First of all, a disclaimer. This trip happened back in September, when bars were still open and flights were still flying. It’s just taken me a while to get around to writing; I don’t seem to have had the same lockdown productivity boost as everyone else! The real reason for my trip to Poland was …
The end of our trip was drawing near, but there was still time to fit in country number 11, Moldova. Now the quick way from Bucharest to Chișinău is to fly, which takes just over an hour. However, being as thrifty as ever, we opted instead for the 10-hour night bus. This was as fun …
First up, an apology to everyone who’s been waiting far too long for this article to arrive. Poppy and I have actually been back in the UK for nearly two months now. Catching up with friends and family and volunteering at various beer festivals around the country has meant we’ve been a little distracted. But …
Our first foray into Romanian craft beer in Timișoara had been a revelation; we’d discovered some great local breweries like Bereta, plus some national names such as Hop Hooligans. We’d heard, however, that we might want to lower our expectations a little for our next stop in Sibiu. Just like in the rest of Romania, …
What did we know about Romanian beer before arriving? Frankly, nothing at all. Given the reports from friends who live here or have visited, I wasn’t expecting too much either. Nevertheless, we arrived in Timișoara with open minds and a healthy dose of optimism. Apparently the city is one of the world’s leading dental tourism …
When we first started looking into the beer scene of Belgrade, our plans were expanding at an exponential rate as to where we had to go and what we had to try. However, in planning our beer-scapades around the city there was one thing we hadn’t considered; just how brilliant Novi Sad would be. Having …