Birthdays ask for other great birthday stories. Here’s a report on my 22nd birthday, which was pretty epic. I just worked 3 months full time for a more than decent salary and that meant I had good options to throw a kick ass birthday party in my hometown in Holland. This particular night in 2005…
Today we read about an initiative to raise money for charity. Normally we are all for this, but this time the event is called Go Sober in October. You guessed it, some – what in their language could only be described as – wankers in Great-Brittain called people up not to drink for a month…
A remarkable gathering of the town council in the Dutch city Vlissingen today. The subject of the evening is mayor René Roep (60), who made it a habbit to drink during working days and have the city pay for it. The ‘father of the town’ also had his sons and daughters pay for the decoration…
So we owe you a real life drinking story. Well, here we go. This tale takes place in the summer of 2009 in Greece, where I (Micky) was on holiday, visiting some old friends. The big climax of the story is when the forest fires in my last days reached the suburbs of Athens, where…
The new football season has started and for some teams that means European football. For the fans this equals trips abroad, which stands for several days of drunken fun. If you are lucky of course. Because we all know drinking in Scandinavia can be quite an expensive activity. On the day of the draw for…
Jan van Speijk was one of the first national heroes of current Holland. In 1831 he blew up his ship along with the whole crew in the port of Antwerpen, rather than to see it in the hands of the rebellious Belgians. In the young new state – Holland became independent in 1815 after being…
The only bad beer is an overpriced one, everyone knows that. That’s why you won’t catch us trying to book a flight to Scandinavian countries anytime soon. Still there are always governments that think they should raise more taxes on alcohol. In the name of public health or just to earn more cash. As did…
Every true drinker may find himself in the situation where he doesn’t have a place to sleep at the end of a productive night. This can be for various reasons. You can’t remember the way back to the hotel, you lost your friend and your cellphone is off or you failed to pick up a…
The owners of the four big beer companies in Holland Heineken, Amstel, Bavaria and Grolsch are gathering in the bar for a friendly drink. When the barman asks them what they want the owner of Heineken orders a Heineken, Amstel’s owner orders an Amstel and the big boss of Bavaria asks for a Bavaria. When it’s…
And what a day it was yesterday for the lovers of fairy tales in the Netherlands. As well as far beyond the borders. Yes, it was Queen’s Day in Holland, an annual event as the Dutchies celebrate the existence of the royal family. This year the party was bigger than ever since queen Beatrix made way for her son;…
Lords of the Drinks 