Tasting Craft Beer
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Marcel Haas: Certified enjoyer of beer (Diplom Biersommelier) in the Netherlands. Adventures in the land of beer tasting, teaching and geeking! Untappd: @harcel
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Judging 21 homebrew Maibocks is a great experience. The variety in beers is great. Some are outright great, some are very good beers in a different style, and with some you hope they take your feedback well and improve in the next iteration.
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Judging 21 homebrew Maibocks is a great experience. The variety in beers is great. Some are outright great, some are very good beers in a different style, and with some you hope they take your feedback well and improve in the next iteration.
#Beer tasting club was seasonally themed yesterday. We had Bocks. For most, a fresh one from this year, and a very old one (2011, 2006, 2003). The old ones were more similar than the fresh, thinner, aroma of apple syrup and port. All bitterness and roast notes were gone. Some still had carbonation!
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
#Beer tasting club was seasonally themed yesterday. We had Bocks. For most, a fresh one from this year, and a very old one (2011, 2006, 2003). The old ones were more similar than the fresh, thinner, aroma of apple syrup and port. All bitterness and roast notes were gone. Some still had carbonation!
A beer filled week ahead: 16 written beer reviews due, the local tasting club night on Tuesday and on Thursday I'll be judging (and orchestrating the judgment process) in a home brew competition for Maibocks. Could be worse!
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A beer filled week ahead: 16 written beer reviews due, the local tasting club night on Tuesday and on Thursday I'll be judging (and orchestrating the judgment process) in a home brew competition for Maibocks. Could be worse!
Chill haze in action!
Some beers show a haze when they're cold. Above about 10 degrees Celsius this should largely be gone.
Left image: the same beer at fridge and room temperatures. Right: 20 minutes later.
Some beers show a haze when they're cold. Above about 10 degrees Celsius this should largely be gone.
Left image: the same beer at fridge and room temperatures. Right: 20 minutes later.
October 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Chill haze in action!
Some beers show a haze when they're cold. Above about 10 degrees Celsius this should largely be gone.
Left image: the same beer at fridge and room temperatures. Right: 20 minutes later.
Some beers show a haze when they're cold. Above about 10 degrees Celsius this should largely be gone.
Left image: the same beer at fridge and room temperatures. Right: 20 minutes later.
Perhaps some language education would be helpful for the Warsteiner packaging staff.
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Perhaps some language education would be helpful for the Warsteiner packaging staff.
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Is this a check to see if I can order one more beer?
October 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Is this a check to see if I can order one more beer?
Plans made! I made printed visuals of the brewing process and of a flavor wheel. Will talk for ~5 minutes about how to taste, a ~5 minute quick overview of main ingredients and process. Then 10 minutes of tasting at 2 out of 3 tables with ingredients present, and 2 exemplary beer styles.
I'm asked to give (two rounds of) "beer workshops", lasting only 25 minutes, for an unknown number of people, but I'm guessing roughly 25.
What do you do to make this entertaining and somewhat educational? Any experience among my followers here?
What do you do to make this entertaining and somewhat educational? Any experience among my followers here?
September 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Plans made! I made printed visuals of the brewing process and of a flavor wheel. Will talk for ~5 minutes about how to taste, a ~5 minute quick overview of main ingredients and process. Then 10 minutes of tasting at 2 out of 3 tables with ingredients present, and 2 exemplary beer styles.
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Women speak out about sexism in the beer industry
A selection of women working in beer revealed how sexism in the sector continues to prevail and how it is everyone’s job to speak up about it. Jessica Mason reports.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Women speak out about sexism in the beer industry www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/09/wome... @teamdb.bsky.social
Meet the new Standard Work, in Dutch, on beer styles. Or types, rather. Derek Walsh put a tremendous amount of knowledge, research and work into this long-awaited book. Such a joy to just browse the pages and absorb the wisdom.
September 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Meet the new Standard Work, in Dutch, on beer styles. Or types, rather. Derek Walsh put a tremendous amount of knowledge, research and work into this long-awaited book. Such a joy to just browse the pages and absorb the wisdom.
O'zapft is! 🍻
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
O'zapft is! 🍻
I had some fun with the European Beer Star 2025 results table. I made a little writeup: tasteofcraftbeer.wordpress.com/2025/09/20/e...
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 R…
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September 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I had some fun with the European Beer Star 2025 results table. I made a little writeup: tasteofcraftbeer.wordpress.com/2025/09/20/e...
I'm asked to give (two rounds of) "beer workshops", lasting only 25 minutes, for an unknown number of people, but I'm guessing roughly 25.
What do you do to make this entertaining and somewhat educational? Any experience among my followers here?
What do you do to make this entertaining and somewhat educational? Any experience among my followers here?
September 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm asked to give (two rounds of) "beer workshops", lasting only 25 minutes, for an unknown number of people, but I'm guessing roughly 25.
What do you do to make this entertaining and somewhat educational? Any experience among my followers here?
What do you do to make this entertaining and somewhat educational? Any experience among my followers here?
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Nederlandse brouwers opgelet!
