A Dutch brew fit for royalty
By Rocky | March 23, 2008
Oranjeboom is a Dutch beer and is produced at Dommelsch brewery which is owned by huge InBev company. The beer was originally brewed in Rotterdam and dates back to 1528, but production shifted to Dommelsch after a few year stint at Brenda during the early 1990’s. The name Oranjeboom translates as Orange Tree in English, which is a symbol of the Royal family in the Netherlands. The beer has a 5% alcohol volume and the refreshing golden pilsner is best served a little warmer than the average at temperatures between 4 and 6 degrees Celsius. The beer has won some very prestigious awards including “The best draught lager in the world” according to judges at the 2002 Brewing Industry International Awards and is doing quiet well in the UK as a draugh beer.
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Fancy a Grolsch
By Rocky | August 17, 2007
When we think of Dutch beers we usually think of Heineken a very tasty drop indeed, but poor old Grolsch is just as good and has been very drinkable since 1615. The Grolch bottle would have to be one of the most recognisable bottles in the world with its swing top cap which it calls the Beugel. When researching this beer I came across a weird fact, remember the English pop group Bros, they were around late 1980’s with ‘unforgettable’ songs like Drop the Boy and When will I be famous, well these guys were a bit weird, one of them got engaged to Dannii Minogue, and they wore Grolsch pop tops on their shoes. Maybe the good old beer goggles caused the short lived engagement- who knows?
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A bit of Dutch courage
By Rocky | August 8, 2007
When you think of Dutch beers Heineken usually comes to mind but Amstel is another very popular beer from the Netherlands which can be found in over 75 countries around the globe. Amstel was first brewed in Amsterdam on the Mauritskade by the Amstelbrowerij or Amstel Brewery which dates back to about 1870. Today the beer is made in quite a few countries around the world and was taken over by Heineken in 1989. Recently Amstel has brought their beer out in a fancy new bottle with molded label and interesting pull top which really makes it stand out from the crowd and inside it is the same fresh tasting beer we love to drink.
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