Yep - it's Beer “O” Clock - after a hard day of Caching - Grolsch - sun is over the yardarm No 1 Trevallyn, Tasmania, Australia
By HansJJ on 05-Jun-21. Waypoint GA22024

After a hard day of caching & while your logging your finds – it’s easy to kick back with a nice cold beer.

When I complete a hard day of caching I usually kick back with a nice cold beer while logging my finds or DNF’s for the day.

I believe others would do that also.

So yep a cold GROLSCH might do.

So, a little history from Wikipedia & Grolsch web site

The Grolsch brewery was founded in 1615 in Groenlo. The town of Groenlo was then known as Grolle, hence the name Grolsch, meaning 'of Grolle'. Grolsch is best known for its 5% abv pale lager, Grolsch Premium Pilsner. The brewery was first operated by Willem Neerfeldt. Neerfeldt's son-in-law, Peter Sanford Kuyper, later took over. Grolsch was, as of February 2006, the second largest[9] brewer in the Netherlands (after Heineken) with annual production of 320 million litres. The domestic market comprises fifty-one per cent of total production.

It was a daring move, setting up a Brewery in Grolle in 1615, the height of the Dutch Revolt. Eighty years of war made things difficult for our founder, Willem Neerfeldt and his family, but they persevered.

Around 1650, Willem took on Peter Kuijper, an ambitious apprentice brewer. Infatuated by Willem’s daughter, Peter did his very best to impress, trialling and revising formulas. His first two brews were instantly rejected. However, his third included a second variety of hops, unique to the 17th century. The first hop was for Aroma, the second for Bitterness, giving it a more substantial depth of flavour. It’s a triumph to this day and Grolsch is still brewed with two varieties of hop, giving it its bold, distinctive taste.

Peter’s genuine talent was obvious, not just to Willem but his daughter too - who he happily married in 1676.

From the first brewery in 1615, Grolsch was brewed only in Groenlo until Theo de Groen took over the Enschedesche BierBrouwerij in Enschede in 1922.

Theo was a man known for his determination, who knew what he wanted. When the crown cap bottle was introduced as the new standard, he never had a second of doubt whether he too would adopt it. ‘It’s I who decides what I put in my beer in’. Despite its higher production costs, the swing-top remained, giving Grolsch its iconic and distinctive appearance today.

Grolsch beer has been brewed based on family tradition for centuries. The tenacity of the Neerfeldt, Kuijper, Haperink and DeGroen’s legacies shaped the characteristic flavour of present-day Grolsch beer. Even today, our Master Brewer Marc is the son of our Master Brewer before him, something we are incredibly proud of.

On 13th May 2000, Enschede was struck by a fireworks disaster that occurred at SE Fireworks. The Grolsch Brewery was less than 200 metres from the fireworks factory, and the damage was significant.

The brewery stayed closed for weeks. However great the loss was, it brought our team closer together. Our bold spirit rallied us, we worked tirelessly to repair the damage and ensure our Grolsch beer kept its original flavour. We built a 7km pipe from the old brewery to our new one, giving us access to the same water source, ensuring the same great tasting beer.

The new Grolsch brewery is one of the most innovative and enduring breweries in the world. Our uncompromising nature means we use only the very best, natural ingredients and only the purest water, with nothing artificial added. It also means that we take sustainability seriously - the entire brewing process is done to the highest possible environmental standard, with 99.8% of our waste being recycled.

So being a movable – find it – log it – move it to a new location for others to enjoy a cold beer after a day of caching.

FROM THE BOLD SPIRIT OF THOSE LIKE WILLEM NEERFELDT, TO THE PIONEERING NATURE OF PETER KUIJPER AND THE DEVOTION TO AUTHENTICITY FROM EVERY FAMILY SINCE. GROLSCH TRULY IS A PRODUCT OF ITS PEOPLE.

sun is over the yardarm

People say the sun is over the yardarm to say that it is late enough in the day to have an alcoholic drink. Note: This expression is thought to come from the old practice on some ships of having an alcoholic drink when the sun had risen past a horizontal bar on the mast, usually around 11am

Sun is over the yard arm is a British expression dating from the late 19th century that means it is time for the first alcoholic drink of the day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grolsch_Brewery#/media/File:Grolsch_premium_lager_bottle_unopened.jpg

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