Christmas Beer Tasting

I don't really like beer, but I do like a good excuse to get together with friends! On Friday night it was Martin's traditional Juleøl (Christmas Beer) tasting night. Some of the usual suspects were in attendance--André, a college friend of Lars and Martin, Magnus, who I met for the first time that night and of course Martin Lassen, Lars and I.

It seems like just another good excuse to kick back with some beers, but don't be fooled--this was a serious undertaking. Martin had prepared fancy spreadsheets with sufficient room to evaluate different aspects of the ten different holiday brews...aroma, taste, foam, packaging etc. etc. Finally each beer was awarded a point value on a 1 to 10 scale. Let me show you exactly how serious these boys took their task...

(Magnus analyzing his sheet while Martin looks off thoughtfully into the distance)

(André, pretzels in hand, concentrating on his task)

But you know that sometimes, no matter how serious a task can be, that things can get a little silly. Especially when it comes to the holidays. That just makes everyone so jolly.

(Magnus, who is one of my new favorites)

Just so you know, I tried almost each and every one of the beers (I know some of you are very very proud). I did not gag ever. So that's a sign...of something, I suppose.

P.S. I did not get the job at Energisenteret and I am not disappointed. I have still been applying for tons of jobs and will be sure to let you all know if something positive or otherwise extremely exciting happens.