The available beers at Taplokaal Gist
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Taplokaal Gist

A few of the best things in life are beer and food and - what’s even better - beer and food combined. That’s what they do at Taplokaal Gist in Utrecht. There are 30 taps with a changing selection of craft beers and beautiful food that can be served – ask the staff – with a matching beer. Apart from the 30 taps, there is also a fridge with an interesting beer collection.Read more…
The available craft beers at Stavio
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CLOSED: Stavio

Stavio isn't near any big tourist hotspots (closest might be Centrale Montemartini which I visited before going here) but this bar is worth the detour for any craft beer geek. To reach it you actually have to go down a slope next to the road to reach a little corner of Trastevere which only gets visited by locals. As a matter of fact there were no tourists there during my visit, just me.Read more…
More chairs in Stadsbrouwhuis Leiden with the bar at the far end
in The Netherlands, Leiden by

Het Stadsbrouwhuis

The beautiful old town of Leiden has it all. An old historic town center with lots of history and culture. A large population of young professionals and students. It's perfectly situated between Amsterdam and The Hague. And close all sorts of outdoors recreation. What they also have is a place for craft beer lovers in the form of a brewpub called Het Stadsbrouwhuis (City Brewery if you translate it).Read more…
An order of beer is getting prepared at Brasserie 4:20
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CLOSED: Brasserie 4:20

In Trastevere just off the beaten track near Porta Portese you find Brasserie 4:20. When I visited this craft beer bar it was very crowded here and most of them were Romans. A place visited by locals should be good right? The main reason for the big crowd though was because of a band called the The Pischellis that was about to perform.Read more…
People trying to pick their beer at the bar at Brody's American Taphouse
in The Netherlands, The Hague by

CLOSED: Brody’s American Taphouse

In 2017 two new craft beer bars opened in The Hague, Anna's Bar and Brody's American Taphouse. It's the latter I want to highlight. Most recently this location was a coffeeshop called Cremers but the owner decided to move that venue to the basement and the upstairs area became this new temple of hops which is of course completely smoke free.Read more…