Estonia
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Mulgi Pruulikoda
Mulgimaa, in the south of Viljandi county, is one of Estonia's most distinctive regions: its own dialect, traditional black dress and the proud legacy of once-prosperous farmers. That heritage is what Mulgi Pruulikoda bottles from its farmstead in Kõvaküla, where the small family brewery makes rural-spirited craft beers, honest and grain-driven, designed to accompany the local table — starting with mulgipuder, the region's emblematic barley-and-bacon porridge. A confidential address to be discovered along the country roads between Viljandi, Karksi-Nuia and the Latvian border, as close as it gets to living Mulgi culture.
Viljandi Vaadimees
Viljandi is the cultural capital of southern Estonia: its Teutonic castle ruins overlook a romantic lake and its folk music festival draws tens of thousands of visitors every summer. Viljandi Vaadimees — literally 'the barrel man' — gives this creative town its own craft beer, brewed in small batches on Raua street. Thirst-quenching lagers, hoppy ales and seasonal brews make up a simple, well-made range built for long festival evenings and the terraces of the wooden old town. A natural stop between the castle hill, Lake Viljandi and the folk scene that keeps the region's heart beating.
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