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Marcin Ostejewsk and I discuss the Grodziskie competition in Grodzisk and the future of the style.  

 Where Marcin explains the history of brewing in Grodzisk and the local style Grodziskie.  

I rise around 8:30. Wouldn’t want to miss out on breakfast. It’s often the highlight of the day. I guess that shows my age. I go for the sam...

The rest of my time in Grodzisk. Where I do some more judging, have another brewery tour and hang around at a beer festival.  

I manage to drag myself out of bed around 8:00. As planned. There’s a win to start the day. It’s going to be a busy one. Breakfast is a pret...

A quick report of a short trip I made last weekend. I trail over to Schiphol a little after 09:00. Which leaves me time to warm up for the f...

By popular demand, (ell, I think one person said they liked them), here's another travel video. Where I fly to Poznan and am whisked awa...

Now there's another bucket list item crossed off. I finally got to drink Grodziskie in Grodzisk. Last weekend I was in Grodzisk to judge...

 Piwo Grodziskie. Drinking Grodziskie in Grodzisk.    

Does any of you like them? I'm not sure I can be arsed to continue taking video.  Maybe I'll continue with the pure beer stuff. Like...

In keeping with my current Berliner Weisse kick, I’ve been searching the British newspaper archive. It’s surprising how many hits I’ve had...

spending so much time researching beer history, when lazy idiots keep undoing my work? Currently my greatest fear is that Grodziskie/Grä...

Nothing very long today. It really is just a couple of analyses of Grätzer and nothing else. Thanks to Marcus Schmitz for going to the t...

Now this is getting confusing. Because I've evidence that Grosziskie was brewed outside Poland. Here's the evidence: "Grä...

A really good Polish view of Grodziskie . I really am going to have to stop calling it Graetzer.

Over at RateBeer they've added a new style category. Or rather a combined one to include Grodziskie, Gose and Lichtenhainer . Hang o...

Now there's a surprise. I hadn't bothered commenting to the Brewers' Association on their Grätzer* guidleines, for the simple ...

Grätzer is now officially a style. At least according to the Brewers' Association . Unfortunately, they seem to have let Charlie Pap...

Finally. I finally got to try Grätzer. A proper one brewed from the right malt, hops and yeast. I wasn't disappointed. Last night wa...

If you're in Amsterdam on 22nd November, you're in luck. You'll be able to hear me talking at the launch of the Grätzer I'...