Yesterday, in his (to my knowledge) first ever TV appearance Kurt Maflin goes and beats former Snooker World Champion Neil Robertson. What a superb match. Full story (in Norwegian only) at Biljardforbundet.

Update: Kurt eventually lost in the Quarterfinal, but still a great effort!

Janus Wool Underwear

Wool, not Wood. Winter has secured its cold grip on Northern Europe now. It is December after all. Here is something that helps you keep your health. Warm, durable and quite fashionable if you ask me.

Yes, you read correctly. And not a joke. I have briefly mentioned this before but the Norwegian beer maker “Nøgne Ø” (Naked Island, Hadaka Jima, 裸島) is the only European producer of Sake and now even making possibly the only dai-ginjo Sake outside Japan.

Not being an expert, I can only say they are making some extremely delicate (and now even award winning) stuff. Warmly recommended to delicate foods, especially Sushi.

Check out their Sake blog for the latest news.

And if drinking black beer does not help cleansing religion from you brain, maybe this will. 😉

And who can resist a “Black Metal” version of Pink Floyd’s “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” (1968)? 🙂

Hope you survive the intro to this record…

As some might know only regular strength beer can be sold in normal shops in this country (it is of course completely idiotic, but this is Norway). At 4.7% alcohol this Porter can be found in shops, and it is absolutely fantastic. Maybe the best beer you can find at this strength.

What if a vampire moved into your neighborhood?

After two good movie adoptions the “horrible” book by John Ajvide Lindquist has now moved into the theaters. This will be scary stuff. Too bad it is not playing near me.

My first bottle of “Julebrygg” this year may be the best also. I hope I can get hold of more of it. Fantastic beer. Even better is that this is in the Viking tradition celebrating “ÝLIR” (Jul). Christmas is something thought up on the basis of evil religions with their basis in the Middle East. As a good Norwegian, I hate all religion, and *especially* I hate everything from the Middle East, which are or will be completely destroying this earth in the end. If I *had* to have a religion I would go for good old Odin and Thor. Now *that* are my kind of gods…

This new Single Malt Scotch Whisky of the year (more or less) shows great promise. Very good even now at max 3-4 years of age!

Even if you have the latest edition of these books be sure to check also their Walking Route Updates for any last developments.

Also new from Discovery this year, a new edition of their Madeira walking map.