The search for a pub in Kavala where I could drink beer from the tap was unsuccessful.
And maybe I gave up easily, as soon as I came across a couple of bottles of Craft beer in the market, which I could refresh myself on the terrace of the hotel where I was staying.
Why did I choose that option?
Because I was looking from the terrace at a bar that would have served me the same beer for two or three times the price...
On the last day of my stay, in a bar, in the old part of the city below the Kavala fortress I saw that they were serving Marmita beer.
I again looked on the Internet for a pub where that beer is served, but the browser offered me the location of the home of that beer, the Kavala mini-brewery Marmita.
Just a few minutes by car from the hotel where I was staying.
The search in Kavala may have been successful.
I headed to my chosen location and when I saw a car on the street in front of an unmarked building with a Marmite Kavala's craft beer sign on the door, I knew I was close.
I went through the metal door, slipped past the pallets, and ran into one of the workers.
He happily introduced me to their production, and when I was taking pictures of the cauldrons, he hid behind a pallet of bottles 😃
Marmita produces 4 types of beer and before I left the brewery, I bought a bottle of each.
I returned home from that holiday, I put the bottles bought in Kavala in the fridge, and then I caught a cold and left drinking beer for another occasion.
Day by day, as I recovered, I dared to start drinking colder liquids, to even eat some ice cream, so why couldn't I drink some beer too.
Saturday was a hellish day.
I also had a plan to visit my friends in the afternoon.
By the afternoon, there was time to take out Marmita beers from the fridge, read a little more about them and taste at least one or two.
I decided to taste Marmita APA with 5.1% alcohol and Marmita Stout with 6.4% alcohol.
Marmita APA
Marmite A.P.A. is a fresh, unpasteurised, unfiltered, handcrafted American Pale Ale. It has discreet aromas of flowers & lemon, alongside the citrus & orange notes, while maintaining a balanced bitterness.
is the producer's description of this beer
Among the ingredients, this beer has: water, barley malt, hops and yeast.
The level of bitterness with IBU41 is characteristic of the APA style.
Bitterness is noticeable but still at a level that does not overwhelm other hop flavors.
Tropical and citrus flavors predominate in this unpasteurized and cloudy, light golden beer.
When pouring, it produces a thick, permanent foam that contains all the aromas and flavors of hops.
It is recommended to drink it chilled at +6°C, and it is very pleasant for refreshment.
Stout
The producer wrote the following about this beer:
Marmite Stout is a fresh,
unpasteurised, unfiltered,
handcrafted "American
Stout" with a lighter body
& a dryer taste.
The roasted malts really
stand out, as well as the
rich aromas of coffee & chocolate.
I decided on Stout because the bitterness is identical to APA beer, so that the taste is not affected by the bitterness.
The composition consists of: water, hops, barley malt, wheat malt, yeast.
This is the same unpasteurized, unfiltered beer, dark, almost black in color and beautiful brown foam.
For a Stout beer, the foam is surprisingly thick and persistent, and the sweet smell of caramel is balanced by the bitter taste of coffee on the tongue.
Only after a few moments, when the bitterness has passed, the sweet taste of chocolate can be felt on the tongue.
A very interesting combination.
I am certainly glad that I found this mini-brewery in Kavala and that I had the opportunity to introduce you to these two interesting beers.
The other two beers, for now, go back to the fridge and wait for another opportunity or the next #beersaturday when I will try to taste both of them.
Until the next tasting, I greet you with a beer greeting and Cheers