tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post3354935541717599215..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Back to UerigeLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-69400601957540038012008-02-22T09:50:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:50:00.000-05:00Just remember, that pizza place is best at about 2...Just remember, that pizza place is best at about 2am after a couple dozen beers. In the bright daylight without previous liquid refreshment, I found it didn't quite live up to my memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-40102653177703527102008-02-22T09:44:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:44:00.000-05:00LOL, Hotel Haus Rheinblick! That place is a class...LOL, Hotel Haus Rheinblick! That place is a classic. Amazingly cheap and well located. Safe and mostly clean, but a bit creaky and only slightly dingy. <BR/><BR/>With the old lady padding around in her slippers and bathrobe, the wirehaired dachshund growling at you from under the table, it reminds me so much of the places I stayed at throughout Germany in the 80s. It certainly won't be there forever (it's hard to find such Mom & Pop hotels in the cities anymore), but it's a great place to sleep off the beers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-39374480362124809712008-02-22T09:33:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:33:00.000-05:00Will do, Guy: I want to go back to that pizza plac...Will do, Guy: I want to go back to that pizza place, too!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-47261965987558753272008-02-22T09:32:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:32:00.000-05:00Add me to the list of the "jealous". I love Dusse...Add me to the list of the "jealous". I love Dusseldorf.<BR/><BR/>Lift a few for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-22615100931682661292008-02-22T08:33:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:33:00.000-05:00Super,Yeah, we're contacting ahead of time to make...Super,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, we're contacting ahead of time to make sure everywhere we're headed is open. Ran into the same thing on my honeymoon in Ireland in mid-December, 1989: a lot more closed places than open.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-3180201300894499452008-02-22T08:30:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:30:00.000-05:00We honeymooned in Belgium (because I'm that geeky)...We honeymooned in Belgium (because I'm that geeky) and had a great time in Gent and Brugge. The only downside to going this time of year is that a lot of the breweries outside Brussels are closed for tours for the season, but I'm sure you can get special dispensation. If memory serves, Straffe Hendrick was the only one that was open that winter (and well worth the trip).Superfectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160193760814449962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-11835567350973976092008-02-22T08:14:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:14:00.000-05:00bill,Thanks, it's appreciated. But our early-retir...bill,<BR/>Thanks, it's appreciated. But our early-retired neighbor is forewarned and forearmed. <BR/><BR/>Adam, <BR/>save your nickels, save your dimes, because Düsseldorf is just fantastic. A thoroughly excellent place to enjoy beer and beer culture. I did my trip last year completely on my own dime, and only sold one small story on it (I'm only now learning how to pitch stories on beers that don't get much import play here, with a lot of much-appreciated help from Mr. Beaumont), and I can't say when I've spent better money on beer travel. I'll add two sites to the original post that were a huge help in planning the first trip, and I'm using again this time.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-21034230450222646902008-02-22T07:09:00.000-05:002008-02-22T07:09:00.000-05:00Nate,I loved Schreckenskammer! That was a great pl...Nate,<BR/>I loved Schreckenskammer! That was a great place, one where you could really feel the age. But I'll admit: after a long day of tramping around in some of the worst weather Europe's seen in the past 30 years (we were there during last winter's big blow, when they shut down DB in all of Germany for the first time since the war), Schreckenskammer was the last stop, and I was much more interested in the place and the people than the subtleties of the kölsch. I'll be sure to give it more attention this time, assuming I can talk Steve into walking up there. Hope so; I thought it was excellent. <BR/><BR/>I didn't eat in Schlüssel last time, just drank the alt; we'll see about adding food this time. Uerige is simply one of the best places to drink beer I've ever found.<BR/><BR/>Damn, Nate, I know exactly what you mean about weeping and grabbing a plane ticket -- I did just that!