Strange Brew Athens

For curious drinkers!

Dimitris from Athens

""Strange Brew" in central Athens is one of the city's hottest new connoisseur beer taproom & bottleshop! But the vibe is very down-to-earth here; come see!"

Are you a beer collector/connoisseur? Do you meticulously update your discoveries on Untappd? Are local breweries the spots that top your to-go list when visiting a new city? Then Strange Brew is definitely for you.

I'm no beer expert, but I do have my preferences. I'm no big fan of bitter IPAs, for example; on the other hand, ever since I tried a fresh, citrusy sour ale in Bar Hop in Toronto, I'd been trying to find something similar in Athens. My quest had been fruitless... until I discovered Strange Brew.

It was a hot night when my buddies and I decided to hit this taproom in Koukaki, so every one of the beers we tried from their selection of 10 taps and 40 bottles hit the perfect spot: from Strange Brew's tap lager (sorry, don't remember the name!) to the delicious, milky Sweet n Sour IPA Hazy Disco (which had to be brewed in Poland because of Greece's strict and kind of outdated brewing laws - ask the very likable owners/brewers for the full story!)

But at Strange Brew I finally found my precious, the sour ale I didn't know I needed: I'm talking about Vault City. I think if I had to choose one beer to drink for the rest of my life, this would be it.

I can't even count the times I've had an amazing night here. Over the years it's become my true haunt, even though I don't live so close-by anymore!

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Athens Spotter Dimitris

About Me Hi! I'm Dimitris Hall. I've been an Athens Spotter since 2013 and have worked with Spotted by Locals as the site's editor, social media and content manager since early 2017. I was born a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall and grew up in Nea Smyrni (New Izmir), a suburb of Athens that a century ago didn't even exist as a concept. I’m a μισός-μισός, a “half-and-half”, my constituent parts being Greek and Australian, which honestly doesn’t sound quite right, since the last time I was in Australia was more than 15 years ago, and that just for holidays. I woul...

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