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GTG Downtime-Extra!
WDT Amsterdam-Bruges-Brussels
Triathlon 2011
A Special Daily Supplement from
The Grey Town Gazette
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Seven Days : Seven Beers : Seven Reasons to Live
Thurs 25th Aug 2011
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T minus 4
and counting...
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They come from far and wide
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Europe is in crisis: bond markets are collapsing; the proles are rioting; and governments everywhere are running out of other people's money to spend
But, fear not! For those who are bold enough to go forth and seek it, there is liquidity aplenty. And it tastes good
To help boost Eurozone confidence the internationally renowned NGO WorldDrinkingTour.com has organized a special moral-boosting Triathlon starting on the 29th August in Amsterdam then taking in Bruges and Brussels. At each stage the participants - unpaid volunteers all - will selflessly be doing their bit to lift spirits And (never ones to shirk from our journalistic duties) the GTG's staff will be there in the thick of it reporting events as they unfold
Countdown Reviews
To help the participants get in the mood and as a general celebration of the event, we're publishing a special series of 7 daily bulletins featuring reviews of our favourite beverages and bars
We all like a refreshing drink so today we're featuring another old favourite: the Floris Garden Mojito. But my how it's grown!
The WDT tour culminates at the Brussels Beer Weekend in Grand Place Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September
We can't possibly cover all of the worthy beverages in seven bulletins, but we hope these little tasters help wet the appetite and get the heart pounding.
Cheers!
Ed
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Beverage of the Day
Floris Garden Mojito
The BIG One
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Bigger than the Deficit
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Vital Statistics
Style: Galaxy-Class Mojito
AI Value:* 60+
Killer App: Powers Star Ships Medicinal Qualities: Group Therapy
Tasting notes: Wham!
Grey Scale Rating: ** Platinum Wt Relativity Index:*** 10 * AI, or Alcoholic Index is a key parameter in the temporal equation defining (perceived) Drink Time. Ref. Alcohol Induced Time Dilation Effect, 'Quantum Qorner' section GTG Dec 2009 ** The official GTG product review rating scale: |
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Origin
The Floris Garden was established a few years ago as a logical development from the adjacent Floris Bar, which itself stemmed from the Delirium Cafe on the opposite side of the alley. All three, and the more recent Taphouse, Tequila Bar and newly opened Monasterium specialise in different styles of beverages but they have something in common: they don't do things by halves
My how you've grown!
This beverage was preceded by the once impressive but now feeble looking Mojito in a pint glass, but like everything in the modern world - deficits, waistlines, fuel bills, Donald Trump's hair - it just keeps getting bigger!
What's so special?
Just look at it! Health and Safety Warning: This drink is very heavy and should only be lifted by people who have had proper training in handling hazardous loads More info: Floris Garden
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Watering Hole
The only place to enjoy today's featured beverage
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Hello Sailor!
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Floris Garden, Brussels
Treasure Island
Well, it's not rocket science but if you want a Floris Garden Mojito you have to go to the Floris Garden. Having said that, you do have a choice of front doors and you could enter through the similarly named adjoining Floris Bar (but be careful not to be tempted too early by the vast array of absinthe and other spirits....)
The interior is warm and inviting with what can be best described as a 'wood theme' but can become a little busy on Friday and Saturday nights when it gets packed-out by hordes of (no doubt) cool-looking, but also decidedly spaced-out (though usually good natured) teenagers
If that's too much and the weather is fair, and you can cope with assorted bus loads of Japanese tourists arriving to photograph the totally uninspiring 'Jeanneken Pis' statue, you can sit outside. From here you can marvel at the awesome array of beverages available from the various surrounding hostelries that make up the extended family of the Delirium Cafe, the latter being famous for stocking more than 2,000 different beers!
Plenty, in fact, to keep you busy on a long weekend
Floris Garden, 5 Impasse de la fidélité - 1000 Bruxelles
Review first published GTG Extra! Aug 26th 2010
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