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- All the ratings and comments you will find on my pages reflect my personal opinion only. The fact I like or dislike a particular beer or brewery doesn't mean you'll feel the same way. Fortunately we are free to like whatever we like. And, please, don't blame me for not having tasted your favourite beer. I'm trying every beer I can get my hands on, so If it's not listed here it's not because I don't like it (feel free to send it to me :-))
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My love story with beer began in 1987 when I was in Bruxelles on holidays. It was the first time that I met so extraordinary beers. During the past 25 years, I have sampled more than 7300 beers, hunting them through my own country and during holidays in Belgium, France, Germany, Kenya, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Scotland, Netherlands, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Austria, Canada, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Greece and Egypt and trading with friends from Sweden, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Luxemburg and the USA.
I would like to thank all the people who have helped me in my never-ending quest for beer (and sorry for those I would forget):

• Adam "Viking" Jarolics for some decent danish beers dating before the beer revolution.
• Adrian "Dream Theater" Aellig for his homebrews and some other beers.
• Adrian "Erzbierschof" Dänzer for the Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet Smoke on the Water and the Great Divide Chocolate Pak Aged.
• Alain Bernoulli brewer of Feldmoos for the bottle of Malzbier.
• Alain Cathélaz for some of his beers.
• Alain "Tuborg/Gomoliako" Turberg for some swiss brews and beers from Honduras and Guatemala.
• Alessandro "fiulijn" Cometti for some good tips on the swiss beer scene, tons of wonderful new beers, new countries (Algeria, Uruguay, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso) and plenty of great tasting sessions.
• Alex Künzle from Öufi for allowing me to get away with (plenty of) bottles after the Swiss Beer contest.
• Alfred "Fredi" Weber for beers from Germany and the Czech Republic.
• Alfred "Fredi" Burkhalter and Justine Bloch for beers from Togo.
• Alina Mihaela Olaru for my first beer from Romania.
• Andreas Brüllmann, brewer of Brüll! Bier for kindly sending me 5 of his beers.
• Andreas Schultheiss, brewer of Zur grünen Amsel for kindly offering me 6 of his beers.
• Andreas Walliser, brewer of Bier Manufaktur Maienfeld for kindly sending me 5 of his beers.
• Anna Casablanca for the Hibu Vai Tra.
• Anna Rohrbach for the Egghubel Anna's Porter and the De Molen Winterhop.
• Arben Haziri for my first beer from Kosovo and for german beers.
• Andréas "Dédé" Racine for the Krusovice Cerné.
• Andrea and Dominik De Gregorio, brewers of Sevibräu for sending me their beers and the extra Märzen.
• Andrea Schranz from Sonnenbräu for kindly bringing me some First Swiss Ale.
• Andreas Stgier from Ela Bier for kindly sending me his beers.
• André Dumas for beers from Germany.
• Antonio Rey Ruiz for plenty of spanish beers as well as some other bottles.
• Anton "Toni Erzbierchof" Flükiger for a lot of different new beers, his kindness and of course for his marvelous Bier shop and Bar !
• Beat Ming, brewer of Reinecke Bräu for kindly sending me 2 of his beers.
• Beat Rohner from BeSte for a Tschlin Double Bock.
• Bernhard "let's go Devils", Adrian "Nightwish" and Maria Aellig for beers from the USA, Italy and France.
• Bruno Güntensperger from Liechtensteiner Brauhaus for kindly sending me his beers.
• Bruno Stoller, brewer of Stozi-Bräu for his Capitana IPA.
• Chris "cbeers21" Beers for a beer from Nepal and some other fine stuff from Florida.
• Christophe "Mullus" Müller (1966-1997) for some unforgettable moments. Rest in peace my friend.
• Christophe "Titof" Pradervand and Sidonie "Sido" Bündgen, brewers of Les Faiseurs de Bière, for beers from France and Belgium.
• Clark "Clarkvv" Van Vliet for outstanding beers from the USA, Belgium and Germany.
• Claude Degen, brewer of Degen Bier for kindly sending me some of his beers.
• Daniel "Bier-Bienne" Trignani for beers from Laos and Zaire.
• Daniel "MadDan" and Silvia "CrazySilvie" Haller for beers from Mauritius, Greece, Italy, USA, Iceland, Australia, Seychelles, Spain and Namibia.
• Daniel "scanning" Brunner for beers from Russia and Ukraine.
