– Copenhagen – A Family Outing by Rosie Setterfield Price
Once upon a time Port Street, Common and the Beagle sent their champions forth to make a foray into the far away land of the Danes for the Copenhagen Beer Festival. They were intent on the researching of excellent beers and breweries, selflessly putting themselves in the way of danger (largely in the form of flight related traumas and hangovers) to better enhance their beery knowledge and thereby (if possible) improve upon the repertoire available to their valued customers.
Despite many woes and much hardship (some of us really don’t like flying, cyclists in Copenhagen are somewhat vicious and the ginger contingent may have gotten sunburnt to some extent) they were victorious! Hereafter follows the tale (in beers) of one adventurer’s journey…
– Begyle / Jonny Quest (Black IPA) ***
– Den Gale Brygger / IDUN Spontangaeret (Paradise Apple Sour) ****
– Amager / Gluttony (DIPA) ***
– Cantillon / Fou Foune (Apricot Lambic) *****(*******)
– Revelation Cat / Boon Dry Hopped Warrior (Lambic) **
– Boon / Boon to be Wild (Lambic) ****
– Mikkeller / Beer Geek Breakfast (Coffee Stout) ****
– Jolly Pumpkin / Madrugada Obscura (Hoppy Stout) *****
– Mikkeller / Invasion (Farmhouse IPA) ***
– Jester King / El Cedro (Belgian Hoppy Sour) ****
– Port Brewing / Wipeout (IPA) ***
– Lagonitas / New Dog (Pale Ale) ***
– Xbeeriment / #44 (Whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Stout) **
– Mikkeller / Spontandoublueberry (Blueberry Lambic) *****
– Kernel / London Sour Raspberry (Sour) *****
– Three Floyds / Dark Lord (Imperial Stout) **
– Amager / Lambicus Raspberry **
– Boxing Cat / TKO (IPA) ****
– Boxing Cat / Sucker Punch (Pale Ale) ***
– Anchorage / Andromadous (Belgian Black Sour) ***
– Against the Grain / Golden Sower (IPA w. Brett) ***
– Kernel / IPA Columbus ****
– Firestone Walker / Union Jack (IPA) ****
– Mountain Goat / IPA ***
– Westbrook / Grumpy Old Time (Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Sour Ale) *****
– Not De Molen/Merciless / Untamed Forces (Sour Ale) ***
– Stillwater/ Existent (Black Saison) **
– Surly / Pentagram (Sour Ale) ***
– Jester King / Das Uberkind (Sour Ale) *****
– 8 Wired / Hop Wired IPA **
– Brodies / Romanov (Imperial Stout) ****
– Mikkeller / 1000 IBU (DIPA) ****
– Spiteful / GFY (Imperial Stout) ****
– 3 Fonteinen / Oude Geuze ****
– Amager / Envy (IPA) *****
KEY – Brewery / Beer (style) * Rating
Words by Rosie Setterfield Price
Pictures by Duncan James Sime
