Beer tasting Tour in Birzai

Service Description

Northern Lithuania has been the land of barley-malt beer for over 1000 years, with villagers brewing unpasteurized, unfiltered kaimiškas alus (village beer) using locally grown hops. During Soviet times, the farmhouse brewing tradition was all but wiped out – but is now happily seeing a resurgence, particularly in and around Biržai, where ale-makers have resurrected ancient recipes. Rinkuškiai Brewery offers walk-through tours of the brewing facilities, where you get to witness the process from malting, milling and mashing up through to fermentation and bottling. The visit also includes a tasting of six types of unfiltered beer, from the black ale and porter to the pale ale, plus the smoky house gira (kvass). Planning tip: Try to find yourself in Biržai during the exuberant two-day fiesta in August, when all of the town’s breweries offer their wares on the street.Firstly, you will be guided of the Rinkuškiai Brewery; the guide will tell you how craft Lithuanian beer is made following the old brewing traditions. After returning from the Brewery, you will visit our museum, and the Brewer himself called Žaldokas will tell you about the subtleties of the old brewing while standing near the ancient garner of the Brewer. Afterwards, you will taste hot meals (if you would like to eat a vegetarian dish, just inform us in advance), gourmet snacks prepared by our chef, and you will learn to combine them with different 8 types of beer with the help of our guide. While playing an accordion, the Brewer Žaldokas will tell you what is a wooden barrel stopper, gatherings or how much beer was prepared by ancient Lithuanians for one feast celebration, with the help of an accordion. Duration: 2,5 hours Food: Gourmet appetizers paired beers, the main meal Price: 39 € / per person. MONTEBALL Take a stroll through the spacious Mantagailiškis Manor Park (a mansion dating back to the 16th century), and play the unique game Monteball which was developed and tested in 2010. The principle of the game is to kick a ball into the holes made in in the meadow of the park, making the smallest number of kicks but everything is not so simple while the Park’s size is about 10 ha, the ball cannot be kicked into the droplet (and there will be 15 droplets around You!) and, most importantly, no swords! The open - air game in is the perfect way to take a break with your friends or colleagues! Duration: 3,5 hours Price: 8-14 € per person, depending on the amount of holes