De Grolsch Proefbrouwerij biedt aan dat bieren van micro- en nano-brouwerijen eenmalig (gratis!) door een laboratorium en smaakpanel kunnen worden getest, via de Vakmannen & Meesters podcast.
De ideale manier om de waarde van lab- en sensorische testen te ondervinden!
De Grolsch Proefbrouwerij biedt aan dat bieren van micro- en nano-brouwerijen eenmalig (gratis!) door een laboratorium en smaakpanel kunnen worden getest, via de Vakmannen & Meesters podcast.
De ideale manier om de waarde van lab- en sensorische testen te ondervinden!
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Nederlandse brouwers opgelet!
De Grolsch Proefbrouwerij biedt aan dat bieren van micro- en nano-brouwerijen eenmalig (gratis!) door een laboratorium en smaakpanel kunnen worden getest, via de Vakmannen & Meesters podcast.
De ideale manier om de waarde van lab- en sensorische testen te ondervinden!
De Grolsch Proefbrouwerij biedt aan dat bieren van micro- en nano-brouwerijen eenmalig (gratis!) door een laboratorium en smaakpanel kunnen worden getest, via de Vakmannen & Meesters podcast.
De ideale manier om de waarde van lab- en sensorische testen te ondervinden!
I forgot to post about it, but the Open Baladin in Rome is also great. A large selection of their own and a bottle of beer nice collaboration and guest beers. Their dozens of taps span a great range of styles from Italian Pils, Bock and Rauch to, wheat, Gose, Grape Ale, (I)PA, sour, Barleywine, ...
September 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I forgot to post about it, but the Open Baladin in Rome is also great. A large selection of their own and a bottle of beer nice collaboration and guest beers. Their dozens of taps span a great range of styles from Italian Pils, Bock and Rauch to, wheat, Gose, Grape Ale, (I)PA, sour, Barleywine, ...
The Dutch ended up being numbers 1 and 2. What a phenomenal performance. 👌🏻 Congrats to Léon Rodenburg and Dennis Kort!
This weekend, Munich hosts the World Championship of Beer Sommeliers. The final will be broadcast live on YouTube.
Go Team NL!
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Go Team NL!
doemens.org/en/events/wo...
World Cup Beer Sommeliers 2025
Find out all about the World Cup Beer Sommeliers 2025, which takes place on September 13th and 14th in Munich
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September 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Dutch ended up being numbers 1 and 2. What a phenomenal performance. 👌🏻 Congrats to Léon Rodenburg and Dennis Kort!
De Kromme Haring has always been a great brewery. I was browsing their website and noticed a massive focus on lagers (many types!) and (funky) saisons. I can only approve, so I ordered a box full. Will report in due time, but the first sips are promising.
September 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
De Kromme Haring has always been a great brewery. I was browsing their website and noticed a massive focus on lagers (many types!) and (funky) saisons. I can only approve, so I ordered a box full. Will report in due time, but the first sips are promising.
This weekend, Munich hosts the World Championship of Beer Sommeliers. The final will be broadcast live on YouTube.
Go Team NL!
doemens.org/en/events/wo...
Go Team NL!
doemens.org/en/events/wo...
World Cup Beer Sommeliers 2025
Find out all about the World Cup Beer Sommeliers 2025, which takes place on September 13th and 14th in Munich
doemens.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This weekend, Munich hosts the World Championship of Beer Sommeliers. The final will be broadcast live on YouTube.
Go Team NL!
doemens.org/en/events/wo...
Go Team NL!
doemens.org/en/events/wo...
Serious question: why do tax free shops at airports sell every drink and snack imaginable, but no beer at all?
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Serious question: why do tax free shops at airports sell every drink and snack imaginable, but no beer at all?
The first impression does the job! I'm in Artisan (a beer bar in Rome) and order a Helles. I get a proper poor, and the glass is cleaned before it's handed over. All of that in a cozy bar, with a great selection. 👌🏻
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The first impression does the job! I'm in Artisan (a beer bar in Rome) and order a Helles. I get a proper poor, and the glass is cleaned before it's handed over. All of that in a cozy bar, with a great selection. 👌🏻
I really think a brewery should not name the Weizen in their lineup "Wit". It only adds to confusion. It's especially bad when they know very well it's a Weizen.
September 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I really think a brewery should not name the Weizen in their lineup "Wit". It only adds to confusion. It's especially bad when they know very well it's a Weizen.
I'll be in Rome, Italy, for the coming 4 days. What beery goodness should I not miss (either beverages, or places to visit)?
September 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I'll be in Rome, Italy, for the coming 4 days. What beery goodness should I not miss (either beverages, or places to visit)?
Beer life without (the other) social media.
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Beer life without social media
About alf a year ago, I decided to get rid of Facebook and Instagram, both my personal accounts as well as my beer-related accounts. The same had happened to my Twitter accounts (I had curated four…
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September 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Beer life without (the other) social media.
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So the new book by Derek Walsh will soon be released. I'm excited! It's in Dutch. Don't ask me why.
August 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So the new book by Derek Walsh will soon be released. I'm excited! It's in Dutch. Don't ask me why.