Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[dirkomatic]

This city is not known for beer. Its oldest brewery is less than 15 years old.

 

[dirkomatic]

See if this helps at all... Taken from the same location, a little lower and to the right

 

[dirkomatic]

And another clue for today... If you're looking for downtown, give that up.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Charlotte, North Carolina

 

[dirkomatic]

Charlotte, North Carolina

That's it.

Charlotte is nicknamed the Queen City.

The USA's first gold rush started there after a huge nugget of gold was found in 1799.

Its oldest brewery is Olde Mecklenburg Brewery founded in 2009.

Charlotte's city center is called "uptown", not "downtown".

You're up @D.B.Moody

 

[D.B.Moody]

I didn't understand the clues, because I'd never heard of Freddy Mercury, but there was a North Carolina flag in that second picture that got me on the right track.
This is from 1988:

 

[dirkomatic]

@D.B.Moody, yeah... I figured someone might find the flag. That's why I waited a little while to post that one. That flag is on the Carolina Panthers stadium.

I know the answer to this one... I'll let someone else figure it out

 

[3 Dawg Night]

York, England?

 

[D.B.Moody]

York it is. You're up @3 Dawg Night.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Heh, I had to google "Pickering & Co. Bookseller." The street view I found didn't look like this, but likely it's changed in the past 33 years.

I've never been here, but I'd like to visit:

 

[dirkomatic]

Heh, I had to google "Pickering & Co. Bookseller." The street view I found didn't look like this, but likely it's changed in the past 33 years.

Yeah... The address that Google shows is on the street adjacent to where that picture was taken. Use Street View and head down the Shambles and you'll find that location.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Adelaide, Australia

 

[3 Dawg Night]

@D.B.Moody has it! I've never been to Australia, but I'd like to visit one day. I brewed and currently have on tap an Australian sparkling ale, the recipe for which is based on Coopers. Not a bad everyday beer. Coopers is located in (or near) Adelaide, hence the photo.

You're up, @D.B.Moody!

 

[D.B.Moody]

I've never been to Australia either, and, since we went to New Zealand in 2010, I doubt I'll get down under again at my age. I did use Coopers malt in an ale in 2005. My brother brought me some Sticklebract hops from New Zealand, so I got some Coopers malt and yeast and brewed "ANZALE."
This is from 1990:

 

[D.B.Moody]

Here's another view:

 

[dirkomatic]

Salzburg. First picture is of the old Makartsteg Bridge before they built the "Love Lock Bridge"

I'm guessing the second is somewhere on Getreidegasse.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Salzburg it is. You're up @dirkomatic.

 

[dirkomatic]

I visited here once upon a time... This is not my photo. It's a recent one from Google maps.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Feels like Piedmont - Barolo, Barbaresco, somewhere round there?

But vineyards tend to look much the same wherever you are in the world.

 

[dirkomatic]

I guess vineyards look the same everywhere...? The ones near me don't look anything like this.

Definitely Europe. Not Italy.

 

[dirkomatic]

I'll help this along a bit. I may be out of touch for a while, so I may not be a responsive as necessary.

On a clear day you can see a city from a neighboring country from the terrace of this castle.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Staufenberg Castle, Germany. You can see Strasbourg, France, from there

 

[dirkomatic]

Great job @D.B.Moody ... That's it. Your turn.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Here'another place at the top. This shot shows one of the ways up. Taken in 2017:

 

[D.B.Moody]

Here's a more revealing picture:

 

[Pkrd]

Montserrat? Only seen it from a distance (it was a bit far to pedal from Barcelona).

 

[D.B.Moody]

Montserrat it is. And I'd think the the hill part would be a bit much on a bike. You're up @Pkrd.

 

[Pkrd]

Ok, easy one I think

 

[DBhomebrew]

Thames/MOD, London

 

[Northern_Brewer]

..with the Mall diagonally from mid-right to Buckingham Palace in the trees mid-left.