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-42235248535937940222008-02-22T06:53:00.000-05:002008-02-22T06:53:00.000-05:00I loved Zum Uerige ... spent 40 minutes chatting w...I loved Zum Uerige ... spent 40 minutes chatting with a retired couple one Friday mid-afternoon while having several Alts. If you've not been, I liked Zum Schlüssel for their Alt - and the dinners were good, too.<BR/><BR/>Have you had Schreckenskammer Kölsch while in Köln? It's a good one that many have not found, unlike Früh or Pfaffen which are more on the beaten path.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy Brussels! Hopefully you can make it over to Bruges, too. Staminee de Garre and 't Brugs Beertje are great places there.<BR/><BR/>Sigh. Reading your post makes me want to weep, then grab a plane ticket!Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541355707506136398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-28185004877102747292008-02-21T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:53:00.000-05:00Oh, now that is not cool, to make your family unco...Oh, now that is not cool, to make your family uncomfortable when you take a trip...<BR/><BR/>Do you want or wish some "protection" while you are gone?? I can arrange it with a few contacts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-33326210288100870892008-02-21T18:30:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:30:00.000-05:00Ahhh yes, the land of the yummy droplet. :-)http:...Ahhh yes, the land of the yummy droplet. :-)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.uerige.de/en_uerige_us_export.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.uerige.de/en_uerige_us_export.html</A><BR/><BR/>Someday...I hope to go. Someday.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522250477305289784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-896011556524152692008-02-21T17:43:00.000-05:002008-02-21T17:43:00.000-05:00Have a great trip.I'm not a big fan of Belgians my...Have a great trip.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a big fan of Belgians myself, but it's a taste I hope to one day acquire with age. I feel like I'm missing out on so many great beers and bars.<BR/><BR/>That's very weird and scary about the threats. You wouldn't think discussing beer would inspire such hostility.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839812267536911245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-22831488763581963842008-02-21T16:48:00.000-05:002008-02-21T16:48:00.000-05:00Reason #4376593 that Lew Bryson is happy he is not...Reason #4376593 that Lew Bryson is happy he is not married to me is he will never have to listen to me scream "if you love me you would get me a kölschkranz!"<BR/><BR/>I will have to think about the vicarious blogging wishlist.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670495301758701170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-64485126124125485572008-02-21T14:11:00.000-05:002008-02-21T14:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mustard tip, Stan: I'm going to be ...Thanks for the mustard tip, Stan: I'm going to be stocking up in D-dorf, too.<BR/><BR/>As to when I leave, I've been asked to be less than precise for family security reasons. Kind of a drag, but that's the weird world we live in. Thank some particularly disgusting and vaguely threatening "anonymous" posts lately.<BR/><BR/>Alan, <I>vicarious</I> blogging? What did you want checked out? But seriously, I'm going to be traveling too light to bring back a damned kölschkranz.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-82202714241169520692008-02-21T12:03:00.000-05:002008-02-21T12:03:00.000-05:00A must stop for mustard in Ghent:Vve Tierenteijn-V...A must stop for mustard in Ghent:<BR/><BR/>Vve Tierenteijn-Verlent<BR/><BR/>Right on the Groentenmarkt, but check the hours. You can even take your own jar to be filled.<BR/><BR/>One of the most vivid aroma memories of my youth was this store/museum when I was eight years old.Stan Hieronymushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423863209263153614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-83516423164119529792008-02-21T11:24:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:24:00.000-05:00Freakin' sweet plans, man -- I'm completely jealou...Freakin' sweet plans, man -- I'm completely jealous. When do you go?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-86603732164687018642008-02-21T09:14:00.000-05:002008-02-21T09:14:00.000-05:00Are you taking requests for things to check out, b...Are you taking requests for things to check out, blogging vicariously for others? Can you get me a kölschkranz?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670495301758701170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-76652314554832897262008-02-21T08:37:00.000-05:002008-02-21T08:37:00.000-05:00When are you going my session loving friend?When are you going my session loving friend?Dan Bengelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383866980175703394noreply@blogger.com