Bravoras "Apynys" / Green Monster

In Karmėlava, on the outskirts of Kaunas, the Apynys bravoras — "the hop" — hides behind its traditional name a far more exuberant creature: Green Monster, its craft brand with monstrous labels. Mango milkshake pale ales, tangy sours with guava or soursop, IPAs saturated with tropical fruit: the green monster loves avalanches of aroma, often in collaboration with Lithuanian and Polish accomplices like Rockmill or the Hop-Doc gastropub. Its colourful cans brighten the fridges of Kaunas and Vilnius bottle shops — proof that the country's second city knows how to unleash monsters too.