Beer?

[ceepeebee]

Attention Delftse Post - we've just booked our accomodation for the De Molen beer festival at the end of September. I'll be riding there from the overnight ferry to Hoek, possibly with a.n.other while 2 other chums will be letting the train take the strain. - it's a short ride to go direct - any ideas where would be good to go to get something longer in? I did toy with heading up the LF1 and dropping down/across to Bodegraven, mainly because I love that route through the dunes so much.

 

[User169]

Attention Delftse Post - we've just booked our accomodation for the De Molen beer festival at the end of September. I'll be riding there from the overnight ferry to Hoek, possibly with a.n.other while 2 other chums will be letting the train take the strain. - it's a short ride to go direct - any ideas where would be good to go to get something longer in? I did toy with heading up the LF1 and dropping down/across to Bodegraven, mainly because I love that route through the dunes so much.

LF1 to Lisse/Hillegom, then down to Uithoorn, Woerden and then Bodegraven.

Alternative would be to head in the direction of Gouda, drop down to Lekkerkerk, cycle east along the Lek and then up to Woerden.

Are you staying in Bodegraven itself? It's a pretty small place. leiden and utrecht would be livelier and are only 20 minutes by direct train.

 

[smutchin]

De Molen beer festival

Cor. And you're going by bike... Just a tad envious.

d.

 

[ceepeebee]

LF1 to Lisse/Hillegom, then down to Uithoorn, Woerden and then Bodegraven.

Alternative would be to head in the direction of Gouda, drop down to Lekkerkerk, cycle east along the Lek and then up to Woerden.

Are you staying in Bodegraven itself? It's a pretty small place. leiden and utrecht would be livelier and are only 20 minutes by direct train.

Thanks for that - I'll check them out.

We are staying in Bodegraven, at the tulip iirc. Quiet is not a problem, I doubt we'll be fit for much after a strong performance at the festival

The Friday we're heading over is supposedly my last day in this job, so...if I'm not starting a new job straight away I might see if I can get a few extra days light touring in, either riding down to Calaid Dunkirk, or up to Germany via the LF1.

 

[ceepeebee]

Just realised I cycled near Uithoorn before last year on my Heemskerk to Noordwijk leg of my mini-tour. Really liked the bit around Aalsmeer - except the fact that the ferry on the end of the spit wasn't running on a Sunday, then taking a completely wrong turn and ending up almost in Schipol...

 

[Ashtrayhead]

I took delivery of a Guinness Surger and 24 cans today and have just tried the first one and can confirm that it tastes just as good as pub draught Guinness.........

......think I'll have another.....


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfyQkmdmsO0&feature=related

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I can hear a cool bottle of White Shield calling me. Must resist. For a bit.

 

[User169]

My new bibs got their first outing last night..

Just the thing to work up a thirst for a couple of brewdogs; got a pack of their latest IPA is dead. They make 4 identical IPAs, except that each uses a different hop (Galaxy, Challenger, HBC and Motueka) - quite interestiing to taste side-by-side.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Check those pins!

 

[ceepeebee]

My new bibs got their first outing last night..

Just the thing to work up a thirst for a couple of brewdogs; got a pack of their latest IPA is dead. They make 4 identical IPAs, except that each uses a different hop (Galaxy, Challenger, HBC and Motueka) - quite interestiing to taste side-by-side.

Nice - where did you get them? I really want a Serafijn jersey as made by Vermarc

 

[User169]

Nice - where did you get them? I really want a Serafijn jersey as made by Vermarc

They're made by Vermarc. Got them through this site..

http://www.beergiftsbelgium.be/nl/lachouffe/

which I think is owned by Duvel Moortgat (the invoice came from Duvel).

The Ommegang jersery looks pretty cool too, but have only seen it on US websites.

 

[ceepeebee]

They're made by Vermarc. Got them through this site..

http://www.beergiftsbelgium.be/nl/lachouffe/

which I think is owned by Duvel Moortgat (the invoice came from Duvel).

The Ommegang jersery looks pretty cool too, but have only seen it on US websites.

yes - Vermarc just started selling a lot more here recently so I mailed and asked them if they had plans for the Brouwerij collection they sell in the states and they will eventually - hate to think what price though as they ain't cheap.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Perochial brew - Hook Norton Gold.

 

[ceepeebee]

Ok, the London fields Apollo ipa is a corker. Refreshing and not too astringent. I suggested to mrs ceepeebee that I might be learning to love the hop "doubt it, it's just not very hoppy, nice though"

I have no beer left though so I'm off to put the bike's summer clothes on.

 

[smutchin]

*like*

d.