L'Estaminet

L'Estaminet was a surprise to me while I visited the historical city of Verdun. This establishment has two entrances. From the pub side there are Bitburger Pils signs, and on the other sign is the has the brasserie sign but is more of a beer store. Hence from the two different ends, it looks like two different locations.

When I went in from the brasserie sign side, there was an assortment of different glassware. Here I found some I had been searching for: Delerium Tremens and Celebrator glasses. Afterward, I looked through the beer selection. They had many beers from Belgium, and a few from France and Germany. I noticed the pub side of the house was packed, and with fairly young French folk. This hints at the growing beer culture within this region of the world.

When I returned home, I looked up their website to find they brew their own beer as well. In fact, the gentleman I did my business with apparently was the owner/head brewer judging by the website. Anyhow, he was a nice guy, but there was a huge language barrier. He spoke very little English and no German. Anyhow, he was quite nice and cut some of the prices off of his merchandise and threw in a butt load of coasters.

Altogether, I wish I had got to try some of his brew, so maybe someday I'll go there again to do so. Great service on the bottled side of the house, and a few hard to find glasses there too.