The owner wasn't going to be home when we arrived at 1230pm but said he'd leave a key out for us. On our way there though we received a text saying he'd forgotten to put the key out but would be back by 130pm to let us in. No problem, we'd just hang around for a while until he got there. Wrong.
We soon received another message saying due to shocking weather in Amsterdam trains weren't running and he might not be back until 3pm. That was OK too. We left our bags next door with a very confused old lady and headed off to have something to eat and grab some food shopping.
But then on our way back we received another message saying he was stuck somewhere between Amsterdam and Utrecht and that he'd be back by 5pm, at best. So we convinced the old lady to hold our bags for even longer and our shopping and to also hand over her map of Utrecht.
To make the most of a bad situation we headed off, in the pouring rain, in search of Utrecht's infamous intergalactic baked treats only to arrive just as the particular establishment was closing. So we settled for a few special muffins instead.
Finally, we were let into our accommodation at 6pm and the old lady next door could rid herself of our bags - however she was no less confused.
The night was fairly low key.
The next morning we headed off to De Molen to try the best beer the Dutch have to offer. And the best by some way too as we would later discover.
We started off slowly but were soon into the massive, dark, almost flat beers that De Molen is so famous for. Poor Todd.
Lunch consisted of a never ending toasted sandwich, a classic club sandwich and a works burger. Pub food at the next level, and all huge too!
We headed home with a few hot tips from the brewer's daughter, which we got around to once we'd overcome the effects of all being bitten by the White Widow.
The Beers
De Molen Brewberry, Citra Pale Ale, Heaven & Hell, Ruby (brewed with Oersoep), Lief & Leed, Rook & Leer, Storm & Avierij, Goed Gejat, Alive & Kicking, Goths & Vandals Barrel Aged, Wilde Porter, Bommen & Granaten Giovanni
