So THIS is what an eighteen month break feels like… It’s the gestation period an asian elephant.
No good reason for taking a break, it just happened.
As did plenty of things meanwhile (which would’ve been blogged about):
- The law concerning the sale of beer changed for the better. While the increase to 5.5ABV in milkstores brought a significant amount of new brews, the main benefit is the breweries ability to do direct sales.
- Pien opened a bar and seriously upped the ante in how to import fresh beer.
- Pien also sadly lost the Espoo location on account of legal complications.
- The festival circuit continued to expand: Craft Beer Garden was nice, Craft Beer Ullanlinna was awesome. But considering the serious lack of crowds in the latter, it’s no wonder that it was a one-off.
- Uba ja Humal seemed to have gone downhill since the opening of their taproom, selection was severely limited to mostly Estonian beers.
Considering that Mikkeller opens a bar in Helsinki tomorrow, and Craft Beer Helsinki is just a week away, this is a good time to leap back into the saddle.
FI: Pidin taukoa.
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