Poland

Where You Never Have to Drive Home 

Spiz Minibrowar 
Wroclaw, Poland

Wroclaw is the third largest city in Poland. It is larger than Krakow and just as beautiful, but not nearly as famous mainly because people don't know how to say it [ˈvrɔt͡swaf].

Spiz is a brew pub in the city center "Rynek" right next to the City Hall "Ratusz". It has a big patio for warm days. When you open the doors there is an immediate flight of stairs down into the underground pub. At the base of the stairs is a little gift shop with some of the coolest beer mugs you will ever see. I have bought many of these for myself and as gifts. Turn right at the base of the stairs and you see the first picture below. God that is glorious. Something about big copper vats makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

There are six beers: Jasne Pelne (Light), Mocne (Euro Strong Lager), Miodowe (Honey), Ciemne (Dark), Karmelowe (Porter) Pszeniczne (Wheat). In general Polish people do not like "heavy" beers. So, even the dark beer is surprisingly smooth. My personal favorite is the Pszeniczne. The Miodowe is the most popular and should be tried, but I found it to be too sweet.

As a bonus, when ever you get a beer it comes with a free piece of smalec. Smalec is basically a piece of homemade bread covered in lard and bits of pork. Because, why fool yourself into thinking you are going to eat something healthy with your beer? 

Also in Wroclaw be sure to look for the Gnomes. They are hiding all over the city. This is how you should look after one night in Wroclaw.

The aforementioned Ratusz.


Coming soon:

Dublin Literary Pub Crawl

Kulatak (Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant)

Galway (the whole city is basically a pub)