A site for real ale lovers (and other drinkers) to share experiences.
EUROPE
These words are written on the back of our business card, top left of the page. Note we only have 250 of these left.
OK - In English
Do you have a business card?
and for the purists, yes the german is slightly incorrect, but what do you expect from two German girls drinking in the Garden Gate on a Saturday afternoon?
Having enjoyed British beer festivals since the first Farnham Beerex in 1977, we decided to expand our appreciation of the hop into Europe and in 1982 began our trips to the continent in search of different beers.
But where do we start? Of course, at the greatest beer festival of them all.
Munich 1982 - Paul, Ray, Kevin and Michael Wieze 1985 - Paul, Ray, Michael and Dave Munich 1986 - Paul, Michael and Ray Munich 1988 - Paul and Ray Amsterdam 1989 - Paul, Ray, Michael and Dave Flanders 1989 - Paul and Trevor Czchoslavia 1992 - Paul, Ray, Trevor and Dave Rotterdam 1994 - Paul, Ray, Trevor, Dave and Kevin Antwerp 1996 - Paul, Michael and Trevor Geel 1998 - Paul, Ray and Terry Gent 1999 - Paul, Ray, Frank and Terry Bamburg 2000 - Paul, Ray, Michael, Frank, Trevor, Terry, Dave and Martin Poperinge 2001 - Paul, Ray, Terry, Trevor, Frank, Martin, John A and Vince Maastricht 2002 - Paul, Ray, Trevor, Terry, Kevin, Michael, John G, Dave, John A, Martin and Pete Cologne 2003 - Paul, Ray, Frank, Terry, John A and Ron Marbehan 2004 - Paul V, Ray, Michael, Terry, Kevin, John A, Ron and Paul C Bamburg 2005 - Paul V, Ray, Frank, Michael, Terry, Dave, John A, Ron and Paul C Cork 2006 - Kevin Zutphen 2006 - Paul V, Ray, Michael, Frank, Trevor, Dave, Kevin, Terry, John, Ron and Paul C Cologne (Spring) 2007 - Terry and Paul C North Rhine Westphalia 2007 - Paul V, Ray, Michael, Frank, Dave, Terry, John A, Paul C and Ron Karlsruhe 2008 - Terrry, Paul V and Paul C. Charleroi, Namur and Mons 2008 - Paul V, Ray, Trevor, Kevin, Terry, Dave, John A, Michael, Paul C and Ron Bamburg and Upper Franconia 2008 - Paul V, Phil, Peter, Dave, Nelly, Chris, Bob, Andy and Martin Muchen and Beyond 2009 - Paul V, Ray, Michael, Kevin, Terry, Frank, Ron, Paul C and John A. USA 2010 - John and Lyn A. Limburg 2010 - Paul V, Ray, Michael, Terry, Frank, Ron, Paul C and John A Forcheim 2011 - Paul V, Ray and Neil's crew W'Back2011 - Paul V, Paul C, John A, Ron, Frank, Michael, Kevin, Ray and Terry Cologne 2012 - Kevin, Ray, Michael, Paul V, John A, Paul C, Trevor, John G, Ray, Ron and Terry Zottegem 2013 - Ray, Kevin, Terry, Michael, Frank, Paul C, Ron and John A Amsterdam 2014 - Ray, Kevin, Terry, Michael, John G, Frank and Jonh A.