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Entries Tagged as 'Food & drink'

Scooping the best beer in Estonia and Latvia

August 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Until a few days ago I had never heard the term ’scooper’ when applied to beer. Then I started doing some research into Baltic drinks, and came across a site called ScooperGen. I had always realised that some people like to try as many beers as they can, eschewing dull mass market brands and checking [...]

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Categories: Estonia, Food & drink, Latvia

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Lithuania becomes an alcohol-free zone (but only for a day)

August 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Visitors in Lithuania on September 1st may notice something slightly odd. For one day only, to mark the first day of the new school year, alcohol sales will be completely banned. This covers not only bars and restaurants, but hotel minibars and even ships flying Lithuanian flags.
Predictably, the move has upset restaurateurs and the Baltic [...]

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Categories: Food & drink, Lithuania, News

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