Do you think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken?
I’m not asking for an exact location. Heck, at the time we snapped this I wasn’t totally sure of the name of the place.
But take a shot at the country and the city, think about what you know about pub culture, and leave a comment.
No hint this week. I thought that my hint last week that the “V” had double meaning would lead somebody to think of Vienna. Obviously I was wrong.
Another hint, added Nov. 24: The picture was not taken in North America.
Do you know where in the beer world this photo was taken?
Go ahead, take a guess by leaving a comment.
This isn’t really a contest, but there will be prizes. Details when we return from Europe in December.
The weekly hint: You could argue the “V” has a double meaning.
Do you think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken?
Please leave a comment.
It would seem I’m struggling to find the balance (struck earlier in this non-contest ) between easy, at least for some, and impossible to identify. But I will keep trying.
I little research should make it possible to figure out the country. The location (city and actual drinking spot), well it helps if you’ve been there.
And a hint: Sometimes you can’t get a Corona. And that’s OK.
Do you think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? If you’ve been there and see a bartender pour beers for this sample tray and deliver it to a table you should remember.
In case you aren’t familiar with this almost weekly feature, here’s the background. It’s not a contest to see who can answer first, but intended to show you a few photos from our journey and to inspire some comments.
The weekly hint: This picture isn’t particularly new, so don’t be thinking it was taken in Italy. On the other hand, it wasn’t shot in the United States.
Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken?
Leave your answer as a comment. Also feel free to add a comment simply because the picture inspires you.
As I’ve written before this is not really a Jeopardy-type contest, where the first to answer wins something. However, after we’re back in the United States then it will be possible to hand out a few prizes to those who’ve joined the discussion here.
The weekly hint: There’s more here than a brewery.
Updated Nov. 4, with the answer
The photo was taken at Birrificio Torrechiara south of Parma, Italy best known in the United States for brewing Panil Barriquee Sour. The brewery is also a winery (thus the hint) and uses two large (40 hectoliters each) barriquees to age the Panil Sour. The tuns are 50 years old, having previously been used by the winery operated by the family for four generations.
More about brewery when I write what is looking like many more posts on Italian beer.
Meanwhile, having badly missed the deadline this week, I will suggest Where in the Beer World? will return next week.