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Academic recreates medieval white beer using sediment from walls of Kraków Palace

Archaeologist, historian and certified beerophile Sławomir Dryja from the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, decided to bring the historic brew back to life after discovering the ‘secret’ ingredient hidden in palace walls. Kalbar/TFN

Archaeologist, historian and certified beerophile Sławomir Dryja from the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, decided to bring the historic brew back to life after discovering the ‘secret’ ingredient hidden in the palace walls.

House of Beer: fishing fan builds lakeside eco-house from recycled booze bottles

Built almost entirely from empty wine and beer bottles, the house in Jasło has been christened KARP and will be used by local fishermen.

Piotrków Trybunalski - a town of mystery and delight

Tenderly renovated and charmingly subdued, it’s not difficult to see why  Piotrków Trybunalski’s Old Town vies with Łódź as one of the country’s most filmed cities: among others, Robin Williams worked here (Jakob the Liar) as too have heroes of Polish kino such as Agnieszka Holland (In Darkness) and the legendary Andrzej Wajda (Pan Tadeusz).

Game on: Warsaw’s first games room opens its doors

The facility brings a load of different family-friendly games to the capital city.

Craft beer crisis!

Has the coronavirus put a cork back in the bottle for Polish craft brewers?

Trouble brewing? Breweries brace themselves for long-term consequences of lockdown

TFN’s Alex Webber finds that as welcome as the news of pubs reopening has been, choppy waters lie ahead and will need to be navigated carefully by an industry left listing by the pandemic.

Beer we go! Holiday homes have beer ON TAP, 24-7

The 100 m2 houses set close to 100 km of sprawling protected forests in south Poland will have beer from Browar Tenczynek. The price will be calculated in the same way that water use is measured – using a water metre.

Beer we go again! Central Europe’s most prestigious craft beer festival slams down in Warsaw

Pulling in thousands of visitors with the lure of hundreds of different brews the Warsaw Beer Festival has become the premiere beer event in the region.

Would you beer-lieve it! CNN names Warsaw as one of the top cities in the world for craft beer

Polish capital makes CNN’s Top 15 to rank alongside powerhouse cities such as Portland and Brussels.

Would you beer-lieve it! Ronaldinho downs Warka as beer brand becomes first ever Polish sponsor of European Super Cup

The sponsorship campaign which sees a series of promos featuring footballing legend Ronaldinho , will give fans a chance to win tickets to the UEFA European champions.

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