In desperate need of dark beer

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  1. t2112

    t2112 Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2012

    So I'm now residing in Estonia. A small city known to few as Tartu. Regardless I am very very very fond of porters and stouts. Unfortunately, in Estonia all I can find is two local porters, which are decent and Guiness....

    I'm really looking for Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. So far I traveled to Lithuanian, where brown ales are classified as dark beer and Latvia in search of this. I found nothing. Willing to go back, or to Finland, Belarus even Russia. I'd consider traveling to Ukraine or Poland. I'm even willing to order it if the shipping is cheap enough.

    I'll spare you the details on what is considered beer here, it isn't pretty and at most infuriating.

    Does anyone know where I can obtain this product? I'm desperate. I'm willing to buy two whole cases of it.
     
    #1 t2112, Mar 1, 2012
  2. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
    Pooh-Bah

    If you're prepared to travel, have you considered coming to the UK :slight_smile:

    You can find Sam Smiths easily enough over here!
     
    #2 jazzyjeff13, Mar 1, 2012
  3. paxton1978

    paxton1978 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2008 England

    Tyskie Porter is really underrated in my opinion- if you can go as far as Poland, you can do a lot worse than this.
     
    #3 paxton1978, Mar 2, 2012
  4. ReluctantScooper

    ReluctantScooper Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2008 England

    A friend of mine has just picked up a bunch of Estonian beer to rate on, ahem, another site.

    I'll ask him what's dark and not lagery.
     
    #4 ReluctantScooper, Mar 2, 2012
  5. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
    Pooh-Bah

    Ratebeer you mean?
     
    #5 CwrwAmByth, Mar 2, 2012
  6. ReluctantScooper

    ReluctantScooper Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2008 England

    The last time I mentioned The Other Place, I got into a whole heap of bother. But, yes, Ratebeer.
     
    #6 ReluctantScooper, Mar 2, 2012
  7. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
    Pooh-Bah

    Ah ok. I just wanted to know if it was a site I hadn't heard of or the inferior other one.
     
    #7 CwrwAmByth, Mar 2, 2012
  8. TartuGambrinus

    TartuGambrinus Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2012 Estonia

    you ever tried Tõmmu Hiid?
     
    #8 TartuGambrinus, Jul 23, 2012
  9. Dennoman

    Dennoman Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2011 Belgium

    If you're considering traveling to Poland, I hear the Zywiec Porter is tip-top.
     
    #9 Dennoman, Jul 23, 2012
  10. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    #10 Aye, Jul 23, 2012
  11. Gutes_Bier

    Gutes_Bier Maven (1,363) Jul 31, 2011 Germany

    I have never been to Estonia, but I have "The Encyclopedia of World Beers" (Benjamin Myers & Graham Lees; 1997 so maybe a little out of date). They recommend this one: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/560/1471

    Good luck!
     
    #11 Gutes_Bier, Jul 23, 2012
  12. knightlypint

    knightlypint Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2012 New Jersey

    Check into Baltika 6 (Russia) and Zywiec Porter (Poland).
     
    #12 knightlypint, Jul 24, 2012
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