THIS is How you do a Continental Breakfast…

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We are still at Hotel Cleve  in Germany and  Himself and I are making a bright an early start to make our morning appointment on time.

We came down to a true Continental breakfast…

Oooh the Germans do it well… the breakfast buffet.

As with the salad bar of last night, the breakfast buffet  was to be found on tables a long way from the windows and the lighting was low, so the photos could have been better.

Luckily  our breakfast table was in the sun  right next to the window so it was a wonderful start to the day.

There were sweet and plain yoghurt’s of every flavour available, with a variation of fruits, honey,  etc. to mix with them.

There were the typical platters of cold meats and sliced cheeses, as well as a separate cheese board.

There was also a hot breakfast available, and croissants, rolls and cake…

…and  then even more fresh fruit, and various cereals rounded out the display, so there is surely something here to satisfy all the guests and to start the day with a smile.

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

… and you know me by now, there’s going to be a bread photo in here somewhere !

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Now Here’s A German Spezial for You to Sample …

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I’ve gotten behind as the official writer-upper of the beer tasting reviews.

I can’t even say I couldn’t do it because I’d had a few too many as  A) I don’t drink beer and B) I drink so little alcohol in general that everyone who actually knows me would know that I was lying though my teeth if I ever said that.

I’ve been putting this post together over a period of weeks and finally got it finished.

As usual, one of the group picks the beer, (no, they would never trust me to do that part)  and the others get a blind tasting so that they can’t be influenced by anything on the label at all.

For better or for worse, all they have to go by is the colour and their taste buds…

Spezial Rauchbier

1pt.9 Fl. oz / 0,5 l

Vol. Alc: 6.7%

Cat:–

Bottle Cap: Brauerei Spezial / Bierspezialitäten aus Bamberg

Neck Label: Brauerei Spezial / Bamberger / Rauchbier / 1536 / Christian Merz / Bock Bier/ Bebraut nach dem / Reinheitsgebot von 1516 / bayerischen / alc. 6,7% vol.

Label: Spezial Rauchbier / Brauerei . Spezial .  Bamberg  / Kühl und dunkel lagern / Zutaten: Wasser, Gerstenmalz, Hopfen.  / 1pt.9 Fl. oz / 0,5 l / beer, birra, bière, öl.

Taste Test:

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Himself:  “I really like it, wonderful flavour, very full, (Rating=8)”

Andrew: “  long aftertaste, nice smooth all the way though, nice colour you can almost see all the way though it,  no idea the country  though (Rating = 8.5)”

Friedel: ” I’m not as poetic as everyone else but I really like it, taste stays a long time  in your mouth and that’s quite nice, colour is nice too   (Rating = 8 )”

Evan: “ Is this a Belgium style beer?  It’s really delicious. Good beer for a ski lodge. (Rating = 8 )”

Alicia: “ This beer is really good, better than some of  the others we have tasted (Rating = 9 )”

(photograph © Kiwidutch)

(photograph © Kiwidutch)