Category Archives: Berlin

München-Andechs-Bamberg-Forchheim-Berlin + Bieres Sans Frontieres – 2022 A.G.M.

Bieres Sans Frontieres (B.S.F.), is an ad hoc group created by those who work at the so called – Foreign Bar – at British – CAMRA – organised beer festivals. Hector may only have worked once at that London’s GBBF … Continue reading

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Berlin – Das Bier Kapital

Arriving late last night in Berlin from Athena, Marg and Hector managed to get up to Bräugier in Prenzlauer Berg at one minute to midnight. Three new NEIPAs were on the board, however, knowing that a not so late night … Continue reading

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Berlin – Another Night to Remember @ Bräugier Brew Pub – Prenzlauer Berg

Hector’s second batch of 3 nights in Berlin within a fortnight ended this evening.  With Marg for company this time, the original plan was for two nights only, however, Bräugier is presently open four nights a week, the last two … Continue reading

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Three Post-Lockdown Days in Berlin

Tuesday – September 8 The 09.48 ICE took us from München to Berlin in just under five hours, previously I have flown this.  That the train stopped in Bamberg and for once we did not alight, made history. Bamberg and … Continue reading

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Escape from Polska! – Lodz – Poznan – Slubice – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin

The pre-booked taxi was waiting for me at 00.10, the Bus Station is located on the ground floor of the Fabryczna complex which includes the new main train station, as yet unused…something to do with an incomplete tunnel linking Widzew … Continue reading

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Berlin – Stone Brewing – The Second of Two November Days

With the day to ourselves, Hector was able to plan accordingly. We headed down the hill from Ibis Mitte to Alexanderplatz passing the Berlin Hofbräuhaus, the plan was to rendezvous here with Steve and Louise later. Firstly Marg had to … Continue reading

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Berlin – Bräuerei Vagabund – The First of Two November Days

In recent years, those who have been fortunate enough to work at a certain Independent School in the West of Scotland have enjoyed an ad hoc Holiday in the middle of November. In November there are no Bank or Other … Continue reading

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Eleventh – Berlin Biermeile

There was talk of someone going out to get the ingredients for Breakfast – Bacon Rolls? Alas, when Hector rose after a much needed night’s sleep, there was no sign of Breakfast. The rain was chucking it down, so no … Continue reading

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the Tenth – The Return to Berlin – #3

Decisions, decisions Back at the Hotel Garni Probst it was time to pack, what to take? Sorting through the wad of train tickets that were pre-purchased for this Trip there was a sickening feeling when I located the batch for … Continue reading

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Hector’s Heroic Homecoming – Day the First – The Berlin Air-drop

It came to pass, there was an 07.00 rendezvous at Glasgow Airport, yes the one with the Railway running past the Runway and a shorter walk thereby as equivalent from Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen to its Train Station. And so Hector, … Continue reading

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