• Daniela Brokelmann from the former brewery Meisibräu for sending me 4 of her beers.
• Daniel Käslin, brewer of Engadiner Bier for kindly sending me 3 of his beers.
• Daniel and Susanne Kruse, brewers of Hundsbräu for the kind receiving and the bottles of Whiskey beers.0
• Daniel "der Bier-Prinz" von Allmen (? - 2009).
• David Hofmann for the Ichnusa and the Felsenau Hochdorfer Goldstern.
• Didier Ambühl for the "Guide des brasseries artisanales de Suisse romande".
• Dino Tellenbach, brewer of Benedix Klosterbräu, for offering me his beer.
• Docteur Gab's crew for 12 of their beers.
• Dominik Sauter for beers from Russia and Peru.
• Dominique Obrist for the Tooheys Extra Dry brought back directly from Australia.
• Dominique "DomTom" Wiesmann for beers from the Czech Republic, Cuba, India, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden and Costa Rica. And of course for good beer drinking company !
• Don Bible for numerous beers from the USA.
• DougShoemaker for good drinking company, sharing some beers in Montreal 2012 and a bottle from Black Oak Brewing.
• Eric Devaud (1967 - 2009) for my first beer from Cyprus. Goodbye Eric.
• Eric Notari, brewer of Officina della Birra, for offering me some of his beers.
• Eric "hopscotch" Starnes for beers from Nicaragua and Haiti.
• Fabien Maître for the dubious beers from the Brasserie Artisanale de Porrentruy.
• Fabrice Tournelle, brewer of L'Enclave for some of his (very good!) beers.
• Florian "Gleibasel!" Ruch for beers from Italy, Madagascar, Canada, Iceland and from the swiss microbreweries Käppelijoch, Wetzel, Rösslibier, Roscha and Sauhofbräu.
• Manfred Andermatt, brewer of Robenhausen, for kindly sending me 4 of his beers.
• Freddy Haldemann for his kindness and some of his beers.
• Gazza Prescott for some usefull informations on swiss breweries.
• Gerhard Kessi, brewer of Old School, for having kindly offered me 6 of his beers.
• Gerry Farrell and the Sudwerk's crew for 12 of their beers.
• Gilles "Liveshow" Léchot for having been part of the incredible Tour de Belgique.
• Greg Gaughan for beers from Struise and Russian River.
• Gregory Murer, brewer of Fleurac, for his Triple Saint Emilion.
• Guido Frey, brewer of Lupuvis for some of his beers.
• Gwenaël Samotyj, brewer of Brasserie des garrigues, for kindly offering me 2 of his beers.
• Hansjörg "Himmy/Hopfemandli" von Arx for the Hirnibräu Spezli Blond, the Turpä Bräu and 3 Richie Bräu.
• Hansruedi Giger for rare swiss beers and plenty of great informations on the swiss beer scene.
• Hasan Kaydin for beers from Turkey.
• Henrik Papsoe for numerous beers from Denmark and other countries (among them a new one: Greenland)
• Hugo Gutknecht, brewer of Hammer-Bier, for kindly sending me 16 of his beers.
• Jan de Ruijter, brewer of Bierzunft Wehntal, for 3 of his beers.
• Jean Ehrensperger for beers from France.
• Jean-Luc "BT" and Fabienne Berberat for beers from France.
• Jean-Marc Bersier for beers from Australia and Papua New Guinea.
• Jean-Philippe "Rutzicka" Rutz for beers from Belarus, Belgium, Cuba, Poland, Switzerland and France and for helping me to finish the bottles at the tasting sessions.
• Jeppe "BierKönig" Bjergsoe for beers from Lithuania and Denmark. And for the wonderful Fuller's Vintage Ale 1999.
• Jérôme Rebetez, brewer of the BFM for some beers from France and Germany.
• Jespr "yespr" Kjaer for bringing me a lot of Mikkellers.
• Joëlle Gobat for beers from Colombia and Ecuador.
• John "jcalabre" Calabrese for the outstanding Alesmith Speedway Stout, Avery Czar and Stone Double Bastard.
• John "jjpm74" Mezzacappa for the Hürlimann Caesarus and the Newport Storm 05.
• Joseph "Degarth" Redner for the Blackbeard Ale from the Virgin Islands.
• Josh Oakes for fine beers from Canada, one new country (Iran) and his great beer knowledge.
• Juan Heiniger for beers from Ecuador.
• Julien Allen for different beers from Switzerland and the USA and for good beer drinking company.
