Welcome to Episode 063 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast.
Some while ago, I did a pod on beer around the world. Having just come back from a PressTrip to Plsen in Czechia, where I was paid to drink beer, I figured it was the right time to do another on the subject, but this time looking at beer in general. About different beer styles. About where my interest came from. And about quirky experiences and unusual beers I’ve had in my life around and about.
Topics discussed in this episode are:
- The troubles of not having a bank card
- Being social
- How I discovered a liking for beer
- A brief history of beer
- Common types of beer around the world (and Germany)
- Ways of storing and serving beer
- How you can find out what beers you like
- Sampling beers
- The power of marketing
- Favourite and weird beers (cardboard? malt? ashtray?)
- Micropubs
- Travelling for beer, and beer while travelling
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Contributions in this episode came from:
- Claire, at Curious Claire
- Dave, from Man vs Globe, and
- Haydy, at SquibbVicious (blog) and SquibbertBrews (for beer notes)