Ramon van Dam
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Ramon van Dam
@ramonvandam.bsky.social
🍻 Beer brewer
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Book review: Meer Sprookjes Van de Efteling - Ad Grooten & Martijn van der Linden

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Ramon van Dam's review of Meer Sprookjes Van de Efteling
4/5: Another great collection of Efteling fairy tales. Although this one doesn't have illustrations by the great Anton Pieck, they still look lovely and have their own style that fits the overall look...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Book review: Jij hebt Stijl! 10 jaar pionieren in de bierwereld - Anneke Geraads-Broeren

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Ramon van Dam's review of Jij hebt Stijl! 10 jaar pionieren in de bierwereld
4/5: What a nice, little read about a Dutch brewery that has chosen to stop their activities at the end of this year. I've read quite some books about breweries and most of them are very similar, but ...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Book review: Microbrewed Adventures: A Lupulin Filled Journey to the Heart and Flavor of the World's Great Craft Beers - Charlie Papazian

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Ramon van Dam's review of Microbrewed Adventures
2/5: I've really enjoyed Charlie's other books on homebrewing, but unfortunately this one was a bit of a slug to read. It's mostly a list of his beer related travels and they have quite some overlap. ...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Book review: The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor - Scott Janish

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Ramon van Dam's review of The New IPA
4/5: A great collection of tips, tricks and summaries of research papers for brewers that want to improve their IPAs, especially the New England IPA sub style. There are so many contradicting advices...
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August 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Book review: En ze leven nog lang en gelukkig: sprookjes van de Efteling - Ad Grooten & Gerrie van Dongen

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Ramon van Dam's review of En ze leven nog lang en gelukkig
4/5: Another nice collection of fairy tales related to the Dutch Efteling theme park, with the same pros and cons as the "Sprookjesboek van De Efteling" book. My biggest gripe is that there's a huge o...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Book review: Sprookjesboek van De Efteling - Gerrie van Dongen, Ad Grooten & Anton Pieck

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Ramon van Dam's review of Sprookjesboek van De Efteling
4/5: A nice collection of famous and less well-known fairy tales, which can all be found in or have some relationship with the Dutch theme park Efteling. Most of them are accompanied by the amazing il...
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August 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Book review: The Naked Brewer: Fearless Homebrewing Tips, Tricks & Rule-breaking Recipes - Christina Perozzi & Hallie Beaune

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Ramon van Dam's review of The Naked Brewer
3/5: This book is primarily a collection of a couple dozen homebrew recipes, with little else to offer. Given the title, I expected more in the way of tips, techniques, or brewing insights, but the br...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Book review: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think - Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling & Anna Rosling Rönnlund

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Ramon van Dam's review of Factfulness
5/5: Reading this has been an amazing experience, truly eye-opening. I can honestly say that this is one of the few books that has single-handedly managed to change my worldview significantly. Roslin...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Book review: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World - Michael Pollan

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Ramon van Dam's review of The Botany of Desire
4/5: A very interesting and enlightening read. I love diving into works that cover evolution, but have also mostly neglected the field of botany. Michael Pollan shows why it's a fascinating part of na...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM