Amsterdam Pub Guide

drayman86 · Post by **drayman86** » Sat 24th Jan 2009 11:52 pm

Next to coffeeshops and museums, I'm looking forward to visiting some pubs for great beers. Came across a great pub guide HERE.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Sun 25th Jan 2009 12:13 am

I'll vouch for Gollem. Though I've only been to the one in De Pijp.

drayman86 · Post by **drayman86** » Sun 25th Jan 2009 12:22 am

geoffk wrote:I'll vouch for Gollem. Though I've only been to the one in De Pijp.

Thanks, geoffk. There's a dizzying array of pubs in the Dam, no? The Brown Bars are more my speed and taste, though I'll just let the bike take me where it may.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Sun 25th Jan 2009 12:50 am

Yeah I like the brown cafes as well. Gollem is probably my favorite though. I used to like the wiet bier that Greenplace Centrum had.

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Sun 25th Jan 2009 01:53 am

My favourite bar: http://www.indewildeman.nl/indexe.html

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Sun 25th Jan 2009 03:23 am

and if you hired a bike, you could head east to Brouwerij 't IJ. Haven't been, it's on my to-visit list.

drayman86 · Post by **drayman86** » Sun 25th Jan 2009 12:48 pm

geoffk wrote:and if you hired a bike, you could head east to Brouwerij 't IJ. Haven't been, it's on my to-visit list.

Thanks geoffk; great suggestion as always. I really dig small breweries, and this one just made the "definite" list.

HERE'S my "home" brewery.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Mon 26th Jan 2009 02:15 pm

drayman86 wrote:
geoffk wrote:and if you hired a bike, you could head east to Brouwerij 't IJ. Haven't been, it's on my to-visit list.
Thanks geoffk; great suggestion as always. I really dig small breweries, and this one just made the "definite" list.

HERE'S my "home" brewery.

What about Bell's. I'm a former Michigoon myself.

drayman86 · Post by **drayman86** » Tue 27th Jan 2009 12:12 am

geoffk wrote:
drayman86 wrote:
geoffk wrote:and if you hired a bike, you could head east to Brouwerij 't IJ. Haven't been, it's on my to-visit list.
Thanks geoffk; great suggestion as always. I really dig small breweries, and this one just made the "definite" list.

HERE'S my "home" brewery.
What about Bell's. I'm a former Michigoon myself.

Larry Bell brews fine beer, however Michigan Brewing Company is a tad closer to home and I like the vibe at MBC better.

the happy hacker · Post by **the happy hacker** » Fri 30th Jan 2009 08:25 am

nes-cafe on nes they serve Gulpner great local beer and they let you smoke joints with tobacco

drayman86 · Post by **drayman86** » Fri 30th Jan 2009 12:45 pm

the happy hacker wrote:nes-cafe on nes they serve Gulpner great local beer and they let you smoke joints with tobacco

What's the typical policy on smoking spliifs/buds in pubs? Allowed? Varies by pub?

Denomolous · Post by **Denomolous** » Fri 30th Jan 2009 05:58 pm

I found a little brewery by accident one time. I wanted to see a windmill while in Holland, so we made our way to Molen De Gooyer. It is in the north-east corner of the Plantage part of town. Little did I know was that it is also a brewery, I tried one of their beers and loved it, yet can't remember what it was called.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Fri 30th Jan 2009 06:07 pm

Denomolous wrote:I found a little brewery by accident one time. I wanted to see a windmill while in Holland, so we made our way to Molen De Gooyer. It is in the north-east corner of the Plantage part of town. Little did I know was that it is also a brewery, I tried one of their beers and loved it, yet can't remember what it was called.

How about Brouwerij 't IJ? It's in that neck of the woods, at least I thought it was.

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Fri 30th Jan 2009 06:11 pm

geoffk wrote:
Denomolous wrote:I found a little brewery by accident one time. I wanted to see a windmill while in Holland, so we made our way to Molen De Gooyer. It is in the north-east corner of the Plantage part of town. Little did I know was that it is also a brewery, I tried one of their beers and loved it, yet can't remember what it was called.
How about Brouwerij 't IJ? It's in that neck of the woods, at least I thought it was.

It is, the brewery (het Ij) is underneath the windmill (Molen De Gooyer).

http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/eng/index.html

The Nes cafe have/had the Zatte (8 or 9%) a while back, 2 of those and a joint of their NYCD had me close to throwing a whitey!

CHELSEA_SMOKERS_SOCIETY · Fri 30th Jan 2009 09:18 pm

geoffk wrote:I'll vouch for Gollem. Though I've only been to the one in De Pijp.

ill vouch for cafe gollem too. ive only been to the more central one.

great bar, great service, the barman really cared and talked us through different types.

the Kwak

the 'kwak' is a must try for novelty value, if nothing else. it comes in a mini yard of ale glass, meaning you have to down the end of it.

strong taste, strong alcohol content and strong hangover.