31 is the new 21

I have been too keep the blog up to date recently. It's sad I know but I have not had time to keep up with the 'lucky few' (the small handful of blogs I could be bothered actually reading daily) either. Moving across the world seems harder the second time around and time has been at a premium. Actually the only time I have actually had to relax and kick back was on Saturday which was my birthday. It's official, now I'm 31 I have shed the cloak of youth and am on the cusp of embracing the daunting period known as middle aged. To celebrate the milestone I had a bit of a party aptly titled "31 is the new 21". I managed to polish off the remains of the case of Gage Roads IPA I picked up last week and also received a pile of German Lagers as gifts , which I will endeavour to get through. The highlight of the German piss is a 5L mini-keg of Bitburger. Should make for an interesting session. I'm not letting an oxygen 'condition' this beer!
On the work front I started my new job on Monday. The jury is still out as it's only been two days but it seems pretty good so far. Whilst I slog it out at work my wife has been sorting out our new flat. I burnt through $10K in two hours on Friday buying furniture and white goods but we are on track to be settled in on the weekend. Fingers crossed I will be able to resume regular posting soon thereafter when I get back into a routine. Until then as sausage would say, take total care.

BTW - I hope this has been more exciting than day by day accounts of the GBBF, BrewDog Tokyo and other themes which seem to be polluting the beer blogs of late.

Bitburger Pils 2

Yes, I did manage to find Bitburger during my travels. It actually seems to be everywhere in Berlin and I couldnt avoid it forever! I think its actually a bit nicer in the bottle than from draught, but then maybe its because I ordered it in a restaurant rather than in a dedicated pub where the lines would be cleaned regularly. Over all my opinion hasn't changed since I last blogged about it. It still gets the job done!

Bitburger Pils

A quick one! Bitburger Pils (4.8% abv) generally has a bad wrap in Australia amongst most of the beer crowd but I think this reputation is undeserved. The beer is a gem, but I can see how it may not suit Australian tastes. For those who have not had the pleasure, the beer is dry and crisp, almost to the extreme, however it also backed up by solid malt and a decent serving of hops on the nose. Overall, its an exteremly refreshing and well balanced beer. However, this aside a mate of mine said.

"Its a bit Rough"

I just dont get it??

Anyhow this beer is widely available around the world so there is really no excuse not to check it out for yourself. I will hopefully get to sample some fresh in Germany itself at the end of the month, and then again at the German Beer Fest in London on May 15th. Bring on the good times! Website:http://www.bitburger.com/