beer
Mar 10 '10
How About Some Czech, Mate?
Among the many reasons why I am a Very Special Person is that (drumroll) I actually like Czech food. No, I'm not making a joke at the expense of Central Europe's most scoffed-at cuisine. Maybe it's because I lived...
Jun 09 '09
Booze News: Non-Alcoholic Beer Gains in Popularity as State Pours Cash into Hard Liquor Production
Two bits of interesting domestic booze news from last week. First, market research ACNielsen reported on Friday that a drop in prices for non-alcoholic beer has led to a relative surge in purchases of alkoholmentes sör by Hungarians. Consumption...
Apr 22 '09
Mixed News for Hungarian Salami, Fruit Syrup and Beer
Some quick news from the domestic food industry. First, from various sources we hear that the Herz Salami company has received the coveted "protected designation of origin" status from the European Union for its "winter salami." As a result...
Jan 15 '09
Pub Crawl Stop 2: The Queen Victoria
[Editor's note: The Queen Vic has closed, at least for the time being.] The Queen Victoria, the second stop on our English pub crawl after the Pointer Pub, promised to offer an altogether more English experience - the name...
Jan 14 '09
Pub Crawl Stop 1: The Pointer Pub
Since Christmas or thereabouts, two new venues have opened referring to themselves as "pubs," so what better excuse to embark on a short - or very short - pub crawl. The first stop was the Pointer Pub (details), named...
Aug 25 '08
Kortyolda and Sör Forrás: Miskolc's Macro-Micro Miracle
My expectations for dining in Miskolc couldn't have been lower, partially due to the prevailing opinion amongst Budapesters that Hungary's third largest city is the arm-pit of the country: something like America's Pittsburg during the '80s. Well, Miskolc may...
Aug 15 '08
Football Fan Brews Green Fradi Beer
A Nagykanizsa pub owner and enthusiastic Fradi fan has invented a green beer which he has already patented through the Hungarian Patent Office, reports origo.hu. Béla Szabó, known to locals as Béci bá, spent three years experimenting with light beer...
May 23 '08
Grab a Korsó and Fill Your Stomach at the Csaba Beer Festival and Knuckle Parade
The "Csaba Beer Festival and Knuckle Parade" ("Csabai Sörfesztivál és Csülökparádé") held at the Békéscsaba Sports Hall has been a tradition since first being held in 2001. This year's event started on Tuesday and runs through Sunday, and as...
Sep 20 '07
Booze News: The Sneaky Entrance of Hungary's Second Black Demon
Anyone thinking Unicum was Hungary's undisputed black demon would have been right - at least until Soproni's Fekete Démon beer mysteriously slunk onto supermarket shelves. Not only is the new black deamon dark in name and color, it also...
Sep 11 '07
Budget Budapest: The Glorious New Age of Old Amsterdam
Don't you love it when things get better? Despite what you may think, this actually happens in the world of Budapest dining. Old Amsterdam was, when I arrived in the city so many years ago, a dingy pub that...
May 02 '07
Booze News (I): Court Decides This Bud's for Hungary
When it comes to beer, Hungary and the nearby Czech Republic have always had an troubled relationship. To be blunt, the Czechs make superior sör, and seem to enjoy rubbing Magyars' noses it in. Which may explain the seemingly spiteful...
