Septem Microbrewery

Founded in 2009 in Orologio Avlonariou, in the Evian countryside, by oenologist and brewmaster Sofoklis Panagiotou, Septem built its range on the week: Monday's Pilsner, Friday's Pale Ale, Sunday's Honey Golden Ale, Thursday's Red Ale, Saturday's Porter, the 8th Day IPA and the A.C.E. double IPA. That winemaker's rigour — meticulous fermentations, hops treated like grape varieties — has made it the Greek brewery most regularly titled at international competitions, from the World Beer Awards to the European Beer Star. A member of the open-breweries network, it can be visited among the olive trees, an hour and a half from Athens via the Chalkida bridge: the grand cru of Greek craft.