Originally Posted by
Doge
On the beer...
https://www.graffbrygghus.no/
Alcohol laws tax ABV of >5% beer at something like 40% (vs normal 25%) when purchased locally. We had this great session (low alcohol) IPA and I wanted to find the place that made it. We stumbled (Google - "find brewery near me") into a shack and Marius invited us in. I impressed him by identifying the hops in our first taste - Citra (not hard if you know IPAs). He says the Europeans are looking to follow the USA brewers for craft beer and sources most his stuff from the Pacific Northwest.
This is a cool trip. I'm not a huge beer enthusiast, I like good, local beers and can't stand cheap **** (except Rainier), but something like this would be cool to do. Did he tell you where he is getting his stuff from the PNW?
On alcohol taxes.. Come to Utah where everything is expensive and hard to find because I live a religiousocracy. 3.2ABW my ass...