Archive for the ‘Beer’ Category

We’ll teach you to drink deep before you depart

Posted by Matthew O'Connor November 12th, 2008

Another Hamlet quote, this one from our prince to his friend Horatio, implying that if you stay in Denmark long enough, their strong drinking habits will start to rub off on you…wow, only took us two days! It did help that we found The Moose Bar, a graffiti-covered locals hangout hidden in plain sight. Its […]

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The moose out front shoulda told you…

Posted by Matthew O'Connor July 12th, 2008

So day two of Amsterdam started off with a big of a disappointment. After renting bikes we took off towards the Heineken Brewery. I know, visiting bid-budget breweries isn’t the most authentic experience but we heard the so-called “Heineken Experience” is a worthwhile exhibition. Plus its right down the street from the Rijksmuseum, Museumplein, and […]

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Scouting beer dens in Tallinn…

Posted by Matthew O'Connor June 17th, 2008

In rabid anticipation of our Nordic journey I’ve been Googling pubs all over Europe. Estonia being the country I know the least amount, it seemed logical to start there.
At the top of almost every list I see is the “Hell Hunt”, a bar that, according to which guidebook you believe, is either full of locals or a tourist […]

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