The weather has been beautiful but cold in the Netherlands for a while now.
This night it will be -7c which is pretty cold for Dutch standards.
(But, of course, it's a far cry from what I have seen in some of the Canadian Steemians postings. -25c crazy!)
To my surprise, Bianca wanted to do something fun today. Instead of staying in.
I say to my surprise because very cold weather and Bianca don't always go hand in hand :)
She's from Brazil.
We googled some places and then found a small Dutch brewery in Rotterdam that we never checked out.
It's called the Pilgrim and it's located in a part of Rotterdam that wasn't bombed during the war so it still has all the old buildings.
We decided to go there with the bus and metro because that's, in general, a smart idea when you go visit a brewery.
Before we went anywhere we went to the gym first. I was very proud of Bianca because she gained 3KG of muscle since we started again. I somehow managed to lost 0,5kg. The workout was great. I already have all the strength back that I lost.
The part of Rotterdam we went to is called Delfshaven and the Metro station there has this pattern on the wall. The sign says 'greetings from Delfshaven'.
Comming out of the Metro it's instantly clear that the architecture here is totally different from the center of Rotterdam which is much more modern.
We had to walk for 5 minutes and then we came across this tunnel. The Pilgrim should be on the other side!
The other side of the tunnel looked like this. A harbor with beautiful old buildings on either side. The weather was stunning.
We saw the Pilgrim straight away but we had to cross this old bridge first.
And there she was! City brewery: The Pilgrim!
The moment you enter the door you are hit by that smell that can be only one thing. Beer is being brewed here! I always think it smells delicious.
The Brewery has an amazing atmosphere. Warm and Cozy.
They had a nice selection of beers to choose from. Bianca wanted a white beer and I went straight for the motherload. Armada rum barrel aged beer!
O yes! What an amazing beer. Very dark, almost no foam. Not extremely thick like some BA beers. Rum flavor very noticeable and an amazingly long finish. Not the lightests at 11%. Basically a beer you want to come back for!
On the menu was a platter. I asked the guy there what that meant. He said it's basically a selection of everything we have to offer. I decided to go with it. 10 minutes later he comes back with this! I can't ask for more....what an amazing place! I was so happy.
I also had a taste of the Russian Imperial Stout, which was extremely good and we finished up with a little lighter beer. A beer called the Stoom bier (Steam beer). Seemed appropriated :)
I will definitely want to come back here. Show this to the blockbrothers guys and also 
I had a great sunday!
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