When your friend brewed his own beer and you get to try it

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I really love it when friends have good hobbies around me! This time my friend @dersjoerd (who @vincentnijman and @yangyanje also met in Switzerland back in the good old days and is a silent lurker from all of is, but should be posting instead!!!!!) is really stepping up the game with his homebrewing skills and throwing out some test products and bringing them back to Holland for us all to try.



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So what he did is he made three different batches with some small adjustments on it to see which version would be the best one, and was asking for feedback on all of them. I got some version 2 beers so I can only have an opinion about these ones, but I must say....they are damn fine!

Apart from that I really like the name 'a whole lot of hoppiness' the taste of these beers was actually really good. A double IPA is not for everybody but I really liked the flavour of it. Some caramel was in there, not too fruity, and with a 0.5 liter popping cork with 7.2% alcohol in there you don't need a lot in these to be in your zone already.



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We have talked a lot about brewing beers, but it actualy a bit of a hassle and you need time and space for it. So in the end this wasn't really my thing to do, even though you have nice starter packages online with everything in there what you need to set up for yourself. These packages even contain bottles, the ingredients and the how-to in there. A good way to start and learn with making some rookie mistakes in there. Maybe when I have moved again....or in a next life hahaha.

But buddy @dersjoerd made his own cocktail of hop and yeast and it is worth a try. I really hope this stuff will one day end up in the supermarkt or we can promote to help sell it. That is what friends are for right?



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Not much else to do to just cheers, enjoy and fill in some feedback so we can get this kind of stuff on the market. I don't think the world of brewing is saturated already and eventually the good beers will separate themselves from the ones who are just trying to make a buck out of it. The beers made with love will survive, even though if they will not end for sale...those are just the best.

Cheers to this burning hot weekend guys!



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I can only watch you enjoying and cheering each other...it's been long since I had some...🍻

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Oeeee some good beers here and there really make the sun shine a little bit brighter I find. Wishing you double IPAs dude!!

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Thanks bro..waiting to get the situation under control...few bars were opened but it was closed looking at the spreading pandemic.....hope to get some sooner..

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Yeah bars might not be the place to be when you are still in the uptrend. We had a looot of craftbeers at home over the months, and like two evenings outside the house since like March. Craftbeers outside seem like a dream man hahahaha. One day! Stay safe!

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Problem is we can't get at home...the curse of living in joint family any sure..someday..sure my be sooner I may taste the best 🍻

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I'm glad to see that you're drinking good beer too ( and not just Heineken ) hahaha
It must be nice to enjoy a friend's brew.

Knuffel uit Portugal, waar ik eindelijk teruggekeerd ben na vier maanden Nederland

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hahaha nehhhh Heineken is just for when other stuff in inaccessable :D
Yes this was a decent drink and Sjoerd did a good job!

Back in Portugal yeah? 4 Months here and then with quarantine (although by you guys not so bad as here in the South right,) but finally back on the nest!

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Great looking !BEER.
Is "versie" a proper dutch word?? In Afrikaans we would say "weergawe" 2 instead of versie 2.

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hahahaha yes! Versie is like version in English.

Weergave to me would be like 'view or broadcast' heheheh. I love the quircks of both our languages :D

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To me it is very interesting, as Afrikaans came from Dutch, but it changed a lot!!

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I have to agree that name is wonderful.

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Catchy right? I find it a good one!

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