tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post5422730153796990968..comments2024-02-26T09:35:50.784+01:00Comments on Wide Body Jetsetter: The Czech Beer RevolutionCraig Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07644114217515103149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-41508085249112969972022-07-23T11:17:18.760+02:002022-07-23T11:17:18.760+02:00Thanks for your insight, mon. You've got the g...Thanks for your insight, mon. You've got the gist of it: fresh is best. But there's also water (the foundation of any good beer), available hops (CZ hops are more bitter than DE hops), simplicity (no more than 3 ingredients) and above all, freshness. Guinness doesn't travel well as the lads say, and neither do most beers. Having said that, my current favorite Czech beer is brewed on a boat moored in the River Vltava: Lod Pivovar (Brewboat). They make the tastiest porter I have ever had. Not sweet like most CZ dark beers, full bodied, balanced hop levels, and a VERY subtle coffee/chocolate aftertaste. Boo-yow!<br /><br />Big SirCraig Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644114217515103149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-72134701114493371622022-07-23T02:06:43.287+02:002022-07-23T02:06:43.287+02:00Heh. Yeah mon I get the "taste is personal&q...Heh. Yeah mon I get the "taste is personal" angle. And who am I to declare the best beer? Just a dude who's tried maybe at most 5% of the new craft breweries in the USA, 25% of what California and Oregon have to offer. But seriously give this new wave from the USA a try (in the USA where you it is fresh, not old, stale, and dusty from some gourmet store in Europe). Similarly there's no point in drinking Czech beer in the USA, it lost its fantastic fresh flavor somewhere along the two month journey from Rotterdam to your local pub (probably while sitting in 105F heat on a railroad siding in Kansas City). Drunk local. I mean drink local. That was an honest typo.<br /><br />What is the deal with European copies of the American craft beer scene? I've tried the product of probably 50 Eurocraft producers and the majority are terrible: stale, sour (unintentionally), or infected with the wrong biocritters. Spain, France, Italy, and even England can't get their act together. I give Belgium a pass though because ... history.<br /><br />Thanks again for publishing this blog. It is a real gem and a fun read.thielgesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-30903875232455687802022-07-23T00:10:04.808+02:002022-07-23T00:10:04.808+02:00Thanks again, Thielges, for your comments. I get r...Thanks again, Thielges, for your comments. I get reverse culture shock every time I go back to my spawning grounds, so I wouldn't be surprised if young mothers weren't feeding their babes with IPA straight from the breast. But seriously, 'best' is only a personal choice. For me, the best beer in the world was a Guinness served in an ancient pub on an island off another Island called Ireland. It was the land that time forgot. Inish Mor was the name I believe. Sometimes the mythology affects the taste buds, but I will always be a Guinness fan above all other beers. It gives ye strength dontcha know. ;)<br /><br />-WBJCraig Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644114217515103149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-3344034372136528222022-07-22T19:59:34.750+02:002022-07-22T19:59:34.750+02:00"...but that flavor is exactly the same in Sa...<i>"...but that flavor is exactly the same in Sacramento or Praha-Libeň. Except Czech beer is 5x better."</i><br /><br />Granted Czech beer is excellent, but Sacramento has really stepped up its game in the last decade. Next time you're in the Sacramento conurbation, seek out Moonraker, Moksha, and Fieldwork. The first two are in the burbs east of the city. Fieldwork's taproom is in Sacramento near the capitol but is actually brewed in Berkeley. Fieldwork is the best brewer in the world. Just try a flight or three and you'll get the idea. Oh wait. Humble Sea is the best brewery in the world. But you'll need to go to Santa Cruz to find it.thielgeshttps://thielges.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-4048944651808901752016-09-24T08:47:24.624+02:002016-09-24T08:47:24.624+02:00Yes! I find it interesting that the Irish lost th...Yes! I find it interesting that the Irish lost the number one beer drinkers spot and Czech became number one the year you moved here. ;)Craig Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644114217515103149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-62253388898056521112016-09-24T05:57:19.208+02:002016-09-24T05:57:19.208+02:00Great explanation about per head of capita beer co...Great explanation about per head of capita beer consumption. I have to mention as been a Paddy, we did hold the one number slot for one year during the height of the Celtic Tiger myth in the early 2000s but the Czech Republic has held the honour of the number one position ever since. After all this is a country where the current Czech President (Milos Zeman) is quoted saying that "there is no harm having 8 beers and 4 shots every night". And it's the country in the world where your doctor will tell you to have "no more than 8 beers per night" when on a course of antibiotics. That's why we love it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537251499603743227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-30476406988467230232016-09-09T18:14:38.718+02:002016-09-09T18:14:38.718+02:00Thanks for the comment. Yes, at this point, proba...Thanks for the comment. Yes, at this point, probably the ONLY reason I live in Czech is the beer. :DCraig Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644114217515103149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794398193447379139.post-3343404317516727912016-09-09T18:11:28.722+02:002016-09-09T18:11:28.722+02:00Love the idea that beer was classified as liquid b...Love the idea that beer was classified as liquid bread...foodstuff. Sounds like you and and the Czechs are on the same page about beer. lol.<br /><br />Great article, with lots to learn.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com