• Julien Sarrasin for a BFM Saint Bon-Chien Spirit Barrel, 2 Florival, 2 Vollèges and 2 Westvleteren.
• Jürg Kohler, brewer of Egghubel (formerly Mettle Bier) for kindly sending me some of his beers.
• Jürg "i chumme i 2 minute" Oberli for the 2 Lupo Landi Farmer (Dunkel and weizen) and the Scherlibräu Altbier.
• Kenneth Weaver for kindly repairing the mess of the Swedish post.
• Kurt Haller for a beer from Hungary.
• Lars Hovind for some informations on the swiss beer scene.
• Laurent "the Submarine Captain" Mousson for his Tipsy Turvy, lot of new beers (among them one from North Korea) and his great beer knowledge.
• Laurianne Allaz for 6 beers from Docteur Gab's.
• Lubiere for good drinking company and sharing some beers in Montreal 2012.
• Lucien Vetter, brewer at Wabräu, for sharing the Ramsgate Big Cracker.
• Manuela Rast for beers from Morocco and Algeria.
• Marc Elsborg for beers from Costa Rica, Cambodia, Azerbaijan, Angola and Jordan.
• Marcel Vogt for 4 beers from a new country: Andorra.
• Marc "Study" Studer, brewer of Mein Teil, for 6 of his beers.
• Margrith Heynen, brewer of Suonen Bräu, for having kindly delivered her beers directly to me.
• Mario Muther and Max Herger, brewers of Stiär Biär for kindly sending me 2 of their beers.
• Mario Muther again, from Stiär Biär for kindly sending me 3 Äs Weizä.
• Marjorie Jacobi brewer from le Paradis for some of her beers.
• Markus Bacher for the Luzerner Original and the Eichhof Jubiläumsbier.
• Markus "Brewbear" Buehler for his great work and for letting me taste some prototypes.
• Markus Obrist for the Chang Beer.
• Markus "Linux" Wernig for beers from Germany, Austria and for helping me to reduce the shipment costs.
• Martin Bühler from Napf for his Wyssbier.
• Martin Garius for beers from Rieder-Bier.
• Martin Haller, brewer of LUBB, for kindly sending me 4 of his beers.
• Martin Halter from Sudwerk for kindly sending me 12 of their beers.
• Mato Tovilo for beers from Croatia.
• Matthias "NAT" Schärer for beers from Erusbacher & Paul and Züri-Hell.
• Michael "PsychProf" Anes for beers from the USA.
• my parents for beers from Indonesia, Tunisia, Morocco, France and Germany.
• Nadine Degen, brewer of Wabräu, for her Bockbier.
• Natalie Corbat for 2 beers from Unser Bier.
• Nicola Nick Beltraminelli, brewer of Bad Attitude, for some of his beers.
• Nicolas Dornacher, brewer of the Brasserie Artisanale de Fribourg, for some of his wonderful beers.
• Nicolas Jeckelmann for a Petit Orval, a Boelens Bieken and his incredible passion.
• Old waiting room furniture is perfect for making your own bar in your home to serve beer and drinks to guests.
• Old and new styles of waiting room furiture for making a comfortable area in your bar can be found at places like beyondtheofficedoor.com
• Oliver Bieri for 4 beers from Greece, 4 beers from Corsica and 3 from Colombia.
• Olivier Naegeli for beers from Peru.
• Otto Schwizer, brewer of Häxebräu, for kindly sending me 2 of his beers.
• Pascal Sauser for lot of new beers brought at the tasting sessions.
• Patricia Wüthrich for beers from Spain and France.
• Patricia Wüthrich for beers from Spain and France.
• Patrik Arnet, brewer of Churerbier, for kindly sending me some of his beers.
• Patrik Feller, brewer of Strättligen Bier, for kindly offering me a lot of his beers.
• Patrik "oh6gdx" Willför for numerous beers mainly from Finland but also from different countries. He's one of my standard trader.
• Per Forsgren/Samuelsson for numerous beers from Sweden and 26(!) incredible new countries.
• Peter "Gleitschirm VPN" Ens for beers from Austria, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland and Bulgaria. Please visit his homepage or he will not bring me beers anymore :-)
• Peter Maag, brewer from the Magie-Bräu, for offering me 2 of his beers.
• Philipp Sigg, one of the few people having sampled more swiss beers than I have, for many good trades and good beer drinking company.
