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The Beers

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The Beers - obviously The Beers is an interesting bar/restaurant, only let down by the less-than-imaginative name.   It's a sister pub to the Happy Pub, located 200m further down the road from it at 11 Str. C aderea Bastili ei.  It's opposite some of the faculty buildings of the university so gets a lot of passing trade from there, I believe. Not too much to look at from the outside it does have a large terrace and equally sized interior.  They serve 'bar' food without being too pretentious.   Inside is OK, too. The Bar Inside there's a largish bar with a clear menu.  These are the draft beers, and a good selection at that.  Several of the excellent Glarus beers (from Bulgaria) as well as a good smattering of Romanian ales.  Too many to try in a sitting - they should consider offering flights as samplers.  This wasn't the full selection.  I discovered that the indoor list wasn't the same as the outdoor list...

Fabrica de Bere Buna - Romanian Craft Beer

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Fabrica de Bere Buna (maker of good beer) is located at  Calea Victoriei 91, 93, BucureČ™ti 010091.  Though there are tables on the pavement outside, it's not a great seating place due to the imposing buildings all around and the speed of passing traffic. Inside, however, is an excellent bar serving a wide range of Romanian craft beers, draft and bottled.  Drafts There's no brewery on site but it is the main outlet for Zaganu ('Bearded Eagle') beers, brewed in   Maneciu Ungureni, Prahova County .  There were 7 of their draft beers on tap when I visited.  The Bearded Eagle is now extinct, legend having it that Nicolae Ceausescu shot the last... Bottled I didn't try any of the bottles but noted there were some of the excellent Perfektum beers and more from Zaganu.  Hop Hooligans brewery is also worth testing at some time.  They do a wide variety of seasonal/limited edition beers.   I went for the 4 x 150 ml flight, the numbers on the flig