tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6432101139205025898..comments2024-03-27T20:07:51.303-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Essen Kerstbierfestival 2009Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-42177779113993853182009-12-15T10:54:45.802-08:002009-12-15T10:54:45.802-08:00Hello Ron,
nice to read your side of the Kerstbi...Hello Ron, <br /><br />nice to read your side of the Kerstbierfestival story. If you want to avoid the cold next year in the row outside you can become a volunteer helper as Mike aswell. Just sine-up for 2 hours or more eg from 12:00 to 14:00. It's quickly done on the official OBER.be site. List of volunteers (helpers) wil be there from begining of October. <br /><br />Greetings<br />and see you on the next edition. <br />Tastingnote-editor, Beerlocator, Beerbuyer, 'Bierkot'-manager etc etc etc... or just the man that made it possible.<br />Werner Mertens (not to mix up with Gunter that also does a lot and is no family)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214065735582206078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-53979334273426524322009-12-15T06:39:00.322-08:002009-12-15T06:39:00.322-08:00Gary, the red brick building is Essen train statio...Gary, the red brick building is Essen train station.<br /><br />Stand out beers? St. Bernardus Christmas Ale. That was about all I drank, though.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-52802014384499404632009-12-15T06:30:48.111-08:002009-12-15T06:30:48.111-08:00Well-reported as usual.
I can relate to the aus...Well-reported as usual. <br /><br />I can relate to the austerity of the buildings and the northern atmosphere in general. They have a charm of their own which probably is only explicable to a fellow-northerner.<br /><br />We had similar buildings in Montreal, Quebec where I grew up. The older brick building shown reminds me of Catholic schools built in that city just after the First War, for example. Perhaps it is is mostly the cool grey skies and mist that create this feeling.<br /><br />That picture of Gordon's Scotch Ale is something very close to ads I first saw for this beer in Calais and Boulogne in the 1980's, my first landing points to visit the Continent. Again I felt very at home there, especially with French spoken all round me. But the season had a lot to do with it, too. (I first went to both in the autumn).<br /><br />There is a kind of northern feeling probably common to all who grew up in cool or cold countries.<br /><br />Any stand-out beers at the fest, Ron?<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-62266726039532018852009-12-15T02:26:42.607-08:002009-12-15T02:26:42.607-08:00You're very welcome!You're very welcome!Gunnar Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363120698236175182noreply@blogger.com