Doc's European Holiday 2009

[Doc]

Awesome pix. All you needed to do was get across to Germany and you would've hit all the major beer centers.

By the way, I look forward to seeing a Belgian IIPA joing the Black IPA on your "Planned brews" list.

Would have loved to make it to Germany too. Gotta leave something for the next trip
IBA was already there. Saison and Belgian Douple IPA are now there

Fantastic pics Doc, so much to take in it must all seem a bit surreal now your back.

It is a little.
I took lots of photos so the memories don't fade
Back to work tomorrow. Aarrgh.

Doc

 

[AussieJosh]

Looks AWSOME!
I am suprised you can remeber any of it at all considering all the beer you drank! Any pics of the airline beer!?

 

[Doc]

Looks AWSOME!
I am suprised you can remeber any of it at all considering all the beer you drank! Any pics of the airline beer!?

Hahahah, no pics from the flights.
Singha on the way up (Thai Airways) and James Squire Golden Ale on the way home (Qantas)

Doc

 

[Barry]

Thanks Doc.

 

[Tony]

Wow Doc.

Absolutly awsome.

One day............ ONE DAY! I will get there t try the beers of belgium.

I loved the look of the place with all the fonts hanging from the roof at the bar.

Thanks for sharing mate.

 

[Katherine]

Looks like you had a wonderful time... Thanks for sharing. Great photos.

 

[Doc]

The breweries fermentation coolroom door is loving it's upgrade with a couple of souvenirs.



Doc

 

[Josh]

Great stuff Doc.

We won't be doing quite so much beer stuff, but I plan on being in Belgium in a few days.

Currently listening to freight trains and boats pass me at the same time, camped by the river in a little town called St Goar am Rhein. Was planning on making it to Cologne today, but even after an AFD I was too jaded from the Oktoberfest. So we stopped here for a couple of days to check it out.

Thanks for the Cantillon walking tour, have saved it for when we hit Brussels.

 

[petesbrew]

Great stuff Doc.

We won't be doing quite so much beer stuff, but I plan on being in Belgium in a few days.

Currently listening to freight trains and boats pass me at the same time, camped by the river in a little town called St Goar am Rhein. Was planning on making it to Cologne today, but even after an AFD I was too jaded from the Oktoberfest. So we stopped here for a couple of days to check it out.

Thanks for the Cantillon walking tour, have saved it for when we hit Brussels.

Josh, what the hell are you doing having an AFD on holiday?
How nice are those little towns on the Rhein? We caught one of the steamers down the river on a day trip from Koblenz. Wish we took our backpack and stayed the night.

 

[Doc]

Great stuff Doc.

We won't be doing quite so much beer stuff, but I plan on being in Belgium in a few days.

Currently listening to freight trains and boats pass me at the same time, camped by the river in a little town called St Goar am Rhein. Was planning on making it to Cologne today, but even after an AFD I was too jaded from the Oktoberfest. So we stopped here for a couple of days to check it out.

Thanks for the Cantillon walking tour, have saved it for when we hit Brussels.

No probs.
You'll have fun and find good beer wherever you look in Europe

St Goar. That is a blast from the past. Passed through there myself 13 yrs ago. Found a nice stein shop there too. Still have it.

Doc

 

[Josh]

No probs.
You'll have fun and find good beer wherever you look in Europe

St Goar. That is a blast from the past. Passed through there myself 13 yrs ago. Found a nice stein shop there too. Still have it.

Doc

Dunno if that's a statement or a question. But yes the stein shop is still here. It proudly boasts to have only German steins in the shop.

 

[Doc]

Dunno if that's a statement or a question. But yes the stein shop is still here. It proudly boasts to have only German steins in the shop.

Yeah, bad contextual sentence structure. I still have the stein I bought from the stein shop in St Goar

Doc

 

[Scruffy]

Ahh, the beer shops in Brussels!





...this is just a small part of one of the shops Doc mentioned!!!

Note you can buy the 'recommended' glass to go with each brew...

...well done mate!

 

[Vlad the Pale Aler]

Nice one Doc, gotta love Gambrinus in Bruges.

 

[AussieJosh]

Love the pics Scruffy!
Wish we had somthing like that here!

 

[devo]

Fantastic stuff Doc. Keep the pic's and reports coming :super:

 

[daemon]

Love the pics Scruffy, I've had to wipe the drool from my chin so I don't get any strange looks at work! Love the fact that they have the proper glasses available too, they're hard to get in Australia. I'm sure the prices are better than here as well!