A friend from Pilsen was coming into Prague to drink beer so we agreed to meet at Restaurace Sladovna, which acts as a tap room for Pivovar Cviknov
They had a 8º and I haven't see to many of these this trip so I ordered one.
We hopped a tram to check out Žlutá Pumpa, a Mexican restaurant that reportedly had some interesting beers.
An interesting tidbit -- Kamenice uses different glasses for their 10º and 12º beers. The 12º comes in the traditional more squat mug.
Ryan had to check into is room and his friend Marko (who lives in Prague) had joined us, so Marko and I headed to catch the tram to the next top.
On the way we passed a hole-in-the-wall pub called "Pink Floyd Cafe" with a chalk board listing two beers. Marko thought they were worth trying so we went it.
One was the Herold 11º -- I generally like the Herold beers but don't remember having the 11º. It was nice.
That Blitzgkrieeg is showing up everywhere.
If you've been paying attention, you know that I ordered the Sibeeria Patronus 10º.
Marko had the Estonian Watermelon Gose -- I had a taste and it actually wasn't too bad. I am a purist when it comes to Gose and most of the "craft" ones I've had are a nasty sour covered up with tons of sweet fruit syrup. But this tasted like the brewer knew Gose -- I'm not sure I could have identified watermelon as the fruit, it was so subtle.
A short walk away was our next stop, Lya Beer Cafe. They opened about 3 years ago. When I visited then they were just getting started but had lots of promise.
Of course, I had the Chroust Jura. Very nice, it was. The outside sign had listed Oud Beersel Kreikenlambic and that one would have temped me.
Some Cantillion in the fridge. Remember that the Czech koruna is about 23 to the US dollar so these are decent prices.
We were behind schedule and decided to skip our next stop and head to Valhalla Beer Club.
I had expected lots of Nordic style beers but basically it was a tap just you'd find at any "Craft" beer bar in town, except where it was brewed
We had booked at table for 8pm at Hostomická Nalévárna, so I headed there while Ryan and Marko check out an Italian restaurant they had heard about.
I started off with the Fabián 10⁰ and there was a little butter in the finish but not at all objectionable and much less than the other "buttery" beers I'd had today.
After that, it as the 12º for the test of the night, with a shot of Becherovka as a final explanation point.