May is always a great month for badges, and even in the midst of a pandemic 2021 is no different. American Craft Beer Week is back, it is accompanied by the traditional badge so it’s a great time to seek out some American craft beer.
Dutch Beer Week is also (re-)scheduled for 27 May – 6 June, so hopefully the badge will return for that week as well. Based on the recent presence of Kings Day, things are looking promising!
Celebrating the Dutch national holiday of Koningsdag, or King’s Day, check into any beer from the Netherlands between 27 April (the actual day) and 3 May to receive this sponsored badge.
You could reach for a Heineken or Groschl (Asahi) to claim this one, or you could try one of the many craft breweries from the Netherlands, such as Brouwerij ‘t IJ or Oedipus Brewing. You could even go for a Trappist, with both La Trappe and Zundert hailing from the Netherlands.
The country badge for the Netherlands. Have 5 Dutch beers to reach level 1.
When talking about Dutch beer we have to start with their pale lagers. Specifically, the incredibly successful Heineken and the also rather successful Grolsch (owned by Asahi). Thanks to the world wide popularity of these brands, the Netherlands exports roughly half of the beer it produces, the highest proportion of any country in the world.
Other popular brands include Amstel (now owned by Heineken), Bavaria, and United Dutch Breweries who produce Oranjeboom and a host of strong lagers.
Two of the 14 Trappist monasteries are also in the Netherlands; La Trappe and Zundert.
Seeing as I covered American Craft Beer Week yesterday, it would be remiss of me not to mention that it is also Dutch Beer Week.
For this one, check into three different Dutch beers between 16 and 26 May. This one isn’t limited to craft beers, so if Heineken, Heineken Light and Groschl are your thing, go wild.
This badge has been around since 2012 and is a sponsored badge.
And just a note for consistencies sake, I usually won’t be covering sponsored badges on the blog here as there are so many it’s almost an impossible task. However, badges that have been around a while and are also relatively achievable all around the world will usually get a mention.
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