Poznan has no shortage of craft beer bars (or bars in general). Unfortunately, we were only there for three nights, so we didn’t get chance to visit them all, but the four we did visit didn’t disappoint.

We arrived in Poznan's old town around 5pm and decided to make the most of the evening sun before it disappeared for the day.

Ministerstwo Śledzia is located right on the square, making it the perfect place to enjoy a beer and the views during the day. There is a choice of Polish beers on tap, as well as a small selection of bottled craft beers.

Some of the craft beer bars don’t open until late afternoon or early evening, so if you’re starting early, make this your first stop.

We started with a 3.6% fruited Berliner Weiss (Zakochany Lis) from Miastolas, which was lovely and light. Next, we opted for a 4.9% witbier (Żywiec Białe).

We headed here on our first night and liked it so much we returned on our last day. It’s a fab little craft beer bar, with a large interior and a decent-sized beer garden. There are 16 taps with various styles of beer. It opens at 3pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 1pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

We were pretty peckish, so we indulged in their hot dogs. You get two dogs and can choose any two toppings from a choice of seven. I opted for pulled pork, onion chutney with red wine, and BBQ sauce on one, and pineapple, jalapeño, peanuts, onion and spicy pepper relish on the other. Alex also went with pulled pork, but went for the braised sauerkraut with bacon and beer, pretzels, and mustard on the other.

Our first visit started with a pale ale. We also had a Grodziskie (smoked beer), an oatmeal stout, and a couple more pales (and various flavoured vodkas). On our second visit, we had a Berliner Weisse and an IPA. With 16 taps, there's plenty of choice, and the beers change regularly.

Quite a few of the craft beer bars don’t open until 5pm and this was one of them. Located just around the corner from Piwna Stopa. It doesn’t look much from the outside, but has a great selection of Polish beers on tap.

The bar area is pretty quirky and there’s a nice spot in the window, but the rest of the interior isn’t particularly interesting. There is a beer garden at the back, but it started chucking it down with rain just after we arrived, so we didn’t get chance to use it.

We only stayed for one as we were getting pretty hungry and had to make a dash for food between thunderstorms. We decided to try the Grodziskie as we enjoyed the one we tried at Piwna Stopa.

Grodziskie is a historical beer Polish beer style made from oak-smoked wheat malt. It has moderate levels of hop bitterness, and a strong smoke flavor and aroma. This one was called Legend and was brewed by a Polish microbrewery, Moon Lark Brewery. It was lovely and smoky.

This was our last beer stop of the trip and was located just around the corner from Piwna Stop and Lot Chmiela (and our apartment). Poznan old town is pretty compact so you’re rarely ten minutes walk from anything in it.

The downstairs bar area only has a couple of seats, but there’s plenty of seating on the upper floors. We stayed downstairs, but watched plenty of groups come and go from upstairs so it’s clearly a popular spot.

There are a range of beers on tap, plus a fridge full of cans and bottles (including some Belgian brews).

We couldn’t resist trying the Meteor Orange Espresso, a 7.8% coffee and orange Black IPA and it was delicious. It tasted like a dark chocolate orange and was very moreish.

We only scratched the surface of the craft beer scene in Poznan and will definitely be heading back in the future. If you like your craft brews, it’s definitely a great destination for a weekend away (and not just because the beers will rarely cost you more then £3-£4).

Be sure to sample a few flavoured vodkas while you’re there too!

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