Archive for the ‘Zutphen’ Category
Metric system.

Where: Bokbierdag, corner of Groenmarkt & Houtmarkt, Zutphen, the Netherlands.
Who: The purple-with-green Oompah-band ‘t Spul(t) from Zutphen are about to drink its bokbeer by the meter.
The firefighters.

Where: Bokbierdag, Groenmarkt, Zutphen, the Netherlands.
What: Out of the frying pan, and into the fire. Part of the bock-beer-day is a parade that includes horse-drawn wagons with barrels of the various participating beer-brands. Also in the parade is this historical fire-truck, from Doesburg.
Want fries with that?

Where: Bierbokdag, Zutphen, the Netherlands.
What: Mmmm… burgers! But what’s that healthy stuff doing in there?
Still life, with beer.

Where: Bokbierdag, Houtmarkt, Zutphen, the Netherlands.
What: One of the brands presented on Bock-beer-day is this one, Old Dutch, by Hertog Jan.
Two pints of lager, please.

Where: Bokbierdag, Houtmarkt, Zutphen, the Netherlands.
What: … and two pints of ale, alus, beer, béier, beoir, bere, bia, bier, biera, bière, biero, biéthe, bir, bîra, bire, birje, biro, birra, bock, cerveja, cervesa, cerveza, cervexa, cervisia, cwrw, garagardo, ikyeri, olut, Øl, pils, pivo, piwo, sör, teixhuinotl and Пиво, please. Oh, and a packet of crisps, too.
National bock-beer day.

Where: Houtmarkt, Zutphen, the Netherlands.
What: Bock-beer day (bokbierdag) marks the start of the start of the bock-beer season that runs from October to February. Since 1996, the season has started in Zutphen with national bock-beer day. This year, 17 different types of bock-beer were presented.


