Joalda

In Joniškėlis, a farming town on the northern plain between Panevėžys and Biržai, Joalda carries on the tradition of Lithuanian country beers — the "kaimiškas alus" that made the region's name. Its malty, rounded, no-frills lagers and ales are brewed on a small scale and served in the country's traditional bars and aludės, where they remain the regulars' drink. Little known to tourist circuits, the microbrewery embodies that deep brewing Lithuania which, from farm to small town, never stopped brewing — the quiet link between the legends of the north and today's taps.