Most of the second day was spent in the Fjäderholmarna. It’s an island in an archipelago located conveniently some half an hour away from Stockholm.
On account of the early hour (just after breakfast), neither the water taxi nor the paths on the island were too packed, but the warm day drew in a lot of folks later on.
The island contains a sleepy crafts-y village and a handful of restaurants. Restaurants that were uncomfortably full around lunchtime. Finally settled on the quickest alternative – self-served patio of Rökeriet on the waterfront. The smoked mackrel and prawns were and excellent stopgap for hunger, and the very local beers (from the brewery almost literally next door) a very good accompaniment.
Indeed, Fjäderholmarnas Bryggeri is a recent arrival on the island (wasn’t there on the previous visit in 2010-ish), and they served a wide variety of good beers.
The highlight of the tasting was the Östersjö porter, whose unseasonal caramelly roastiness stood out amongst the hoppy ales. The collaborated Desert Island was very trendily new england-y: cloudy and juicy.
FI: Höyhensaarten panimo yllätti positiivisesti.
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