This is one more event that we enjoyed during last summer 2011, which I didn't say a word about it... what a lazy people we are!! So Anna and me went to the Mare di Birra, the first cruise based on craft beers travelling to Rome-Barcelona-Rome.The Mare di Birra is an event which commemorates the 10th anniversary of Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa' pub, located in Rome.
Esperant per embarcar!
Waiting for boarding!
La llista dels cervesers convidats.
The list of attending brewers.
Carregant el valuós equipatge..!!
Loading the valued baggage..!!
Cervesers a bord!! Aquesta és la sessió de presentació
All the brewers on board!! That's the meeting session
Senyores i senyors, ha començat la festa!
Ladies and gentlemen, the party has started!
Passant-m'ho teta amb una bona birra!
Having fun with some hoppy stuff... mmm
Deixant un record per a la posteritat
Leaving a memories for the posterity
L'Anna i jo després d'una sessió de tast, quines joies vam tastar!
Anna and me after the tasting session. What a beautiful jewels we tasted!
Arribant a Barcelona
Arriving in Barcelona
Aquesta foto és en el moment del concurs de Homebrewers que es va fer en el creuer. Vaig participar amb la Orangenweiss, una cervesa de blat amb mel de taronger (OG: 1042).
This picture was taken during the Homebrewer's competition celebrated in the cruise. I participated with Orangenweiss, a wheat beer with orange-tree honey (OG:1042)
Desafortunadament no vaig guanyar (òbviament!), però em va complaure molt la xerrada que vaig tenir amb en Kuaska (tastador professional i un dels membres del jurat). Em va comentar que li recordava molt a un estil de cervesa belga i que entre els 18 participants aquesta es trobava en la 6ª posició. Osti tu, sembla que no però això em va alegrar molt!
Unfortunately, I didn't win the competition (obviously!), although I had a very nice conversation with Kuaska (beer hunter and one of the judges). He told me that my beer was like a belgian one and it was well scored, being at 6th position of 18 participants in total. Wow, this was really exciting!
