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September 7, 2018 - Kraków, Poland

Poland! I'm as surprised as you are. I met a couple of beer distributors at the Black Swan in Copenhagen who turned me on to the idea of Kraków. I got some good notes and here we are!

The plane landed at 10:30pm, though, so there wasnt much exploring tonight -- I just walked around a bit in the old town and visited one bar and one bodega. Tomorrow we're going to try to see (and photograph) everything.

Picture 1) the Wisla River

Picture 2) looking up at the departure board in Copenhagen made me giggle. LOOK AT ALL THESE FASCINATING PLACES! Alas we can only visit one at a time.

Picture 3) one of the few places open in the old city after midnight is Szajba, which incorporates a gummi bear design theme. I had two forgettable bottles of Litovel, a Czech lager. Kraków is more of a vodka town, I've read. Not my bag, but maybe Saturday will open my perspective.

Pics 4-6) one of my favorite Deadspin columnists, Drew Magary, features a "cheap beer of the week" in his NFL weekly preview "Jambaroo" column. They are usually mystery ales from parts unknown with bizarro graphics - not unlike Kasztelan and ZUBR. Didn't buy, didn't try. Ask me again tomorrow.

Pic 7) some more normal-looking things I've never heard of. Also, didn't buy, didn't try - got in too late, maybe tomorrow.

Pic 8) have you ever seen so many different brands of WATER in a humble bodega? Ironically, no Poland Spring.