One of the things that can be a part of being an international biersommelier is being asked to be a judge in a beer competition. I was asked again to judge in the Dutch Beer Challenge of 2021 and of course I said yes!
Category: Beer Activities
It’s all so quiet
You might have noticed it’s a little bit quiet over here. Don’t worry, I’m still here!
Brabants lekkerste bier
Last Thursday I had the honour to be judge for the Brabant’s most tasty beer competition, Brabant being the most awesome province of the Netherlands.
Dutch beer challenge 2020
One of the things that can be a part of being an international biersommelier is being asked to be a judge in a beer competition. I was asked to judge in the Dutch Beer Challenge of 2020 and of course I said yes!
American lagers
We managed to get our hands on some beers brewed in America! And that’s something, because they aren’t easy to get around here.
New year’s eve 2017
In 2017 I finished StiBON level 1 and I put it to the test immediately. I decided to make a New Year’s beer-food-pairing dinner of three courses for eleven diners
(Off) flavours
If you think being a biersommelier is all about trying the newest and best beers and drinking all kind of nice stuff, think again … Training for becoming a biersommelier puts beer and flavours in a whole new perspective, and unfortunately not all is well in paradise.
Dutch Bock beers
It’s autumn and I live in the Netherlands, which makes it impossible to ignore bock beers. Bock beers in the Netherlands are based on their German counterparts but is now a proper all Dutch beerstyle on its own.
Eindhoven city tour
As of last week we are with almost 250 certified biersommeliers in the Netherlands. A week ago Tastewise and I guided a group of biersommeliers through beery Eindhoven.
Dutch beer culture
I’m writing about so many other cultures, I should write something about Dutch beer culture as well, and don’t make the mistake that it doesn’t exist, it does 🙂