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2025-10-21

Vernissage today 21.10 at 7pm, welcome!

Exhibition at Gallerie Pleiku: Tomi Slotte Dufva: Beer as Material and Landscape I like beer. I am not alone – around 177.5 million kiloliters of beer are consumed worldwide each year. In Finland, the average annual consumption is approximately 72 litres per person – a considerable amount, yet only half of the impressive 184 litres per capita consumed in the Czech Republic. Beer is one of humanity’s oldest beverages, with a history stretching back thousands of years. The word “beer” derives from Germanic languages (bier, birra) and is connected to the Latin verb bibere, meaning “to drink.” In ancient Egypt,…

2023-10-04

Brewday: Pilsner 🍺🍺

At last, it's time to tackle the first brew with the new system. I pondered a great deal about what kind of lager to brew, a smoky Bamberg-style proto-lager, a replica of some large macro-beer, like Heineken or Carlsberg? A Budweiser? A more modern take with American-style hops? A Bock? A dubbel Bock? Marzen or Octoberfest beer? Mexican? Vietnamese? Chinese? Japanese? The possibilities within lager are endless. However, in the end, I was drawn to the original Pilsner beer. Therefore, I decided to brew a Czech-style pilsner with a (hopefully) sweet caramel notes, golden colour, a nice foam top and…