Sunny Sweden, Rained Out Run

A new country, a new city, and a newfound appreciation for beer! First impressions of Sweden were great, and as expected, the hashers in Stockholm very welcoming.
Read all about it in my latest blog post:
https://www.martijn.be/2026/06/10/sunny-sweden-rained-out-run/

#InterScandiTrip #Sweden #Stockholm #coffee #CraftBeer #HashHouseHarriers #running
This week’s #ThursdayBooksandBeer is taking me to an all too plausible near future of climate collapse and AI, via Helen Phillips’ new novel Hum (which is what they call the humanoid robots in this society). It’s accompanied by a ‘Resting My Eyes’ Oat Cream IPA, here at the Brunswick Brewroom of WA brewery Rocky Ridge. “But now the forest of her childhood was receding even in her memory. She needed to picture some other forest, not that particular forest, which was gone, burned.” #reading #literature #clifi #craftbeer

After a bad pour, pivot to another new selection - #ferndaleProject Dubai After Dark #stout

Nutty pistachio and cocoa with a thin yet creamy body. Slight bitter finish. Needs to be much richer chocolate to meet that “Dubai” billing.

#craftBeer #tavour #itsAlwaysStoutSeason

Sadly past that first sip it’s evident she’s gone bad. Hope to find her again sometime, but gonna have to #drainPour this one

#mortalisBrewing #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #craftBeer

She arrived with a leak
You can see her tears

A sticky bottle of lady Thea
#mortalisBrewing you get the idea

Rich with chocolate, vanilla, coconut, and ice cream, crazy creamy body with a slight carbonated finish

Probably even better tightly capped!

#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #craftBeer

@Jeneric I finally found someone else who remembered when Bent Sick, next door to Shiddy’s was once a brewery for Amber Ale (the brand. It was one of the earliest entries into the #YEG #CraftBeer market, close in time with Alley Kat. And there was a Java Jive roastery and outlet in the vicinity, a great place for all things coffee-related. Luckily for me, my kid’s dance studio was in the vicinity at the time. Goose Looney’s was the first place I felt old.

Time is a Tyrant, in charge of you…

Fight back with #hoppinFrog T.O.R.I.S the Tyrant, triple oatmeal russian imperial #stout

Dark and rich, smooth as silk, oatmeal body with deep dark sugars and molasses. Slightly sweet slightly bitter finish. Complex and excellent.

#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #craftBeer #smallCans #timeStandsStill

Ministry of Brewing
Baltimore, MD, USA

Dark Wave
6.5% ABV American porter

Hound's Tooth
5.1% ABV oatmeal stout

Bake Sale
5.8% ABV triple berry crisp sour

#ItsAlwaysStoutSeason⁩⁩ ⁨⁨#CraftBeer⁩⁩ ⁨⁨#Beer⁩⁩ ⁨⁨#Alcohol⁩⁩ ⁨⁨#DrinkLocal⁩⁩