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Bye-bye, B.A. – An obituary for a brewpub
Their bar stools worked their magic. Their interior design made them unique, and very attractive to a wide range of audiences. I was only actively part of two of their thirty years in existence, but they have been a small part of my identity for half of their life. On February 2, 2026, unexpectedly, The
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European Beer Star 2025: Medal Winners and Insights
Last Wednesday, the results of the European Beer Star 2025 were announced in Munich. I quickly looked at the results table and jotted down some of my personal conclusions from it. Read this as “things that happened to catch the eye of some random beer nerd”, rather than a thorough analysis! First and foremost: Congrats
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- Bye-bye, B.A. – An obituary for a brewpub
- European Beer Star 2025: Medal Winners and Insights
- Beer life without social media
- Testing and Tasting: a workshop around Tripels
- A New Dutch Champion Beer Sommelier!
- Nevel Wild Ales: Meesterlijke Masterclasses en Wild Vergiste Bieren
- Do as I say, not as I do: buy local
- The smoothest one-eyed psycho from Utrecht (and its friends)
- Dutch Craft Beer Conference 2024
- Tripel Intelligence: are robots coming for the jobs of brewers?
- Breaking the glass ceiling of beer
- Stouts are black. Or are they?
- Pivoting my career?
- International Diplom Biersommelier
- The results are in!
- Beer Exam
- So. Many. Beers.
- Pondering subscriptions for the new year
- Great Time with Time Hops
- Of flavors, off-flavors and difflavors
- My own little hop harvest
- Great European Brew Off
- Behind the scenes at a beer festival
- Pronck: honest beer in the center of Leiden
- Beer Swap!
- Gotta brew ’em all!
- Book review: “Craft Beer: Een rondje langs 44 unieke Nederlandse brouwerijen”
- How I use Untappd
- Long Live Saison!
- An abbey brewery among Amsterdam high rises
- Back to school!
- Smell first, then take a BIG sip
- Beer festival basics
- Deep Dive into Beer: Introduction to the Series
- Why is this Butcher crying?
- Houston, we have only one problem!
- Old posts in Dutch
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