Now this may come as a surprise and disappointment to some of you but there are times when I travel and don't drink beer or wine. Such was the case with Oslo. I simply had a packed agenda and had to keep my head clear for all running around to trains, buses, airports, hotels, and so on. I did however take note of the fact that the primary beer sold in Oslo is Guinness, followed closely by Kilkenny Amber. A distant third was Carlsberg from Denmark. The drunks preferred the cheap champagne that is so popular in Russia. There were quite a few Irish pubs about town. I did not notice a "product of Norway" beer. There you have it. Not one beer photo or even a story to share. I thought I’d get this out of the way before the questions about beer start rolling in.
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But .... what about the beer? You need to go back and find a Norway beer!
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