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I've always had a soft spot for Mate's, a polotmavé pivo from Hostinský pivovar U Bizona, Čižice brewed with Yerba mate, not only because of my country of birth, but also because it's a good example of how a beer with an unusual or novelty ingredient should be made—it still tastes like beer. The rest of their pro ...

On the piss in Pilsen & Bamberg

I’ve always had a soft spot for Mate’s, a polotmavé pivo from Hostinský pivovar U Bizona, Čižice brewed with Yerba mate, not only because of my country of birth, but also because it’s a good example of how a beer with an unusual or novelty ingredient should be made—it still tastes like beer. The rest of their production, however, was of the sort that I wouldn’t mind drinking if I see it at a pub, but wouldn’t go out of my way to find, either. That’s why I was quite surprised when about a month ago I got from Robert, U Bizona’s owner, inviting me to join a group he was putting together for a trip to Bamberg at the end of February.

To be perfectly honest, if the invitation had been for a festival or something else along those lines, I might have politely declines, but I’d been wanting to go back to Bamberg ever since I was there a few years back, even if it’d be only for a day trip. So, after getting permission from the boss, I accepted the invitation and begun looking forward to it.

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Source: Beer Philosopher

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