Posts Tagged ‘Netherlands’

Want to have the coolest bar with the latest of gadgets, well the Heineken Beer Tender is what you need. How good is it going to look next time your mates come around for a quiet ale or two and you reach for the Beer Tender’s tap and pour an ice cold Heineken. This has got to be the bar gadget of the year! The system holds a 5 liter Heineken keg and the silent cooling system cools it to a nice 36 – 42 degrees fully adjustable. There is a LCD display which shows how much is left in the keg and the temperature and the beer keeps fresh for 30 days–yeah right, how could you wait so long to drink it? It’s so easy to use and cleaning is a breeze, its just too good to be true. When these were release a few months back there was a huge waiting list, now it can be yours with only a few clicks and much cheaper than the introduction price. The machine is made by Krups one of the leaders in small appliances so you are buying quality.
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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.

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?

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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