After being forced to take an extended holiday in Europe, I finally find myself back home. Yes I was one of the many thousands of travelers stranded in a foreign country due to the Icelandic volcano. Thankfully we met up with a really great group of people that offered us accommodations until European Airspace opened again.
The extended week gave me an opportunity to sample multiple new beers in both Ireland and the UK, bring my total beers up to 489. If I did my math right that would mean I tried 50 new beers during this trip… Scary stuff. And now that 500 mark is not so far away anymore.
In some ways I need to thank the volcano for stranding me. I would have never had the chance to visit London and where I found several amazing ales to try, including a 5 star heavily hopped bitter which blew my mind. In other ways I need to curse it for the irreparable damage I caused to my liver during this nearly month long journey.Though I did not review all the beers I tried, I did a take tasting notes whenever I had my notepad available.
I will start posting the reviews shortly, along with photos of Ireland and London. Keep an eye out for them over the coming days.
Guinness really is better in Ireland