On Lever-Pulled Espresso and Exploration
Or how being a cheeky American sometimes goes a long way
In May, David and I went to Tallinn to witness the spectacle that is the Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend. We first heard about TCBW in 2019, when we visited Tallinn for the first time and unfortunately missed the festival by a week. Estonian beer culture is not to be trifled with: Estonians drink some heavy beer both in flavor and strength (most beers start at around 6-8% ABV, and it’s not unusual to get some serious bangers at 12-17%). They also really get into their festivals, so we knew we needed to attend this one, along with approximately half of Finland, apparently. I’ll observe that the Finns really like to drink.
Since we’d enjoyed Tallinn before, we decided to stay a bit longer on this trip, which gave us plenty of time to explore non-beer-related places as well. Despite being a rather small city, Tallinn offers some hidden gems both from a culinary and cultural perspective (e.g., the two-Michelin star restaurant 180 Degrees by Matthias Diether and Restoran Old Hansa, a non-kitsc…
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