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- An Irishman Remembered
- Scottish Gdańsk
- Christmas in Poland
- Gateaways of Gdańsk
- Local Beer
- Hotelcalculator with IYP
- The Return of the Resort House
- Copernicus in Gdansk
- Gdansk In Your Pocket in iPaper
- EURO 2012
- Where to find Gdansk In Your Pocket
- Pirat Andrzej
- Phoenix from the flames
- Local Gifts
- Local Nutter
- Wałęsa's old home
- The Pope in Gdansk
- Pole to Pole
- Pomerania
- Gunter Grass
- Goldwasser
- Know Gdansk
- August Accords
- Disaster at sea
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EURO 2012
The decision to make Poland a co-host of EURO 2012 was greeted with surprise both inside and outside Poland as well as by jubilation that Michel Platini and his UEFA committee had the foresight and courage to bring such a successful tournament here.... -
Gdansk In Your Pocket in iPaper
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Copernicus in Gdansk
Nicolaus Copernicus, better known as the lad who shocked the world with his theory the world revolved around the sun, has had plenty of words written about him – not least in our Frombork section.... -
Gunter Grass
Often cited as ‘Germany’s collective conscience’, and commonly regarded as the country’s greatest living poet, novelist and playwright, Gunter Grass was born in the Free City of Danzig on October 16, 1927 and was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in 1999.... -
Local Nutter
Technically German, but born in Sopot, Klaus Kinski is arguably the town’s most famous son. Born into poverty, Kinski found himself flirting with adventure from an early age when he was forced to steal to feed his family.... -
Where to find Gdansk In Your Pocket
If you would like a copy delivered to you outside of Poland please click here. Or if you are in town you can pick up copies of the guide, available at 5zl per copy, at the following outlets:EMPiK bookstore (CITY FORUM, ul.... -
Disaster at sea
The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff on January 30, 1945 rates as one of the worst maritime disasters in history.... -
The Pope in Gdansk
June 2007 saw the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul’s visit to Gdansk. During his visit, the Pope celebrated an open-air mass at Zaspa, the huge residential area 5km to the north of Gdansk city centre.... -
August Accords
Keen to add their own personal grievances, ideas suggested by various strikers ranged from the bizarre to the extreme: the idea of free elections was mooted, before being rejected out of fear this would spark an invasion by Soviet forces.... -
Phoenix from the flames
Gdańsk is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Expecting a glum commie city? Think again. The Old Town captivates, and couldn’t look any sweeter if it was built by the good Mr Kipling and his little helpers.... -
An Irishman Remembered
For centuries Gdansk/Danzig was probably the most cosmopolitan city in this part of the world. As is ... -
Wałęsa's old home
Before Lech Walesa was thrust into the limelight and into the history books from the beginning of the 1980s, he lived like most of his co-workers in one of the huge housing developments which were built up around the city.... -
Pomerania
If you hear people talking about Pomerania they’re referring to the geographical region that the tri-city finds itself in....
Local Beer
Polish vodka, great, Polish beer, not so great. That’s not a rare opinion, and one frequently espoused by the staff of In Your Pocket. With the big brands coming from Silesia and Poznan what about local beer?
There is hope. First of all there are the in-house brews at Brovarnia, one of the country’s best microbreweries. And then there is the discovery of a rather smashing local brewery called Amber Browar. Their track record should be proof enough with top prizes for both Poland’s best pale beer (Żywe), best dark beer (Kozlak Amber), and best beer (Kozlak Amber again). The secret of their success? Aside from a master brewer who is clearly a genius they use only the
best ingredients – hops from Lublin, fermentation yeast from Munich and absolutely no preservatives, additives or corn. That’s why you’ll still feel on top of the world following an absolute skinful.
So what brands to watch for then? Żywe looks like it might well become the official brand of In Your Pocket, though do keep an eye open for Zlote Lwy, Kozlak and Amber Classic, while the Johannes beer introduced to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Hevelius’ birth proved so popular that they have decided to keep brewing it.
Find the Amber Brewery represented in Flisak, Cup of Tea and the Goldwasser or Targ Rybny restaurants
There is hope. First of all there are the in-house brews at Brovarnia, one of the country’s best microbreweries. And then there is the discovery of a rather smashing local brewery called Amber Browar. Their track record should be proof enough with top prizes for both Poland’s best pale beer (Żywe), best dark beer (Kozlak Amber), and best beer (Kozlak Amber again). The secret of their success? Aside from a master brewer who is clearly a genius they use only the
best ingredients – hops from Lublin, fermentation yeast from Munich and absolutely no preservatives, additives or corn. That’s why you’ll still feel on top of the world following an absolute skinful.
So what brands to watch for then? Żywe looks like it might well become the official brand of In Your Pocket, though do keep an eye open for Zlote Lwy, Kozlak and Amber Classic, while the Johannes beer introduced to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Hevelius’ birth proved so popular that they have decided to keep brewing it.
Find the Amber Brewery represented in Flisak, Cup of Tea and the Goldwasser or Targ Rybny restaurants
Many years ago I read (G. Grass) 'The Tin Drum'. I remember a reference in that book to a famous Danziger black beer. I haven't yet been to Gdansk but I have looked high and low and haven't been able to find out anything about this brew. Is it still around?cheers,Henry
I export Craft beer from California to Ireland, and I just was at the belgium Beer fest. and in my 6 weeks in 10 European countries, Kozlak Amber was by far my favorite !!