How to get to Lviv
In the Kyiv Post (my usual source for all beer related news from the Ukraine) there is a story about a beer drinking trip to Lviv, the city they call the Vienna of the Ukraine, including this scene when you enter one restaurant:
...there is a young man dressed as a monk watching a 20-liter cauldron full of foamy porter, steaming but not boiling, so that all the alcohol doesn’t evaporate from the drink. Every restaurant guest is invited to stop by and try it. To me, the hot porter appeared to taste much better than its more traditional, icy version. The flavorful drink was spiced with cinnamon, cloves and dry lemon peels. To make the taste thicker still, the "monk" added honey to the beer. "This is a cure for everything," he added, possibly meaning the cold?Apparently, the oldest brewery in Lviv dates from 1715, there is a beer festival there in June and people put ads for the Ukrainian beer Lvivske on You Tube...maybe because they were Ukrainian employer of the year. The BAers are less interested in giving awards.
