Traditionally (meaning for the second year in a row) spent the first summer vacation day in the western reaches of the neighbourhood, in Fiskars and its neighbours.
Beer-wise the biggest attraction of the area is Rekolan Panimo. However, the as the craft breweries are not allowed to sell their wares that exceed 4.7% ABV, the most interesting beers in their portfolio are not available in the brewshop. And to add insult to injury, the lone bar in Fiskars, Laundry, is closed on Mondays.
Katajan Kuiske, their juniper-flavored rye beer is not uniformly available in the domestic monopoly stores. However, the store in Tammisaari was conveniently along the way to Fiskars. Picked up a triplet of Kuiske, and headed onwards to Fiskars.
We ate lunch in Kuparipannu, and were very pleasantly surprised by the unexpected availability of an unknown Rekola product. Luomu IPA worked well with the fish-heavy appetizers, but less so with the bland main courses. Compared to the other restaurant in Fiskars, Värdshuset, Kuparipannu gets seriously outshone. Luomu IPA didn’t leave a very deep impression, decent, but by no means the brewery’s flagship nor a good exemplar of the genre.
Checked whether the newly discovered Luomu IPA was available anywhere close, and scored a hit in the Karjaa Alko with a search. Sadly the product was sold out for the time being.
FI: Yhtä Rekolan olutta jahdattiin. Ja löytyikin. Toista päästiin maistamaan vahingossa. Kuparipannun ruoka nyt ei varsinaisesti vakuuttanut.
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