Beer - Two Drifters

Two Drifters

Beer

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Ubergärig und untergärig

Ubergärig und untergärig

Lazy day today. It has always been the plan to find a small Black Forest town and chill. Alpirsbach is ideal because it has just enough to make a walk into town worthwhile but little else - apart from the brewery. The brewery is in cahoots with our chill-out plan

A much needed beer

A much needed beer

A day of contrasts. Driving of course. And a long driving day; the 230km (143 miles) took nearly 5 hours! It started off badly. The E77 road is the main road North to South through Slovakia. Trouble is just south of Martin it is old concrete sections which are now

Another day, another brewery

Another day, another brewery

It's gonna be a hot one today, 28-30°. Got us a little 100 mile drive due south to Cesky Krumlov in South Bohemia. We will miss Camp Drusus, its excellent food and beer making meal choices so easy. And the cheery staff. Still onwards and eastwards (OK southwards today). The

A two monastery walk

A two monastery walk

Another walk from the excellent free guide books today. This one starts at a monastery, Sv Votjēch (St Adalbert) monastery in Brevnov and 3 miles or so later finishes at the much better known Strahov monastery. Now I'm sure some of my readers may be wondering whether I've had ecstatic

Vinohrady

One thing I forgot to mention yesterday, Czech and Prague Tourist Information. In Berlin the Tourist Information desk wanted €1 for a basic map. In Dresden it was over €2 (we found a sightseeing bus brochure that had an adequate map for free). Here in Prague you do have to

Campsite with a micro-brewery

Campsite with a micro-brewery

Not going to say much as Liz's blog will have all the good photos but a quick summary of today: * Early alarm for 8 * Fill up with fuel * Detour to Saxon Switzerland to visit the Bastei Bridge * Back on the A17 towards Prague * Stop short of the border to buy

Fri 23 - God performs magic, in mysterious ways

Fri 23 - God performs magic, in mysterious ways

A comment on yesterday’s scribblings was that a reader was unaware of alcopops. Some history of alcohol - the reason CAMRA was formed back in in the early 70s was that brewers had started to coalesce. The big 6 brewers (Watney, Whitbread, Bass, Courage, Ind Coope, and Scottish&Newcastle)