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  • Exploring De Waag in Doesburg: A Historic Dutch Bar & Restaurant

    While we visited Doesburg we didn’t eat in De Waag as it was quite crowded. But in the afternoon, before leaving Doesburg we did stop for a drink. We sat inside because we wanted to look at the interior of the old building. Their site claims this is the oldest restaurant of The Netherlands. The…

  • ‘t Pläske in Ootmarsum

    We went to Ootmarsum to visit a few of the local art galleries. Unfortunately it was a Monday and most galleries were closed. This was a pity as we saw quite some beautiful art behind windows of closed galleries. After discovering the village walking around we had lunch at ‘t Pläske. Food was simple but…

    ‘t Pläske in Ootmarsum
  • Proeflokaal de Smokkelaar in Oldenzaal

    Recently visited Proeflokaal de Smokkelaar in Oldenzaal in The Netherlands. We were walking through the village and looking for a place for a drink and a toilet and more or less stumbled on to their terrace by accident. They brew their own beers and also promote beers from local breweries. I tried out their Aloha…

    Proeflokaal de Smokkelaar in Oldenzaal
  • PerfectDraft Stella Unfiltered Lager

    After the first keg of standard Stella I connected the unfiltered version. I expected much of the unfiltered Stella but compared to standard Stella I found little added taste. Not that it was bad, on the contrary but the standard Stella already had quite a lot of taste and the unfiltered one didn’t add much…

  • PerfectDraft Pro

    After some years of hesitating I finally bought my own PerfectDraft machine and a Pro one at that. Ever since my wife stopped drinking wine because the sulfites give her headaches I am mostly drinking beer. But there is never room in the fridge and one beer is too little while 2 are often too…