{"id":7790,"date":"2015-03-30T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T20:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2015-03-30T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T20:18:13","slug":"travel-back-to-europe-for-a-beer-super-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/03\/30\/travel-back-to-europe-for-a-beer-super-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Travel: Back to Europe for a beer Super-Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7046,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16733839276&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190116101824\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16733839276\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 21:38:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-08 13:01:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 14:52:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-04 11:47:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-14 16:10:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-19 18:22:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-26 03:25:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-30 13:06:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-12 06:44:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 21:22:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 09:20:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-11 20:44:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 04:25:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-31 13:11:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-31 13:11:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7047,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/events\\\/638895882905062&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Orval 2010 @ Kulminator&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16733839276\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Orval 2010 @ Kulminator\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8581\/16733839276_13d7180d34_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I returned from Europe 4 weeks ago and I\u2019ll be going back in 4 weeks. This is the fastest turnaround between Euro-Trips ever. Earlier this year, I was at this cross-roads between attending the Alvinne Craft Beer Festival or Tour de Gueuze. Why not both?<\/p>\n<p>It took some planning and a very strong US Dollar along with some travel points I\u2019ve been saving up to make this trip work oh and shout-out to my very flexible boss who allowed two holidays 2 months apart. Here\u2019s the plan for this trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 1st, Depart Boston in the afternoon<\/li>\n<li>May 2nd, 8:35 Arrive in Brussels, Rental Car, Hotel and then start my Saturday beer buying day\n<ul>\n<li>Cantillon<\/li>\n<li>3 Fonteinen<\/li>\n<li>Bierhalle Deconinck<\/li>\n<li>Lunch @ DHVL<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/638895882905062\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Head to Tilquin Guezerie for their English Beer Festival.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Kernel Brewery, Thornbridge Brewery, Burning Sky Brewery. Siren Craft Brew, Magic Rock Brewing, Brew By Numbers, Partizan Brewing, Brasserie Du Mont Sal\u00e8ve (FR), Brasserie Artisanale de Rulles (B)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Back to Brussels, hit Moeder Lambic Fontaines and then get a good evening of rest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>May 3rd: Big day!\n<ul>\n<li>Hit Cafe Grote Dorst @ 9:30 AM to be there at opening (a Sunday Belgian tradition my last 2 years)<\/li>\n<li>Tour de Geuze! \u00a0(Order below but likely to change since I have a car)\n<ul>\n<li>De Troch<\/li>\n<li>Timmermans<\/li>\n<li>3 Fonteinen (May Skip if time doesn\u2019t allow)<\/li>\n<li>Oud Beersel<\/li>\n<li>Hanssens<\/li>\n<li>Boon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dinner somewhere, no plans yet for that evening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>May 4th: Travel to Champagne, France. Visiting 2-3 Wineries with Cellar\/Cave Tours, Tastings<\/li>\n<li>May 5th: More Wine Tours, lots of buying and tasting many Champagnes from some of my favorite vinters<\/li>\n<li>May 6th: Drop off Beer &amp; Champagne with Kurt from Belgium in a box, Fly to Stockholm (7:20PM Arrival). Enjoy the sights and hit some bars<\/li>\n<li>May 7th: Full day in Stockholm, Akkurat and other breweries, taste beers, eat Nordic food, enjoy life.<\/li>\n<li>May 8th: 8AM flight to Helsinki, hit two bars which have some special beers only available there, have a big dinner of more Nordic Cuisine<\/li>\n<li>May 9th: Arrive in Copenhagen at 5:30PM\n<ul>\n<li>Relae Restaurant for the 3rd year in a row (I\u2019ve eaten here twice each of the last 2 years and can\u2019t wait to go again.<\/li>\n<li>Mikkeller Bar (Original + &amp; Friends)<\/li>\n<li>Bourbon Bar (which I will not name because I don\u2019t want people finding out about it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>May 10th: 10AM, leave Copenhagen to Frankfurt then back home in Boston by 3PM local time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>It\u2019s going to be an insane trip. 7 Flights, 10 days, 6 different countries and a lot of beer-rating. If there\u2019s ever been a trip that exemplifies the insanity I have for this hobby, the trip outlined above would be it. There\u2019s a lot of aspects of this trip I\u2019ve done before like May 2nd and May 9th are repeats of many past trips. The time in Champagne, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tour de Gueuze will all be firsts for me. I regretted not going to the last event in 2013 and after Night of the Great Thirst in 2014, HORALs does a great job of getting everyone together. I\u2019m also happy that I visited De Cam Lambic Blender in March because they are not participating in the tour this year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The great thing about this trip, is it will be another surprisingly cheap trip. 7 different flights end up being a combined $1050 USD. Hotel, food and Champagne tours are another $1000 USD. Then there\u2019s whatever I spend on beer. I already have Euro and SEK currency for the trip so basically, it\u2019s all paid for except for the car rental in BE\/FR.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As always, I\u2019m up for saying hello to people that read this blog and might be around during these travels. Let\u2019s meet and have a beer!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I returned from Europe 4 weeks ago and I\u2019ll be going back in 4 weeks. 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