Athens – Padre Taproom

Located at 17 Stournari Street in Athens, this Untappd verified craft beer bar is cosy inside, although there’s extra seating outside. There was a friendly welcome from the barman (who I assume is the owner) who explained what beers were available, although the list is also available on Untappd. There’s a bicycle used as decoration, something that my friend older Julian is always nervous about as he doesn’t like them being removed from the road, but I’m less concerned personally.

I made a mistake here and ordered the Coconut Sky CocoStout, forgetting that I’d already had it at Tapfield a couple of days before. However, it’s a rather lovely beer, slightly thin but rich in Bounty chocolate coconut flavour.

Richard went for the Voreia Wit from Siris Microbrewery and it was certainly lively. I tried some and it was a solid wheat beer, the flavour of banana lingers and it was quite sweet and agreeable.

It’s a welcoming little venue and it’s evident how much the barman is passionate about what he is selling (I mean he’s knowledgeable about craft beer, not that he’s some form of alcoholic) and willing to engage about it. There was some music playing that Richard was singing along to, so it’s reasonable to say that it was very old school. The surroundings were clean and comfortable, with plenty of additional bottles and cans to investigate in the fridges. There’s a very strong focus on stocking Greek beers, which is a handy way of being able to try new beers. Well, new beers if you don’t forget that you had them two days before anyway. The whole arrangement feels like one for beer enthusiasts rather than just another bar, so I was of course surprised and delighted with that.