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12:03 GMT // 17 May 2012
TODAY IS THE START OF THE CZECH BEER FESTIVAL
So today we are drinking a Boilermaker
For the next seventeen days, the good folk of Prague - not to mention a myriad visitors - will be enjoying the fifth annual Czech Beer Festival.
And, although it will be a while before festivities reach Octoberfest levels, the Äeský Pivní Festival does feature the largest beer tent in the... READ MORE
Czech Republic, with a capacity of over 10,000, alongside almost forty Czech brewers and their favourite brews.
In these parts, we love beer almost as much as we love spirits and cocktails. So we recommend you join us in a Boilermaker: a glass of your favourite beer and a shot of your favourite whiskey.
Named, most likely, for steelworkers in Pennsylvania, this can be an absolutely fantastic combination. Try a peaty Islay malt against a rich chocolate stout, combine Japanese beer with a light Japanese whisky, or grab a few friends, a few beers and a few favourite whiskies and try a few combinations.
Cheers!
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