• Brewery - Europe

    Brasserie Simon

    February 12, 2015 /

    En tant que petit acteur sur un marché concentré sur le terrain national, la Brasserie Simon occupe une niche en tant que brasseur artisanal, en privilégiant des procédés de fabrication artisanaux et des matières premières naturelles et authentiques. Le brassage s’oriente, à côté des grands classiques comme la Simon Pils, la Simon Régal ou encore la Simon Dinkel, vers des bières spéciales, chapeauté à chaque fois par un souci permanent de qualité. Forte de 3 marques, la Brasserie Simon compte aujourd’hui sept bières différentes dans son portefeuille, toutes brassées au Luxembourg.

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    Interview with a Homebrewer

    Our Homebrewer Interviews

    February 12, 2015 /

    There are very few professional brewers who’s position was assured as a birthright (ex Busch, Coors). If we were to take a poll, I think we would find that more than 75% of professional brewers (at least in the United State) were, at one time, homebrewers. This may not be the case outside the U.S. where breweries tend to be much older and the brewing order is more a stepping stone within the brewery than a bootstrap operation too a functioning brewery. We here at CellarMonk want to give all the recognition and encouragement that we can to those that hone their craft at home and dream of something bigger…

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    Brew Polls

    Brew Polls Showcase

    February 12, 2015 /

    We never really get tired of asking questions. It the easiest way to learn. What we try to do with our polls is put forth a snarky way of getting responses to some of the current issues in the massive brewniverse. The polls are unscientific (we were liberal arts majors for gosh sakes). They will range in answers from very astute to 100% sarcasm. They may resemble current events (All characters appearing in these works are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.) and most polls will have the comments left open for you to voice your own opinion (just in case we weren’t opinionated…

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  • Ordering Beer by Country/Language

    Latvian

    February 12, 2015 /

    Cheers Uz veselib! – Priekā!   A beer/two beers, please.  Vienu alu/Divus alus, lūdzu.   A pint, please.  pinte, lūdzu.   A bottle, please.  pudeles, lūdzu.   One more, please.  Vēl vienu , lūdzu.  Another round, please.  Vēl vienu rinķi, lūdzu  When is closing time?  Kad ir slēgsanas laiks?     Good to know Phrases   Where is the toilet?  Kur ir tualete? (koor eer TWAH-leh-teh?) I haven’t done anything wrong.  Es neesmu darījis[male]/darījusi[female] neko sliktu. It was a misunderstanding.  Ir radies pārpratums. I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.  Es esmu Amerikas/Austrālijas/Lielbritānijas/Kanādas pilsonis[male]/pilsone[female]. Go away!  Ejiet prom!

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