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Põhjala was started at the end of 2011, it was four Estonian friends that got together and decided they wanted to make beer they enjoyed. The Estonia craft beer scene at the time was non-existent but these guys where tenacious and had a vision, so to understand how a brewery operated better they decided to go to do an internship down in Scotland at Brewdog. It was here in Scotland and during the internship they met Chris Pilkington, who was curious of their plans to expand the craft beer scene in Estonia. Curiosity turned into a beautiful partnership, after a few visits and I’m sure some late-night beers, Chris was sold on the vision. He joined Põhjala and became Head Brewer and moved to Estonia. After some months of homebrewing and product development their first beer called Öö (translation Night) in February 2013 was born.

We are always scouting the best and brightest in the world of beer and breweries and bringing into the roster new talent for Beer Merchants. We look to Ireland for this next brand we are proud to welcome into the fold. Here we have: Bullhouse Brew Co.

We thought it be fun to get a little more of an insight into all things beer over at Stigbergets, and who better to ask some questions and gain some insight from, then from head brewer: Oli Banks. Enjoy the little interview.

Over at Beer Merchants we are always scouting for the latest and best beer companies! However, its also sometimes in our interest to deter from our names sake and look to some of the amazing emerging brands in the bigger circle of the world of alcohol, we occasionally add to the impressive roster we have, with other types of alcohol. We are talking cider. Sometimes, nothing beats a crisp cold cider in the hazy sun, ear to the ground we have discovered some of the best emerging talent in the cider world.

Enter the mad world of Belgium's first craft brewery