blow the budget sky high. Didn't help that while I was away the hot water tank in the roof above the laundry split its seams - in case I had anything left in the bank.
What can I say about Euro beer.. well, just what I came across..
Started in London where beer is cheap. Forget about the crappy exchange rate, a pint of lager is 2.20, premium ales maybe 3, and if that's got you worried then go to the supermarket where 10 pound will get you a slab of 500ml cans.
Found fullers, wandsworth, timmy taylor few others on tap, as well as numerous real ales. mmm, warm flat beer!
Fosters is worth mentioning - it's quite popular and I can see why. The UK brew-under-license stuff is way better than any local 'aussie style draught beers'
Over in Ireland tried all the local beers although they are suffering from even worse commercialisation than Australia. Guinness tastes better in Dublin, and naturally had to do the Storehouse tour. If in Dublin I highly recommend looking up a brewpub called the porterhouse in Temple Bar - pints are a bit more expensive but its all about the beer right?
Don't drink beer in France, it's costly and nothing special, but a 90 minute train from Paris you're in Brussels - which really is beer mecca. I could wax on about Belgium for paragraphs but i'm trying to keep it short & sweet. Pubs have beer menus as thick as an encyclopedia, delerium tremens on tap, cheap cheap beer, 1 euro in a supermarket will get you a westmalle tripel and you can buy leffe in 5L kegs. Order a pint of hoegaarden or a kwak and the glass they serve it in will leave a smile on your face for days!
And finally there's Italy - easily the cheapest place to be an alco i've ever come across. They sell 1.5L plastic bottles of wine, known affectionately as hobo soft drinks for 1 euro. 5 euro gets you a 70cl of cheap scotch.
Forget the beer, the local lagers are drinkable and the imports are predominantly dutch & german swill but for a handful of euro you can buy some excellent wines.
Anyway, reading through that I feel like i should go to a meeting or something, but I promise I did other non-drink related stuff during the day! Had a truly great trip and to anybody who is procrastinating about going to Europe for whatever reason - just do it otherwise you WILL regret it
Cheers
What can I say about Euro beer.. well, just what I came across..
Started in London where beer is cheap. Forget about the crappy exchange rate, a pint of lager is 2.20, premium ales maybe 3, and if that's got you worried then go to the supermarket where 10 pound will get you a slab of 500ml cans.
Found fullers, wandsworth, timmy taylor few others on tap, as well as numerous real ales. mmm, warm flat beer!
Fosters is worth mentioning - it's quite popular and I can see why. The UK brew-under-license stuff is way better than any local 'aussie style draught beers'
Over in Ireland tried all the local beers although they are suffering from even worse commercialisation than Australia. Guinness tastes better in Dublin, and naturally had to do the Storehouse tour. If in Dublin I highly recommend looking up a brewpub called the porterhouse in Temple Bar - pints are a bit more expensive but its all about the beer right?
Don't drink beer in France, it's costly and nothing special, but a 90 minute train from Paris you're in Brussels - which really is beer mecca. I could wax on about Belgium for paragraphs but i'm trying to keep it short & sweet. Pubs have beer menus as thick as an encyclopedia, delerium tremens on tap, cheap cheap beer, 1 euro in a supermarket will get you a westmalle tripel and you can buy leffe in 5L kegs. Order a pint of hoegaarden or a kwak and the glass they serve it in will leave a smile on your face for days!
And finally there's Italy - easily the cheapest place to be an alco i've ever come across. They sell 1.5L plastic bottles of wine, known affectionately as hobo soft drinks for 1 euro. 5 euro gets you a 70cl of cheap scotch.
Forget the beer, the local lagers are drinkable and the imports are predominantly dutch & german swill but for a handful of euro you can buy some excellent wines.
Anyway, reading through that I feel like i should go to a meeting or something, but I promise I did other non-drink related stuff during the day! Had a truly great trip and to anybody who is procrastinating about going to Europe for whatever reason - just do it otherwise you WILL regret it
Cheers