• Pierre Kurmann and Jacky Tornay, brewers of the Brasserie Montheysanne, for offering me 6 of their beers.
• Pierre "l'ancêtre" Mounir for beers from France.
• Pierre-André Priamo for 6 beers from Docteur Gab's.
• Radek Kliber for good drinking company and sharing some beers in Montreal 2012.
• Raoul Gendroz, brewer from the Brasserie du Jorat, for offering me his beers.
• Raphaël Chabloz for bringing me back 2 beers of Brasserie des Garrigues.
• Raphaël "Glouglou" Berger for having been part of the incredible Tour de Belgique and Great Britain Tour.
• Raphaël Mettler, brewer of Trois Dames, for some of his beers.
• Raphaël "Grave Digger" Weber for beers from Portugal.
• René Kündig, brewer of Kündig-Bräu, for the LägereBräu Weizen and for the kind reception at his brewery.
• Richard "Ric" Jackman for north american beers.
• Richi Leder for some of his beers.
• Rico Fata for north american beers.
• Robert Buerk for my first beer from Chile.
• Roger "Doeschi" De Jonckheere for the Surselva Rensch and Cratschatura and for 11 new beers from Belgium.
• Roger "Solaris" Schönthal for beers from Egypt.
• Rolf Wyss for the Brasserie des Voirons Lug.
• Roman Marti, brewer of Pilatusbräu for 2 of his beers.
• Ruedi "Baseball" Strub (1957-2008) and his wife Carla for numerous beers from the USA.
• Sebastian "DerDoppelbock" Sauer for 15 new beers and good drinking company during the 2009 Solothurner Biertage.
• Silvan "typo3-leusi" Leuenberger for beers from Hasli Bier.
• Sam, brewer from Sam's Bière Amicale for some of his beers.
• Samuel Aeschlimann, brewer from the Blackwell, for 4 of his beers.
• Sandra Huber-Matsui for the Bowen Island Extra Pale Ale.
• Silvia "CrazySilvie" Haller for showing her man where the icelandic beershop was.
• Simone "beerlady" for some good informations on the swiss beer scene.
• Sonja Gysin for beers from Wetzel.
• Stefan Bertschy for beers from Germany.
• Stephan "Stevie" Teuscher for beers from Italy and Switzerland.
• Stéphanie Dürler for the Bourganel au Nougat.
• Stephen Hart, brewer from the Rappi Beer Factory, for sending me 10 of his beers.
• my stepparents for beers from Tunisia, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and the USA.
• Sunshine "Beershine" Kessler for good drinking company and sharing some beers in Montreal 2012.
• Sylvain Fazan for some informations on the swiss beer scene.
• Thierry "Tschuppert" Giauque for some unforgettable moments.
• Thomas Benz from Lägerebräu for 2 of his beers.
• Thomas Krüsi for a Gösser Märzen.
• Thomas Schneider, one of the few people having sampled more swiss beers than I have, for lot of swiss beers, good beer drinking company and a new country (Cayman Islands).
• Thong van Thai for beers from Vietnam.
• Tiziana and Manfred "Mani" Böbner for helping me to pay my incredible amount of german beers in Lörrach.
• Tom Strickler brewer from Storm&Anchor for kindly giving me some of his beers.
• Toni Bühlmann from Brauwerkstatt Jegenstorf for his Schmitte-Bier Rotbier.
• Toni Hutter for 5 Slovak beers, the Kubuli from Dominica (new country !) and the Sudwerk Summit IPA.
• Udo Remagen brewmaster from Brauerei Luzern for kindly sending me some of his beers.
• Ulrich "Ueli" Sutter for beers from Germany.
• Ulrich "Üelu" Bösiger, brewer of UHB, for kindly sending me some of his beers.
• Urs "balloon driver" Meyer for beers from Myanmar.
• Urs Wüthrich for kindly bringing me 2 Schmitte-Bier Rotbier.
• Vincent Bourquin for beers from Benin and Mali.
• Vladi and Marco La Gennusa for some beers from Purkmystr.
• Yves "el loco" Kühni for beers from Germany and Cyprus.
• Yves "Caro-Kann" and Catherine Reich for beers from France.
• Yvonne and Peter Dürsteler from Forschungsbrauerei G48 for kindly bringing me some beers.
• and, last but not least, a very special thank you to my wife, Natalie, for her attention, support and tolerance.

I hope you will enjoy my small contribution to the great world of BEER !

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