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FEATURE The naked pour THE ULTIMATE BEER BUCKET LIST Taking a beer bath in Prague Jumping for joy at PU's iconic gates Attending the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado Touring the West Coast of the USA from San Diego to Portland, Oregon Clinking steins at Oktoberfest in Munich Getting a near-religious beer experience at the Trappist breweries of Belgium Joining an umqombothi brew in a rural South African village Visiting the birthplace of Pilsner in the Czech Republic Pouring the perfect pint of Guinness at St James’ Gate in Dublin Witnessing the hop harvest in Yakima, Kent or right here in George Sampling a 120-minute IPA at Dogfish Head in Delaware Experiencing the world’s most unlikely Oktoberfest in Palestine Tasting everything on show at the Mikkeller Beer Celebration in Copenhagen Stumbling along the Bermondsey Beer Mile in London Checking out Oceania’s craft beer scene at Beervana in Wellington, New Zealand Brewing an award-winning beer whether as a homebrewer or in a commercial competition In some ways it’s kind of a bleak idea – essentially a list of things you’d like to do or achieve before you kick the bucket. But when you think about it, a bucket list is nothing to do with dying – it’s actually about living. So we’ve started compiling what we think is the ultimate beer bucket list…with space for you to add your own. 38 | Summer 2019 | ontapmag.co.za