I arrived in Athens the afternoon before my seminar and meetings and was left to my own devices. First of all, Athens is a kick-ass college town (at least the area adjacent to the college. I spent about an hour exploring, walking around trying to decide where I would get some dinner, etc. My hotel concierge suggested a nearby pizza place that once I saw, I decided there was no way in hell I would go there. I wanted a pub type place with a good beer list, some decent food, and a little attitude.
I found numerous dive bars, a few upscale places, and a bunch of places I couldn't quite figure out. Probably some of khedive bars were what I wanted but without a guide it was impossible to know for sure and I didn't have the luxury to sample. Ultimately there was a way in hell and I went to the pizza place.
Before I get to that, I want to touch on the vast array of shops to explore. There are dozens and dozens of small places selling a diverse range of things amongst the plethora of bars and eating establishments. It's about 8 blocks of perfection. On one edge of this commercial paradise sits a police station and across the street is a headshop with dozens of pipes in the windows welcoming the officers to work each day.
Alright, so I ended up at the pizza joint. There were not that many people there, but it was still fairly loud inside. Not a bad thing, just a fact that it seemed to be a lively place to go. My waitress, a pleasant enough college student brought me a menu and asked if I wanted something to drink. I explained that I wanted something local and she told me that they had both Terrepin and SweetWater and listed several beers. At this point I realized that she was underaged, not a beer drinker, or not a quality beer drinker. I decided the best idea was to take a few minutes looking over the beer list.
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So while finishing up a great oversized small salad and calzone, I tell my waitress that I would like to do the experiment. She returns shortly with a SweetWater 420 (ABV 5.4% IBUs 65). While it was recommended as the better of the two SweetWaters on tap, I liked the IPA more. Could have had more flavor on the front end but I did note a subtle kick on the backend.
Overall my choices are SweetWater IPA, Terrepin Hopsecutioner, followed by the SweetWater 420. All were good and readily drinkable.
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