StringGrrl sees the World

 In the Puls5 courtyard very near where we maintain our Zurich Geocache we find the one year old Amboss Bier Store. The outlet for the craft brewed Amboss Bier is a Zurich original with a brief but significant history. Started off as a boutique label of the Masslos GmbH it has since outgrown the original microbrewer near the bend in the river Limmat at Wipkinger Viaduct. Now it's own business they have expanded beyond the Amber Amboss (anvil) and are now brewed in various contract locations throughout the area. For two years in the location of Steinfels. They were sold exclusively in 20 litre drums initially and since 2004 bottles to mostly local establishments. The booty from a recent stop for supplies, Amber, Blonde, Wheat, Spez "Barto" and StringGirl inside the Amboss shop at Puls5, just near StringGirls Geocache On Friday fans and friends are invited to drink fresh beer from tap and pay what they deem fair. Barto the operator of the store will also play a...

Always on the lookout for new dining experiences in my office away from home, I wandered past Brisket , an apparent new place in Zurich Kreis 5. Southern kitsch is immediate from the decor to the mason jar drinks glasses After perusing their menu I was really looking forward to the Coffee & Black Pepper Brisket, but was disappointed (temporarily) when it was told to us that the Brisket had sold out for lunch. Instead they offered a beef rib, or 2 as it turns out. The Beef Rib was our "consolation prize" after the lunch potion of Brisket sold out. It was not a dissappointment. The inside of the restaurant smells exactly as a BBQ joint should, of smoked meat and charred flesh. My colleague and I both ordered the Brisket, and ended up with the Beef Rib. It was a hearty lunch portion which for the price of 24CHF is about the going rate for a sit down, served lunch in the area. I look forward to a more in depth review of the meal offerings in the future as I whi...